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i need a good alternative for Belvedere, its not being update for years. I didn't like DropIt
>Drivers crash out of fucking nowhere
What the fuck is happening i really don't understand this it's not the first time though and i never had problems until now
I have been using it for months and no problems until now
>>53663477
move back to 7
>>53663504
The thing is that this PC was never on 7 the windows 10 was always installed and last saturday IIRC was the first time it happened, i have been using this pc for months and not a single problem until now
What are some decent system fonts on Windows? What are your favorite fonts?
I tried using Mactype but I get some weird artifacts in some programs and like a ghost-pink overlay on top of some text.
>>53663362
damn that looks fun.
I was using a gtx 460 for around 5 years or more with no problems until fairly recently, i would get bluescreens and crashes randomly when running gpu intensive things and streaming. It's even crashed while idling. Is this because of the new drivers fucking everything up? Was crashing on windows 10. After switching to an r7-370 the crashes went away. Can anyone confirm that its the new drivers fucking my shit up f a m
>>53663580
I use Avenir Next and Charis SIL. Charis is free, avenir next can be downloaded from various torrent sites. Prior to that, it was Gill Sans, and then Fira Sans. Fira is free and pretty damn good. Monospace is obviously Consolas.
>>53663570
Move back to the previous build of W10, there should be an option in Updates and Recovery
>resize my windows partition
>boot it
>see this
>no windows installation disk
What do
>>53663570
it's either a windows 10 issue or a hardware issue, we can't know which until you switch to 7
>>53663684
use a second pc to download a windows iso and make an installation disk
Why can't Chrome seem to handle 4chan post updates? Say I have a thread open and it gets 4 new replies, and then I scroll to the bottom, the "(4)" won't go away. I've had this issue across two machines, though my Chrome settings are synced.
Any ideas why this is? I don't use 4chanX
>>53663705
Use Appchan X
Has anyone here had any experience with Logitech MX Master? It looks really comfy and I wonder if it's any good spec-wise; I don't want an imperfect sensor.
>>53663765
Will that really help? I don't really like using external extensions, the native one generally works fine for me
Trying to short my CMOS out in my manual it obviously shows the pins and gives a reference name for the overview (jbat1) to find it however it's literally not on my motherboard overview. I have an MSI a68hi ac
>>53663679
>>53663687
It's not an issue with the windows build because the crashes were never after updating the windows 10 build it just happens randomly
Drivers are managed by the HP software maybe if i uninstall the driver and install one from intel
>>53663860
gpus dying then, buy a new one
>>53663705
I had the same issue whenever I was zoomed in more than 100%, I solved it by going to Firefox
Heeyyyy nons
So my android is scorching and im wondering how to check whats going on in the background
could be that im being tapped and would like to know for sure
otherwise it goes in the rubbish
>>53663362
god i wish that were me
>>53663929
I wish i was you
and that you were him
>>53663925
Sounds like the GPS ('Location') is on, look in the Quick settings.
>>53663362
Those were my favourite weapons in Dead Rising 2
>>53663916
Never thought of that, first time it happened was about 5 days ago and then today, also this thing is new so i don't know.
I remember i downloaded the driver manager from intel and trying to update through it when i was setting everything up but it didn't recognize the CPU
Everytime I got to a board on 4chan I see the same threads since Last night, No matter how much I refresh, But in Catalog I can see people make new threads and everything is going normal, I asked other people about it but they say everything is fine
Why the fuck am I getting the same front pages on every single fucking board
>>53663965
naw.
Does anyone know how to check what processes are running ?
>>53663925
Is your phone feeling slugish?
I used an LG G3 for like 2 hours and that shit runs hot for basically no reason at all, so it might be your phone being crap.
>>53664074
reset browser
try another one
try incognito
use the catalog
>>53663362
Need video sauce.
>>53664153
I want the wikihow link please.
>>53664088
Do you know if i limit background process in android devoloper options will i prevent spyware from running.
>>53663841
Anyone?
God fucking damn it all to hell. This is why I gave up on windows.
I am trying to fix a surface pro 3 for my mom. It can't see any wireless networks. WiFi is on, but it doesn't see anything. Other wireless devices connect to the WiFi just fine. Pretty sure it borked itself on tuesday when it installed updates.
I have removed the wireless adapter in device manager, reinstalled the driver, rebooted countless times, did a soft reset, connected it to a dock with ethernet and fully updated and checked for driver updates. Nothing makes it see WiFi networks.
I am about to do a hard reset, removing all user data and settings. Is there anything else I can try?
>>53663920
>whenever I was zoomed in more than 100%
Shit. I set my default zoom to 125% because otherwise everything is too small to even read. I don't like Firefox, I'm a damn part of the botnet. That said, I'm pretty sure on my previous machine my zoom settings were always 100% and I had issues there too.
>>53664379
windows 10, btw
>>53664379
Assuming it came with Win10 try reverting back to a previous build of 10, I think it lets you keep your files and settings that way
Or it might actually just restore as it was before you updated so some of your more newer changes won't stay through
>>53664404
It came with 8.1 and I upgraded it to 10 a few months ago. I will see if I can revert to 8.1.
How is Media Preview supposed to work? None of my .webm thumbnails actually show until I go view the files myself in Windows Explorer.
Meaning if I select Choose File on here, the thumbnails of the files I haven't scrolled past in Windows Explorer won't show or load at all until I load Windows Explorer and navigate to them.
I can't have to do that constantly each time I add a file, right?
Is there anyway to get Imovie on windows or is there a program that is close?
