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/SQT/ Stupid Questions Thread
Old thread hit bump limit.
Post your stupid/simple questions here so a new thread won't have to be made for it. Redirect any anons here that post questions/tech support threads outside of /sqt/. Make an attempt to google before asking. Don't bump, you are not entitled to an answer.
Where can I get a cheap Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate key? I remember seeing a subreddit where people would sell them for like $10-15.
Is it worth upgrading modem/router if I don't change my internet service plan?
What's the telegram group for /g/
what web browser does /g/ use?
i was always satisfied with Firefox, and i heard about waterfox a while ago, so i decided to try it out - can't say i'm unsatisfied
>>52885292
> waterfox
But there's 64bit FF now.
I use Chrome Canary because never had any problems with it what so ever and it works faster than Chrome for me. Also get the latest botnet updates.
I use FF dev its pretty good
no some chinese company does
>>52885104
They make their own OS
Nope: http://wccftech.com/nintendo-confirms-console-powered-amd/
Why is AMD so based anons ?
I OC'd my FX-8320 from 3.5 to 4.2Ghz in like 25mn, and I am sure it's going to be stable.
AMD Thread.
Because its cheapshit for poor people.
I hope Zen delivers.
A cheap 8 core with Intel-like performance would be awesome.
>>52884517
>I OC'd my FX-8320
For only a million watts
Apple is wonderful at marketing.
First of all, they adopts the psychological baseness of "It costs more = is better." Even a neophyte of persuasion knows this rule: you don't even have to be graduated in psychology. Also having paid a product a shitload of money makes you to defend it with your teeth, because subconsciously you must justify (first of all) to yourself your purchase.
The quality of the products is NOT better than other manufacturers. Everything is made by Foxconn, like almost any other electronic product of this planet. There is no particular optimization on the engineering of the products. The positioning of crates, heat dissipation, etc.. are often dubious because they need to follow retarded design choices.
In fact, the high-end Macbooks heat up like madmen and I remember a whole series (every first Unibody) vibrating because of the HDD rotation.
The old MacBook Pro gave you a shock when charged ungrounded. (The standard plug supplied with the power supply is usually not grounded).
Ultimately there are huge design errors, as in any other manufacturer, but Apple makes you pay for those things twice.
A recent case, which made quite a scandal, was the adoption of economic Lg monitors on the iMac, and then sell it as a high-definition monitor. I know that in the Netherlands they have done a class action, but there are many others, like the graphics chips of the Macbooks which literally desoldered themselves (thank god they just use integrated Iris graphics now heh).
The quality that Apple promises does not exist, so that we always see the same faults and Apple hunts us hard to prevent us from signing any lack of conformity. (I, as a technician, could make an assessment and say that THAT defect is not given to wear, but by manufacturing issues since I get 10 machines per day with the same problem, in the same period.
Other 2 additional years of warranty can be purchased for the modest sum of $200-300 depending on the type of computer you have.
It often happens that the Mac will break shortly after the first year of use. At first I thought it was bad luck, or just a random thing, but there are a number of products that seem to be made to last that long. Clearly not an objective assessment, I only see this many because of my job, perhaps for 10 broken after 370 days from the purchase, there are 100 working for five years.
However, I repeat, it is always Foxconn branded stuff and it is always consumer electronics. If you call it "consumer", there is a reason.
Apple is always bragging on the safety factor and this is just wrong. There are viruses for OS X, they do exist and not using an antivirus is not safe. If you give me a Mac, I literally can gain access to any data that is not protected by FileVault in under than five minutes, even if password protected and without removing the storage. (Also, nobody uses that FileVault piece of shit)
I read an article where they compared Windows to an apartment, ultrafortified, in the slum of the city and OS X to a country cottage with open doors.
The comparison holds in my opinion, with the consideration that OS X is approaching day by day to the city. There are already huge botnets populated only by Macs.
Also, OS X crashes, and it does it a lot. Many third-party programs are buggy and contribute to crashes, but often firmware wrote by Apple for the hardware is buggy or has defects. Video freezes, kernel panics... often the fault of Apple using firmware written by idiots who may have decided to slow down the fan to make less noise and it ends that the whole computer shuts down on idle for exceeding the critical temperature. Drivers updates take too long, patches for the flaws come after MONTHS (there are exploits open for god knows how much, despite user complaints).
Also what the fuck is that EFI shit. Just to boot from an external drive to do anything (install Windows, Linux or even OSX) i have to wait ages while this piece of shit searches any bootable OS X image on disks, usb devices, network disks, black holes and everything else.
Using OS X just does not make sense, if not to use Final Cut. For everything else there's Windows, or Linux.
Whenever those bastard faggots come crying at me because their Mac just broke and they lost all the data (they don't make backups obviously - and Apple doesn't recover the data unless you pay a lot) I laugh inside and mentally shit inside their mouth.
Fun fact: Apple releases explicit directions on how to treat customers, with the classic phrases that they could tell you and the answers you should give. For example, they tell you to say "it seems to have been an accidental damage" instead of "you fucking faggot you broke it after you dropped it"
Oh, and if you didn't get it, I'm an Apple Genius.
install gentoo
What android version are you on? Please post your about device, mine here
>>52883741
4.4.2
LG G2.
>>52883753
hello grandpa
>>52883765
Sup son, wanna money for bitches?
