Posts by coppersailor28

Jessica Morris6 said:That’s certainly a possibility. I mean, when Ed (Voight) was creeping around behind him, visibly shaking with fear while clutching that bow... he somehow managed to land a shot. It just seems like they skipped over the actual moment of impact, which is why everyone is making such a massive fuss about it. Even then, that idiot was facing him and aiming right at him. And if you look closely at this second gif, it looks like the arrowhead is pointing backward, which would imply he was actually struck from the front...

They skipped the shot because even we’re a little unsettled by the GIF.🙂
That’s why the arrow ends up looking like it went "through" him. Sure, from that distance, maybe it could actually pierce that spot (just below the neck)🤷 ... but it isn't convincing.

James Garcia50 said:Unbelievably precise for someone who seems that clueless (if that's even true).

It isn't precise. The guy missed (he certainly wasn't aiming for the neck or shoulder)...

James Garcia50 said:How did he manage to hit her in the back instead of the chest?

That’s exactly why I "paused" and zoomed in on the GIF—to show you the tip of the arrow is clearly hitting her back.

Jessica Morris6 said:And if you look closely at these GIFs, it’s pretty obvious the shooter was positioned behind him, which just doesn't align with how the scene is supposed to play out. I also noticed what looks like an arrow might have just fallen from the tree above him.
The bottom line is they missed the mark. It's pretty clear they botched this whole sequence...

That "pyrotechnics" bit looks like total nonsense. As for the arrows? He already had a wound in his neck from earlier. He took that hit during the scene where they were measuring—and shooting—each other...

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(that "flash" gif below/ "falls" from the branch, looks like some kind of pyrotechnics—the timing is just off)

Kyle Mendoza6 said:Just tried that second option from the other link. It says: "Cannot..."

Create a new file:
Open Notepad.
Copy that bit from "Option Two." Windows Registry Editor... do [ltIcon] @="%1"")
Stop clicking "File." Just use "Save As."
File name: blah_blah.reg
Select "All Files" under the Save as type menu.
Try encoding it as ANSI. If that doesn't work, try Unicode. See if you get the same error message.
Save.

Double-click the file icon you just received. Hit "Yes" in the first prompt, then click "OK" in the second. That’s it.

Client: "Hello, IT Support?"
IT Support: "Hello?"
Client: "Hello?"
IT Support: "Hello?"
Client: "Hello?"
IT Support: "Hello?"

rustywalker1 said:Sometimes uTorrent decides to ignore my instructions and saves files to a completely different location. For example, I’ll set it to download a movie to the D: drive in the Movies folder, but it bypasses that and dumps everything into the default path on my C: drive, specifically user ... Downloads. Even though I have the settings configured to prompt me for a save location every single time, it seems to override my choice anyway. I end up hunting through my D: drive for a file that isn't actually there. Does anyone know why this happens?

If it helps, I'm running Windows 7 with uTorrent 3.0. I haven't bothered updating because this version works fine, aside from this little glitch.

Is anyone else dealing with this?

Something went wrong—or maybe you just hit "OK" on a save dialog without actually checking where it was going...
Check your settings for moving downloaded files ("Settings" -> "Folders" -> "Move..." ).

restlessnomad16 said:https://anubis.iseclab.org/ you can run a solid scan here

It scans perfectly, and if it comes up clean, you just pay and move on... right?

It's a scam. A quick search on Google turns up several hits regarding this exact email—the only difference being a few dozen bucks—along with warnings about the PDF attachment, which is supposedly a Trojan.

Larry Ortiz5 said:Is this a software glitch or a hardware issue? To start things off—maybe try booting up in Safe Mode... When was the last time you ran a scan with an anti-malware tool? You could try running Malwarebytes (assuming you can actually get into Safe Mode, of course). Also, when was the last time you gave your PC a good dusting?

So what if I don't know?🤣

The guy above can't describe the issue, and you clearly can't ask the right questions—given why you even bothered replying to a post like this.☕

Fine, maybe he just needs someone to talk to—just aimless chatter that solves absolutely nothing, especially regarding technical troubleshooting—to prevent him from spiraling further.

Is it really that hard to grasp how a "report" would even be sent? To whom? Via what medium? Does a spider carry the mail?
What OS are we talking about? How "deeply" did the system actually engage (did the BIOS prompt for the report, or was it the OS... and does the OS even prompt if its own connection requirements aren't met)? etc., etc.

