Post your simple/small/stupid questions here, ONCE.
DO NOT BUMP THE THREAD, You are NOT entitled to an answer.
Read the sticky before posting.
Take at least 10 seconds to google it first.
Redirect or ignore anybody asking stupid questions outside this thread.
Use >>>/g/sqt as a link to find the sqt thread.
is there a DIY way of fixing or alleviating backlight bleed in an IPS panel?
Opinion on Voat? and opinion on Slashdot?
What's a good case for someone who has enjoyed an Antec 300 for the last five years?
How the fuck do I figure out how to fix my PC?
Yesterday it randomly started BSODing with "system service exception" roughly ~30-60sec after logging in (would be fine for indeterminate amount of time if I sat on the login screen). I googled that, fucked around with some settings in safe mode, and now it's gone.
Except now I can't load any games. When I try to start up any game it either won't start up at all, instantly crashes, or freezes on a black screen. I have no idea what's causing this, and therefore no idea how to fix it? How do I narrow in on the cause of this problem so that I may try and fix it myself?
Most cases seem to be designed for front to back airflow, are there any issues with back to front airflow?
What is the best / easiest way to setup vpn + voip so I can call people from my phones contact list and it will automatically connect to my server at my home and have it direct the call to the person I selected?
Is the fact that I can't rename/delete files in the open/save dialog an issue with gnome or nautilus?
>>52620857
Should I upgrade from Clover 1.2.x? Why?
And are there any better options than clover (ideally on the play store because muh autoupdates)
>>52620959
Are you using any AMD hardware?
If yes, reinstall drivers.
Or better yet, return it and buy from a different brand.
I'm thinking of getting a new mobo
Im between a Gigabyte Ga-h97 Gaming 3 and a Gigabyte Ga-z97-hd3.
They're both pretty similar except Z97 can hold ram up to 2400Mhz (the H97 only up to 1866Mhz)
and the H97 has a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot + PCIe 2.0 x16 (Z97 only has 2 2.0 x16 slots)
Im planning on use this build for gaymen, and i can get both mobos for the same price range, what would give me the best performance?
>>52621070
Zero AMD hardware. Here's my specs.
>>52621070
Man I must be one lucky motherfucker because I've never experienced any major issues with AMD hardware or software
>>52621090
Oh shit, that's outdated. Here's the right one.
>>52621088
what other hardware yo gettin? (cpu, gpu, etc.)
>>52621184
i5 4690k and a Sapphire R9 380 Nitro 4gb
>>52621202
idk, they both are pretty much same, just get the one you feel more comfortable getting
also the h97 can handle 2400 mhz ram
>>52621267
Really? i read it was only up to 1866mhz
Alright, i'll get the cheaper one then, thanks dude.
Hey guys. I have a question here in regards to my rooted Android. Specifically, how do I make my OneDrive (or Google Drive) user writeable? I have documents stored there that I need to be able to edit and save on the go, and I can't seem to make the drive writeable. I've tried changing my entire / folder writeable using FX file explorer, but that doesn't seem to work. Should I just run 'chmod -R 777 /'? Would that work? Is there a better way to do it? Any help would be appreciated.
I'm running Android 5.1.1 on a Sony Xperia Z1 (rooted of course).
>>52620857
If I want a gaming laptop for $2000 or so. What ones should I be looking at?
Are there good brands?
Where can I find any emerge dekstop themes/color schemes? Both customize.org and deviantart seems to be lacking....or should I just change to litestep...
In Visual Studio, how do I get text from a text box into the main form like in pic?
>>52621527
For some reason my cool picture of Flash didn't go.
What is a good kvm that has 2 hdmi and minimum 2usb in and 1 hdmi out
(need to connect a laptop and my main rig to one of my 2 monitors)
All the ones im finding either catch on fire, or are enterprise grade and cost a thousand bucks.
Suggestions?
>>52621563
Look at the publish / subscribe pattern I believe anon.
Where the fuck can I download Packet Tracer without signing up for a fucking community college course
How is Steam on the Ubuntu/Mint/Gnome/Etc Software Center?
Is it officially put there by valve or done by a third party?
I'm paranoid and don't want my account stolen like an idiot
>>52620857
How do I enable Pitch Correction in the newer MPC-HC when changing playback rate?
>>52620983
boomp
>>52621674
Third party, as it is obviously signed with the repo's signature and they would not give private jeys to valve. However they probably cooperae with valve
>>52621667
use wireshark
How does this equal True in python?
bool_four = not not True or False and not True
>>52621492
Are they mounted with some retarded setup or you use the normal app for them?
