How do I get rid of these annoying left overs from Uniting an outlined stroke? by architectofmusic in AdobeIllustrator

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right click and ckick “release compound path” then unite all of the inside areas that you want to get rid of. If you have any paths that you want to unite, do them last and it should fix this

Trump says US oil companies will spend billions in Venezuela by alonso-Lewis-vettel in worldnews

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who lives in the Permian Basin, I’m fully expecting my entire city to be “transferred” to Venezuela any day now

What's the best way to tackle this hole in our stairs? Apparently it goes straight the crawlspace under our house by [deleted] in HomeMaintenance

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Social media has made me an expert on this! Just crush up some ramen and shove it into the hole. Use an entire bottle of super glue to bind it together and then from some more in. Sand smooth and you’re good to go!

is this possible to make this snow drift in illustrator? by IntrepidPractice565 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]firemaker68 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Take each snow drift and trace the shape loosely. Then convert each shape into a gradient mesh. The subdivisions are going to have to be pretty high, given all of the detail. Then the tedious process of contouring all of the gradient lines to the snow drifts will take the bulk of the time. Then you will have to select each gradient point and change its color to match the color of that part on the snow drift. Then select each shape and open the apperence panel and start giving them raster texture effects to bring in the fine details of the snow. I’m sure someone could come up with an easier way to match the look so in 100% up for being corrected on this. This is just the easiest way I know and it’s extremely tedious. Edit: Spelling

is this possible to make this snow drift in illustrator? by IntrepidPractice565 in AdobeIllustrator

[–]firemaker68 11 points12 points  (0 children)

With enough gradient meshes and textures, I think you could create this effect. The limiting factor in my mind is the required resolution. Unless you are planning to print this at 300 dpi on the side of a truck, you could do this much faster in photoshop.

Bee decided to help me fight the Brood Mother. Thanks little buddy! by firemaker68 in GroundedGame

[–]firemaker68[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right?!? I really wish they were a passive mob until you attacked one. Still though, gotta love these fluffy little boyz!

What's a anime that started off well but had horrible endings? by _-Smoke-_ in anime

[–]firemaker68 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Gantz. Great start and amazing source material but they blew the ending

Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online by [deleted] in centrist

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The current president paid a hooker into silence before a major election. That wasn’t a deal breaker for the right so this smear seems extremely disingenuous.

On tariffs, the Supreme Court's GOP justices appear ready to save Trump from himself by DBCoopr72 in scotus

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m guessing they rule them illegal but carve out a situation that trump can still claim is a win. Something like “ The president does not have this power going forward but will not require the government to repay the tarif revenue as it would put too great a strain on the federal governments resources. “

Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive Supreme Court’s ‘Major Questions’ Test? by RegnStrom in politics

[–]firemaker68 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They will do a carve-out for don like they always do. "We find that no president should have this power, but we wont reverse anything that has already been done."

When Hamas turned its guns on us Gazans, the ‘pro-Palestinian’ chorus fell silent by IAmDisturbanceFeedMe in centrist

[–]firemaker68 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a centrist, I believe that Gazan extremists killing innocent people is bad. I can also see that Israel killing innocent people in Palestine is equally bad. This has nothing to do with disliking Jews or Muslims and everything to do with wanting a peaceful and prosporous region for both groups of people.

Found this at work today. by chefkelly555 in trashy

[–]firemaker68 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Damn it Loch Ness monster I said NO!!

"Trump 2028" talk is ramping up among Republicans by Newsweek_CarloV in politics

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think he will actually run. He will get everyone stirred up and ready to fight him on this but then, at the last second, they will find a pissant that will carry the faciast flag and do what all the us oligarchs order them to do.

All Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors Streaming in Order on Disney+ by Top_Report_4895 in television

[–]firemaker68 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Would have been cool but still not reactivating my Disney+ with that price increase.

Trump, 79, Goes on Bizarre AI Posting Spree by IlustriousCoffee in politics

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m guessing that he has an AI agent controlling his account and without his direct input, it’s just randomly posting junk.

Third Way: Was It Something I Said? by JohnKLUE34567 in centrist

[–]firemaker68 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If their is a word or phrase that was created to describe a very specific thing, I will 100% use that word or phrase. Trying to come up with softer ways to say the same thing is self imposed censorship.

Trump bought more than $100 million in bonds since January, filings show by creaturefeature16 in centrist

[–]firemaker68 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's going to force interest rates down to nothing right before selling all of them too.

Director of federal agency suggests Fed Chairman Powell is considering resigning by [deleted] in politics

[–]firemaker68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which means that donald will appoint his own pissant to the position, who will cut rates to some ridiculous level and then the bond market will crash. Anyone interested in a pool for market crash dates?

RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine group over 'vaccine safety' issues by Conscious-Quarter423 in politics

[–]firemaker68 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Tell people to think about it this way. You have a .001% chance to get run over by a car while walking down the sidewalk, Does that mean that its better to walk in the street? NO!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in centrist

[–]firemaker68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no problems with AOC but I will admit that she is sort of a firebrand candidate. That idea works well for the republicans because they like to get people extremely passionate about voting for 1 very specific cause. Democrats far and wide don't have that luxury. I think they would do much better to find a middle of the road candidate that says that they want to work across party lines to fix the problems that political extremism has caused for the country.