What is the music player with a 9000 in it's name
How do I know if my motherboard supports m.2 SSDs?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170ws
this is the particular mobo I am buying
Thinking of finally moving on from my old laptop that I've had since 2012, was thinking about getting one of those cubed form-factor boxes and just putting a simple setup in there
any fucking cpu (if I can passively cool, then so much the better)
16gb memeory
any fucking gpu (would prefer AMD because Fuck You, Nvidia, right?)
not sure what motherboard would work for those cube form factor boxes, not too bothered as long as it is recent i.e. has shit like USB3
128gb ssd would serve me fine
i know i could use pcpartpicker but would be nice to get some advice.
could i get away with passively cooling it?
would be nice to have the sort of hardware that would be well supported in Ganoo Lenux
budget is about $600
>>53664404
>>53664426
Yeah, no way to revert to 8.1. Also no restore points (probably because of the soft reset). Going to do a hard reset. Fuck this.
If I'm in the market for a couple of 256GB or 512GB SSDs(Probably one of each), are Samsung 850 EVOs still the go-to, or should I get something else? Replacing my 64GB Win7 SSD with a probably 256GB Win7, and probably a 512GB Linux.
Also: How shitty is Debian for desktop usage? Going to use either Debian, openSUSE, Mint, or Ubuntu to switch away from Windows. General desktop/gaems usages. Leaning away from Ubuntu because MUH SPYWARE.
Best way to get a free custom mousepad
>>53664549
by pointing your gun at the employees of asus.
>>53664635
>>53664635
get page
draw
put laser mouse on page
>>53663362
Hay
Was wondering where the best place to reboot my knowledge of programming would be (good book, instructional video etc) ???
Need to learn enough code to make an arduino sensor trigger sound modules which have a timeout and are also connected to lighting.
It's gonna be a long learning curve, any ideas where to start. I've coded a little before years ago but am rusty as fuck.
>>53664632
Is there no option to revert to a previous version of 10? I updated my machine and it went a bit shit so I went back.
Windows has an option to Reset but keep files too if I'm not mistaken, don't know how useful it'd be though
There's also this page
https://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-gb/support/networking-and-connectivity/cant-see-wireless-network?os=windows-10
Thought that seems like a load of basic bullshit and this, though it might be a bit risky to try http://www.lovemysurface.net/fix-windows-10-wi-fi-issues-quick-tip/
>>53664743
Short curve
arduino is easy
http://smithk.richie.idc.ul.ie/?page_id=486
>>53664270
turn off "allow third party apps" in the settings and flash it with Clockworkmod Recovery and back it up in case its going to explode or some shit
>>53664379
Have you FN key hard locked the inbuilt wifi router? Try look for the most obvious thing that may be staring you in the face. Think laterally, all else fail install a good version of linux and dual boot to tie you over until you solve whatever the fuck is going on
I often see threads about scripts that are used to download all images for a thread, or search the threads for specific words , what language shoud i learn for this?
>>53664800
Unkown sources are off.
i want to find unwanted processes, not backup my phone
it will not explode or even melt
twin towers much
>>53663362
that's some ratchet and clank shit, jubilee bazooka or some shit
>>53663677
Mind telling me or showing a screenshot of how you have them set up? I just downloaded Charis and Avenir.
Thanks.
>>53664861
You need to learn to troll harder
You is in the right place
You get a linux machine
You go learn to code
You earn some easy money
You really still want to do some scripts?
When I install programs via chocolatey, I always get 32 bit versions and not 64 bit versions. Is there any way to force chcolatey to install 64 bit versions of programs.
>>53664861
learn ADA for that small tasks.
i have question for you linux powerusers:
I have windows installed on my c:\ drive and linux installed on another drive.
I want to intstall a bootloader so I can choose at boot which system I wanna use
how would I go about this ?
>>53664960
Install grub on your primary HDD with instructions on how to boot from the other disk. It's more common than you think.
>>53665036
to install I need to boot the live-version, is that correct ?
>>53665079
uhh? You don't need to use a livecd to install grub, if that's what you're asking. Be more precise.
>>53664786
Thanks, what about programming sounds and lightiing in correlation? I figure python, seems easy enough to understand?
I use itunes in order to preview music on my laptop. I need a free music app/service with a comparably large database to preview music on my phone. Any recs?
>>53665096
I dont really understand how I can install grub from windows, can you point me in a direction ?
whats the fastest media encoder?
currently switching an .mkv to .mp4handbrake. is there something faster? it says t will take an hour
>>53665142
You can install it onto your primary (I guess windows) HDD from the Linux HDD.
http://www.jackjbradford.co.uk/Blog/Dual-Booting-Grub-Multiple-Drives/
>>53665174
ffmpeg
>>53663362
How do I update my ipad 2 from ios 6 to current ios?
>tells me not enough storage
>wipe everything - 12gb free, 5gb icloud
>still not enough storage???
Any help appreciated I am ready to throw it thru a fucking window
>>53665188
okay thanks I'll check it out
>>53664881
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&hl=en
You can fuck around with your settings and solve the overheating thing if its not your phone being shit. You gotsta root the phone first though
Which build will provide a better performance/price ratio?
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/cBs7cf
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/6fJd4D
>>53665188
thanks mate
>>53665202
if youre trying to do it OTA then switch to itunes. you didnt have to wipe it if you had used itunes.
>>53665272
Thanks for the reply. Not sure what you mean by 'ota'? I basically clicked the update icon in general settings.
>>53663477
>>53665333
over the air update. itunes should fix all of your woes
what are some good indie games to play
I played some a while ago and now I'm looking to play again
I wanted to test my audio CDs for errors, but DVDISASTER does not support this media type.
Which program can I use for this?
>>53665362
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
>>53665392
Is this a pun with "indie"?
>>53665354
Do I go to iTunes on the ipad? Or plug in to another device. Sorry for the stupid questions, but this is sqt...
>>53665362
I haven't played many but To the Moon is quite decent if you're after story and muh feels
Decent soundtrack too, you can finish it in 7 hours or so so I'd say it's worth a shot
>>53664760
I didn't have any options to revert to. Don't know why. I did the 'refresh' option at first, which kept files and apps and reset settings, but that didn't help. I just did a 'reset' which did a fresh install of windows 10. I was hoping it would do a fresh install of 8.1, but it didn't.
