[Origami] Origami Source payment method

2012-10-06 Thread Jean-Christophe Helary
I was going to buy 3 diagrams today for a total of $4.5. I am not going to buy anything now because: 1) Electronic payment is not available 2) I don't want to give my card information on the web (I gave it once to Paypal, and that's enough). Jean-Christophe Helary ---

Re: [Origami] sighting

2012-10-06 Thread Helen Conachan
I haven't read through it to see if the designer in noted, or not. Looks like fun, though. http://www.instructables.com/id/Diamond-Window-Cube-Modular-Origami/ Is it possible there is a you tube or other video available instructing this beautiful modular diamond cube? I am having some visi

[Origami] File downloads update in The Origami Source

2012-10-06 Thread Robert J. Lang
Hi all, Well, it's the end of the first week of operation of the file download store in The Origami Source, OrigamiUSA's online store. We've got 20 new products in the store, a few more in the pending queue, and a few tens of product purchases already made. So far, things seem to be working well.

Re: [Origami] backlash to my opinion

2012-10-06 Thread Jean-Christophe Helary
On Oct 5, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Rob wrote: > Since origami is not required for survival or meeting basic needs, there > should be absolutely no sense of entitlement that gives the consumer any > right to dictate price,licence , or distribution. Entertainment is very much a basic need. Creation is

Re: [Origami] People have been paying $50+ for a single diagram for years

2012-10-06 Thread Gareth Chen
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Jared Needle wrote: > [clipped] > I'm not going to say I agree with all the pricing on those diagrams in the > store. I think some are way too cheap, setting a dangerous precedent. And > at the same time I think some are overpriced. I honestly don't see how > overp

Re: [Origami] The shape and mechanics of curved fold origami structures

2012-10-06 Thread Gareth Chen
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Fernando Nascimento wrote: > At the right side there's a link to download a PDF. > At the end, in the aknowledgement section there's a reference to Miura and > also the Demaines. > > > arxiv.org/abs/1210.0778

Re: [Origami] backlash to my opinion

2012-10-06 Thread Chris Lott
On Thursday, October 4, 2012, Rob wrote: > Bottom line for me on the issue of pricing and distribution: > > Since origami is not required for survival or meeting basic needs, there > should be absolutely no sense of entitlement that gives the consumer any > right to dictate price,licence , or dist

Re: [Origami] sighting

2012-10-06 Thread Chris Lott
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Rona Gurkewitz wrote: > > Thank you for trying to get a designer listed. I just checked and didn't see > one. > Instructables has an ebook they are selling for Kindle and for Nook which > has Bennett Arnstein and my Egg in it with no attribution,too. > > I'm not su

Re: [Origami] sighting

2012-10-06 Thread Chris Lott
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 7:16 AM, Kathy Knapp wrote: >> I haven't read through it to see if the designer in noted, or not. Looks >> like fun, though. >> http://www.instructables.com/id/Diamond-Window-Cube-Modular-Origami/ >> > . I tried to leave a comment sharing the designer > info, but my comme