Mandalas from images of lottery tickets

Reply #42

Stat$talker — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:34:15 GMT

Very cool, thamizhpayan! What algorithm did you use to go from image data to numbers?

Whut temperature reading did you git from it cottoneyedjoe?... cause those numberz wwweren't very fruitful..

Reply #41

JeetKuneDoLotto — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 04:45:05 GMT

Very nice!!

Now why does I keep thinking about Bruce Willis

Reply #40

thamizhpayan — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:55:34 GMT

Georgia Cash4Life

Random sets:

01 - 04 - 32 - 37 - 48 - (01) 08 - 09 - 13 - 20 - 37 - (01) 09 - 17 - 19 - 39 - 47 - (01) 04 - 09 - 15 - 25 - 58 - (02)

06 - 20 - 30 - 31 - 35 - (01) 06 - 07 - 11 - 45 - 50 - (02) 07 - 38 - 41 - 56 - 58 - (01) 01 - 25 - 30 - 43 - 56 - (01)

02 - 18 - 28 - 32 - 55 - (01) 01 - 23 - 25 - 41 - 45 - (02) 02 - 04 - 15 - 17 - 23 - (01) 23 - 26 - 43 - 46 - 50 - (02)

09 - 16 - 35 - 48 - 49 - (02) 03 - 07 - 29 - 44 - 57 - (01) 08 - 34 - 43 - 46 - 53 - (0... [ More ]

Reply #39

thamizhpayan — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:58:25 GMT

Georgia Fantasy 5

Completely random:

05 - 06 - 07 - 16 - 21 06 - 18 - 30 - 37 - 39 02 - 08 - 15 - 24 - 33 24 - 26 - 29 - 35 - 37

05 - 07 - 15 - 22 - 25 08 - 16 - 20 - 29 - 30 14 - 22 - 29 - 32 - 34 02 - 07 - 08 - 10 - 31

06 - 07 - 10 - 12 - 40 10 - 15 - 20 - 21 - 31 10 - 28 - 29 - 37 - 41 21 - 27 - 30 - 32 - 39

01 - 04 - 11 - 15 - 23 04 - 15 - 21 - 23 - 32 10 - 18 - 19 - 39 - 40 03 - 07 - 30 - 31 - 40

04 - 08 - 19 - 29 - 34 03 - 08 - 16 - 18 - 37 05 - 20 - 21 - 27 - 35... [ More ]

Reply #38

thamizhpayan — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:40:45 GMT

Hi,

These are random numbers generated for various games. The generator doesn't take past draw/result history into consideration. It's all pseudo random numbers with random seed from image files(seed is random everytime).

Please be aware that these are random sets. There is no guarantee on how many will match. These will serve as random samples from the whole set of possible combinations.

If you play just few sets on a day, you can choose few from these using a key number or favorite nu... [ More ]

Reply #37

Cash2000 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:36:00 GMT

Hello everyone

I don't understand your.color can I do Georgia

Reply #36

Cash2000 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:35:14 GMT

Hello everyone

I don't understand your.color can I do Georgia

Reply #35

Cash2000 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:26:39 GMT

How do you.play these colors

Hello

Reply #34

thamizhpayan — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 02:47:08 GMT

Swing UI + Java code would be best for cross platform implementation as JAR will work fine on all OSes - Windows, Linux and Mac - as long as no OS specific features are used. Next to PHP/HTML, I prefer Swing based Java UI application development for cross platform usage. You can obfuscate Java code too.

PHP HTML/JS/CSS application with Zend Guard can be combined to develop web applications sources that can't be stolen by others(encrypted code is stored on server and code is handled by Zend's... [ More ]

Reply #33

Speler — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 23:54:46 GMT

I have a minimal budget and use only one device. I don't use my android and the laptop has to be repaired. No money for that.

I find Excel more handy than coding that needs compiling. But when Windows, Excel and VBA fail to do right, then it becomes hell.

Yes, nobody cares about my tools and people jump on what is for free.

Laws are different here and there. This works in an old version and is forbidden in a new version. Explanations are not given.

Same for the leftist reactions and... [ More ]

Reply #32

thamizhpayan — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:09:05 GMT

I am not sharing all of what I have. When a topic comes up, I discuss with people who work on it.

What You See Is Not All That Is There - WYSINATIT

Excel is more of just one of the presentation layers that I use. I know both HTML frontends and Java Swing UI. I own multiple copies of excel in multiple devices.

I didn't ask you to upload anywhere, I asked you to store it locally. For php you can use Zend obfuscation and host on one of your European EU restrictions based server.... [ More ]

Reply #31

thamizhpayan — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:00:43 GMT

Reply #30

Speler — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:40:13 GMT

If I by hazard launch to many requests when coding, the connection shuts down and I get an automatic phone call. After that I can restart all and all works.

I'm not sure that I want to put my source code on a foreign hosting server. My php code alone for the wheeler is something if I see those prices of lotwin to sl and other. You can obfuscate but basically no code belongs on servers that you do not own, dixit.