>>52621527
Good outlines for gaming hardware of laptops:
1. User replaceable/upgrade-able CPU
2. User replaceable/upgrade-able GPU (Some brands make the gpu & vram on a separate chip that attaches to the motherboard. Those models are your best choice here.)
3.Avoid Dell (Alien Ware + Razor included), Lenovo, and some other brand I can't think of right now.
4. User replaceable RAM, HDD.
5. Avoid laptops that have BIOS whitelists on hardware.
>>52621897
Cheers anon. I jus got done looking at Alien Ware, Dell and Lenovo. So I'm glad you responded.
Any brands you do recommend?
>>52621792
>However they probably cooperae with valve
Linux Steam EULA especially permits OS distributors to create distro-specific packages of the Steam installer provided that certain files remain unchanged and they display the EULA.
Don't know how stupid this question is, if i replace the non backlit keyboard on my dell latitude e6420 with the backlit keyboard, how would I change the settings of the backlight?
I already have looked up if it works and it does but can't find an answer to my actual question.
>>52621897
If you're going to pay 2000 fucking bucks for a laptop and then upgrade it you might as well build a decent desktop and get a normal laptop with the spare money
>>52621889
I believe they are mounted normally, meaning I haven't changed them.
>>52621527
Spend 500 on a good laptop.
Spend the rest on a $800-1000 gaming rig with room to buy 2 monitors.
>>52621926
Nothing specific, but just follow those guidelines in general. If you want a place to **start** look at MSI and ASUS.
Also Dell owns both Alien Ware and Razor (Dell makes shit quality computers, and are often over priced.) Lenovo has a bad track record for inserting back doors into windows. Asus has a bad track record with patching their in house software (ex: wifi routers), but I haven't heard much else bad about them.
>>52621993
Problem is I travel a bit and the PC is a bit to lug around. I also just brought an apartment and would rather not have a rig setup for space reasons. I currently have a PC which I will be giving away.
Got about $2000 to spend.
>>52622013
Wonderful, thanks.
>>52621970
That'd be my choice too, but not everyone wants a desktop for one reason or another.
If anon requests a laptop, they have their reasons.
>>52621988
I guess this means you use the app. Then you are probably not able to do that. If a simple solution is ok then use ES File Explorer and add it as a cloud drive. It downloads the file temporaily and watches for changes then reupload. If you need a more robust solution you might try to set this up: https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse
When I turn on my pc nothing shows any sign of life. The pc is on, the fan is on, the case is displaying lights as if it was on, but nothing on the monitor, nothing on the mouse, nothing on the keyboard or any other peripheral.
I just let it rest there for up to 30 min sometimes and then it decides to actually turn on. The monitor shows up and it goes from the start, as if I just pushed the button and not 30 minutes ago.
Is my CPU dying? I'm thinking about buying a new CPU and a new mobo.
>>52622112
Checked the thermal paste?
Is there any easy way to set alarm on my computer so a message comes up at a certain time? I am running windows 7.
>>52622023
You can get a micro atx case with a single 980 in it and it will fit in carry on bag. See if you like the corsair air 240
You're wasting your money on "gaming" laptop desu
Get an ASUS ROG G751JY-WH71 if you absolutely have to have a laptop. Your battery life wont be more then 2 hours, even when you're not gaming. So expect to always be wired.
Source: I have the 970M model
>>52622174
Yeah I replaced it a couple times before. I know how to apply it though, so it's definitely not a problem of extra thermal paste all over the place.
>>52622023
pls give it to me, i'm a poorfag
>>52622175
Task scheduler.
Run msg or something similar.
What is gentoo
>>52620857
bump
Is there anywhere to buy Lemote hardware in the US?
>>52622060
Yeah I use the app. Okay I'll try the ES solution. Thanks for the help man!
I'm watching Stargate, and since it's a fuckload of episodes I'm speeding up the framerate to 1.5x (by pressing +) whenever it's a long atmospheric section and slowing it down back to 1x for dialogue and important ones.
However, the audio and video skip just enough every time I switch it for it to be annoying. Is there any settings or programs I should be using for this not to happen? I'm using VLC at the moment just because it has accessible framerate options, but I can switch to mpc if necessary.
It's REALLY annoying.
In Visual Studio, how can I have a sentence be broken up at the spaces? For example, Dr. Ron Reed would output
Dr.
Ron
Reed
>>52622383
It depends on the language anon. But what you are looking at is string organisation.
