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DSL vs Cable Internet? Which one is better? Considering there's no fibre internet available, of course.
From my knowledge and experience, I prefer DSL to Cable. VDSL2 to be exact.
Cable:
>bandwidth shared by your neighbors, so speeds fluctuate
>if you're living where nodes are oversaturated, your ISP will bitch and threaten you for using too much bandwidth. I remember my cable company threatened to switch to 250Mbps from 50Mbps because of data usage
>slower ping. speedtest.net pings would be 30ms+. not sure if it's gotten better since 3 years ago. it was DOCSIS 3.0.
DSL:
>dedicated line, you always get the full bandwidth. no speed fluctuations in peak hour.
>faster ping. speedtest.net pings are <10ms. webpages load faster too, not sure if that's because of ping or because it's dedicated bandwidth.
>slower speeds. 100/20Mbps is the max, while local cable provides 150/15
So, what's the verdict, /g/? Where I live, both have fibre backbones, so it's FTTN.. It's just that FTTH isn't available at my house; my neighbourhood actually has fibre but only partially.
Contacted a cable company employee about the network situation in my neighborhood, and received this answer:
>Your area is a bit more heavily used and has a project running right now to improve it. I don't see any heavy congestion right now, but speeds might dip slightly for an hour or two at night until we finish our improvements in the area.
Right now they have a deal where 150/10 internet is $49.90 for a year, but if this is the case, maybe i'll pass.
I prefer cable because it has higher speeds
>DSL
>2016
The desktop has peaked with OSX. What will be the next big thing in the desktop experience?
>>55614184
Your mom
>inb4 underage
>>55614184
>>55614456
what is the spooky invisible icon anon?
Want to learn coding. don't know anything about it and I don't trust google to give me a result worth anything. If it isn't a problem can anybody recommend the most useful languages to learn and any books/websites where I can learn more about them
>(pic not related)
are you retarded?
>>55614080
Just fuck off, really. Google is a fucking amazing resource, and if you're too stupid to sort the wheat from the chaff, you definitely do not have the analytical or critical thinking skills to code.
In a way
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/tablets/product-detail.html?oid=12740553#!tab=specs
>Experience the power and productivity of a PC, the portability of a tablet, and the connectivity of a smartphone in the palm of your hand with the HP Elite x3, HP’s first built for business 3-in-1 device. It’s designed to deliver simple and seamless access to your people, apps, and data.
Perfect
>Windows 10
Ok.
>$799.00
OK, no problem
>Type-C USB
Good
>Expansion slots1 microSD
Good
>5.96" diagonal QHD AMOLED 494 PPI multitouch-enabled (2560 x 1440)
Good
>4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM (onboard)
Fantastic
>64 GB eMMC 5.1
Great
>Processor Qualcomm® Snapdragon 820 (2.15 GHz, 4 cores)
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
IT'S FUCKING USELESS NO ONE USES WINDOWS ON ARM. I HAD MY HOPES UP WHY DOES NOBODY GET IT? WHY CAN'T I JUST HAVE A WHOLE PC IN MY POCKET? WHY IS THAT NOW ALLOWED? FUCKING NORMIES REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Only other option is a core m, nothing in the atom line is as fast as the 820. They should have waited for 821 though
>>55613841
Can you install GNU+Linux on this device?
>>55613901
No, its basically a retarded windows phone.
What can i do if my sister lost my wireless mouse's usb reciever? Pic related, im mexican btw
Buy a very cheap Logitech mouse, they have the same receivers.
>>55613689
This
>>55613689
But how do i make it sync with my 602?
Windows 10 has a lot of problems but this shit is going to be game changing. No more shitty Cygwin. An actual fucking Linux bash shell on Windows.
Who the fuck else is actually excited for this shit?
>pls use our system ;_;
>see, we unix nao
>p-pls
>>55613382
What the fuck is a Linux Bash, it's LITERALLY GNU Bash, im not even trying to meme too fucking hard with the GNU/Autism but holy fucking christ
>Linux Bash
>LINUS TORVALDS INVENTED BASH AND IS APART OF LINUX
If you want an actual good shell then run GNU Bash on actual Linux you fucking retards.
>>55613382
Who cares about Windows 10?
is this high? should i be worried? sorry im a retard
>>55613364
What's it like living with a jet engine in the room?
OP here. Room gets really hot because its small and it sucks for gaming
>>55613364
No idea, I'm a restoftheworldcelsiusfag
I \m just started learning how to program games. My teacher has provided me with Microsoft Visual Studios to run it. If any one on this site is an actual game dev can you give me some tips and what classes i need to take in collage.
also is this a good pic or should i just build my own.
budget is $500-$800
Are you twelve?