I don't use GIT, wouldn't know what to do with it, and I heard the words: Don... [ More ]

Reply #29

Speler — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:30:39 GMT

mysql maria db

Reply #28

thamizhpayan — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:36:58 GMT

SQLite with VBA is good. Based on how much data you store and retrieve there are some overheads.

From excel, We can connect to external DB - That's also good.

To fight OS Crashes and hardware failures, always take backups every two weeks or atleast once a month. Copy the backups to two separate external/portable hard disks. Store them in a safe place.

Or keep a SSD clone of internal drive in a separate external storage.

All of these solutions were pricy in earlier days... [ More ]

Reply #27

thamizhpayan — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:14:31 GMT

You can still use the true random sources - they are just http end points. ANU random doesn't even need credentials. But they do detect DOS attacks or too many requests. It's wise to use them as seed source or cache random bits and use the bits from cache.

For my personal use the limitations don't affect at all. Either people can buy true random generator(based on various internal sources - laser, atmospheric noise, photon detection, nuclear decay measurements, etc.,).

You can try to... [ More ]

Reply #26

thamizhpayan — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:06:04 GMT

I already use a DB - MySQL.

Mysql - PHP: Mysql- Java.

Reply #25

Speler — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:09:42 GMT

You're better off with detail for each pos: (string)(intNum%2*10+(intNum-intDiff)/intDiv[+intDiff]) // or sth alike

You get your 6 parts. Now you must predict correctly by position using 1-6 parts.

How far did you get

Reply #24

Speler — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:02:11 GMT

There is some project on Internet where you can use SQLITE SQL inside of a folder with Excel VBA.

I thought that it is nice. You could also connect to a MS databse or other on your pc.

The VBA sql recently was a problem as VBA couldn't catch errors anymore.

I also saw it fail with combinations. Maybe the updates followed and it works now.

It's all hard to maintain when things or parts start to fail or the OS is wobbly with updates in the cachette.

Reply #23

Speler — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:52:52 GMT

Maybe good to look at API's again. Unfortunately I can't use them with the php as I don't own the hosting. Which IDE's do you use?

There were good examples for line graphs that disappeared, same with word like editor, file to printing.

Special for combinatorics? I coded myself and I'm not a pro and do not have coding help and support. I can only try.

This is my private program and unfinished but works for most tasks:

function(c,a,b,combin(a,b))

=DONE

c(1000,6)

=1368173298991... [ More ]

Reply #22

thamizhpayan — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:52:59 GMT

RANDOM SETS - Mega Millions:

Play instruction/idea - pick a key and choose combo to play.

COMBOS

01 - 03 - 09 - 36 - 58 - (09)

01 - 12 - 23 - 26 - 38 - (22)

01 - 12 - 51 - 67 - 70 - (04)

01 - 24 - 37 - 48 - 55 - (25)

01 - 27 - 33 - 34 - 64 - (19)

02 - 08 - 42 - 52 - 66 - (11)

02 - 09 - 10 - 20 - 32 - (15)

02 - 09 - 22 - 48 - 61 - (22)

02 - 12 - 30 - 49 - 53 - (20)

02 - 33 - 46 - 50 - 58 - (25)

03 - 07 - 30 - 51 - 66 - (05)

03 - 17 - 26 - 38 - 50

Reply #21

thamizhpayan — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:42:33 GMT

Language : Java

Uncommon math api:

https://maths.uncommons.org/

You will get more types of random generators in this API.

File read :

https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-io/

search files with extensions and read bytes(generic datastream in java)

Additional Random sources - true random sources:

Anu Random - no account needed

Humboldt university of Berlin - need free account

Many use random.org. These are good for programmers to use.

Good Lu... [ More ]

Reply #20

thamizhpayan — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 01:26:12 GMT

I sent Part of the answer as PM.

Combination generation steps:

I used byte reader to read all bytes from the image(wrote a class that can handle folder level images and pick an image randomly or directly one image based on how class is initialized) and then within the read bytes, used random position to pick data for seed.

Then I used the seed with Mersenne Twister algorithm and generated combinations. I keep the number set in a collection(e.g., 1-69 for powerball) and shuffle 100

Reply #19

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:16:04 GMT

Very cool, thamizhpayan! What algorithm did you use to go from image data to numbers? Also been wondering, what is the meaning of your username

Reply #18

thamizhpayan — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 07:01:22 GMT

Sets from image:

Powerball sets:

07 - 10 - 11 - 28 - 66 - (18)

10 - 13 - 21 - 29 - 37 - (18)

12 - 20 - 27 - 33 - 42 - (02)

14 - 27 - 32 - 36 - 59 - (11)

25 - 26 - 43 - 57 - 66 - (14)

Megamillions sets:

02 - 10 - 45 - 46 - 53 - (10)

05 - 10 - 13 - 45 - 47 - (11)

06 - 10 - 18 - 33 - 37 - (15)

08 - 10 - 19 - 36 - 64 - (14)

09 - 33 - 41 - 54 - 57 - (17)

Lotto America sets:

01 - 06 - 19 - 33 - 51 - (08)

