| Author | Message | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 587 Registered: 2-2009 |
I recently saw a picture and tried to change it. It didn't work as well as I wanted it to. What I really wanted was to add a horizontal line. Unfortunately, I don't know anybody who could help me do so. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1888 Registered: 11-2003 |
I=you=Kalira? Picture= a photo? a painting? a drawing? a film? Relevant where you saw it? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 588 Registered: 2-2009 |
I=you=Kalira? yep Picture= a photo? a painting? a drawing? no with perhaps a slight ish for these three a film? no Relevant where you saw it? yes | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 536 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you see it in your mind? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 589 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you see it in your mind? nope | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2318 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was it a moving picture? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11676 Registered: 4-2010 |
Picture - an image? A still image? A 3D image? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1891 Registered: 11-2003 |
A mural? A poster? Is it relevant when the picture was made/taken? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 335 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was it a picture you saw on the internet? Or on a computer in general? In a book? In a magazine? Hanging on a wall? Was it about the size of a DIN A4 sheet? Or smaller? Did your problem have to do with drawing a really straight line? Or with drawing a line that was truly parallel to the border or the pic? Or with the tools/colors you used? Were you able to start drawing in the first place? Did you have trouble putting the line where you wanted to? Was that very place out of your reach (maybe because the picture was already hanging on a wall but too high for you to reach it)? Were you actually allowed to draw the line? Was it someone else's picture and that person got angry when you changed it? Did you want to change the picture in order to correct something? Would it be wrong/incomplete without the line? Or did you just want to add it because you thought it would look better then? Were you interrupted? Is the composition of the picture relevant? Is its shape? Its colors? The way it was placed wherever it was placed (hanging on a wall lopsidedly or something)? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 510 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is this picture: A picturesque scenery? Something you saw only for a moment? Something others could see? did see? A hologram? A reflection? A magnification? A visual paradox? Were you able to change picture at all? Can you undo your changes? The reason you want to add a horizontal line: aesthetic? to divide the image? to measure objects? to add a reference? to indicate a horizon? Would a vertical line do? If yes, could you draw it? If not, for the same reason? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 590 Registered: 2-2009 |
Noel Was it a moving picture? noish Balin Picture - an image? yes A still image? this is the yesish to go with Noel's noish A 3D image? no Eli A mural? A poster? Is it relevant when the picture was made/taken? no to all Potato Was it a picture you saw on the internet? yes Or on a computer in general? In a book? In a magazine? Hanging on a wall? rest LAEFTR Was it about the size of a DIN A4 sheet? irrel Or smaller? Did your problem have to do with drawing a really straight line? I would have preferred this Or with drawing a line that was truly parallel to the border or the pic? ALMOST parallel Or with the tools/colors you used? the tools available to make this line possible were a problem Were you able to start drawing in the first place? the horizontal line? no Did you have trouble putting the line where you wanted to? yes Was that very place out of your reach (maybe because the picture was already hanging on a wall but too high for you to reach it)? no Were you actually allowed to draw the line? if it had been possible to draw it, I would have been allowed to Was it someone else's picture and that person got angry when you changed it? no Did you want to change the picture in order to correct something? no Would it be wrong/incomplete without the line? no Or did you just want to add it because you thought it would look better then? well, it would look better to me, anyway Were you interrupted? no Is the composition of the picture relevant? no Is its shape? no Its colors? hmm, overall not really, but may help you figure out more The way it was placed wherever it was placed (hanging on a wall lopsidedly or something)? no Emeraldink Is this picture: A picturesque scenery? yope Something you saw only for a moment? no Something others could see? yes did see? irrel A hologram? A reflection? A magnification? slightly this, but may mislead A visual paradox? no to the rest of these Were you able to change picture at all? yes Can you undo your changes? yes The reason you want to add a horizontal line: aesthetic? no to divide the image? no to measure objects? no to add a reference? no to indicate a horizon? no Would a vertical line do? no If yes, could you draw it? If not, for the same reason? I could not draw a vertical line | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11705 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you trying to draw a line using a computer program? Like Paint? Or something similar? Is the picture an optical illusion? One of those "magic eye" pictures (which I can never figure out)? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 591 Registered: 2-2009 |
Were you trying to draw a line using a computer program? no, and FA Like Paint? Or something similar? Is the picture an optical illusion? no One of those "magic eye" pictures (which I can never figure out)? no, and don't feel bad, I can't either... I can see how it works [I can do the cross your eyes thing], but I can never tell what the whole image is supposed to be | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11713 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant what website the picture was on? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 592 Registered: 2-2009 |
Relevant what website the picture was on? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11716 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it on a news site? A forum? A social networking site? A gaming site? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 593 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was it on a news site? A forum? A social networking site? A gaming site? none of the above | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 344 Registered: 7-2010 |
A (Google) image search? An image hosting service such as Photobucket? Wikipedia? A site relevant for your occupation? Did you have the option of downloading the picture to your desktop so that you could've changed the downloaded version? Is write protection relevant? Is the size of the picture relevant? Is its format? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1341 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you print the picture? Were you trying to draw the line: with a writing instrument on paper? On the digital image with a computer tool? In your mind? Was the image write-protected? Was the image a map? Did you physically wanted to draw a line or it was more like searching for an itinerary and wanted to go directly from one point to another? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2324 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did you want the line the whole way across the page? Or just to cover part of the picture? Maybe like one of those black censorship bars? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 595 Registered: 2-2009 |