John Castillo7 said:... at least make it decent. Let's have okay photos with stupid captions, covered in glitter, and heavy Photoshop... rather than something like this (just a random page 71): https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n..._7761986_n.jpg

This is Photoshop too. So what?
Is a guy who airbrushes his hair (matching it to—get this—his "loungewear" shirt color, thinking nobody will catch the "fraud") somehow less social media trash than someone airbrushing their body (biceps, for example)?

This applies equally to photos like this one (page 72): View on imgur (where the woman has strange eyebrows...)

That’s Photoshop as well. Except it isn't digital; it's "real-life" Photoshop. Honestly, you could argue this is even more social media trash than the first photo.
If the person in the picture lost their eyebrows due to illness, fine—that's sad to an extent. But even if that were true, she drew on trashy eyebrows. They are trashy in terms of functionality (if we consider "functionality" purely in an aesthetic sense; a person without eyebrows looks somewhat unnatural to others, so drawn-on ones serve a logical purpose)...
There is no point in explaining the scene itself (the photo as a whole, with its narrative read both directly and between the lines), because it's the combination that makes it trash. There's no need to dwell on it, since the criteria for calling something trash is technically very similar to the criteria for calling it ridiculous...

Patrick Martin said:The whole franchise is messed up because of the sequencing🤷

And where does it say the sequence has to match the movie exactly?
As if they’re gonna sit there and summarize the entire plot from A to Z in bullet points for us, right?🙄

Besides, the tension builds perfectly fine in the trailer, just like it does in the actual flick.☕

It's "bait" when they take the absolute best scenes from an otherwise hollow movie.
This trailer didn't even come close to hitting its best scenes, let alone trying to.

Exactly. They should have shown that scientist immediately going out to pet that first-ever alien "snake" 🙄

Patrick Martin said:Look, Prometheus has one of the absolute best trailers ever made,
what kind of lies are we even telling here? Total garbage.

Prometheus full length trailer [HD]

Can someone please tell me what's supposed to be fake about it? Or where the bait is?

The sequence... and that manufactured tension (which doesn't even exist at this level in the film, given how it handles previous situations compared to the intensity shown in the trailer/since the movie isn't a direct continuation of those specific scenes)...

Patrick Martin said:...or some kind of bait?

What is a trailer if not bait?

Arthur Flores2 said:(you kicked me out of the religion without any explanation...)
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By the way, it isn't actually possible for anyone to prove that the Virgin Mary was a bitch, because a bitch can't be a human being at all...
shadoworca3 claims it's possible to argue that the Virgin Mary was a SLUT!!!
😂
And this comes from shadoworca3, who is a moderator on the natural sciences forum...
he he he...
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🤣 and lol.

👍 That legendary sense of humor of yours certainly doesn't fail you, even in a situation this heavy...

The Bible (Mt 1:18-19):
"This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary, betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. And Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to shame her, intended to break off their engagement quietly."

Merriam-Webster defines:
"bitch;
1. female dog;
2. derogatory term for a woman prone to intrigue and underhanded behavior;
idiom: itch off the leash, derogatory. one who has broken away from the strictness of her center and given in to immorality... "

Joseph was a believer, so when he finally realized several months later!!! what Mary should have told him on the very first day of her "agreement with an angel for fertilization (Jesus Christ!!!)"... his first thought was "atheistic," which is, the only rational stance: his wife had strayed, essentially, 🤣 broken from the strictness of her center and given in to immorality 🤣

Now, prove the "Holy Spirit" exists (and don't just say "because the Bible says so"), and Mary is innocent. But if you can't prove the "Holy Spirit," then Mary broke from the strictness of her center and gave in to immorality.

If you can't prove the existence of the Holy Spirit, then the Biblical "Holy Spirit" is on the same level as the "three little pigs" from the story Three Little Pigs; it doesn't exist in reality (except as a belief written in the Bible), and in that case, Mary (assuming she actually existed), again, broke from the strictness of her center and gave in to immorality.
And if Mary didn't even exist (and clearly, there is zero evidence for her existence), then—for heaven's sake, what grown man is going to cry and whine if someone calls the mother of three little pigs a slut?!!

Brian Moore12 said:How effective is Inkscape for logo design?

At least this much:



It’s nothing more than a display of lines and colored shapes—maybe ten minutes of work. Don't bother designing logos in that direction.

nimbleskipper5 said:coppersailor28 sweetheart (part II) ...

Good grief. What a tedious person. 🙄

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Fine. I’ll just draw it for you in Mischief, then you can zoom in until it's the size of the universe. Maybe then you'll finally notice the **BOLDED CAPS LOCK**. Focus on that. Got it?

