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Its story time, /g/ents.
Share your technology stories ITT. Some might recognize some of what I'm about to post, because I posted in in a thread earlier this year.
Anyways, Ive got something to share with you...
>>51234422
Lets start slow..
>friend calls me one day
>"anon, I might have a virus. It says all my information is encrypted and I need to pay a fee for them to unlock again"
>isthisreallife.avi
>connect to his PC with TeamViewer, running on a WM
>cryptlocker ransomware on his PC
>I start laughing
>all his work data is gone for ever
>all his porn pictures are encrypted
>the poem he was working on for his gf is encrypted
>"dude, how did you get this?"
>"I think I clicked on some links in my emails or w/e"
>getting scammed via email
>2010+5
>I laugh even harder and disconnect
I maybe shouldn't have been so mean to him...
>>51234448
"toolbar maymay" inc.
>15yo neighbor tells me to fix his PC for 10€
>too lazy
>weeks pass
>tells me now hes barely able to use his PC,
>"pls help me fast, 20€"
>decide to fix his shit
>power on his PC
>Windows 8 boots
>log in
>first thing I see is ~5 "make your PC faster" programs starting
>close all of them
>desktop full of shortcuts to addware
>launch IE
>multible tabs open full of "buy this" and "thanks for using "faster PC.exe""
>~5 toolbars
>default search engine and home page set to some malware bullshit that is really hard to remove (had this on another PC already, story maybe later)
>close IE again
>Avast pops up
>unregistered since early 2013
>tfw we already have late 2014
>Norton pops up, telling me that its expired
>Kaspersky pops up telling me that the database is outdated and you'll need to buy it to update
>open taskmgr.exe
>6Gb RAM used when IDLE, 70% CPU because of addware
>most likely part of a botnet
>look at my neighbor in horror
>he sees my face
>tells me hes worried about his "personal stuff" which are ~10000 selfies a few documents for school and some stupid games.
>make a backup of his pictures and documents and reinstall Windows8
>install and activate Avast for him
>install all the stuff he needs so he will never ever download something again
>almost set up a non-admin account for him because he doesn't know how to internet
>decide not to, because he wouldn't be able to download his "Landwirtschafts Simulator 2013" mods this way.
Believe me, this was truly a horrible experience.
>>51234480
Would be nice, if someone could tell me wtf was going on with my fathers PC in this one.
Also, why do people buy prebuilt PCs?
>father needs a new PC
>has been using winXP with 2Gb DDR1 RAM and a P4
>the worst PC anyone could think of
>"Dad, can I build you one?"
>"no, I don't trust you. I'm sure it wont work if you build it yourself"
>buy 400€ prebuilt PC
>AMD quad core, HDD, Nvidia GPU
>bloated with Addware
>meh tier PC
>8Gb RAM
>32 bit Windows 7
Again:
>8 G b
>3 2 b i t W i n d o w s 7
>builtbyretards.jpg
>literally retarded people must have built this
>comes with a few drivers and Windows 7 32 bit on DVD
>download Windows 7 64 bit
>format HDD, reinstall everything
>install drivers and stuff he might need
>also Avast (because its free and it works kinda well without getting in the way once changing some settings)
>weeks go by
>father starts complaining about the PC smelling bad
>visit him again, start up PC, run prime95 and furmark
>PSU starts smoking
>PC shuts down
>father panics
>runs into the kitchen, grabs a bottle of water
>gets ready to pour water onto the PC in case it starts burning
>"father, what the fuck"
>hes not THAT stupid, so he realizes pouring water onto electronics is not acceptable
>"sorry, anon"
>"Its okay, but that's what you get for prebuilt bullshit, father"
>give him one of my old 400W 80+bronze PSUs
>some more weeks go by
>father calls because his PC seems to be slow
>turn it on
>windows boots up
>as soon as I log in the mouse starts to stutter
>Chrome, Word and even opening "Computer" takes for ever
>open taskmgr.exe
>CPU 96% on all cores, fluctuating between 70% and 99%
>wtf
>look at tasks running
>Avast, 89% system usage
>what
>WHAT
>uninstall Avast, everything works fine
>reinstall Avast CPU usage 30% max
>everything worked fine till now
I'm confused till this day. I'm not shitting you, guys, this was one of the weirdest experience I ever made with software.
Anybody suffering for using this service that was bound to be attacked for its pro-privacy policies? I feel kind of stupid for using it for everyday use.
Also, anyone confused/mad they paid the $6000 ransom?
>buy OVH VPS
>sign up with ProtonMail email
>can't access it, pissed.
>can't change primary email without verification from ProtonMail email
>also a lot of important email conversations going on
>>51234408
Same here.
Made it my main mail provider and now can't access shit..
They look like amateurs right now.
I'm not a professional when it comes to IT security but shouldn't they be prepared for DDoS attacks AND have a backup server with another ISP?
>>51234483
Yeah, I thought they were a little more professional than this to be honest. Now they have a funding campaign for $50,000. Why do they even need people to help donate? They used all their $550,377 from IndieGoGo (which was well over their asked amount) and then ask for more once they pay a ransom? A little infuriating. How much are they paying on servers anyway? If I'm not paying for email, then who is? They just aren't looking as solid as they were before.
This is why you buy your own domain name. I registered mine for 10 years, and if I ever had issues with a mail provider (not likely since I run my own mail server) I could just change the MX records to another provider. Since I've still got a legacy Google Apps for Business account my downtime would only be limited to whatever the TTL I set on my current MX records is (six hours, which is withing the 24 hours the RFC specifies for email servers to keep retrying to deliver.)