But, after doing the reset and installing a fresh copy of windows 10 it still has the same problem. All I get is a little WiFi icon that has a little red X and when I hover over it says 'Not connected - No connections available'.
I mean what the fuck. Do you think it installed a 'firmware' update that is causing the WiFi adapter to not work properly? How would I even fix that?
When I go into Network Connections I see the WiFi adapter, but it has a red X in the icon, and it says not connected. I don't know if that just means it isn't connected to a wireless network, or if it's physically not connected (properly) to the computer. If it's the latter case, I have no idea what to do.
At this point I have nothing to lose, so I may try to install 8.1 from a USB drive, but I don't have the key. How does that work? Is the key stored one the device on some backup partition or something? I looked on all the original packaging and can't find a COA sticker anywhere.
>>53664834
As far as I can tell there isn't a function key that turns the WiFi adapter on/off on the type cover. I don't want to install Linux on it because my mom wouldn't like that. I, personally, would love to. But it's got to be simple, easy to use, and familiar.
>>53665408
im more about gameplay
but ill write that down in case i have nothing else
Exactly why is it a bad practice to copy a folder from "Program Files" and putting it into another machine?
How do I research what I need in laptop/computer?
The last computer I purchased was 4+ years ago when I built a gaymen rig. I researched my needs based on benchmarks and what game requirements were and were likely to become. I haven't played games in a couple years and need to purchase a laptop but find myself uneducated about what components would be worth looking for and what they're worth.
For example I'm considering a Thinkpad T460 w/ Corporate discount. The processor options are i3 2.3 GHz, i5 2.8 and 3 Ghz, and i7 3.4 Ghz. I want something that's going to last at least 3 years, and obviously stronger specs hold a better chance of lasting, but what do those differences translate to on the user end?
I've looked up what CPU are, I know what the different i series imply, but what does it mean for me, basically? The same goes for any other commercial components, I have a rudimentary understanding of what they are technically but I don't know how to gauge what they'll translate to on day to day use.
I'm not looking for a spoon fed answer either, when I look around on Google I get technical definitions and histories, which isn't bad, but I don't know where to look for this type of info.
I know it's "/g/ - commercial tech", but it's all memes and hype outside of generals that require skill sets like programming.
Thank you so much.
>>53665400
plug ipad into computer, start itunes, it should prompt for an update, if not go to the ipad tab, select update, wait for it to finish.
whats your ipad model number? its on the back around the serial number
>>53663362
Does the quality/speed of my computer play a factor in how much/often I can seed?
So if I replace this shitty computer with a really fast one, will I get more connections to other peers?
where can i find a bunch of entry - mid level information about using multiple monitors?
like a wiki or an FAQ.
>>53665541
Ok... my desktop is pc not apple. Can I still do it? If not my friend has a mac so will call over to him.
It is model number MC769FD
Hi. I have some broken HDD here that I want to open. But, for this, I need at least one TORX screwdriver.
Do I need just one? What I ask is: there is some type of default TORX size for all HDDs?
>>53663684
get a windows installation disc and fix it
assuming the resize completed and didn't damage anything, you shouldn't have to reinstall
>>53665386
try ripping audiocd's with EAC (just delete the ripped tracks when done if you only want to test them)
>>53665632
Just buy some kit with like 30 bits, you'll thank yourself later
>>53665600
yes there is a windows version of itunes. if you dont have it download from link below, install.
your ipad having older hardware, youre going to have some slowdowns. and you wont get every feature as on the ipad air/air 2 or ipad pro. namely app laucnh times, boot times, and maybe some lag
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
whats the best media server software for windows?
i want to stream my movies to my tv via ps3, is plex all there is or should i use something else
using a core i3-2350m so i cant run anything too demanding
Hi all, i going to travel far and can't bring my fatty computer with me, i'll have to get a portable one, for playing...so i was wondering which one i should get for a 2 year trip :)
help please :)
how do i install arch on a computer w/ no internet?
>>53665840
try emby
i use it in linux, but a friend runs it in windows and runs great there, too
>>53665791
You're a gent. Thanks
>>53665914
get the bootstrap archive to use in place of pacstrap
ex.
http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/iso/latest/archlinux-bootstrap-2016.03.01-x86_64.tar.gz
>>53665938
no problem mate
>>53665916
thanks
I'm pretty new to Linux, I've installed fedora 23, it's all working fine except I can't change my resolution to anything above 1074 x 728. My monitor lists as "unknown display" in display settings.
I'm dual booting and I can get 1920 x 1080 in Windows no problem.
Specs are
Asus Maximus Vii hero
Intel i7 4790k
Nvidia Titan X
I've tried updating the video card driver, passing i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 to the kernel and in grub customizer.
I've tried googling the issue but there's so much shit to wade through. Anyone have any advice or experience with this problem?
>>53665958
thx anon
Yo hol' up
I thought a PSU operating at 80% efficiency basically provides the system with 80% of its labeled wattage, not that it would need 120% wattage from the power outlet which pic related clearly says from the installgentoo wiki.This is dead wrong isn't it? It may be that it takes more power from the outlet but the 80% efficiency is for the power the PSU supplies isn't it?
So after Ubuntu failed to install on my laptop (hp from 2008, core ulv, 6GB ram, 300gb hdd) I went with Botnet 10. It installed but never got to the desktop and just turned black after the "installing necessary updates" shit. Only boots into same black screen.
Did mem test, so RAM should be fine. Since the display worked perfectly fine during installation, guess that's not the problem either.
Anything super obvious I am overlooking?
Way to extract multiple zip files in one go? Can 7zip do that?
>>53666157
for i in *.zip; do unzip "$i"; done
I am running scientific linux and when I ssh to my unis system I cant get gedit to work, I just get cannot display errors. I cant seem to find the issue any ideas?
Works fine with xming and putty on my pc but I wanna use my laptop which only has linux on it.