Here we go:

Part one:

coastalfox4 said:How do I get vector graphics? Which programs should I use for text and images?

Alex Barnes93 said:Inkscape is king.

nimbleskipper5 said:

Alex Barnes93 said:Inkscape is king.

It is obvious you have never even heard of Mischief.🙂

http://madewithmischief.tumblr.com/

Part two
(which unfortunately failed to occur, so nimbleskipper5 wasn't brought back down to earth in any intelligible way):

coastalfox4: "nimbleskipper5, thanks for the suggestion. I got Mischief, but I can't figure out how to type or copy/paste text..."

nimbleskipper5: "Sweetheart, Mischief isn't a word processor."

coastalfox4: "Ahem... look... I clearly asked which programs to use for vector graphics—specifically for handling both text and imagery..."
And what about creating geometric shapes and things like that?

nimbleskipper5: "Of course you can. You could draw a circcclle... I don't know, say a circle, then morph it into an ellipse, or just draw a squaaaaare—there, you draw a square, and if you decide squares aren't your thing, you turn it into a rectangle. Or whatever. You can even pull off a polygon. Honestly, there isn't much you can't do."

coastalfox4: "Drew a circle, then a square. Look, there’s zero indication of dimensions or any other useful data anywhere. Also, I realized later that my rectangle ended up way too wide; how do I fix that?"

nimbleskipper5: Look, you'd probably take $65 and a hot meal if it meant you didn't have to actually work while drawing, wouldn't you? What kind of numbers are you dreaming about here? What specific data or figures are you even looking for? There's an icon right there—just use it to scale the rectangle up or down, along with everything else on that layer. If the rectangle is too wide, you don't honestly expect them to develop a dedicated tool just for your convenience, do you? Use the eraser. Erase it and draw something you actually like.

coastalfox4: "So that's how it works... Regarding vector graphics, I was planning on doing some text work, and maybe something a bit more complex than just drawing circles, squares, and polygons that I can't even edit. But fine. How do I actually save what I've drawn into a vector format?"

nimbleskipper5: "Seriously? Are you actually trying to mess with me? You think you can pull one over on an expert like me? Well, you picked the wrong person to play games with."

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Brian Moore12 said:...the portable version works fine.
Am I missing out on much?

You aren't losing anything. "Portable" simply means the software is self-contained—it isn't tied to the system registry or specific local configurations.
Furthermore, this is an official Inkscape portable build. It hasn't been stripped down by some third party to save space or limit features.

When software lacks full functionality, it's usually labeled as "lite," "demo," or "trial." Generally, if a "Pro" version exists, the standard version is the one with fewer bells and whistles.

For what it's worth, I actually really like Inkscape at first glance. It seems solid even for beginners...

It offers more capabilities than you or anyone else will ever actually need.

If you have the patience, take a small bitmap file (JPG, PNG, BMP)—just a few kilobytes—drag it into the program, select "embed" or "link," hit OK, and then experiment with everything under the "Filters" and "Extensions" tabs. Do the same with vector graphics; type some text or draw a simple geometric shape.
On a separate note: when using the tools on the left, pay attention to the icons surrounding the toolbar. They dictate how the active tool behaves. Depending on whether those icons are toggled on or off, the entire "profile" of your current tool changes.

Eventually, you'll likely want to learn how to merge or cut shapes, so look into the options within the "Path" tab.

As for the basics, you probably already know how to change colors: right-click a color on the bottom palette and select "Set fill" or "Set stroke."
There are plenty of tutorials online—video walkthroughs are usually the most efficient way to master the interface, from basic tasks to complex workflows.

nimbleskipper5 said:coppersailor28, man...

🤣 Are you really the one in a position to be acting like this?

Alright, let's talk vector graphics software.

coastalfox4 coastalfox4 said:How do you get into vector graphics? Which programs should I be using for text and imagery?

And here we have our resident expert on that subject (now that Inkscape has been mentioned):

nimbleskipper5 coastalfox4 said:It’s pretty obvious you’ve never even heard of Mischief.

I'm not even sure there's any point in trying to explain this to a "pro" like him personally, so instead... What is there to say? What message should be sent? To whom!?

This message goes out to those...People who think things like Bézier pens, node tools, and permanent editability are the absolute bare essentials for vector graphics software are kidding themselves. They aren't. Not if you're using Mischief. What kind of amateur tries to sell those features to someone actually intending to produce work in a vector program?
The Fill tool, gradients? My apologies, but you need to handle that in post-production. Let's be clear: Mischief is a vector graphics program.