I am getting a bit upset. There are all these other countries with websites now and content leaking into our mainstream. I prefer the earlier days of the world wide web when it was just us. The creators. The great United States of America.
>>51234396
americans never fail to amaze me with how arrogant they are.
>>51234445
Nothing wrong in my mind being proud of something as long as we are still on the top. We are still on top of innovation. We have our issues but I am glad our trickle down is making your lives better.
>>51234396
>go to youtube to search for technical tutorial on how to do something
>beaner results everywhere
>no way to filter it because the fuckers use english words in the title
KEK
Idiots who fell for the 6P meme are on suicide watch.
Kill yourself
>a phone can crack
STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES
>>51234305
could've been easily prevented with a case
So who here actually likes smartphones and isn't begrudgingly using them while simultaneously wishing they were all in a dumpster?
I love my iPhone.
>>51234323
I got a S6 Edge,had an iPhone,so no hate
I enjoy my smarthphone very much,even the more stupider games seem fun at whatever fps phones go now a day
>>51234291
I used to dislike smartphones.
Never bother buying one.
But I got one from my job.
Now I quit my job so no more smartphone, and I notice I do miss it.
This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that is required to make a fine watch.
Required viewing for newbies: https://youtu.be/508-rmdY4jQ
Watches and bitches https://youtu.be/Mf-6a0-kd8s
Fuck big watches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msf0sMR42jY
Previous thread >>51198448
I appreciate ur mom xDxDdxDdddddd lolll
>>51234228
#rekt
what is the best C programming book gentoomen (excluding the C programming language), I want to begin with something that have complete new fags in mind. The C programming language will be my next step.
C Primer Plus, 6th Edition
http://it-ebooks.info/book/4601/
http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/
>>51234089
Read the sticky
I have $500 and need to go to a store tonight to buy a laptop for university.
Buy a visa giftcard and then use that gift card on ebay to buy a used thinkpad
>>51234018
if you go to a big box store for this budget, you're gonna have a bad time.
>>51234029
shill please go back to your containment thread
Just rooted my nexus 6p. So what cool stuffs can i do on it?
>>51234007
Bend it.
>>51234194
/thread
Nexus 6p is a piece of crap.
Call everyone a pleb for not rooting thier's.
So, /g/,
I'm out looking for a new drawing tablet... but I am not exactly sure what I should be looking for.
I'm currently eyeing the Wacom Intuos Art in Medium size, but it seems a tad pricey. On the other hand, the smalls seem too small.
Any suggestions, opinions, experiences, or recommendations?
Monoprice medium
>>51234006
Hmm... And it's actually good quality, or just good value?
Got this one- works like a motherfucking dream. Was a steel up from my old Graphire3.
how can i debloat this hp netbook?
Reformat.
>>51233940
too much work desu. im a fat guy.
>>51233912
>sürücüsü
wat
Intended for users of all levels, including absolute beginners
If you are serious about switching to Linux, use it exclusively for 2 weeks, avoid windows dual booting for that period of time, or you are likely to start retreating back to windows instead of getting used to linux as your new home and working on making it feel comfortable
You can safely experience installation process and the basic usage through a virtual machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R33sFFhgkWk
>Recommended for Beginners:
Mint, Xubuntu, openSUSE
>Learn to RTFM - Read The Friendly Manual
man <insert command here>
>Resources:
/r/linux4noobs
/r/linuxquestions
/r/unixporn
http://explainshell.com/
http://www.serverfaqs.com
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtK75qxsQaMLZSo7KL-PmiRarU7hrpnwK
What are the differences between the distros (i.e. Debian minimal and Arch base) apart from the package managers?
What is Linux (or GNU/Linux for Stallmanists)?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux
Babby's First Distro (What distro to choose?)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux
What software does /g/ recommend? (Please DON'T include the so called infographic -- refer all your recommended software here, and no, Vivaldi is not recommended in the wiki.)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software
Ricing on Linux (Make it good and functional or make it worse like those at desktop threads)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing
There is also scripts for new users from Windows that are heading straight to Debian.
https://github.com/Chocolate-Chip-Computing/DebianNewbieScript
>>51233430
not much at all
Thinking of getting this
The Asus zenfone 2
Has anyone here used it?
Pro? Cons?
>Shit camera
>Shit battery life
>Lots of bugs
>Shit display
>Bloatware
>Chink build quality
Prove me wrong
>>51233426
Battery last 10+ hours
Decent camera for the price
You can remove the bloatware by rooting and installing cyanogenmod.
Even then, if you don't want to root. You can disable or uninstall most of the shit.
What bugs?
>Chink build quality
>implying all phones aren't chink quality
>>51233283
>shit display, lacks panel self-refresh and drains a lot of battery and is ugly
>charges very fast
>mediocre battery life mainly because of shit display
>decent processor, performs well but not the most power efficient in the world and developer support may not be there
>shit camera
>abysmal stock ROM, recommend flashing SuperZen or PRISM ROM
>phone is ugly as fuck
>no removable battery
There you go. I wouldn't recommend the phone, if you want a 5.5" 1080p phone get an OPO from China instead.
I want to buy a new CPU but Im struggling between a 4790k and a 6700k which one should i get /g/?
stick with haswell, fuck skylake
Haswell's cheaper so go for it
Just leaving this here
You're right, that thinkpad is a lot better seeing as everything isn't soldered down.
>processor with integrated gpu
apple, always ahead of the curve
>>51233253
What is the purpose of painting your internals all black when you never see them?
![protonmail-DDoS[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/hoPnR9L.jpg "protonmail-DDoS[1]")
![smartphones_rect[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/XnKdr5d.jpg "smartphones rect[1]")
![1021317[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/stRGxQk.jpg "1021317[1]")