>>53666085
If a PSU is 80% efficient, to deliver 80W it consumes 100W.
If you have a 1kW PSU, that's the same as 1000/0.80 = 1250W consumed from the wall to deliver 1000W to the PC.
>>53666168
I'm a Windows babby
>>53666241
i'm pretty sure 7-zip can do it as well
>>53666260
ta senpai
is ram more important than a processor for photoshop\illustrator (besides having a decent gpu)
within reason of course
>>53665733
>you'll thank yourself later
Why?
>>53666232
Wait so, a power supply most DEFINITELY ALWAYS supplies its rated value? (e.g. continuous power/peak power) -- provided it's not a np-name shit one.
I thought like if I had a system with a maximum 420W requirement, I'd need something like a 550W power supply because 80% efficiency at 100% load would mean it would provide the system with precisely 440W. But you're saying that even if I get a 500W power supply, it can definitely provide the system with 500W of power (80% of 500W is 400, below the 420 requirement), and the whole problem of efficiency becomes how much power the PSU draws from the outlet, right? I mean I know a power supply provides less power than its rated wattage (you need to read the peak/continuous wattage which would be lower), but I mean besides that fact, generally, the issue of efficiency is in regards to its power consumption from the wall socket and not its power DELIVERY
Did I get this right
Can you make custom made scripts run in the background in Windows? That is to say, I don't want to see the command prompt on my taskbar.
Should my computer become incredibly slow just because I move a window on the second screen? I've got a 970 and i5-4690k, but even with just youtube open it goes down to 20fps or so if I use the other monitor.
>>53665700
There isn't a way to test without ripping?
I don't want to rip!
How can I confirm the geographical distribution of DNS?
>>53666401
traceroute to a server.
but there's way too many to do that.
>>53666367
What kind of script? It's not possible with batch afaik but you can use vbs to run the batch file without a window. In C you can do ShowWindow (GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE)
>>53666358
>Wait so, a power supply most DEFINITELY ALWAYS supplies its rated value?
No, it only supplies what it needs to, up to the rated value.
If your 1kW PSU with 80% efficiency was only having 500W drawn from it, it would be drawing 500/0.80 = 625W from the wall.
Also, the sticker on the PSU is what it CAN supply, not what it sucks from the wall. If you need 400W, get a 450W PSU.
If that PSU is 100% efficient, it still provides up to the 400W your PC needs, only drawing 400W form the wall.
If the PSU is 50% efficient, again, it still provides the 400W the PC needs, but draws 800W from the wall.
>>53663362
What's the current best Android emulator for Windows and Linux?
With a focus on playing 3D games in particular?
>>53666389
anon, there aren't many people who want to read the contents of a disc and not store it somwhere, just delete the ripped files when you're done
maybe you can look for an option not to save anything, but i doubt it has such an option
>>53666401
Do you mean CDN?
>>53666411
Not only a server. I want to know about the locations of a domain.
My GPU just died. What is a good replacement my rig can handle?
Or should I also upgrade the power source and get something good? Mine is the Sentey 600W ERP-SM.
>>53666446
check its ip address and use a ip-geo database.
>>53666441
>>53666389
also, to be clear, testing and ripping is basically the same thing, the only difference is that testing doesn't typically store the data being read
a successful rip is equivalent to a successful test
>>53666442
No. I mean ".org".
>>53666459
The location of the company that makes the registration of the domain?
>>53666446
>>53666485
DNS servers are spread around the world.
Multiple people have told you last time already.
so what the fuck is your problem? what do you not understand?
>>53666499
whois the domain and you can see the registrar.
>>53666456
r9 290 or 390 Vapor-x or PCS+ cooler for ~$200.
>>53666414
I'm just repeatedly pinging my router, if I don't constantly send data, I get disconnected periodically.
I should've mentioned that this (windows event scheduler) is about the extent of my coding experience, I don't really know what I'm doing.
>>53666441
Which software can I use to rip?
For DVDs, I know DVDShrink. But I need for CDs.
>>53666590
he already told you here >>53665700
>>53666501
I understood that they are spread. But I want to CONFIRM.
>>53666603
confirm what?
what are you trying to do?
you have a .org domain and want to check what?
what is your goal?
>>53666518
I can "whois" a single site, but not the entire ".org" domain.
>>53666632
it doesn't work this way.
Does anybody use plex? Ive been using it for a couple years now but I have never used it remotely what do I need to know about it? If im on my laptop can I just go to the plex site, sign in, and hit the launch button to be able to browse and play my media from there? Will I need to remember my IP and port number? I got UPnP enabled and PMS is showing up there... Will I need to know my IP for the Plex app on android or can I just sign in and have it all work automagically?
>>53666632
you can whois pir.org if you want, they are in charge for .org
>>53666601
Hm, so "EAC" is "Exact Audio Copy"!
>A CD ripper, CD grabber, or CD extractor is software that convert tracks on a Compact Disc to standard computer sound files, such as WAV, MP3, or Ogg Vorbis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_ripper
Wouldn't be better to create ISO's instead of converting? The testing would habe more fidelity.
>>53665114
Sounds and lighting in arduino?
>>53666632
".org" isn't a domain, it's a gTLD.
Try browsing to "org" or ".org" in chrome.
>>53666641
Yeah, and so I can't do that.
How can I confirm?
>>53666586
Look into iphlpapi on MSDN. You need three calls for a proper ICMP ping (or raw sockets which windows 7 afaik has a bit of a problem with you using), i.e. IcmpCreateFile, IcmpSendEcho, IcmpCloseHandle assuming you're working with C/winapi. You can then use the ShowWindow call to get rid of the window.
>>53666692
confirm what?
>>53666615
>confirm what?
Location of DNS servers for ".org" domain.
>what are you trying to do?
Confirm this I said on the previous sentence.
>you have a .org domain and want to check what?
I want to have, but prevent the site being taken down after for not complying with stupid legislations of some countries.
