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reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan

the gem of which was the Erlang C calculation

I haven't heard that term in years. I spent quite some time waaay back when trying to calculate basically the same thing for telecom channel bank capacity and queuing. I don't miss those days.

reply to post by Zarniwoop


Me neither.

I have learned that every problem in statistics can be solved with basic accounting principles. I don't need to be any more advanced than that.

reply to post by Zarniwoop


Just for reminder so you won´t forget

reply to post by dollukka


Thanks dollukka. I already have it written on a Post-it note in tiny print, backwards so I can stick it to my forehead and read it in the mirror while I'm driving.

reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan

Hi BFFT I would love to see your process. I watched more
tutorials last night & getting ready to watch more tonight.
I'm getting more excited now since I'm having a better understanding
of how things work. It will take me a while but at least I'm still
enjoying learning.

Cheers
Ektar
You guys crack me up so bad! While showering all I
could think of was the bloody "Twerking Gorilla" &
dancing to Devo's Whip It but instead it was twerk it,
twerk it good. Must of had too much tea or all the snow.

Free to good home

Hathor, an Ancient Egyptian Goddess

Kinda had to modify some to meet the T&C.....LOL



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*Sorry guys, my calculating days are a thing of the past!!!!*
That brought back memories looong forgotten
Those equations gave me goosebumps just looking at them

snarky412
Free to good home

Hathor, an Ancient Egyptian Goddess

Kinda had to modify some to meet the T&C.....LOL

Um....is that the land of milk and honey?

reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan

Um....is that the land of milk and honey?

Yep........more or less

reply to post by snarky412

Kinda had to modify some to meet the T&C.....LOL

It makes me sad that you thought you had to do so. Depiction of breast feeding, depiction of ancient cultures all falling down in front of the PC Machine. Sad really.

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Ektar
reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan

 

Hi BFFT I would love to see your process. I watched more
tutorials last night & getting ready to watch more tonight.
I'm getting more excited now since I'm having a better understanding
of how things work. It will take me a while but at least I'm still
enjoying learning.

Cheers
Ektar
You guys crack me up so bad! While showering all I
could think of was the bloody "Twerking Gorilla" &
dancing to Devo's Whip It but instead it was twerk it,
twerk it good. Must of had too much tea or all the snow.

well, the most important part to what i do is try to find images without a lot of shading. That way, the next part works better:

- click on "Select" then "Color Range"
- Use your little dropper to click on the color you want to select. There is a slide bar that is in the pop up window that will allow you to fine tune it a little bit.
- click "select" then "refine edge". You can use these tools to refine the edge (smooth, feather, grow/shrink, etc). There are little instructions in that pop up window to kind of lead you in the right direction on adjusting it. But toying with it will give you an understanding of what each setting does
- on your keyboard, once you have the edges refined and selected, hit "CTRL-C" to copy what you have selected, then "CTRL-V" to paste it. It will paste it into a new layer.
- on your new layer, double click it to open up the "blending options" (on the layer pane to the right of the workspace).
- in blending you can do all sorts of stuff. Add color, add a gradient, inner/outer glow, bevelling, shadows, etc. Each setting has its own blending option (hint: use "color" and find the color you want to overlay. Then use the drop down menu in the Color tab to select either overlay, hue, or color. You will see that the selection has a blended color like what you selected, but the underlying shading is still there).

I will select multiple things and make a new layer to create a new color shading. Sometimes I may bevel it to give it a bumpy appearance. It is all about playing around and figuring out what you like and what fits your style. I would bet that someone who is trained in this tool would be horrified looking at how haphazard my process is.

FTR, the new contest is up ....
www.abovetopsecret.com...

I need an avatar. can someone help me?

shaneslaughta
I need an avatar. can someone help me?

shoot me some details here in the thread and we will get you all worked out.

I like neo's avatar. that reflective look is awesome. Im a fan of full page avatars though.

Something that reflects me as a person.

Space, mars, nova, science, tech, computers, guns....swords, mid evil, dragon,Emilia Clarke, Game Of Thrones, radio waves, data.

I dont have an artistic side, so ill leave it up to you to compile.

Excited
Thanks in advance

shaneslaughta
I like neo's avatar. that reflective look is awesome. Im a fan of full page avatars though.

Something that reflects me as a person.

Space, mars, nova, science, tech, computers, guns....swords, mid evil, dragon,Emilia Clarke, Game Of Thrones, radio waves, data.

I dont have an artistic side, so ill leave it up to you to compile.

Excited
Thanks in advance

edit on 1/23/2014 by shaneslaughta because: (no reason given)

I think we can do something. Maybe lots of somethings, if others catch wind of this ove rthe next day or so.

reply to post by shaneslaughta


It's a tad early here for creativeness

Still on my first coffee of the day, but after work I'll have a play, need my brain to kick in first.

I dare say there will be a few to choose from within 24-48 hours.

Cody

reply to post by DontTreadOnMe


You make it sound so easy!

I'm really afraid of messing everything up, and not being able to figure out ow to correct it.

It takes me about three thousand times as long to figure out this new-fangled technology as it does a kid.

reply to post by nugget1


we'll help you.

you want something made? Got something you want to use already and need help setting it up? Fire away....let us help.

nugget1
reply to post by DontTreadOnMe

 

You make it sound so easy!

I'm really afraid of messing everything up, and not being able to figure out ow to correct it.

It takes me about three thousand times as long to figure out this new-fangled technology as it does a kid.

Like BFFT said

We're here to help. Anything your heart desires is possible with these guys (within T's&C's)

Cody

reply to post by bigfatfurrytexan


Hey BFFT, check your U2U please. Just checking because yours is a bit iffy sometimes.



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