It can be as simple as strtok in C or you can write a REGEX s.t. you can expand a little easier down the track.
>>52622383
I am guessing you mean visual basic. Use ".IndexOf()" on the string. Then use .replace() to replace the spaces with "\n". Put this in a loop and tell it to loop till .indexof() retruns -1 or false.
>>52622619
*use indexof() to find the spaces
>>52620898
2 suggestions
You can SLIGHTLY tighten the screws on the back of your monitor
Or/and
Lightly tap and press on the edges of your screen where it's bleeding (yes, I do mean touching the display, not the plastic.)
>>52622619
>>52622398
I got it to work, thanks. turns out the teacher gave us the code, we just had to put it into a graphical interface.
I fucking hate teachers like that, being vague as fuck about what EXACTLY needs to be done. The assignment was only given at the end of a power point that looks like just an explanation of syntax
>>52622359
Is this bait? Because if so, 9/10 guy, I'm really fucking mad.
>>52620857
It's been a while, Bing is blocked on my Windows 10 computer. I get ERR_NETWORK_ACCESS_DENIED from any browser when trying accessing the service. And so the windows search won't connect to Bing neither. I don't really use bing for anything, but sometimes i like to just type my query in he search bar and get an answer from microsoft search engine. Maybe it's a debloating windows 10 script I ran. I didn't find any firewall rule blocking Bing.
Did any of you get the same problem ?
>>52622957
Did the script null out bing in your host file?
>install ubuntu on hard drive A as a backup in case windows failed
>works fine
>install windows 7 on hard drive B
>can no longer boot into ubuntu because windows overwrote GRUB from the MBR (according to google)
>windows file system corrupts, and can no longer boot
>want to boot into ubuntu, but can't
I'm not familiar with how exactly dual booting works. Can I restore my ability to use ubuntu without screwing up my windows drive in *any* way? That means absolutely no write operations to the windows drive since I have yet to recover data from it.
And if it is possible by some miracle to restore windows on the corrupt drive, would restoring my ubuntu booting ability screw with windows in any way?
Is there a script for mp3tag/puddletag that can de-capitalize all instances, of articles and such words which aren't supposed to be capitalized in titles, e.g: "of, it. in, from, the", except for words which begin the title?
I want to make a multiboot USB, where do I begin? There's different results for making one and I'm not sure which works fine.
Mainly want to put some Linux distros, Windows, and maybe a rescue iso
>>52622957
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135
why doesn't borderless gaming launch on windows startup even though I have the setting for it checked
>>52623075
you always have to install linux after you've installed windows.
grab a super grub disc, boot into ubuntu and reinstall grub 2
>>52623062
I seems to be that. thank you
>>52623260
>>>/v/
>>52623116
Yumi is the best I have found for multiple linux distros and rescue images.
Windows installer boots but won't install.
>>52623075
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Installing#Reinstalling_GRUB_2
>>52622297
Ebay. The production runs are so small that they're extremely expensive.
>>52623116
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multiboot_USB_drive
Brother's GPU is a EVGA GeForce 700 series (either 750 or 760). Just how much more advanced is the GPU in this build? Other parts are similar to what he has (minus the SSD and the motherboard's a little better).
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dragon123/saved/8pTKHx
>>52623633
200 revisions.
>>52623346
I never see anything pop up there, I'm just looking for a place that has stock of something
New PC. Why don't my webm files have preview pics?
Can I return a laptop to amazon even though I've opened the box?
Anyone have experience with this?
My reason is that I accidentally ordered the model that has less ram, and that I actually intended to buy the version with more.
Will it work /g/?
>>52624092
For one webms didn't exist when Windows 7 came out
>>52621961
Anyone know?
What exactly does firefox sync? Will it sync all my about:config changes?
>>52624092
Download Icaros. It loads thumbnails faster than Windows default.
>>52624129
Yeah, but my old build had 7 and they had previews just fine. It's the same ones too, I transferred the harddrive.
>>52624157
Ok, I'll check that out.
>>52624174
How does this look? I have never in my life built a PC. This is based purely on a few minutes of looking stuff up.
No bully pls.
>>52624190
Wow, that was braindead easy, you don't even need to do anything. Thanks, anon.