This message goes out to those...At least if they think Mischief is something worth following, they can actually write.
Good grief, where do you people live? Who actually cares about this?
That means you aren't typing any letters. Just draw them yourself.

A message to those...For those under the delusion that Mischief can handle more than one file type: you're wrong. It only recognizes JPGs. In fact, it doesn't even recognize those properly. Beyond JPG, it won't open a single other format. Period.
Mischief can't even handle basic bitmap formats like PNG, GIF, or BMP, let alone anything involving vector graphics. Meanwhile, Microsoft Paint manages to open six different bitmap formats. Six. Just saying.

Sending this out to those who need to hear it.Some people seem to think Mischief offers more than just three ways to save a project: JPG, PNG, or PSD. Just three. They're wrong. It doesn't.
Aside from standard bitmaps like JPG, PNG, or PSD, Mischief can't even export to the most basic vector format. It’s pathetic. For context, Microsoft Paint can save five different bitmap formats—yes, five—plus three variations on the same theme.

A message to those...Those who listen but don't hear... who don't see... who see but don't perceive:
(Click. If you want to see the actual breadth of powerful tools available in this "vector graphics software"—and let’s be clear, we aren't talking about the rudimentary toolkit found in Microsoft Paint—you should take a look. This program is far too sophisticated for that level of simplicity.

FYI (just so you don't keep lecturing me for no reason): I know Mischief inside and out. I own it, along with about a dozen other similar sketching apps and little utilities. It’s not like I actually need them—far from it—but some catch my eye for one reason, others for another (say, one handles lines better, while another has a different workflow). Mostly, though, it's because they're lightweight. They open instantly and tools are ready with a single click. If it weren't for that... well, I can handle everything from technical graphics to purely artistic projects using Corel programs (which are my favorites).

This thread is about vector graphics software—specifically what tools people use for text and imagery. Then you barge in here with Mischief, claiming it doesn't just belong in this discussion, but actually blows Inkscape out of the water (for heaven's sake!). Honestly, telling someone who thinks a BMW is a great car that they clearly "haven't lived until they've had a hot dog" is exactly how ridiculous you sound.

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Brian Moore12 said:... I can't draw a circle or an ellipse; instead, I just get these tiny little circles and a square, similar to the one that appears when typing text...

If you're already dealing with glitches like that, just reinstall the software. Better yet, uninstall it completely and switch to a portable version.

Or, you could just post a screenshot of these "tiny circles and squares" along with a step-by-step breakdown of exactly what you're doing.

Inkscape is top-tier. Mischief isn't even in the same league. It’s honestly laughable to even put them in the same sentence... the name alone tells you everything you need to know about that little app.
How anyone could actually consider Mischief when talking about vector graphics is beyond me. Jesus, seriously.

granitefalcon26 said:How long was he a member of the Communist Party and why did he end up in prison? ☕

Member of the Communist Party from '42 to '67. That’s a full 25 (yep, a full twenty-five) years worth of service.

So, you think he was in prison? I just checked:
(Wikipedia) -> "Sentenced in 1972 to 2 years in prison for 'nationalism,' released after 9 months..."

If he was in prison, then his past is wiped clean. He's officially clear regarding that quarter-century spent in what you consider a criminal organization.

But, looking at Wikipedia again:
"American nationalism peaked during World War II, when fascists took power in the newly formed NDH..."

And, back to your logic:
"The first American president, Franjo Tuđman, has been labeled a fascist, along with several other American politicians and public figures.
If that isn't hate speech, I don't know what is.
Basically, a public figure is being called a fascist.
Franjo Tuđman, a decorated military veteran, is being branded a fascist. If this isn't an attempt to rewrite history, troll with lies, and spread hate, I have no idea what else it could be."

There you go 🤷 ... (no matter how you spin your complaint, especially with a signature like 🤣 )

granitefalcon26 said:...The first president of America, Franjo Tuđman, was called a fascist...
If this isn't hate speech, then why isn't it considered trolling?
So, they're calling a public figure a fascist.
Franjo Tuđman, a former general in the Party who carries Party monuments, is being labeled a fascist. If this isn't an attempt to rewrite history, blatant trolling, and hate speech, then I don't know what is.

So, you're upset because a (in your view) fascist criminal is being called a fascist?

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your signature:
"THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND THE SOCIALIST PARTY WERE FASCIST CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR COMRADE TITO WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MASS MURDERERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. - VERITAS VOS LIBERABIT" <- (the truth shall set you free)

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Wikipedia:
"Franjo Tuđman... was a member of the Communist Party from 1942. ...

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