>There are people on /g/ right now who dont know what this code prints without compiling it
You mean I have a life?
>>52883382
but it has pointers and shit i dont even
i cant even
I don't even know what that means, but then again, I have SEX.
I'd maybe ask on /lit/ if that board wasn't deader than dead, but what's the deal with e-book readers? Are they worth it nowadays and do you own any? Should I just go for Kindle and call it a day considering Paperwhite is almost double the price where I live?
>>52883310
>kindle drm'ed proprietary format cancer
>kobo chinese crap
Barnes and Noble Nook or nothing
>>52883310
I have the Sony reader (PR-1 or something like that, the first, most basic one). Works great. It's not something you're looking to replace each year like a phone. As long as this shit can show letters to me I'm sticking with it.
Fuck capitalism btw
>>52883320
Nook is a nice alternative if you actually live in the US, but I'd really recommend just getting Kindle everywhere else.
>>52883310
Make sure it's at least touchscreen generation one and you're good to go. Also, Paperwhite is overrated as fuck. Amazon is basically charging you extra for their proprietary Carta e-ink and the ability to read in the dark. You know, if you're one of those people who read their books in PITCH FUCKING BLACKNESS for extra immersion.
So, what's the overall opinion on Windows 10 here? Is it finally the end of times, when we switch to Linux for good?
I don't know what it's been like for the last couple of years because I've used Linux and OS X exclusively.
It's great
botnet/10
>>52883303
I like how you have to wait the 3 minutes for the report process to finish before it will restart.
>The Human Rights Foundation has announced a new campaign to collect USB flash drive donations from Americans in order to fill them with Western movies and books, and then smuggle them into Best Korea.
http://www.wired.com/2016/02/donate-your-old-usb-drives-to-fight-north-korean-brainwashing/
Address:
Flash Drives for Freedom
c/o appbackr inc.
2251 Yale Street
Palo Alto CA 94306
http://www.flashdrivesforfreedom.org/
Mongoloids are probably going to get North Korean citizens killed. Do most North Koreans even own a computer?
this will ruin so much families
This is a dumb autistic idea... Stop fucking with politics you don't understand!!!
> this causes WW3
>Oh what are you doing? Encoding a video for 36 hours? LOL NOPE
>>52882494
>tfw Enterprise N 2015 LTSB doesn't have this problem
http://lifehacker.com/prevent-windows-10-from-automatically-restarting-your-p-1723647582
Not even using Windows but I'll take a wild guess and assume it asked you multiple times this week alone but you ignored it every time.
In any case, blame all the retards who never updated their non-SP XP.
>Over the past several years, there’s been a significant increase in the number of people using ad-blocking software in their web browser. We have certainly seen a growth in those numbers here at WIRED, where we do all we can to write vital stories for an audience that’s passionate about the ongoing adventure of our rapidly changing world.
>On an average day, more than 20 percent of the traffic to WIRED.com comes from a reader who is blocking our ads. We know that you come to our site primarily to read our content, but it’s important to be clear that advertising is how we keep WIRED going: paying the writers, editors, designers, engineers, and all the other staff that works so hard to create the stories you read and watch here.
>We know that there are many reasons for running an ad blocker, from simply wanting a faster, cleaner browsing experience to concerns about security and tracking software. We want to offer you a way to support us while also addressing those concerns.
>So, in the coming weeks, we will restrict access to articles on WIRED.com if you are using an ad blocker. There will be two easy options to access that content.
>You can simply add WIRED.com to your ad blocker’s whitelist, so you view ads. When you do, we will keep the ads as “polite” as we can, and you will only see standard display advertising.
>You can subscribe to a brand-new Ad-Free version of WIRED.com. For $1 a week, you will get complete access to our content, with no display advertising or ad tracking.
http://www.wired.com/how-wired-is-going-to-handle-ad-blocking/
This is good. Websites should protect themselves from people who think they should get content without doing something in retard.
Stop stealing content, /g/. You're killing the internet.
I don't block ads, I just choose not to request them
WOW IT'S ALMOST AS IF I DON'T CARE AT ALL
Everyone has switched to ublock OP
Previous thread: >>52866628
Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>They’re really cheap when you buy a used one.
>Keyboards feel excellent while typing (yes, even the newer ones).
>Great durability thanks to the inclusion of rollcages and use of glass fiber reinforced plastic for the chassis. The keyboard is splash proof and spilled liquids will drain out.
>Utilitarian design - e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking solutions that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for almost every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing on the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/wumE7L2f
ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
https://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
Reposting:
Guy looking to buy his first Thinkpad here.
How do I find out the FRU number on Trackpads (T420)?
>>52882308
Isn't there a sticker on the part?
>>52882393
I don't know.
I haven't bought the Thinkpad yet.
Check my posts in the other thread >>52881348
>15 inch laptops
Why do you need one?
>>52881982
I don't.
Using pic related atm
I use one for school. 15 inch Chromebook that I boot into Linux mint when I need to do non online work. Use a 128gb sd card for storage.
perfect compromise between mobility and usability for work.
It's just the perfect size
Build 3103 of Sublime Text has been released. Have you tried the update yet?
http://www.sublimetext.com/3
>>52881969
yes. looks good
>>52881969
>Proprietary text editor
no thanks
>>52882177
cool story bruh