>>52620857
I filled up my 32 gigs on my galaxy s6 with my music and has a lot more left
Should I just get a sansa clip and put like 128 gig sd card in it or do something with mu phone
>>52624209
Bad PSU
Bad GPU
Bad RAM
No custom heatsink, Intel's is shit for overclocking and noisy as fuck
Fractal R4/R5 no window > NZXT, also you don't need a full tower, mid tower is fine
Get an SSD for the OS and whatever commonly used programs you want, Photoshop loads in 1 second here
>>52624255
Also alt+printscreen is easier than snipping tool.
>>52624276
Could you give me alternatives, please. I have a budget of about $1500. I plan on researching a bit more, but like i posted earlier, this was purely based on first glance.
I really want an on-screen drawing experience.
Some people say go Wacom because they are the leader and their products are intuitive, and others say get the Surface because it has a high res screen, portable, and I can connect it to a large external monitor and dual screen that shit.
So buy the Cintiq 13HD or Surface 4 and for what reason?
i want to know what would be the difference between running the cinnamon desktop on ubuntu as opposed to the traditional mint distro, current computer can't run mint.
>>52624323
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kcFf3C
$1500 is plenty of budget room to splurge. If you don't want Nvidia get a Sapphire/Powercolor+ r9 390.
>>52620857
Audio glitching randomly around every half hour; either playing the same sound sound multiple times in a row or just not playing for half a second. Definitely affects multiple websites and I think it affects offline too.
Where to start?
Image loading on 4chan slows down around this time of night drastically every day for me. I've checked my speeds using ookla multiple times and I'm definitely not getting a decrease. I've tried turning off all my extensions and using different browsers and it's all the same.
Any other ideas what it could be?
>>52624601
Talk to your local chinese overlord about 4chin server loads.
>>52624615
is it something actually happening to other people? that would make the most sense to me but I've asked others in a few threads and they've always said it's just me
>>52624632
What browser?
Is there a good small application I can use to convert a pdf into many images at nice quality? Id rather not use an online converter and Photoshop crashes when I try to save the image.
Id rather not use adobe acrobat but if thats all that can I will.
>>52624518
Awesome, thanks.
>>52624657
firefox and chrome
I even tried internet explorer
>>52623763
So 200% then? I was worried since the one I picked out is smaller then his. Then again, he build his PC two years ago. And what of the 120GB SSD? I intend to put a select few programs in alongside the OS but how much space does a fresh install of Windows 7 Professional take up?
How much longer will it be before we have fully functional Gundam style robots?
>>52624679
ox pdf to image converter
>>52624706
Another 100 to 200 years.
>>52620857
About every 6 months I like to wipe all the free space on my drives so if I ever accidentally delete something and I need to recover I don't have to wade through all the other shit.
My question is how would I do this on an ext4 file system? I have triedsudo cat /dev/urandom > file.txt && sudo syncuntil i fill up all of the free space, but when I use photorec to see if I can still recover things, it's as if I never overwritten anything. Help me /g/
If one chef can cook one cake, how many chefs do you need to cook one hundred cakes?
>>52623633
>>52624697
>http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dragon123/saved/8pTKHx
>200% power increase
AHAHAHHAHAHA, no.
750->950 you're looking at only a 15% increase or less, but more efficent power draw and temps. Also
>AMD FX CPU
Stop being poor and get a $200 range Intel i5
>>52624684
Maybe more people are on? Probably getting home from work or out of class
>>52624791
One if given enough time.
If you mean in the same time, then 100 chefs.
>>52624679
Gimp if Photoshop doesn't want to
>>52624682
>>52624518
>>52624323
>>52624276
>>52624209
Wait, what resolution were you planning on playing at and what's your target framerate?
>>52624816
I'm not a chef and I've baked a cake. So in theory you don't need any chefs
>>52623633
Save your self some money and follow this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p2XfNG
Hey /sqt/ I haven't built a computer since 05 and am looking to replace my current rig. Thoughts on this? http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/mmv6YJ Am I making some sort of stupid mistake? I'll likely actually buy the graphics card second hand and save $200-$300 there.
>>52624849
SHIT
>>52624811
my knowledge of how servers work and all that is pretty limited, but wouldn't that mean that everyone trying to access 4chan would also be seeing an increase in how long it takes to view a full image?
my image upload speeds seem to be unaffected, not sure what that means
>>52624852
>second worst 960 model behind Zotac
>that POS mobo
>AMD CPU in 2010+6
Do not listen to this fool
>>52624857
I'd never spend that much on a graphics card myself, but if you have the money or can get a good deal on it then I guess it should be ok
>>52624857
You do NOT need a 500gb ssd.
Do NOT store data on ssd's. Get a nice fat platter
Get a 120 or 256gb ssd which is more then enough for your os.