>what is your goal?
Prevent this I said on the previous sentence.
>>53666673
I already did that, they are on Canada. But this is one server for the site. They can have the DNS machines everywhere.
>>53666734
.org is operated by a US company.
this has nothing to do with DNS or whatever you are talking about though.
>>53666685
What's the difference between domain and gTLD?
gTLD = Generic top-level domain.
So it's a domain!
I have a micro sd card that's showing as read only and only has 16mb of 128gb available. Comes up as read only under disk management with a 16mb and 118gb partition.
It was used in an android tablet running marshmallow as adaptive storage. I'd like to wipe it clean, but windows can't format it because it comes up as read only. Tried with sandisk micro sd > sd card adaptor and a micro sd > usb adaptor.
what do?
>>53666734
all registrars have to obey the same rules, it doesn't matter which one you pick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Domain-Name_Dispute-Resolution_Policy
>>53666776
Some months ago, I checked the who.is/dns/ and saw Canada, but now there is no location anymore...
>>53666807
You really don't understand the difference between DNS regulation and administration and DNS distribution and redundancy.
also, just because gTLD ends with "domain" doesn't mean it's an addressable domain.
The people who own .org will remove your record if legally required, no matter how widely distributed your record, because they are the canonical source. Geographically distributing name servers reduces the downtime if one is damaged by, say, a flood, and also has faster lookups if you have one close, but it doesn't stop the registrars from revoking your domain ownership.
But what marks you out as a special kind of idiot is that you realise you don't know it all, so have to ask questions, but then ignore the answers you get, thinking you know better.
What is the best tool for losslessly converting bik video files to a playable format?
>>53666938
ffmpeg
>>53666422
>No, it only supplies what it needs to, up to the rated value.
Right, but it DOES indeed provide the rated amount regardless of efficiency ratings right?
>Also, the sticker on the PSU is what it CAN supply, not what it sucks from the wall. If you need 400W, get a 450W PSU. If that PSU is 100% efficient, it still provides up to the 400W your PC needs, only drawing 400W form the wall. If the PSU is 50% efficient, again, it still provides the 400W the PC needs, but draws 800W from the wall.
Nice. So why do people make a fuss about 80+ bronze/gold/titanium/etc. efficiency when it's pretty much irrelevant for your PC hardware...? I mean maybe if they have a UPS or are worried about electricity bills I'd understand or if they limited amperage delivered to their house.
But I do read on here that people get PSUs with ~100-150W more than their system requirements to be on the 'safe side' of things or some such. Can't they just calculate the absolute maximum their system would consume and get a lower-tier PSU (in terms of wattage) and save themselves like $35 instead? I get that they might you know change their GPU/CPU but with a single GPU system there's pretty much no way they'd need more than 500W if they don't have a ton of hard-drives, PCI cards, and a couple of liquid coolers. A simple setup (e.g. ram/intel cpu/hard drives) with the most demanding card (e.g. Fury X) would need at most 500W of power (pic related) and these are the same people worried about power usually. Am I missing something trivial? Overclocking would definitely require much more power but is there a reason besides that to get a power supply that's like 150W+ more than your system's maximum draw?
And why is pic related suggesting a 650W supply when at most the system isn't even reaching 500W under maximum load?
>>53666903
> just because gTLD ends with "domain" doesn't mean it's an addressable domain
I have not affirmed that.
>The people who own .org will remove your record if legally required, no matter how widely distributed your record, because they are the canonical source.
OK, so the registrars owns all the servers of that gTLD, right?
I'm not ignoring answers.
This is a layout of my motherboard, the CMOS pins are supposedly labeled as JBAT1 but they aren't shown, what gives /g/? Am I missing something totally obvious? Is life trolling me?
occasionally my computer will seize up and crash and the screen gets all fucked up like this. what could be causing this?
running windows 7 64-bit, can supply other info if needed
/g/, can someone explain why there's a switch on my motherboard (labeled TGR) that forces my processor to cap out at 800mHz? Like, the technical reason why it exists or is even necessary. Who would want it? What purpose does it serve?
>>53666949
>Right, but it DOES indeed provide the rated amount regardless of efficiency ratings right?
Up to, yes. If your computer only needs 500W, it will only draw 500W, even if you have a 1kW PSU. When your CPU comes out of sleep and your GPU turns on though, it will increase, and as long as your combined total is less than the 1kW PSU, you're fine.
The short answer is "yes".
>Nice. So why do people make a fuss about 80+ bronze/gold/titanium/etc. efficiency
Because it's relevant to your electricity bill and cooling arrangements.
If you have a 1kW PSU on a 1kW rig, operating at 100% efficiency, your wall draw is 1kW (1000/1.00), and your heat loss is 0kW (ie, the PSU generates no waste heat).
If you have a 1kW PSU in a 1kW rig, operating at 50%, then you have a wall draw of 2kW, which will run your bill up twice as fast as the other PSU. Also, the extra kW is lost as heat, making your PSU very very hot, needing more thought out cooling.
>>53666991
>I have not affirmed that.
>gTLD = Generic top-level domain.
>So it's a domain!
Only in name, they aren't the same thing.
>OK, so the registrars owns all the servers of that gTLD, right?
No, but the other servers all look to the servers that the registrars own (approximately) for their answers. Whenever someone requests newdomain.org, they will look to the .org root servers to get the response. If it's there, they return that to the browser who asked, and save it for future speed.
Next time, they'll fetch it directly from their own caches, for some amount of time (say 24h).
So, the next day, when someone asks again for the domain newdomain.org, they'll go back to the root server to find out. Once the root server removes you, your domain is living on borrowed time and will begin to become inaccessible as the various different DNS servers (the ones distributed globally) eventually have it fall out of caches.
>>53666425
Does anyone know this?
>>53667090
Thanks for all this great info, very useful.