07 - 08 - 09 - 19 - 42 - (03)

07 - 17 - 25 - 39

Reply #17

thamizhpayan — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:56:19 GMT

Sets from image:

Powerball sets:

01 - 34 - 47 - 52 - 53 - (01)

03 - 04 - 27 - 40 - 63 - (01)

03 - 35 - 51 - 56 - 67 - (13)

18 - 19 - 36 - 44 - 65 - (08)

19 - 26 - 34 - 60 - 65 - (04)

Megamillions sets:

02 - 31 - 32 - 45 - 66 - (17)

04 - 06 - 59 - 63 - 67 - (02)

09 - 31 - 44 - 46 - 49 - (18)

23 - 29 - 35 - 46 - 56 - (01)

38 - 44 - 46 - 56 - 69 - (24)

Lotto America sets:

07 - 14 - 23 - 38 - 44 - (06)

08 - 18 - 25 - 36 - 38 - (05)

09 - 10 - 11

Reply #16

ddude003 — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:10:47 GMT

The real trick would be to start with a fractal or mandala and generate winning lotto tickets from it... And then there are fractal mandalas... Don't get me started...

Reply #15

db101 — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:21:27 GMT

That's real purty.

Reply #14

cottoneyedjoe — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 22:19:50 GMT

You can combine the two effects. This one was done by first making a mandala with 13-fold symmetry, then applying Mandelbrot with depth=2, then Juila with depth=2. And the usual color adjustments.

Reply #13

cottoneyedjoe — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 22:08:30 GMT

Just for you, DB. Fractals would have been a more mathematical topic, in retrospect.

In GIMP, fractals are under Filters - Map - Fractal Trace, and from there you can choose either Mandelbrot or Julia. To make this fractal, I started with the same low-res image of Stat$talker's ticket, first added a bit of random RGB noise, then scaled it to 3000x3000. Then I did Oilify, then Mandelbrot with depth=3, then Julia with depth=1, then Mean Blur, and finally some color adjustment.

Reply #12

thamizhpayan — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 21:41:24 GMT

There should be some plug-in to turn images into Mandelbrot in 1 step.

Good Luck digging those fractals...

Reply #11

db101 — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 18:05:53 GMT

If you make a mandala out of a pic of your losing ticket and meditate on it, will the winning numbers come to you? I dig it.

Doesn't Gimp also have a filter for turning images into mandelbrot fractals? I'm keen on fractals.

Reply #10

thamizhpayan — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 22:04:28 GMT

The combinations or numbers generated would be unique and you will have a story to tell if you won with those numbers.

Reply #9

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:45:53 GMT

Great minds think alike! A while back I wrote a program to generate pseudo-random numbers from binary file data in a deterministic way. Maybe later I'll input some mandalas.

Reply #8

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:42:07 GMT

Could be

Reply #7

thamizhpayan — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:24:50 GMT

Good one Joe

Create a seed from the image by reading binary raw format data of the generated image(randomly pick some bytes) and generate random numbers for next drawings for same game/others. Try using some seed fed random generators like Mersenne Twister or other congruential generators.

We will get some random combinations to play.

Reply #6

Speler — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:14:13 GMT

Is that the inside of a covid-19

Reply #5

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:42:21 GMT

Now go to the Colors menu and play around with Hue Saturation, Brightness Contrast, Invert, and whatever other color filters you are into. I settled on this

That's how you can make mandalas with fewer than a dozen steps in GIMP. I typically use some of the more advanced options under Filters to get different effects, you can experiment with different things if you're feeling adventurous. The Cartoon filter will put black borders around areas of the same color. Adding Noise in the first st... [ More ]

Reply #4

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:33:41 GMT

Now, do the the Kaleidoscope filtering again, sliding around the sliders until you get something you like. Here's what my second pass of kaleidscoping got me

Reply #3

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:29:38 GMT

Now, go to Filters - Distorts - Kaleidoscope and set the mirrors to the maximum number (24), slide the zoom down, and slide the Center Y slider around until you get something you like. I settled on this

Reply #2

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:24:31 GMT

Next, scale the image into a really big square, and don't worry about how ugly and pixelated it is. I usually do 3000px by 3000px.

After you do that, go to Filters - Artistic - Oilify, and set the Mask Radius to a much bigger number than the default, maybe something in the range of 25-30. Click OK to make the magic happen. Afterward, it should look kinda like a painting, like this

Reply #1

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:19:11 GMT

So first, get a low-resolution image of a lottery ticket, the worse the quality the better. Go to Colors - Hue and Saturation and wiggle the knobs to make the colors brighter and prettier.

Next, go to Filters - Map - Panorama Projection, and slide the Zoom all the way down to either 0 or 1.0. Wiggle the knobs on Pan, Tilt, and Spin until you get something you like. I settled on this one

Mandalas from images of lottery tickets

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:08:06 GMT

I'm going to make a thread showing how to make a mandala-type image in GIMP starting from a low-res image of a lottery ticket, such as this one

which I got from Stat$talker's post https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/327102/6768218

I think this falls under math because...reasons.