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13:56
[user] doesnt appear to work..
morning
so if anyone remembers that terrible web designer my boss hired, he just sent first take on our site, and its garbage. Boss is not happy at all.
@Matt It isn't a command :)
> Note I: The [user] bit of the following should be replaced manually with the user's name. It doesn't add it automatically!
confusing that it's the same structure, but it does say that at the top
I should really sell my design services but I'm not corrupt enough. I mean the idea this guy is getting paid just pisses me off. I'd much rather sell my design consultancy experience to prevent other people from hiring shitty people like this
heyyy hii all
how is everyone!!
what's up
@Ryan do it
@AnujKaithwas doing well. Just cut a big blister off my hand, haha
14:07
Who uses dark red icons on a dark gray background!?
@Ryan depends on the red, the grey, and the context IMO
@ZachSaucier ooh, you okay now?
@ZachSaucier no, just no.
@AnujKaithwas ya, the procedure went well ;) Used my pocket knife to cut a hole and drain it then my hands and some child scissors to remove the excessive skin
@Ryan hahaha, that's hilarious
good
I am an SAP certified consultant now
!
yay
14:10
nice! congrats
here @ZachSaucier have another joke
I came here some time back, this chat was suspended I think for inactivity!
does he not know that colors have meaning?
so bad, and worse so not what we asked for. I gave him my design. My boss wanted him to take my work and basically finish it for me to take it off my plate. The guy was given a design!
forget meaning, does he not know what contrast is
14:12
ya, he'd be immediately fired if I were the boss
@Ryan thats a lot of text jumbled up there
@AnujKaithwas um... its never been suspended? are you referring to the critique chat?
questions with no effort... closed... signed angry cat
@ZachSaucier dont give answers in the comments
@Matt which? The icon one?
yes. you are encouraging bad behaviour
So that's what he got from me, that's what we liked... how does that become
sorry
didn't figure it was much of an answer
@Ryan looks exactly like what the other CS students in my grade would design :P
14:26
mine or his?
anyways, sorry about venting
@Matt mind purging those images?
huh?
oh you mean removing them?
thanks
It concerns me that this got an upvote
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Q: How to remove border from this coffee cup image when Magic Wand in Photoshop can't?

WilliamJamesIn Photoshop I've taken Magic Wand as far as I can, I think. Now I'm left with this grayish edge around the coffee saucer. How do I remove it? I've tried altering tolerance in Magic Wand but don't seem able to get it. Any suggestions please?

it's not horrid, at least he mentioned "I've tried altering tolerance in Magic Wand"
14:34
ya I did upvote JUST for that
=)
better than the other one a min agp
lol wow, sad commentary when we start upvoting the less bad horrid questions
trying to encourage.. atleast its a start but running into the question blasting downvotes would cause them to run.. atleast upvoting the little effort unlike the questions we get should be encouraged
@Ryan have a good weekend?
yeah it was alright. didn't do much which was what I wanted
you?
14:41
enjoyed the nice weather and no rain
got the design bug so knocked out about 5 projects
Nice, anything personal?
not really
I continued trying a little Android Development, started watching an Udemy course on it.
let me know how udemy is.. see them trying to go against lynda and tree
Maybe I should focus on Wordpress though, I don't know. Wordpress doesn't excite me like Mobile development does but I already know PHP pretty well
14:45
then wp should come easily
ya, hardest part about WP is the templating IMO
when building the site if you "template" the process it isnt hard at all
I've played around a little with templating and did complete my own simple plugin at one point just to automate something I needed. It just doesn't really excite me.
I made my own framework.. and I use scripting and a process in Illustrator to help me knock one out quickly, but its the CPT that always takes the longest
does anyone look at the design feed links?
14:50
huh?
I don't think so, I do click on the questions but that's it
the ones that come in the top left
@JohnB same
oh ya, yes
I dont GD is off to a great start in questions this week..
maybe it would be better to have feeds for GD user blogs, or if nobody likes that idea then no feed at all except questions
I wish there was a better feed system, like if they popped up between the chat stars and user list and stayed there. The ability to star feed items would be cool too
I agree
thoughts on the gangrun print question?
15:07
So you guys really think this coffee question deserves an answer?
I think its a good start to a possible question that may actually have some value if the OP can go into better detail.. you're always welcome to vote to close
@JohnB if they're posted to the chat instead of the thing in the top left they'd be star-able
bahahaha an article in a magazine I get at work has the headline, "The Three Legged Stool"
@Matt I was mistaken. The course is on Udacity not Udemy. Sorry, places need to be more creative with their naming -- udacity.com/course/…
 
