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Use this thread to discuss the intricacies and fun in exploring hardware and software that simply doesn't want you to do so, whether by purpose or just through sheer bad design.
The focus is usually videogame hardware and software, but anything else that fits the criteria is more than welcome.
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>>47781910
Anyone have experience with modding a GBA SP? Any links to resources for SID chip mods?
oh shit another new bread.
Was there ever any progress in getting homebrew to run on Xbox 360 slims?
Didn't see any!
Post and rate. No hate.
>>47781607
I don't see one either.
>>47781607
There's one but OP fucked up on the thread name and putted it as his name.
>>47781613
2messy
>american friend telling me about his new chip debit card
>he's surprised when I tell him I've had one of those for close to a decade
Why is the US so far behind when it comes to card technology?
I mean do you guys even have NFC cards yet? Nowadays you can just tap your bank card and have it pay instantly. While NFC phone payments are neat, you guys sure shit the fan when it comes to debit/credit cards.
>>47788408
>does my card pay for things
>do i really need to bash my card on a reader like some shit chucking ape
like you yuropoors even have money to spent topkek
i live in canada have had chip and pin since 2004-2005 ish
The costs of overhauling the system probably still exceeds losses to fraud, so they don't bother.
>tfw you fell for the Linux meme and deleted your windows partition just so you could use Linux exclusively
>tfw after a few mounths you realize that Linux is shit and you can't go back
who /regretinstallinglinux/ here?
why can't you go back
cry more you stupid frogposter
>>47788924
Just try going back to Windows. You will be back to Linux after a week.
So Tesla unveiled a new line of product - a battery that can power your home :
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/tesla-batteries/
Basically you'll still be connected to your electric company's power, but Tesla's battery will be on during the peak electrical use, which will save you a bit of money every year.
They say if you have solar panels, then you could go completely off the grid, with solar panels +their battery.
They're priced right now at $3,000 to $3,500, and the prices are expected to be reduced dramatically on top of that...
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I hope Apple redesigns this because there is no fucking way I would buy something not made by Apple
>>47782294
>My only question is this - How long will it take for us to get our money back, by dumping $3500 for one if these?
Its not about the price. Its about detaching yourself from the gubments resource pool.
If this entire country ran off of electric cars we wouldnt need to fight stupid wars for oil and other resources.
I hate the design. This is a battery to go in my garage, not some art installation. Give me an ugly black box that I can put in a rack and maintain easily, not some Apple-looking garbage where I can't see any mounting hardware or any way to get it open for maintenance.
It also looks like some sci-fi coffin, so the sleek design isn't even appealing.
>messing around with my phone
>note 4
>keep getting notifications that my location is being searched
>it's google play services
>it has acces to my location, the ability to directly call or text someone, my "car speed" and a bunch of other shit
jesus fuck, how can I make my phone not botnet?
turn off location services
>>47775738
sure, but "google app" and "google play services", the shit that controls half the services my phone offers have locked in permissions that can control basically everything, even record audio and take pictures.
Like what the fuck
Compile your own Android
Sideload APKs
Anyone still use abandonware?
Yeah, I've still got a realplayer clip buffering from 1997
>>47767960
does GTA san andreas count as abandonware?
I use windows live writer for blogging. Nothing beats it.
So what's the deal with overheating and the new MacBook Pro? I'd like to grab one and run OS X natively again, but don't want to pay the apple tax just to have it thermal throttle itself down to netbook levels whenever I do more than shitpost on /g/.
they haven't overheated in ages. Airs are silent and cool. Pros run hot i think but don't throttle or anything unless it's defective
the new one is "fanless", a 5w tdp apparently still doesnt warrant cooling, despite chipsets (about 5-7w) having cooling since forever
Its like, what the hell were they thinking?
the pro gets hot, but thats because its a fucking 47w processor in the thin as fuck laptop, shitty cheap laptops barely survive running cool with their 35w processors and theyre thick as fuck (loltoshiba) the airs run cool but theyre aenemic as fuck. so yea, pro and air are both valid choices, but the new one is paying more than an air to get less battery, get less ports, and a significantly...