>>52620857
Is Demonoid a honeypot?
Google doesn't give an answer, from what I recall the FBI took everything.... so is it safe?
>>52624842
at least 1080p 60+ fps.
>>52624883
What would you get instead? Remembering this is Kangaroo-bucks.
my i5 3570k is hitting like 90 degrees with the stock cooler right now
whats a good cooler for around 50 bucks and how far could i OC my cpu once i get a cooler
>>52624882
>Still being an intel shill
>Paying 500 bucks for a socket that will be obsolete in 6 months.
>>52624897
If i can go higher, I'd like to.
[spoiler]Same guy. should have added this to that post.[/spoiler]
>>52624895
Ive been on demoniod since 2004.
It isnt as active anymore but it still has good content
>>52624889
Thanks, I'll change it down the a 256 instead. Anything else in there seem wrong?
>>52624902
hypercooler 212
>>52624897
960+low end i5 is ample for 1080.60
I wouldn't bother with 1440/4k till Pascal.
>>52624839
Thank you! I completely forgot gimp existed.
>>52625006
No problem!
>>52624906
>MUH THREADING
Enjoy your house fires, unplayable PS2/GC/Wii emulation and a swarm of optimization issues playing modern games
>>52624095
p-please respond familia
Does rooting make your phone less secure?
>>52625035
I've had two 480 gtx fermi's running for 5 years.Along with a Hexcore 4.0ghz thuban Still alive in the same house. Proper cooling faggot.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZYD7mG
What graphics card do i need to stream 1080p60fps? Also any recommendations
Nothing is going to happen on it but /browsing and streaming from a nas.
Looking for $200 limit
>>52625066
Just talk to amazon, they have the best customer service. Flat out tell them you got the wrong model and they normally get you sorted.
They will probly file an RMA and have you send it back and price adjust the one you want.
>>52625141
>streaming from a nas
What?
I also hope you're not planning on getting anything current playable at 1080 60 with that CPU
>>52625141
What do you mean by 'stream' in this case? If you just want it to play video from a nas then integrated graphics will work.
>>52625066
I've had a similar problem with buying the wrong model external battery
Literally all you do is tell then you bought the wrong one and send it back. You will pay for the shipping but you get your money back
>>52625141
A 960 or the AMD equivalent would do it at right around $200 bit that CPU is a serious bottleneck and not having atleast 8 gigs of RAM in 2016 when it's so cheap is retarded
>>52625260
>>52625205
Thanks you guys, I was p spooped.
>>52625259
>stream
Connect to a dlna server and stream videos/music from the nas im going to convert this current machine too that on the same switch as the nas.
What cpu would you recommend?
I didnt think it needed to be too beefy
![138553488[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/si0dXXu.png "138553488[1].png")
Am I being throttled? I get fuck awful ping on NY servers, ping as high as 500. But these tests show the direct opposite.
The fuck's going on?
>>52624897
The 980ti is overkill for 1080p, but 970 is just plain inferior.
>>52625267
Im not gaming or doing anything on it other then web browsing and streaming movies/music from my nas.
>>52625323
Bad peering by your isp.
Let an mtr sit for an hour and then talk to your isp
>>52625336
To be clear, i was hoping to make that the bare minimum. I've no problem with making a PC that's an overkill, though.
>>52625429
mtr?
>>52625381
Ah. Get something like
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-cm8064601482514
Or any other 50 dollar range intel CPU with integrated graphics instead of the AMD.
Best antivirus?
Also, best way to deal with RSA-4096 ransomware?
Companion? ThinkPad? Surface pro? I need reviews. I'd like at least an i5.
>>52625444
Don't splurge now when Pascal chip cards are being revealed in June.
>>52625471
Common Sense 2016
Malware Bytes free version. Scan once a week or whenever you remember to if you wanna be safe or suspect something is up.
>>52625446
http://winmtr.net/
Its a traceroute program, it does them every few seconds and pools them and shows you worst mean best for each hop. If you have a node going to 500ms then thats the node thats having problems and you can also send it to your isp if they need data on which node it is
>>52625508
Thanks anon. I'll check it out.
>>52625471
>Ransomeware problems
What year is it?
Hey /g/, when I was my computer maintenance back in HS we would fix headphones and all shit techy. We would use this gel like glue/paste that we put in the heat shrink to fill the gap and then we'd heat gun that shit.
What I want to know is, what is that paste and where can I get it? I for the life of can't figure out what it is.
