Posts by Raymond Campbell35

I definitely need to grab a full set myself. We've been playing with borrowed stuff for a while now, and honestly, I really need to get it back to the guy I took it from. I’m thinking maybe we should just order a bulk set with like 500 chips from Academy Sports or something. But I might hold off on that—I probably should hit up some of the shopping malls around
Chicago
first, I'm sure somewhere has them in stock.

Laura Evans3 said:You can check out places like Walmart, Target, or even some of those big specialty retailers. I remember seeing stuff on sites like Neckermann or various online poker shops and distributors. There used to be a spot over on Gundelick Street—maybe at a tobacco shop—that carried similar things.

P.S. Are you planning on organizing any private games soon?😬

What if we all get together (like 5 or 6 of us) about three times a week? You down? 😬

Henry Cox78 said:Soad, Rakhimi, Bobby, even the Inquisitor—who was a bit sketchy, let's be honest🤣, Corto Maltese... and then there was that guy who used to spam the forums and write all over MK. I can't for the life of me remember his name, my brain is just 🤔

Look, I'm fine without them, but it really sucks that they all got permabanned.

Maybe you mean Mario? 🤔

...

I'm drawing a total blank (🙏) on the Internet PDF.

I’ve gone through the intro post and about half of the second one...

Honestly, it doesn't really strike me as any more interesting than Poker. ☕

I honestly can't get over what my brother said the other day: "What the hell is that clicking sound? It sounds like someone's tapping on glass, but I’ve got an LCD monitor made of plastic!" 😂 🙏

1.) Could you maybe convert that over to a PDF? It's just for web design. 😁

2.) So, basically, you take the image you've got, toss it into Photoshop, and then use the Color Picker to grab that exact shade from the photo. Once you have the hex code, just paste it wherever it needs to go.

👍

Melissa Sanders33 said:...but honestly, the paranoia on this Reddit is getting kind of scary.

I mean, most of this is coming from people who probably haven't even peeked at a forum's admin panel, let alone actually managed one. I guess since they don't get to see behind the curtain, they feel like they need to be told what’s possible and what isn’t. And then there's the claim that the "staff" doesn't even care. Look, I've installed and configured plenty of forums online myself. I run my own, I've been an admin for others (the owner didn't really know how to handle the 😁 stuff), and I've done some moderator work too. Now, when I log into my own admin dashboard, the last thing on my mind is snooping through user profiles. Like, what would I even do with that info? Scrape email addresses? What kind of crazy person does that? If I actually wanted to spam, there are way easier ways to grab a million addresses than doing it here. Forum owners usually walk into a mountain of work the second they log in. You're reading through endless nonsense, dealing with PMs (there's always someone wanting something😠), checking to see if anyone is sharing illegal stuff because I definitely don't want to get reported for abuse and have my whole site shut down, plus there's always settings to tweak and maintenance to do (which we don't really do 😁 here). Then you've got those clever users looking for loopholes in the rules—honestly, there's more than enough to keep you busy...
The main thing is that people are totally freaking out, acting like the crew running the forum is just sitting around waiting to grab someone's email address or dynamic IP or whatever else. 🙄

If I recall correctly—and my memory isn't totally shot—that thread was originally kicked off right when Natch stepped down from her moderator gig over at MSNBC (following that whole peasant revolt fiasco). 😬
Even though I’ve spent a massive chunk of my time on these boards hanging out over at MSNBC, I honestly don't have a clue why they restrict users with fewer than 200 posts from posting there. I don't really jump into those threads myself, either. Personally, I'm just not a big fan of those "chat" style threads on forums; I feel like forums aren't really meant for that kind of casual chatter. If you're really dying to get in, though, maybe try asking DD or NT and see if they'll let you in. Just fair warning, though—you'd probably have to buy the whole MSNBC crew a round of beers first. 😁 😁

Everyone thinks they know everything about you. They think they know your shoe size, what breed of dog you own, which stylist you hit up for a haircut, what your ringtone sounds like, even how many minutes behind your wristwatch is running... It’s like they know it all. ☕

But seriously though. 🙂
The truth is, they don't actually care, nor can they see much at all. Unless an admin gives them specific permission to look at your emails (which is how it works on the vBulletin boards I hang out on, though I'm not totally sure if it's the same for every platform), all they really see is whatever info you've manually typed into your profile and your dynamic IP address—you know, that number that shifts every time your router or modem reconnects to the internet.

Check out www.hocuto.hr...

So, I’m looking at that kid in the flash ad just smashing away at the glass. Seriously, where are his parents? They should probably be dragging him off to go clean the house or something instead of letting him act like a menace. ☕

😁

Right in my trunk. 😬 Sorry about that, I didn't even catch who was asking. My bad. But honestly, I’m still standing by what I said earlier. I mean, what’s the point of even having Photoshop if that’s all you're going to do with it?