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18:19
I dont like LAZY people today...
I dont like you either matt!
Youre a fing prude SOB. Can people ask a question without being ridiculed?
Take back your down vote!
your question shows no effort
you really expect someone to give you an answer when they see nothing?!?!?!
stop being lazy and show what you've tried.. calling people a douche is a bad call
What kind of effort is there supposed to be, its a simple question. How do you merge multiple objects so that I can apply a stoke to the newly formed object.
Who the F is being lazy here? There is no more to ask!!!
its not a simple question.. take your high mighty attidute back a min.. you really expect someone to help you without an example.. I assume you ask code questions on SO too?
Yeah and downvoting without at least communicating is a terrible call!
18:24
I did communicate and I encouraged you to make an edit and you started calling people a douche
Yes I do, but why couldnt you ask that before down voting. I assumed this is very common.
I even took the effort to look up questions for you.. YOU my friend didnt even say you did that.. My apologies for not being a mind reader
I dont recall being asked to make an edit
Yeah but you dont have to down vote. You assumed I was a lazy idiot looking for some sort of handout
then shut your mouth, go back, read my comment, make an edit, and then Ill remove my vote.. Poor questions are downvoted which is the purpose of the voting system. You want to keep calling names and acting rude
Dont tell me to shut my mouth, first off.
18:26
dont come in here blazing the high and mighty when you my friend didnt even read my comment
How about you just delete your comments and your down vote, go about your business and I will go on about mine.
Michael, one more ad hominem and you'll be suspended. Cool it.
Go ahead suspend me, I am cool as a cucumber but I dont like being treated like this.
@MichaelJosephAubry I did the proper thing and tried to encourage you to show effort... if you want help then calm down, go back, show effort becuase no one can help you the way the question is.
How would you feel if you're just trying to build something and you have people treating you as if you're stupid?
18:29
not treating you as stupid.. Im treating you as someone that expects us to guess what they're trying to do and we have no clue how to help. Hence the reason it was marked as a duplicate and I told you under your question please review it that it would help you.
OK fine, I will go into further detail, which I have no problem with, but as this is free I figured people dont want to have to spend much time reading a question. They want to get to the point and that is why I try and keep my questions to a minimum.
you are on SO are you not?
Okay that makes sense.
we expect effort and examples just like someone on SO expects code and process of execution and why they fail
Yes I am, but in this particular case I just felt I included what I needed to for a proper answer. I guess not, no big deal I will refine it.
18:31
You can vastly improve your question by adding images of what you're trying to do. And what's this list of steps? It's unclear to me if that's what you have already done or what
this is why I linked you to the pathfinder tool, no where in your question do you explain that you've used it or are familiar with it
Im over it, and I just hope you understand I am not being lazy I just thought it was enough detail. I will add images and go into detail while trying to keep the question straight forward and easy to comprehend.
Yeah you're right and my apologies for that.
hey its all good but guns blazing and calling names will get the same outcome..
@MichaelJosephAubry - you share the same last name as a guy I know. Thought that was interesting. Anyways - select your shapes, hit union, apply your stroke, and RTFM.
I assure you I would be more prone to give a plus one to a great question from someone that is stuck
18:33
I would have much appreciated it if you could have just mentioned my question was lacking.
I pushed you where I thought you needed and that was the pathfinder tool
I just hate being down voted it hurts my morale a little lol. I will make sure I cover more detail next time.
@Michael do you want to have the different colored triangles keep their respective color? Or should this shape all have one color?
Yeah johnB keep the respective color
Pathfinder has the answer. If it is not working as you expect it, then there's some detail about the art you aren't aware of or haven't shared.
oh.. different colors.. that's another matter entirely!
18:35
@Scott greetings. Liked the artwork
Yeah let me break it down and refine my question.
artwork?
volley
Reason I didnt post it in the question is because the logo itself is similar to utorrents bundle logo and I am afraid of sharing it
oh :) I felt like being a wize-acre :)
18:36
its okay, I used yours in a return. and now its been used again :P
@MichaelJosephAubry just throw together some random shapes that simulate the issue.
I am in the process of re designing it to be unique while keeping the polygonal shapes.
Yeah youre right. Thanks guys, no hard feelings. Going to refine that question!
I purged the comments. @MichaelJosephAubry please remember next time and please do not call anyone else names
@MichaelJosephAubry also be aware This question may provide you an answer: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13476/…
I think applying a stroke to a group and dragging it below "Contents" will get you what you're after
Scott beat me to it
18:39
sup @Scott
are you taking a break lately?
Me? Just not any questions that good.
Tired of Adobe 101 training
just takes some site effort ;)
I suppose. Starting ot feel like a lost battle though :)
18:43
