That does sound convincing. I've gotten really curious though, and if I have the time sometime, I'll try and set up some sort of stress test for RGBA and RGB textures.
The problem with lead free solder is that stresses will cause the tin in the solder to break apart and must have another metal to prevent the "tin wiskers". Lead was implemented for this, but was banned in some countries in 2006.
Also man, and i hate to keep stressing this.. smoothing groups! Try to think about your specular maps as well, as right now the props look like it's max default spec.
Is it possible to search the news or any relevant info relative to your statement and link it here to improve this discussion? I was going to point out your last sentence and stress on the word "content."
I was a b-boy/graf artist when I was a kid (elementary school to beginning of high school). I was from the burbs of sacramento... (still kinda a graf artist as stress relief.)
Thanks, MoP. It certainly seems that people are left to their own devices (which is why 'work independantly' seems to be stressed in every job posting).