>When your CPU comes out of sleep and your GPU turns on though, it will increase
What do you mean by this though? Do you mean that the CPU/GPU when coming out of sleep will somehow consume more than their maximum TDPs?
>>53667090
>No, but the other servers all look to the servers that the registrars own (approximately) for their answers.
Hm, so the other servers are mirrors!
But is the root that removes the domains? Not the ".org" administrator? So all domains are on the root??
>>53667152
No, it means that a CPU in sleep mode (acutally most of the time for light use) consumes less. a 45W CPU can be throttled down and turn off some internal parts so consume only, say, 5W, which is why laptops discharge faster when playing games than when editing text.
>>53667168
>>mirrors
Essentially. They're more like localised incomplete caches rather than full mirrors, but yes, it's close enough.
It becomes quite complex, because there's a lot of subcontracting involved, which is why you see multiple registrars who can all sell you domains under the .org namespace, even though .org is owned by a single company. I've simplified quite a lot.
But essentially, there is a single canonical source of domain Truth that exists on these root servers, and these root servers follow the law, and the other DNS servers follow the root. So, if the people who own .org are told to remove your domain, they will remove it from the root servers (or realistically, tell the people who own the root servers to remove the records, usually through automated processes), and soon after it stops being resolvable.
Owning TLDs (both ccTLDs and gTLDs) is a huge privilege and responsibility, along with a massive moneyspinner. They won't hesitate a second to throw you under the bus vs. risk being shunned by the global internet engineering community.
>>53667269
Yes of course. Thanks again!
Help me pick a game
http://strawpoll.me/7175194
>>53667326
>GTA5
Why would you want to play nigger simulator 2015 when you can instead do all that and more in a post nuclear wasteland in your stompy battle armour?
Also >>>/v/
>>53663362
I wanna install windows 8.1 with bing (different from the normal 8.1) on a device that came pre-installed with it but fucked up and wouldn't boot anymore.
I'm thinking of doing a "custom" install instead of "upgrade", which I think would leave it bloat free(?)
Would this void my warranty and would I have any problems with ever getting the product key, should I need it? Since I heard it tied to the motherboard/BIOS
Anyone know of a good free space wiper program for android 4.4?
I just bought a new phone and secure wipe the programb i previously used seems to not be working. The phone is Lenovo A816 very good phone only cost 56.99 gotta love the chinks.
>>53667269
>you see multiple registrars who can all sell you domains under the .org namespace, even though .org is owned by a single company
OK, and it does not makes any difference which company I choose? I can select one company in China and it will be equal to one in Japan? Should I choose the cheapier?
>>53667396
so all the questions you asked came down to "which registrar should I choose"
my head is spinning.
/g/, how do I split a long m4a with a cue? I can do it manually with ffmpeg, but would rather not have to.
Is there a liveCD/liveUSB with the latest stable kernel? I find that every live system is missing vital filesystem and driver support that is available in newer kernels.
what is the best app to hide "soft keys" on android? (without shady stuff)
I'm using a nexus 5,
>>53667359
Wipe the PC clean and use the Microsoft image rather than the OEM image and it's bloat free.
If you have a modern PC with UEFI, the product key is stored in UEFI (the replacement for BIOS), so no need to worry about that as long as the key matches the product you're installing (Home key obviously wont work with an Ultimate install).
A reinstall will not void your warranty, unless you really fuck it up and they can prove that (imagine installing knockoff firmware and drivers after the clean install, which puts the hardware into a bad state).
>>53667396
Yes, they are all the same when it comes to compliance, in essence. Why? Consider looking at ccTLDs in the 3rd world (ie, .ly, belonging to Libya, rather than .org) who often have more lax laws regarding what they will point at.
.se (Sweden) and .ch (Switzerland) are traditionally ccTLDs that will not cave under US pressure to remove domains that point to piracy. Bonus if you can physically host your servers there as well, as it's outwith jurisdiction of many of the agencies you might want out of the picture.
>>53667420
I wanted to choose the one in the best country, considering copyright legislation. But, as you say the same legislation (USA?) applies to all of them, because all of them only "mirrors" the root, now I need to know another parameters to choose!
Should i change to Linux when playing alot of games?
>>53667489
No, see, this isn't true and you've misled yourself by asking the wrong questions. If you just outright asked "what TLD is best to host piracy stuff", the answer would be "whatever TLD has the most relaxed owners and is in the jurisdiction of the most relaxed laws", in which case see my answer in >>53667471 .
.org is only bound by American law because the owners of .org are an American company. .se, owned by Sweden's internet authority, are good piracy hosters because Sweden-the-country doesn't recognise piracy in much the same way the USA does. Likewise, if you found that the gTLD ".space" belonged to a Swedish company and you used a Swedish registrar, you'd be fine.
I wanto ro re use a tempered glass... what kind of glue or sticky shit do I need?
>>53667556
I should clarify, when it comes to internet jurisdiction, "The Man" basically has a triple-play for jurisdiction:
1) Server location. If you're hosting pirated materials in a US datacentre, the FBI will happily raid it. They obviously can't do this in Switzerland.
2) TLD hosted under. If you use a .us domain, the domain is bound by US law (as it is administered by a US authority), and they will remove your record if you break it. They won't take your server though, just your DNS.
3) Registrar bought from. If you buy from a US registrar like GoDaddy, and the FBI tells them that they're seizing somedomain.se , which they sold to you, you might have a bad day. You could purchase it again elsewhere though, sometime in the future.
There are other forms of jurisdiction they can attempt, and there's of course nothing to stop agencies applying international pressure to cooperate (the FBI might happily trade some cooperation in getting a criminal from Sweden in exchange for them coming down hard on your .se domain on a Swedish server).
>>53666994
Anyone?
How do people decide which power supplies are good, and specifically, how ood certain series of power supplies from the same manufacturer are 'better' or 'worse' like the corsair VS series being inferior to the CX in turn inferior to the HX etc. ?
