I now have an image with a QR code sitting on top of my avatar. Except the QR code is vaguely transparent and I can't get anything to read it! Halp. http://i.imgur.com/bqWgkDh.png
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ArcticLancerBest served chilled.Registered Userregular
Okay, so Figgy got a bill from Fedex about a remittance advice for the things shipped from the Blizzard store and I don't know why or how I can correct it. Can any Canadians illuminate this matter for me? Figgy is just as confused as I am and trying to do research on a phone for this sort of thing takes a while.
Can you elaborate? This is rather confusing as anything I can dig up suggests that an RA is a note saying something has been paid, and my thoughts to that would be that it requires no further action ... Is this some weird case where they're asking him for payment for the Blizzard store purchase, or maybe some particular tariff on the goods?
That's where I'm confused. It looks like a tax bill, but I've never seen one after the fact. I went and picked up the package myself, so if anything I would have gotten charged at that point?
Looking more closely it says FedEx has completed the customs entry on my behalf and now wants payment. So I guess this is them charging me duty.
This sounds more what I'm accustomed to. Brokering fees are the dumbest thing ...
I now have an image with a QR code sitting on top of my avatar. Except the QR code is vaguely transparent and I can't get anything to read it! Halp. http://i.imgur.com/bqWgkDh.png
Got photoshop? Or Gimp?
My Internet is out and won't be home today or tomorrow, or else I'd take a crack at it.
I now have an image with a QR code sitting on top of my avatar. Except the QR code is vaguely transparent and I can't get anything to read it! Halp. http://i.imgur.com/bqWgkDh.png
Got photoshop? Or Gimp?
My Internet is out and won't be home today or tomorrow, or else I'd take a crack at it.
I have pixlr.com and I spent a while yesterday playing with levels while I pointed my qr reader at the screen. I know there must be a way to draw that thing out of there, but I cannot figure it out! Or figure out what to google to do it!
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ArcticLancerBest served chilled.Registered Userregular
Ha. I just PM'd you, so hopefully as you've just posted you'll get that ASAP.
Ha. I just PM'd you, so hopefully as you've just posted you'll get that ASAP.
Shower this photoshop wizard in praise, you must explain how you did that!
The QR Code is a link to the steam profile of creepy santa. Oh joy! Added him as a friend because I also like to explore dark basements and attics.
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ArcticLancerBest served chilled.Registered Userregular
SniperGuy has confirmed that the link is harmless, so here we go:
I wasn't immediately sure how to get the QR code either. No alpha layer, and a mix of colours meant you couldn't really extract it with levels.
Then it hit me - it's over top of his avatar. So I copied that in over the original, made it a subtraction layer, and got an image that was basically totally black. But I knew it wasn't ACTUALLY black. Now if you apply levels you can crush it to black and white. Invert the colours and you get ...
I'm pleased that I could actually solve one of these steps for a change. :P
And today I give thanks again to my Santa because holy shit:
Santa, you crazy! Good stalking since like 99% of my posts are in the TF2 thread and the occasional in the GoT despite being a HUGE ASOIF nerd! This gift was spot on! I love you, Santa!
This plus the Worms bundle of joy PLUS more to come?!
To Santa. This talk about packages got me worried. I hope you listened and did not send stuff to my house. I don't use the front door. There was nothing there, but please use the work address given.
If I'm one of the Santees who should have gotten something already but did not, and hasn't posted about it but should have, it's because I haven't gotten anything yet. Not malicious.
I certainly did not get a present yesterday unless my Santa went back in time and backed the Caverns Kickstarter in my name, in which case I expect my bank account to be that much heavier.
SniperGuy has confirmed that the link is harmless, so here we go:
I wasn't immediately sure how to get the QR code either. No alpha layer, and a mix of colours meant you couldn't really extract it with levels.
Then it hit me - it's over top of his avatar. So I copied that in over the original, made it a subtraction layer, and got an image that was basically totally black. But I knew it wasn't ACTUALLY black. Now if you apply levels you can crush it to black and white. Invert the colours and you get ...
I'm pleased that I could actually solve one of these steps for a change. :P
Nice job! I probably would have manually drawn over it to make the QR code again. That sounds much easier.
Let's see... I'm wondering if somebody here had something to do with the following showing up in my mailbox? :biggrin:
I'd thank you by forum name if I could, but there just doesn't seem to be one attached to these... just an email that didn't get me very far when I tried to google it. If my Santa sent this, could they make themselves known, please?
AbsoluteZeroThe new film by Quentin KoopantinoRegistered Userregular
Dear Santa,
Judging by a message I received from our elven overlord several days ago, I feel you may have sent something my way? I guess I'm not sure. Either way, in the case that you did, I just wanted to pop in and say that I haven't gotten anything yet.
Just got the bulk of my Santee's stuff ordered. Signed up for the free trial of Amazon Prime for it while I was at it, figured now is a good month to do so. Now I just have to wait for it to come and pick up a few local goodies and I can ship it off!