When ppl say "encrypt your stuff before upload to cloud storage services such as Mega", are they saying to put a password on .rar archives?
>>52625613
And encrypt the header yes
is
Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem a good modem
i really need to replace the shitty combo one comcast gave me
>>52625466
I tried to build an intel build but it was never close to 200 it was pushing 300
I edited my build prop and changed the dpi from 330 to 1000 and now its so zoomed in I cant revert it back. what do? ive tried wiping phone to factory settings as well as load different roms from the sd card but none seem to work. every time I try and install rom it gives up halfway and says installation aborted
Is there a way I can just turn off the whole temporary internet files caching thing?
>>52625623
But is it posible to open .rar archives without the password?
>>52625699
In the normal sense no.
And encrypting the header means they cannot see the file list until they supply the password.
All file containers can be brute forced.
>>52625636
Uh, if you use the processor I linked in your build, you're looking at about 150 bucks, total.
>>52625497
>>52625553
Its clearly current year anon. My parents use the computer, have only a vague idea of how to use it properly
>>52625485
He should splurge on that 980ti anyway. Pascal won't be HBM2 at first, DDR5X is what we'll get for the first half of this year.
>>52625720
Unless im a full retard changing it to an intel board and that proccesser moves it to 180 changing nothing else in the build.
Is UNIX writed in C? What is the difference between UNIX and POSIX? Only difference between Linux distros is the GIU?
What laptop is this
>>52620857
Why does /sqt/ exist when >>>/wsr/ is now a thing?
What is the absolute best "anonymous" temporary email service. It has to be able to send and receive email, as well as send and receive files.
How does Visual Studio differ from other IDE's (such as eclipse or code::blocks) and how much would it impact me while using it for c/c++?
>>52625835
here
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H2ypt6
compatible mobo with the new processor there, and for a similar price point (with less wattage you didn't need anyways) I got you a more efficient power supply
>>52625973
Shit forgot eye catching picture.
>>52625906
That board isnt tech related, where as this thread is. Its not a general where you can ask for anime or guns.
>>52625906
Because /wsr/ is slow as shit and less likely to informed anons when it comes to tech.
If I start my computer with a power connector attached to a hard drive, but with the motherboard end of the data cable disconnected and the hard drive end still connected, then can that screw up anything?
I can't physically remove the power connector, and I want to make sure that boot-repair-disk doesn't write anything to my C drive while it fixes the bootloader on a linux drive.
>>52625629
pls
>>52625967
Or would ProtonMail or Telegram be a better option?
Anyone know how I can view my laptop webcam from my android? been searching but can't find anything of use
>>52626525
IP cam of some sort
check your camera manual online etc
>>52626414
ProtonMail and Telegram are made for secure communication which is completely different from anonymous communication so it would depend on what your exact needs are.
Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 for new ring?
Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 ($383) or i7 6700K ($517)? Trying to decide if it's better value for me going with previous gen Xeon and ECC over a current i7. I doubt I'll overclock except for turbo boost.
What phones out right now have the best DAC or amp or whatever makes the music sound decent
>>52626577
thanks will give it a go
Every day around this time everything halts, browsers, file mangers, file chooser for threads
I checked the io and there are no rogue proccess', there is no excess bandwidth. There are no timers or cron jobs.
It goes away after about 15 minutes.But it is bothering the fuck out of me.
I've run 2 different rootkit scanners and nothing is wrong.
WTF is going on.
Trying to watch some HD mkv files, VLC is choppy as fuck. I tried changing the settings in video codecs/ffmpeg but only managed to get it running slightly worse than it does in mplayer. Anyone know any good tricks to make it run better (or a better linux video player for this use case)?
>>52626817
disable WEI for windows
>>52626882
Linux faggot
Aint no cron jobs in windows
>>52621832
> " not not True " is true
so the or 'short circuits' .. ie realises it needs no more testing
see https://docs.python.org/2/reference/expressions.html#boolean-operations
and returns true
Why is the wall end part of my phone charger getting so fucking hot? The metal parts would burn you to the touch.
Could /g/ tell me what is wrong with this?
What I've got is basically an image stored in a variable (encoded in base64 to preserve it), and I decode it, pipe it into Imagemagick's convert tool to manipulate it, then pipe that into Imagemagick's display to show the image. After that I use the $! special parameter to get the PID of the latest command so I can terminate it later. this is the process:echo "$image" | base64 -d | convert ---conversion--- | display - &
disPID=$!