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>>47773484
the new one is just a macbook, replacing the old plastic ones. it's 'a poorfag model, though the price doesn't yet reflect that
Hey /g/eeks, socia/lit/e here wanting to host a small e-reader thread.
Physical books are wonderful, but they're also a bitch to store and don't hold their value very well. I've been getting into digital books, but I really don't like sitting down at my desktop and staring into a lightbulb for hours at a time. So I've been looking into e-readers, specifically the Kobo Aura and the Kindle Paperwhite. I like the idea of reobtaining my personal library in digital form and sticking it all onto a frontlit slate that I can use for a week or two without charging.
A tablet's also an option. I actually started thinking about this after hearing about the 4/20 Kindle Fire HD 7 sale. A friend got one for $60 with that drone shipping thing and I kind of regret not jumping on that. But I know that tablets have shit battery life, and then I'll have the "staring into a lightbulb" issue again. But it could be a better investment than a single-purpose piece of tech that is still making large leaps in usability. I've even been thinking about throwing out my desktop altogether and buying a Surface 2 to kill two birds with one stone if I go down that path, though by the time I scrape together that much money I could probably get a Surface 3.
I guess what I want is for people to talk about their e-readers and tablets, what's shit, what works really well for them, thoughts about the industry, etc. They're a piece of technology that I really don't hear much about these days, even though they seem to be getting better every year.
I'd recommend a paper white. They're good and cheap. I just a kindle 3 keyboard and it's great.
>>47771938
The Nook was alright for its time
The thing about books was price fixing and DRM
With publishers dealing with Amazon
And when Apple had that whole thing
>>47771938
Can you import and read any pdf file on a kindle?
What are you all majoring in? Software Engineering? CS?
What year?
School?
>>47774039
majoring in ur mum @ u r dads house
CS, junior. Not saying which school, but it's a mediocre liberal arts school in the north east.
math lab development and production, third year
>Removable batteries disappearing
>SD slots disappearing
>Glass shatterbacks becoming more common
What the fuck am I supposed to do, /g/?
Is the LG G4 good?
>>47774928
Reviews aren't out yet. It will depend on the battery life and the screen characteristics. Removable battery is kinda pointless, you know you're never gonna swap it on the go. SD ok, that's a valid point.
>>47774928
OH and glass backs are indeed the work of the devil.
>>47774928
Ive had a G3 since Christmas, and I've enjoyed it for the most part. Has some issues, but definitely better than my old LG lucid.
Friendly reminder that if you're not an electrical or computer engineer, you're not qualified to use this board and need to gtfo. Don't let the door hit you in the ass.
daily reminder that no computer engineer has ever been a success.
>>47773041
I really wish all the stupid fucking smartphone threads would die.
>>47773041
what about software engineers?
I'm a porn hoarder addict, pls no bully.
How can I make this shit smaller? It's 4.6TB of 1080p and 4k porn
>>47772634
ctrl-a
delete
empty trash
start fresh
>>47772645
if only it were so easy
>>47772634
Convert to 360p webm and post on the chinz.
Daily reminder that the only thing AMD cpus are better at than Intel's is being a space heater
Exactly.
When you buy an intel processor, you have to get a space heater as well, but AMD is 2 in 1, so you save money.
>>47767132
Except with AMD you don't get a processor.
>>47767178
What do you get then, a banana?
I just got an offer for a SysAdmin position for 90k.
How can I negotiate more?
Salary.com says 3 to 5 years experience is 91k for national average. I have about 7 to 8 years experience.
You're a sysadmin, you're lucky to even get that much. Don't fuck it up. You can ask for more once you're established in the company. Don't think you're the only one who was considered.
Say your the BOFH.
>>47771868
Start on 90k
Negotiate after a year or 2