Ordered gifts, should arrive in a few days then I can send them off! Pretty happy. Think I got a good mix of local flavour, christmas spirit and what they will enjoy.
Holy Moly just checked my email and I got 3 games from my Santa!
FC4, Gang Beats and Super Time Force Ultra!
Hopefully you'll enjoy them! Your interests seemed to be subdivided neatly into Video Games and Comics. I leaned heavily on your steam wishlist because after careful poring through your post history, I realized that if I bought you something on instinct alone there'd be a good chance you already owned it!
Woke up to a world with a new Star Wars trailer, and also this:
I guess I get to do some math. MATH!
edit: Arcade score of 199040! Take that, Math Santa. Cool concept for a game, you have to collect numbers like powerups but only get the right ones to finish the math equation.
The giftening by mystery santa continues. Adventure games! Hell yes. I was sent Runaway: A Twist of Fate. Haven't heard of it, but looks neat at first glance.
Holy Moly just checked my email and I got 3 games from my Santa!
FC4, Gang Beats and Super Time Force Ultra!
Hopefully you'll enjoy them! Your interests seemed to be subdivided neatly into Video Games and Comics. I leaned heavily on your steam wishlist because after careful poring through your post history, I realized that if I bought you something on instinct alone there'd be a good chance you already owned it!
Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to getting into FC4, should probably wrap up FC3!
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I now have an image with a QR code sitting on top of my avatar. Except the QR code is vaguely transparent and I can't get anything to read it! Halp.
http://i.imgur.com/bqWgkDh.png
This sounds more what I'm accustomed to. Brokering fees are the dumbest thing ...
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Got photoshop? Or Gimp?
My Internet is out and won't be home today or tomorrow, or else I'd take a crack at it.
On this most glorious day of feasting and gorging my fat face, santa has decided to reveal themselves to me.
Also I've been told I'm going to be getting more? This is absurd!
Thanks @Anoffday you are truly a classy gent!
Ditto. Except replace yesterday with last Thursday.
I have pixlr.com and I spent a while yesterday playing with levels while I pointed my qr reader at the screen. I know there must be a way to draw that thing out of there, but I cannot figure it out! Or figure out what to google to do it!
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Shower this photoshop wizard in praise, you must explain how you did that!
The QR Code is a link to the steam profile of creepy santa. Oh joy! Added him as a friend because I also like to explore dark basements and attics.
I wasn't immediately sure how to get the QR code either. No alpha layer, and a mix of colours meant you couldn't really extract it with levels.
Then it hit me - it's over top of his avatar. So I copied that in over the original, made it a subtraction layer, and got an image that was basically totally black. But I knew it wasn't ACTUALLY black. Now if you apply levels you can crush it to black and white. Invert the colours and you get ...
I'm pleased that I could actually solve one of these steps for a change. :P
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Santa, you crazy! Good stalking since like 99% of my posts are in the TF2 thread and the occasional in the GoT despite being a HUGE ASOIF nerd! This gift was spot on! I love you, Santa!
This plus the Worms bundle of joy PLUS more to come?!
3DS Friend Code: 2165-6448-8348 www.Twitch.TV/cooljammer00
Battle.Net: JohnDarc#1203 Origin/UPlay: CoolJammer00
Wii: 4521 1146 5179 1333 Pearl: 3394 4642 8367 HG: 1849 3913 3132
Holy Moly just checked my email and I got 3 games from my Santa!
FC4, Gang Beats and Super Time Force Ultra!
Nice job! I probably would have manually drawn over it to make the QR code again. That sounds much easier.
3DS Friend Code: 2165-6448-8348 www.Twitch.TV/cooljammer00
Battle.Net: JohnDarc#1203 Origin/UPlay: CoolJammer00
I'd thank you by forum name if I could, but there just doesn't seem to be one attached to these... just an email that didn't get me very far when I tried to google it. If my Santa sent this, could they make themselves known, please?
I can has cheezburger, yes?
3DS Friend Code: 2165-6448-8348 www.Twitch.TV/cooljammer00
Battle.Net: JohnDarc#1203 Origin/UPlay: CoolJammer00
Judging by a message I received from our elven overlord several days ago, I feel you may have sent something my way? I guess I'm not sure. Either way, in the case that you did, I just wanted to pop in and say that I haven't gotten anything yet.
Gumbercules!? I love that guy.
Hopefully you'll enjoy them! Your interests seemed to be subdivided neatly into Video Games and Comics. I leaned heavily on your steam wishlist because after careful poring through your post history, I realized that if I bought you something on instinct alone there'd be a good chance you already owned it!
I love this stuff.
What are you listening to?
I guess I get to do some math. MATH!
edit: Arcade score of 199040! Take that, Math Santa. Cool concept for a game, you have to collect numbers like powerups but only get the right ones to finish the math equation.
Watch your porch/hallway/shores Amerifriends!
Also - does my Santa want to reveal themselves?
Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to getting into FC4, should probably wrap up FC3!