Jeffrey Clark26 said:Look, I have nothing but massive respect for the industry standard software—honestly, that’s how most of us get our foot in the door anyway. That’s exactly how I started out, too. I just began with basic stuff like resizing images, and from there, you just kind of take it one step at a time. I always figured it's probably better to just stick with one solid program from the jump rather than constantly jumping back and forth between different apps every five minutes. It's easier to actually learn the ropes that way, I guess.🙂

I mean, everything said here is spot on, but let’s be real—most people who go out and grab Photoshop just end up using it for basic, mindless stuff like resizing, cropping, or some quick cutouts. You could honestly do all that with way simpler tools without the headache. Or, even more common, they try it, realize it isn't exactly as straightforward as MS Paint, and just give up almost immediately. I've definitely run into plenty of those folks. If someone actually intends to dive into the deep end—whether that's photography, web design, or graphic design—they’ll probably figure things out on their own without needing to constantly pop onto an online forum to ask questions. It’s just how it goes, I guess. Take this quote, for example:

urbandrifter8 said:So, I've been messing around in Photoshop lately, playing with this look where I turn all my photos black and white but leave just a few little red details popping out. It's kind of a vibe, I guess. 😉
By the way,So, I'm just sitting here downloading CS4 right now...😁
Man, since we're looking at a 5.4 GB file, it’s probably gonna take me like half the day to get this thing downloaded... I guess I'll just have to find something else to do while I wait.
I guess you could say Photoshop is basically the mother of all editing software. It’s just the gold standard at this point, right?👍

Man, I've definitely got my work cut out for me in Photoshop.🙄 I mostly use it for my black and white stuff, but honestly, that's not even the main reason. It’s actually pretty killer when you're trying to work with those deep red details, too. 😲
Do you really need CS 4 for that? Honestly, no, you definitely don't. In my experience, every version of Photoshop I’ve messed around with—from version 6 onwards—is pretty much the exact same thing, just with different packaging and a little extra makeup thrown on top. Sure, they add a few new bells and whistles here and there, but if you're a total beginner, none of it is actually that special. And I mean, do you really want to be running CS 4 when it’s going to hog five times more system resources than Photoshop 7.0? They both basically do the exact same things anyway. Look, I’m not telling you *not* to download it—it's your computer, do whatever your heart desires—but I'm just saying it’s probably not necessary. I’ve been working with this tool for about six years now, doing a bit of everything like web design, graphic design, photography, and photo manipulation... I’ve used both CS 3 and CS 4, too, but I always ended up circling back to CS 2. I wouldn't trade that version for anything. 🙂

goldengull3 said:Did anyone mention the supermods actually got official Chevrolet Cruzes handed out to them?

Man, I want a Deeeeltuu !!! too! 🙂
I wonder if they’re the ones with the twin-turbo diesels?😍

granitepilot70 said:with cinematic effects

I mean, I don't think you really know how to describe what you're actually looking for.

OFT:
@Kyle Bennett3/">@@Kyle Bennett3: Why jump straight to Photoshop? Once they get it and realize it’s not just some "click a button to add a border" kind of thing, they'll probably just leave it alone. Usually, if someone picks up Photoshop as their very first bit of raster graphics software, they already have a pretty good idea of what it's actually for.
And if the person who started this thread is asking for a "CINEMATIC EFFECT" (whatever that's supposed to mean—maybe they're using the wrong term?), then I'm guessing they aren't really into this type of stuff. Sure, Photoshop is the king of that, but man, it's definitely not for everyone. I'm honestly getting a little tired of people who just use PS to resize photos and slap some text on them. 👎
That's basically sacrilege. 😁 It's almost an insult to His Majesty Photoshop himself. 🙏 😁
It's like buying a Ferrari and just leaving it locked in the garage. 🤷

I think I figured out a way to wipe out that first head. Basically, I’m just using some tools to paint over it with the background...

So, you could take your own head and just slap it right over the one in the other photo. Just use Free Transform to line it up. If you really want to get fancy, you can actually remove the head from the original image entirely and just put the background in its place. There are definitely easier and harder ways to do that depending on how messy the background is. If it's just a simple, solid color, you can pretty much just stretch the background to fill the gap. Man, I don't know if I can explain the technical stuff clearly enough, and it's hard to really show you what I mean on a forum. But if the background is more complicated, you could probably play around with the Clone Stamp Tool or the Spot Healing Brush Tool to blend things.

Does anyone know (though I doubt it) how to brighten a head so it looks like I was actually outside in the sunlight?

Hue / Saturation (CTRL + U)
Color Balance (CTRL + B)
Levels (CTRL + L)
Brightening or darkening specific parts of the layer -> Burn Tool, Dodge Tool.

I guess that's a quick rundown for you, but I'd have to actually fire up Photoshop to give you the real details. I'm probably forgetting a few things. And honestly, you aren't going to master this overnight. You've gotta really sit down and put in the hours to actually wrap your head around Photoshop.

I’ve got this sign (it wasn't just some cheap thing from a store, I actually had it custom printed): "Where you at, losers? My paycheck just hit!"

😁

Maybe just toss some firecrackers right into the exhaust pipe. 😂

Photo manipulation.

I mean, I'm just guessing here, but it probably comes down to the quality of the tobacco itself.

Just some Hillbillies. 🙏