#stuff here
kill $disPID
Now this works for me 99.9% of the time but every once in a while some shit will go down and the terminal will spit out this text below, BUT the script will continue to work/script.sh: line (##): (PID1) Done echo "$image"
(PID2) | base64 -d
(PID3) | convert ---conversion---
(PID4) Terminated | display -
Anyone know why it will only happen so very infrequently, and how to stop it?
The line it references is a blank line.
>>52621832
also the or operator is evaluated before the and according to this precedence
https://docs.python.org/2/reference/expressions.html#operator-precedence
Is there any problem if I play old games on my bed?
Something like System Shock 2 or the first 2 Fallout games.
I want maximum comfyness for these games.
>>52627321
It makes you a terrible human bean
>>52627348
I'm already a monster... It can't get worse... ;_;
Are there any new single board computers being released in the near future? ODROID-C1+ seems to be highest specs of the low priced SBCs currently available. I'm going to be building a media box pretty soon.
Ok /g/, I really need your help. I need this computer for college and I don't want to get another one. What happened was that I decided to install Debian a couple weeks ago. For some reason, after installing, it got stuck in a reboot loop not letting me access the bios or Live USB. I removed the hard drive, wiped it, then put it back. It let me boot of a live USB (different iso than last one) and I reinstalled Debian. After doing the reboot for the end of the install, it fell into the same problem. I have wiped it and started over 20 times now. I even installed Debian on the HDD before putting it back into the laptop. Please help.
My shitty 2008 dell optiplex computer has speaker issues, its crackling and showing signs of static
its connected with 3.5mm audio cable to my TV
I think its the motherboard
I've got a Lingsfire LS-S2 charger. It says that it can charge 1.2v batteries, I'm assuming NiCd work, but do NiMH?
When I'm watching a youtube video, my GPU temps go up two or three degrees celsius;
but, when I'm on twitch, cytube or any other live streaming site, temps go up 19 degrees or more.
Hardware acceleration is turned off, but even still temps go up, and they go up FAST. Why is this? Is there any way to stop it or do I just have to choose between the lifetime of my graphics card or streaming altogether, or at least in decent quality?
>>52627409
Are you installing a bootloader?
And are you marking the drive as bootable when you partition it?
How do I select a z170 motherboard for a new build? Assuming I can identify the feature set I am looking for, how do I choose a manufacturer?
I don't need none of that you jump I jump dungeons and dragons "gaming" crap.
I'm looking to purchase a VPN, mostly just so I can torrent without getting letters from my ISP.
Which VPN is better, Private Internet Access or AirVPN?
>>52627929
Without that last sentence, any current gigabyte.
With that last sentence, the only answer is that one supermicro board.
>>52627946
Not sure how that went down, but >>52628001 was for you.
Whats the alternative to Truecrypt since it's not safe to use it now.
>>52627829
You're using your graphics card?
Thats what happens when you put electricity in to electronic devices
Can you paint a motherboard?
>>52627998
prq
>>52628082
>>52628001
Why gigabyte?
How does this >>65194784 work /g/?
>>52628082
Ask Linus.
how gay would i look if i wore this shirt
www.pokemoncenter.com/Pokémon-Adult-Relaxed-Crewneck-T-Shirt/dp/B01AWU0606
>>52628275
depends on how you look
if you wear this with a fedora and cargo pants it's super gay
but i could see some kid wearing this to a rave and pull it off
it also depends on if you look like a pussy or not
>>52628275
gay furry twink
I'm looking for a new mouse to replace my current one. Before this I had a logitech G9. Looking at the Corsair M65 because people seem to think it's of a similar shape. It is shite?
>>52625035
>unplayable PS2/GC/Wii emulation
Is this true? Not that guy, but hoping to ditch Nvidia for AMD in the future and thought trying out an AMD CPU for the first time might be nice as well.
>>52624141
>Will it sync all my about:config changes?
I don't think so. I use Firefox Sync and I feel like I usually have to re-do about:config changes. I'm not 100% sure on this, though.
>>52624789
>>52625845
>Is UNIX writed in C
Yes, C and Assembly.
>difference between UNIX and POSIX
POSIX is a standard that any UNIX-like OS will follow.
>difference between Linux distros is the GIU?
>out of the box software (including graphical stuff of course)
>how new of software you can get
>the installer
>package manager (how you'll get all your software and keep it up to date)
>philosophy (e.g. Debian only allows free software by default, which means some firmware might not be available in the installer and some software not in the repos by default)
>community
You will rarely get help from people who use a different distro than you. This sucks since so many things are the same, but due to them not knowing how your system is configured or what other variables may be different, it makes sense.
