How small is the world?

I haven't looked at any of the threads regarding the "where do you live?" question, so I'm taking the easy way out.

Any members who live in Czechoslovakia know this person or site?

http://www.spider.mfdnes.cz/mps_home/gallery.htm

The e-mail link didn't work and I don't read Czech, but I could see his name is Martin Pecina. It would be cool if he were a lurker of the Xara X/TalkGraphics conferences already, but was too shy to post. His work would fit right in here

I haven't looked at any of the threads regarding the "where do you live?" question, so I'm taking the easy way out.

Any members who live in Czechoslovakia know this person or site?

http://www.spider.mfdnes.cz/mps_home/gallery.htm

The e-mail link didn't work and I don't read Czech, but I could see his name is Martin Pecina. It would be cool if he were a lurker of the Xara X/TalkGraphics conferences already, but was too shy to post. His work would fit right in here

There are only four images SMORG unless I am missing something.

Gary

Gary Priester

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Smorg - It was fun to look around Martin's site. I like the photographs his friend Veronika took. You say his email address didn't work. Perhaps you can try his ICQ - 20052327.

Regards, Ross

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What software are you using to get all this "INFORMATION" on people ??

Rgds,,,,Tad... [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif[/img]

Pity, too few Xara X pics. Still I like the Roses, much better than mine.

Tad - The ICQ was found just by following links on Martin's pages. With regards to my research on Big Frank - I just was looking for clues on web pages and also using a 'whois' search to see who registered certain domain names for further clues. Really just basic info that's 'out there'. I could tell you a surprising amount of detail about Big Frank. (He does seem to be a nice guy).

I've read that many corporations now do detailed web searches on potential employees. It is a very cost effective way to find out more than the job applicant might volunteer in an interview. For instance if you posted threatening rants on some newsgroup years ago they continue to be available to a searcher. If the employer has two equally qualified applicants, why bother with the one seen from a web search to be into urban terrorism and building home drug labs?

Tip to everyone - remember the web is out in public view and it has a long memory. Even changing pages (or deleting them) doesn't work because there are various archive projects. Many search engines cache pages - meaning you can view pages that no longer 'exist'.

Regards, Ross

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Answer was (very free translation): "Xara is unbeatable piece of software, soon I'm going to add more pieces made in it."

I'm so happy to hear that someone (except me) in Czech and Slovak rebublic is seriously considering Xara X to be the best gfx software around [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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Ross

I think you have a new career opportunity.

Gary

Gary Priester

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Actually, I was thinking of the four programs he's featured, rather than just four XX pix, i.e., Xara, Corel Draw, TrueSpace and 3D Max. (Found his site on a Corel Draw search.)

Thanks, Dmagician, you accomplished exactly what I was hoping: an intro to the Xara forums here, so perhaps his 'folio will grow when he starts posting [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Sorry, Ross, I don't have ICQ, AIM, etc., etc.

Roman - I hope you invited Martin to participate in these forums. It is also quite possible that he isn't aware of Gary's XaraXone.Com either. I'd contact him myself but I, like Smorg, don't use ICQ. (Smorg I'm not familiar with "Aim" - is that like ICQ?).

It really is a small world - and it is getting smaller. This forum has active participants from all over the world. What we learn is that those people, in seemingly remote exotic places far from us, are actually very much like us. No doubt this spills over into other aspects of our lives and makes us more cosmopolitain in our ways of seeing things. Gary has written before how the early internet analysts believed it could create global villages. This kind of forum makes real those expectations. Many of us live in suburban environments where we wouldn't ask a neighbour for help. Here on this forum we can ask someone half way around the world for help and likely get it. Amazing!

Regards, Ross

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We exchanged 2 emails but you're right ICQ would be better. I'll asked him for authorisation now. I think he will reply on monday. He knows about XaraXone. But I don't know if he know this forum I'll ask him.

AIM is AOL Instant Messenger. It is installed on my 'puter through Netscape Communicator, but I found any instant messenging program very annoying: I would start typing a reply, then watch the other person typing a reply before I could finish, then we both try to play catch-up with our replies. Watching each other backspace to make corrections was a scream, but not worth the trouble overall. You also have to schedule times to chat or take your chances that your friends would be logged in. Easier to phone or e-mail. Longhand letter writing is an indulgence I rarely get to enjoy, more's the pity, because I love to write. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]