Potato A (Google) image search? An image hosting service such as Photobucket? Wikipedia? A site relevant for your occupation? no to all Did you have the option of downloading the picture to your desktop so that you could've changed the downloaded version? no or irrel Is write protection relevant? no Is the size of the picture relevant? no Is its format? if you're talking jpegs and gifs, no Rbruma Did you print the picture? no Were you trying to draw the line: with a writing instrument on paper? On the digital image with a computer tool? thisish In your mind? Was the image write-protected? unknown... Was the image a map? YES Did you physically wanted to draw a line or it was more like searching for an itinerary and wanted to go directly from one point to another? and yes Noel Did you want the line the whole way across the page? no Or just to cover part of the picture? yesish Maybe like one of those black censorship bars? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11762 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you trying to change a route? Add a road? That the map didn't have? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 597 Registered: 2-2009 |
Were you trying to change a route? yes Add a road? yope That the map didn't have? yope | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11767 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you trying to get the fastest route? Shortest? Avoid highways? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 598 Registered: 2-2009 |
Were you trying to get the fastest route? yesShortest? and yes Avoid highways? no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1913 Registered: 11-2003 |
GPS relevant? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 603 Registered: 2-2009 |
GPS relevant? no BLOOPER: The answer to "[a road] That the map didn't have?" should be yesish. There may be an FA brewing -- I'm not sure yet. HINT: Find out more about the person who COULD help me. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11794 Registered: 4-2010 |
Person who could help you - a relative? Friend? Family member? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 604 Registered: 2-2009 |
Person who could help you - a relative? Friend? Family member? no -- remember the puzzle statement says I don't know anyone who could help me | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3079 Registered: 9-2010 |
A stranger then? Someone famous? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 606 Registered: 2-2009 |
A stranger then? it would have to be a stranger to me, as I don't know anyone who 'qualifies' to help, but you may know someone who could help you in the same situation Someone famous? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11798 Registered: 4-2010 |
Someone with specific knowledge? With a specific job? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 608 Registered: 2-2009 |
Someone with specific knowledge? this, but more importantly the physical thing that goes with said knowledge With a specific job? it can be a job, but people do it for pleasure/no pay, too | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11810 Registered: 4-2010 |
The physical thing - a bodily characteristic? A tangible object? A tool of some sort? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 610 Registered: 2-2009 |
The physical thing - a bodily characteristic? no A tangible object? yes A tool of some sort? this is not the category I'd immediately place it in, but it is used for a specific purpose Perhaps I led you astray -- may be easier to figure out more about the route, but feel free to continue with questions about the helpful person... whichever works for you. (My apologies. I'm in a foul disposition today, and it's making me question everything more than normal.) | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 407 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did you need a sort of computer software which enables editing the maps? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 611 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did you need a sort of computer software which enables editing the maps? no, OTWT | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11827 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the route entirely on land? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 612 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is the route entirely on land? yope... explore | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11832 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the route to be driven? Walked? Using public transportation? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 614 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is the route to be driven? Walked? Using public transportation? which route? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11844 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hang on...is there more than one route? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 615 Registered: 2-2009 |
Hang on...is there more than one route? yesish -- rereading the puzzle statement may help clarify | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11873 Registered: 4-2010 |
The horizontal line - a road? A route? Were you trying to add a new route? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 616 Registered: 2-2009 |
The horizontal line - a road? no A route? part of one Were you trying to add a new route? no... | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2351 Registered: 7-2009 |
Instead of adding a new route/road on the map, did you want to add one in real life? Perhaps a new road? Or a bridge? Or some other way of getting from point A to point B? Maybe a ferry? | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 618 Registered: 2-2009 |
Instead of adding a new route/road on the map, did you want to add one in real life? yes! Perhaps a new road? Or a bridge? Or some other way of getting from point A to point B? yes Maybe a ferry? or any other kind of boat Good enough for the ********SPOILER******** I work in Northern Virginia, and I found out that one of my good friends at work is going to be in a play in a couple of months. I love the show anyway, so with the added bonus of hanging out with my friend, I told her I would definitely come see it, even though it is in Maryland. I figured I was going to be in for a bit of a drive (I thought it would be further north and west into MD), but imagine my glee when I pulled up the location on Google Maps and found out it was 20 miles basically due east of where we work! When I looked up directions, though, I was immediately disappointed to see that it had me taking a 63 mile journey all the way up to the DC area and down again to get to the place. I did the drag-and-drop method of moving the route to see if there was anything south of work that would be shorter, but alas, it was only a one mile improvement. The problem is, I work approximately five minutes (on foot) away from one of the larger arms of the Chesapeake Bay. The two bridges I found over the Chesapeake to Maryland are about 55 miles apart, and there appears to be nary a one in between (very unhelpful, since my work is essentially halfway between them). My initial thought was that it would be immensely helpful if I knew anyone with a ferry, or any kind of boat. If I could only manage to travel due east from my work about 1.5 miles, I would be on land in Maryland, and I could drive 27 minutes to the place where her play is being held. Instead, I'm going to have to drive an hour and 27 minutes. So, instead of altering the picture/map by dragging the route in a different direction, which didn't help nearly as much as I wanted, I would rather have added a straight line east from my work location to get to the mainland of Maryland. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone with a ferry (or the ability to create a bridge quickly -- though I think the Army Corps of Engineers does construct floating bridges pretty quickly). For anyone who wonders about titles, Silver refers to La Plata, the place in MD I'm attempting to reach -- amusingly enough pronounced lah PLAY-tuh, not lah PLAH-tuh like the river or normal Spanish pronunciation. Screen was simply a reference to the computer screen where this little drama was being carried out. :-) |