>>53667556
I'm not planning "piracy stuff". I'm planning legal stuff according to U.S. legislation (FAIR USE), but that on other stupid countries are piracy!
>>53667764
Then in that case, use a US owned TLD, use a US registrar, and host the server physically in the US. Job's a goodun.
>>53667382
Bump all the ones I keep finding suck and are pretty much just placebos at best.
>Windows 10 Forces me to restart in order to update
Ok it's the second time in some months
>About 1 hour to update
>Suggested now appears on the windows menu (Below the most used programs)
HOLY FUCKING SHIT please /g/ how do i disable the botnet i mean the things that i can actually disable
I never asked for this it already had Meme10 installed
Selling some computer parts, and I need help with pricing them.
Basically, I have two things burning a hole in my pocket:
>my old computer - has an i5 760, 8gb ddr3 memory, Zotac GTX 460 1gb and a 1tb hard drive
>Palit GTX 980 Jetstream - Bought it about a month ago for my new build, not only did I buy it literally a day before 1080 rumours started to circulate but I also forgot to check whether my bitfenix prodigy could fit a 3 slot GPU before so it doesn't fit with the side panel on
I want to sell both of these items off. how much would I get selling them seperately, and how much would I get if I put the 980 in my old computer and sold it as a whole? It occurred to me that the two items together are worth more than the sum of their parts.
>>53667810
Settings>Personalisation>Start>
uncheck Occasionally show Suggestions
Failing that I don't know
So it took 8 hours but I have a working 12tb raid5 using ubuntu and mdadm.
Can I only make a partition taking up 12tb? It doesn't give me an option to create smaller or several partitions.
When I'm watching movies and shit, faces appear red in parts, and gray in others.
ANyone else ever noticed this kind of behavior? Is it a known phenomenon?
So I installed Windows 10 on my new build. When I was installing it I was a little creeped out when I clicked a tiny little "advanced options" button and had to untick about 3 pages full of "send your data to Microsoft" boxes. Is there anything else I need to disable on this operating system before it's usable?
>>53663602
It could be the drivers but it's more likely that your card is old af
>>53667617
>"The Man"
Who is this person?
>>53667881
Memes aside, you'll never truly be rid of the botnet once you install the OS but you can go into Settings, Privacy, Feedback and Diagnostics and switch "Send my Device Data to Microsoft" to Basic. If you have a Google you'll find more shit
>>53667919
Whatever law enforcement / lobbying group / underground pressure group you're trying to make a server resilient against.
What are /g/ approved email providers? I got locked out of my Outlook account and Microshaft won't give it back. I heard people talking about protonmail, is it any good?
>>53667928
Also, another thing that just occurred to me: I swapped my mechanical hard drive for an SSD and I had to restore everything from scratch, yet Windows 10 still somehow put my product key in automatically. How the hell did it do that? The mechanical drive wasn't even installed and the SSD was brand new, there should have been no remnants of the old version of Windows 10.
I have a PDA back from like 2007-8 maybe. Nobody wants to buy it for like 50 bucks almost brand new. Should I just throw it away?
It's been months and it's getting on my nerves collecting dust and occupying dear space in the house.
We have a recycling store nearby, so I could throw it out there.
>>53667617
>Server location.
The server is already on U.S.
>If you use a .us domain, the domain is bound by US law (as it is administered by a US authority), and they will remove your record if you break it.
The same for a .org domain, right?
>Registrar bought from.
OK, so tho apply fair use from US, I need to buy the domain from an US company, right?
Just put a new coat of Windows 7 on my hd. Dont have a loader on me, can i connect my pc to get it w/out activating it? Thought i read somewhere that its not recommended.
>>53668018
You want to buy it from whatever country recognises your operations as legal.
>>53667965
see my previous answer
>>53667471
>>53667954
there's a waiting list + its said to give info to Israel
>>53668007
Take it to CEX (or a pawn shop), they'll give you at least a little dosh for it. As long as you get at least enough to pay for your petrol you're making a profit.
So i'm picking up a new GPU in a few days and was wondering it it'll fuck anything up on my linux install since its an nvidia card and i'm currently using an amd card, i'm still not 100% sure how drivers work on linux.
Is there anything i should do before swapping in the new card or is it supposed to >just werk?
>>53668050
Uninstall any proprietary drivers before you upgrade. Assuming you do that it should just werk, since the open source drivers support anything. Once you get your nvidia GPU installed you'll want to install the proprietary GeForce drivers if you want to use the power of the GPU on Linux - the open source drivers are fine for rendering the desktop environment (often they're actually better) but they're bad at gaming.
>>53668049
Not him but I thought CeX was just a UK store. Saw you mention it and was going to mention how they're not bloody going to have a US branch but did a quick google before I did so as not to sound like a retard and what do you know
How to play an videos in html/javascript?
What do pls?<script>
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>>53668117
Admittedly I am a bong, I had no idea that CeX wasn't a universal thing since we have a store on every street over here. Seems like there are some in the US but they're not as dense, so profit margin over petrol might be worse. Do Americans not have an equivelant?
>>53668166
an array*
What's the best software for measuring fps in games? Fraps looks pretty good and MSI just doesn't do it for me. Are there any others?
>>53668196
If you have an nvidia card the driver has a framerate monitor built in that tends to be more accurate than aftermarket monitors.
>>53668176
Oh they'll have loads of equivalents I'd assume. Gamestop probably does something similar given how much you hear of it I don't know for sure though seeing as though I'm a Bong too
Muricans, where do you go to trade in or sell your old shit?
Anyone have an old Win7 64bit pro key they're not using?
>>53668047
Yeah that's what I've heard as well. Should I just stick to Gmail or what? It's botnet, but it's secure
Kinda weird question:
I have a bunch of 2TB disks connected over various means that make them essentially unRAIDable, in either hardware or software (That uses the entire disk)
I'm looking for something that can span a disk image over various files on various separate disks.
I can run any operating system I need to for this.