just gotta take it in waves
I kinda want to get edit the print question to stay in scope
@JohnB thoughts on the printer question?
hmm, I just got an idea for a question you might like Scott. I'll post it later today when I've got some time to word it
Not sure it can be brought into scope. I mean it's all abotu production and not design.
And yes @MichaelJosephAubry it's a duplicate of this now: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13476/…
Okay funny thing is I actually did this before I just completely forgot, like I said I dont use illustrator much I am mostly in sublime, but wow thats pretty crazy, if my memory was better this could have all been avoided!!!
18:47
BBEdit for the win..
Happens to all of us :)
I will delete my question, I hate apologizing, but I am really sorry if I offended anyone, but I like to speak my mind!
AND its Monday
I don't understand what the gang run question is asking
@JohnB seems to me.. asking to find a printer that will do gang runs.
And seems to me all of them if you ask them
18:48
that's what I thought. If that's the case, not salvageable
User assumes he is asking a setup..
I think he is asking for a printer
The only question I see in there is "Is it a gangrun print job I'm looking for where X # of images are all placed on a larger printing sheet & then only printed X times"
so, "yes" would be the answer
but you can look up the definition to determine that, doesn't take an expert to answer it
side note: ending questions with a period instead of a question mark is such a major pet peeve of mine. Why do people do this. ;)
I just annoyed myself by doing it there
bought to say
how long till july!!
not long enough, i need life to slow down
speak for yourself.. I need July like next week.. me need a vaca
@scott you ever do freelance for a design firm?
18:57
So what do you all think of HoloLens? @ZachSaucier @emilie @user568458 (not sure if Emilie or user even come in chat anymore
I've got one now.. sort of. Only 1 project on deck, that hasn't happened in years.
I've done some subcontracting @Matt
Not a lot though
Mostly Illustrator artwork
I'm skeptical of what HoloLens will actually be as a consumer product. MS has burned us before, "Project Natal" (eventually Kinect) had the same level of "tech demo" BS that got heavily downgraded
That's how I feel. Its nice in concept but I don't see it ever coming to fruition, or not for a very, very long time. Much like Google Glass
there are some whispers of Nintendo entering the VR market with Virtual Boy 2, nothing official yet
I'm just excited for the VR revolution in general. The more hardware vendors the merrier
It's all like 3D tvs... huge for 4 years then gone :)
19:02
We just need Apple to put something out and make it mainstream, then it'll have a better chance sticking :)
They won't. That watch may be a company killer :)
Ugh, such a let down for me. 18 hours battery life...no chance.
Whole point of cell phones was to get rid of a watch.. now Apple wants me to go back?
Stupid move ;)
And they are pushing it sooooooo hard. :)
That and no GPS support. If you want to go running with it, you still need your phone with you to track your run. Making the watch useless except for HR monitor
and Nike has had a monitor out for years
They think it's innovative, but it isn't.
19:05
I've met one person that actually loves his watch. A field tech in the security industry. Likes being able to see messages while working without having to fiddle with his phone
They don't think its innovative. They think it'll sell.
Well, I was one o fthose people that always stated I'd never get a cell phone. If people wanted to call me they could call the house or my office and leave a message. I caved on that a decade ago.. But I don't see me ever wearing a watch again except as jewelry for special occassions.
The batteries are dead in all my watches. :)
Mine too :)
19:20
@Scott I don't know that I agree with that. I think the less technology gets in the way while accomplishing the same things the better. Something similar to the watch prevents having to take out a phone for some stuff (if it's done right) which is the right direction
I'll write a post soon on the technology in Ender's Game - the ultimate wearable
anything building towards that end goal is good in my book
@JohnB while that's definitely true now, I can see technology bettering in the future to allow more things along these lines
@Rsiel one of mine is solar powered now :D
Well, I'm not glued to my phone either. I've fine with letting it sit in my pocket in spite of any noise or vibration coming from it. I'm not at the world's beck and call :)
@Ryan I don't think the Hololens will do well, but I'm glad to see people still working in that direction
@Scott agreed, but I mean more for transactions and other interactions
I might be a little scared if I could pay for things with my watch.. a little too easy.
not saying the watch will be better for these things, just that I hope interactions become easier overall
@Rsiel security is always an issue :)
I'll have to write that post about the Ender's Game technology this week...
... didn't mean security ... I still use cash for most things so I can see the $20 bill when I have to pay for something. :)
19:29
@ZachSaucier the cynical side in me wants to believe that they withheld features like that so that v2 would be more impressive
if it eventually evolves to a "secondary phone", I think I'd be on board
i.e. basic phone features but obviously not as powerful / capable
they're certainly setting the stage for that sort of thing with the whole Apple ecosystem
 
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22:15
Even when I give the user the benefit of the doubt I'm met with "how do I delete an anchor point?"..... *sigh... really??

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