>>55613407
no im 18
>>55613362
Go to /vg/ for game development, /g/ isn't meant for video games, you'll get more help there.
is it worth to learn it?
>>55613328
no kys
>>55613328
I'm more productive with vim keybindings, regardless of the actual editor I'm using. Most editors have vim plugins, even emacs.
>>55613328
>>>/sqt/
If you do any kind of coding or use the command line at your job, definitely yes. It's painful to start but you will be more productive within a year :3
Why the fuck is this single driver so huge?
It's half the size of a damn AAA title game, but haven't seen anyone posting about it.
>>55613320
The Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display doesn't have this problem.
>>55613355
I know brother. I love my Mid 2015 Retina™ Mac™ Book™ Pro™
>>55613320
At 20 gigs you may as well download the latest driverpacks and not have to do so for a while.
So my internet has been slow as fuck and crashes on every site. Just yesterday, I was dumb enough to download a file from /b/ and I'm pretty sure it was a virus. Posting via Phone because the net won't connect to anything.
Lemme guess. You ran that hidden password.ink file from humiliated.zip?
Ok
>>55613298
You must be over 18 to post here.
How does /g/ organize its files? It drives me into panic.
I'm not comfortable saving files on my local drive, nor am I comfortable with cloud services. For now I keep everything on an always-inserted flash drive, who I then back up on an external drive. But still files end up EVERYWHERE: on your phone, tablet, in the cloud, flash drives, etc - and sorting that shit out is hell.
And what should you save? Old meme pics from 4chan anno 2006? Old back-ups?
>>55613259
I have a folder of various files, about ~200gb that I keep on 3 PCs. I also have a .7z archive of this folder on a laptop harddrive that I put in a makeshift foam-ductape case to keep in a closet.
When I want to "add" files to this archive, I make it a point to eventually get the files on each archive. Keeping the mirrors updated for me isn't a huge deal because I am not frequently generating data that is completely imperative that I have backed-up. Things like that, IE: old family photos/projects/etc, are already all saved redundantly.
At work, I have a more pragmatic approach in-place. I work at a small medical office and it is important that there be solid redundancy and security. First line of defense is RAID- The server at work uses RAID 1 with 2 SSDs. Now, you shouldn't just rely on RAID- If the PC gets fucked in some catastrophic way, both drives might be fucked. To mitigate against this, and for HIPAA-compliance, I have 3 drives in a rotation that store a PGP-encrypted archive of the SQL database and image data files. Every night, this archive is updated on the currently connected drive. Every monday, I swap a disk with the business owner. He takes this to his residence in a padded container (Off-site back-up, in case the building burns-down). There is another drive I keep in a drawer, for more immediate access in case of a localized failure in the closet. In case a drive get stolen, I can just destroy the PGP private key, and the data will be completely inaccessible unless quantum computing goes big or something.
What works for you is something you'll need to figure out, but I hope my example of what I do personally vs. how I handle data at work gives you an idea of what you can do for data integrity.
Also, with .pgp archives, you could store on cloud storage as long as you keep the private key somewhere. They won't be able to read the data.
>>55613354
re. organizing: here is an example of how the shit I keep backed-up is organized. there are of course sub-folders. the "backup mybook" folder is a complete clusterfuck, but that is what ctrl+f is for.
>>55613420
What's in lost and found?
I only know networking (ccna level) and want to do a Computer Engineering degree at my local University.
The thing is, my programming knowledge is limited (i.e shit) and my math skills are okay. (it's been a long time since I practiced math)
How fucked am I?
The course starts beginning of October
>>55613255
IT major here.
Why the switch? I doubt you'd get a better job unless you live In silicon valley.
>>55613321
I'm in Europe
>Why the switch?
The switch isn't confirmed.
But the degree is sponsored by the government (no debt) and I don't want to be stuck in helpdesk forever
>>55613255
Civil Engineering is better.
Is there a maintained Keepass version for OSX?
KeePass is a broken piece of crap full of security issues.
Use KeePassX.
>pic unrelated
>>55613315
Like?
https://www.passwordstore.org/
Can someone please explain this to me.
I am using the VPN provided by Getflix, and it's supposed to encrypt and hide my ISP. I've set it so that my IP address is for the region of Los Angeles in the US.
But when I type in "ip address" on Google, it gives me my public IP address and it traces it back to my actual location. Why is this?
Did I not set the VPN up correctly? The program and the website says that I have. The Getflix website says that I'm from the US, yet the IP address website says otherwise.
>>55613161
Some VPNs have the option to avoid tunneling to servers located within your country. Disable that option and tunnel your entire traffic
>>55614359
Could you possibly guide me through the process of doing that with Getflix?
I can't seem to find the option related to tunneling.
>>55613161
Oh shit! you telling me i might get backtraced by the cyberpolice even though i use a vpn?