Wait, what if I just mounted files as block devices in linux and let regular raid software take it from there?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I'll answer as many questions in this thread as I can in the meantime.
>>53667954
If something is good or not, depends on whit criteria you use to classify.
>>53668333
ZFS or JBOD
I have a Grand Theft Auto San Andreas non-original DVD that, after tested on DVDISASTER, revealed to have 0,4% of damaged sectors. This amount could make the game unplayable, or can I ignore these problems?
What is the fastest SSD I can buy? Or medium-fast?
Setting up a new PC. Should I divide the hard drive into partitions or not? Why?
I thought I could have a partition for system files only, a partition for programs and another one for frequent file dumping, like torrents and whatnot. This is mainly to keep order.
Is there any reason why I shouldn't do it though?
I bought a used laptop that has this weird smell inside of it that I can't really describe, but the guy I bought it from smelled heavily of weed so I assume that's what it is. The only other time I've smelled this specific smell was when I had a Sega Saturn, which also smelled like this inside of it.
So, will this smell go away eventually or what? The outside smells fine.
>>53668413
>Fastest
Intel 750 or Samsung 950 Pro. If you want the fastest, look for NVME M.2 drives. These are drives that use a pci-e slot instead of a sata cable, meaning they can theoretically reach 4gb/s.
>medium-fast
Samsung 850 Evo. They're relatively cheap, reliable and can reach up to 600mb/s. They also use standard SATA, so no fucking around with pci-e slots.
Sorry to be such a pain. I'm the anon from a few days ago and >>53667359 whose dell tablet didn't boot after trying to system restore from win 10.
Finally made a bootable USB and picked custom install but didn't actually delete anything and (stupidly) decided to install the USB OS on the "OS" partition, probably creating a duplicate.
Main problems is all the tablet features seems to be gone, including touchscreen, camera, internet, sound, etc., not working and then the white writing in the bottom corner saying which version of windows it is
Gonna try the dell backup I created before and see if its working now that I can get past the blue screen, still pretty stumped though
>>53667471
I went ahead with it but not sure if I did the right thing.
Sup /g/ I thought this would be a good place to post this; how do people decide which power supplies are good, and specifically, how good or bad certain series of power supplies from the same manufacturer are relative to each other? Like the corsair VS series being inferior to the CX in turn inferior to the HX etc. ?
And is there anything wrong about getting a non-80+ rated power supply if I don't care about the power efficiency and have proper cooling, AND have the PSU connected to a good UPS which can shield it from electrical inconsistency or surges?
I'm currently a mac fag. Can anyone post a guide for a max settings PC build? I want to be able to play ARMA or The Witcher 3 on max settings.
>>53668594
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Build_a_PC
R or MATLAB?
>>53668588
Basically, all that matters to the consumer is modular vs non-modular, efficiency rating and noise. However, it's worth checking JonnyGuru to make sure you're not buying a lemon - there's lots of technical jargon that you probably won't care about... Until your power supply dies and bricks everything attached to it. Basically, find a power supply with the convenience features you want then check a reputable reviewer to make sure it's safe.
Anyone have experience rooting Kindle fires?
Got the 50$ one just to dick around with but every rooting tool i've tried has failed.
Pic related is what happens when I was trying to use ADB and fastboot to boot the .img file that would root the device.
>>53668594
1. pick the best GPU you can afford
2. pick the cheapest core i5 CPU, find a motherboard to go with it and find the cheapest ram that will fit in that motherboard
3. pick your western digital blue hard drive size
4. use a power supply checker to find something that can deliver enough power to the components you chose
5. choose a case that looks nice
6. post it on /g/ so people can point out the fact that half your parts are incompatible (happens to the best of us)
What is the best way to get music streaming on your phone? Netease seems to be missing a lot of tracks lately, and I don't want to spend money on Spotify.
>>53666675
audiocd's don't use the iso filesystem, audiocd and cd-rom are different standards
>>53668774
>Streaming
Just torrent your music. You get better quality sound, its free, and less data usage than those shitty streaming sites.
>>53668796
That's why DVDISASTER does not support Audio CDs?
>>53667841
you can partition an md device
How do I get 1080p on my vga monitor?
So I want to get an ultrawide monitor since I realized I watch more movies than I play games thesedays. I'm upgrading from a 1080p 27 inch 16:9 monitor, what's the most affordable 34 inch ultrawide? Does the curve actually make a difference? I can imagine it getting a bit funky at the edges with a flat monitor, is that the case?
>>53668828
that's right, dvdisaster is only made with cd-rom and dvd in mind
>>53667584
nothing
just dont get dust on the back
>>53668847
the same way you'd set 1080p with other types
>>53666660
?
>>53668838
How? The disks application lets me do it with any device except the raid.
>>53668679
I checked JohnGuru and couldn't find anything about the Corsair VS series I was eying, which is apparently garbage for reasons I don't know.
Although I did find a review about the CX600 which I am now likely to buy, though it says something about it not meeting ATX specifications regarding having a hold-up time of at least 16ms (the CX600 had 10ms). Wouldn't make a difference to me imo since I have a UPS.
I just don't really understand the difference between say VS, CX, HX, etc. I mean, they're all power supplies, they all have pretty much the right cables for your typical single GPU build. You can always get SATA splitters. I don't know. And why does a 80PLUS rating matter if I don't really care much for electricity bills? I mean a bronze is about 80% efficient and a lower-tier supply is maybe 70-75% efficient. Doesn't seem to be worth the extra $20 for the certification for a meager 5% difference i.e. 25W etc.
Can you tell me why the VS series is crap compared to CX?
>>53668819
I do torrent my music for home use, but sometimes, I want to give an album that I don't have a listen to see if it's any good, and my phone does not really have that much memory.
>>53668966
Oh and why does it say on the installgentoo wiki that non-modular power supplies can potentially last longer than modular ones?
>Non-Modular units are more affordable and possibly longer lasting.