>>52625886
Acer Aspire S7 with the 11.6" screen.
>>52626686
Arch
>>52624141
use FEBE if you want to backup your about:config
>>52626763
You can get a portable DAC/Amp (they are different things but you can find a single device with both inside as well) to carry with you and improve the sound of all your devices.
I don't have a particular recommendation, though. You should also make sure you have nice headphones, otherwise you probably won't hear the difference aside from extra loudness being possible with the amp.
>>52626870
Have you tried mpv? I can't say another video player will solve your issue here, as I've never really had issues with VLC OR mpv, and I just have both around for different use-cases. (VLC has a good playlist system, and for the same reason I often open stand-alone videos in mpv so as not to screw up my long playlists)
My friend is actually naming his baby Gnu (pronounced ganoo)
>>52627321
>>52627391
Are you wondering about thermal issues on your laptop or something?
Getting hot is fine and normal, just try not to block your air vents. If your game gets really slow all of a sudden then it's probably running too hot.
>>52627565
I've had that happen due to a bad cable before. You should try another 3.5mm cable.
>>52627829
That might be the difference between html5 and flash
try using livestreamer to run twitch through mpv and then see how your temps look
>>52627998
I don't know anything about VPNs, but I did heard negative things about Private Internet Access once. Maybe just do a quick duckduckgo search about them and see if there are any scary headlines.
>>52628275
Not gay at all. That's a neat shirt. Maybe I'll get it myself.
>>52628564
Eh, that's respectable and kind of neat. Hopefully the kid doesn't grow up to be a winbabby.
>>52625567
b-bump
>>52628619
I'm getting results that it may be solder paste or "thermal grease" (like you put on a CPU I think?)
look up images and see if it's familiar
>>52628619
>>52628626
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mafjH54_O4
If you had to learn 3 programming languages right now to land a part time job, any job in any (western) country, what would they be? Assuming you know 0 to begin with of course
>>52628657
>C
>Java
>Python
I personally know 0 and would like to learn these. I think they cover a good and diverse area.
I want to build a PC. I'm moderately tech competent but haven't built a PC before. Is Logical Increments a good place to help me pick out parts? I've heard some good and some bad things.
>>52628706
Alternatively,
C
C++
Python
>laptop came with a 1366x768 panel
>want to replace it with a 1920x1080 panel
anything I should be wary of? Or can I just go ahead and buy the panel with the higher res?
I'm about to buy the parts for my first PC for gaming.
Are these things easy to assemble? The place I'm buying the parts from also offer assembly services, should I just go for that?
>>52620857
>be me
>get 256gb 850 EVO because I fell for the 3D V-NAND meme (just kidding it's actually really nice)
>get drive
>reinstall windows
>clone existing SSD to new SSD
>redownload tons of programs
>get accounts re-setup
>everything good
>suddenly freeze
>restart
>can't find drive
lolwut.jpg
>find it in bios
>try again
>everything fine
>drive freezes and crashes again
>fix cable orientation
>problem goes away
>fast forward 20 days
>Playing Memetheft Auto V with friends
>Drive freezes
ohfuckno.png
>same problem happens again
>last 10min - 7hours
>fix cables again
>doesn't work
>move drive
>doesn't work
>change sata port
>doesn't work
>change sata cable
>doesn't work
>realize this is it
>switch to old SSD
>use SATA to USB to get data off of it and erase everything
>won't connect
>fuck
>can't erase data
>RMA anyway since it's gotta go
What are the odds they're going to be fixing it and using it to look at my shit /g/? I don't have too much to hide and nothing illegal (that I know of) but I do kind of worry about passwords and people looking at my porn.
Should I be worried /g/ or are "they just not paid enough to snoop"?
tl;dr need to RMA drive but can't access it to erase. Should I worry?
>>52628715
It's not a good place.
Look at all the parts it lists and find ones you want on your own. Ask specific questions here if needed. e.g. "should I care about an m.2 slot? trying to pick a motherboard"
You should learn a lot in the process. As for the building, keep yourself grounded by touching the case periodically, everything should fit in without much force if it's being plugged into the right place. There's labels all over the motherboard but they're kind of hard to read. There's also a manual but you probably won't need it unless you get stuck at some part. Not everything gets plugged in, but you should still try to figure out why things aren't being used if you have extra cables.
>>52628758
assemble it for the fun if you want, else you should have it assembled
>>52628768
should I care about an m.2 slot? trying to pick a motherboard
