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Previously on /sqt/:
>>51932219
FIX THIS
>>51940163
Does the pic related work
>>51940205
Your stupidity? Not possible
>>51940215
Yes, blue leds have negative amperage so it's basically giving you free electrons. I could go on to the science part of it but you probably won't understand it anyway.
>>51940205
>this program will sort
but it doesn't, anon, why would your comment lie?
Best way to make images of my install regularly so I can just load them onto a disk in restore if my drive ever dies or something irreparable happens?
>>51940215
It blocks another socket, so you can't plug anything to it.
>>51940205
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9529422/difference-between-operator-and-equals-method-in-c
Check your spelling
>>51940263
clonezilla after every major change, once it's known to be stable/usable. data should be backed up separately
>>51940205
HAHAHHA How do you even come up with an infinity loop like this
>>51940323
Clonezilla is shit, I've used it before
I only have a Macbook air and a desktop running debian. I want to resinstall win7 on the desktop, but I can't figure out how to make a bootable win7 usb with either of them, what do?
If I bought a bare bones HDD and SSD with no cables at all, can I assume any will come with the mobo for that connection or should I start looking for new ones?
I know the psu came with pwer cords and it's fully modular.
Is it possible to boot to a usb thumbdrive running Mint on a macbook? It's running snow leopard if that's relevant.
>>51940357
lol m8
Get a Windows ISO and this program
https://unetbootin.github.io/
A 4GB+ USB, and use Debian to create a bootable USB
>>51940388
>Is it possible
Yes. that's all I'm going to tell you.
>>51940382
>can I assume any will come with the mobo
Yes. Every mobo box I've opened has come with at minimum two SATA 3 cables
>>51940351
in that case the only real alternative available is arconis
Wat?
Check MDL forums, if you're too lazy
>Download ISO from MDL repository
>Download DAZ loader from MDL
>Download Microsoft DVD/USB tool
>Create an USB boot drive, stick should be bigger than 4GB
I take it you know how to boot a USB from there.
>>51940422
Alright thanks.
is defragging the best stress test for SSDs?
>>51940215
It's complicated from what I read it seems to be effective on european grids but not americans.
Can someone read this EE's post and confirm what he's saying is true? He discusses power factor technology
http://www.amazon.com/POWERGARD-High-Efficiency-Energy-Saver/product-reviews/B001GPUH5G/ref=cm_cr_dp_text?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=byRankDescending#R2PPK207IEAH4J
>>51940453
link for iso's? cant seem to find them
How do I get Windows to display the time in attoseconds?
Someone tried to DDOS my sites ip for no apparent reason and host had to null ip it. How do i figure out whos trying to crash my site?
>>51940513
http://mirror.corenoc.de/digitalrivercontent.net/
>>51940513
ISO: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/56439-Windows-7-ultimate-x86-x64-ISO-Download
DAZ: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/58464-Windows-Loader-Download?p=120996&viewfull=1#post120996
Yeah, I know, snail speed download on those ISOs but you can be sure they're original.
>>51940527
Windows can't measure time in attoseconds
>>51940527
Get an atomic watch and find a way to Interface it with your PC.
Then write a script to divide the atomic watch data until you get the desired magnitud. Error margin will probably be around 6x10e82 attoseconds
>>51940531
Call the cyberpolice A S A P
I just got out from prison, been there for 3 years until I was proven innocent.
Is CCCP and KCP codec bad now? What do I use to watch chinese cartoons now?
>>51940719
>Using CCCP and KCP
You belonged in prison
>>51940719
CCCP+MPC-HC is still the best. Don't install K-lite. Ever.
I'm learning C what is the purpose of #define when I can use a variable?
I need a local encryption program that creates a encrypted secured vault.
similar to stuff like sandisk secure access (but locally on a hard drive).
anybody know any free ones that are decent to use?
>>51940744
That's what I used before I got in. I'm asking what are the CURRENT good codecs.
>You belonged in prison
You belong in a school.
>>51940757
1) slightly more efficient
2) can't be changed, which makes it appropriate for use as a constant because you avoid unintentionally modifying it.
>>51940786
I believe potplayer is the current weeb standard
>>51940215
No it doesn't you stupid piece of shit.
>>51940745
Thanks.
Hey I have an Asus G46V laptop and about half a year ago, something happened where the charger won't work when I plug it directly into the port, not I have to twist and bend the charger cable in a certain way so my laptop can charge. It's fucking annoying, any solutions? Also Asus discontinued the laptop so they can't help me.
>>51940719
Story time? Please it's a lonely night for me
Also get CCCP + MPC like some other anon said.
If your hardware can cope with it use MadVR filters too.
Hey m8s, I've been using the DownThemAll firefox add-on for years to download videos, but I'm having trouble downloading youtube videos with it, it wwill download the video, but not the audio. Does anyone know how to download the video also including the audio with DTA?
>>51940908
the cable you're bending, is the one that goes from the laptop to the adapter or the one that goes from the adapter to the wall socket?
>>51940941
It's the one going from adapter to laptop. I looked around and people said it's some issue of the motherboard being loose or something
i need one of those password protected vault programs that encrypts files stored in it.
for windows. preferably free
recommendations?
>>51940916
>Story time? Please it's a lonely night for me
no i didn't kill anyone it's something minor and i'm only in it for like 1.5 years not 3.
>>51940967
Well, fuck. Do you get the same result by just moving the connector from side to side? Or do you have to actually bend the whole cable?
>>51940967
more likely it's the cable
>>51941016
That's what I thought but I bought another cable and for awhile it worked fine until the problem started again.
>>51941014
I just have to bend the connector at weird angles
>>51940918
Youtube has the audio and video as separate streams for 1080p and higher, so you have to download both the video and separate audio files. 720p and lower is in one file.
I assume they do this so they only need to store one audio stream for all 1080p+ videos, while lower resolutions use similar lower quality audio.
>>51941052
Then it's probably the socket.
You'll have to find another socket, get a manual for dissasembling your notebook and replace said socket.
You'll be better off taking it to a technician if you're not familiar with soldering shit.
It *could* be another thing but I can't think of anything else right now.
>>51941089
Thank you, I'll do that
>qBitt is getting on my nerves
>Transmission forces you to have at least a 10/kb's upload
>Deluge is bloated
>Tixati is disgusting
>utorrent is botnet
>rtorrent isn't multiplat
Please help.
>>51941179
utorrent 2.2.1
I bought a reference 290 and it had a rebate going on at the time, but I can't find the form in the box, and I didn't see it on Sapphires website. Where can I find a copy of the form?
>>51941197
I ain't touching anything closed source.
Besides. Is there even any easy way of getting 2.2.1 on Linux?
>>51941179
bittorrent
Is there a name for the effect where if you scroll on the mouse wheel a bunch in one direction the page continues to scroll after the wheel stops moving?
Like mouse scrolling trail or something?
I want to turn it off.
>>51941220
Not for Linux as far as I can tell. Besides, no way a client with a paid version is healthy.
>>51941179
>>Transmission forces you to have at least a 10/kb's upload
It does?
(not that I care, because I'm not a greedy asshole, I have a VPN, and a nice fat pipe... for your mom)
>>51941231
Isn't that just lag?
Or do you mean smooth scrolling?
>>51941231
I think what you're looking to turn off is smooth scrolling, that or autoscroll
>>51941231
>Like mouse scrolling trail or something?
I think it's called "shitty applications that don't pay attention to how far behind they've fallen and, instead of skipping some of the shit they're scrolling, they just keep on trudging through the whole fucking thing". Also, lag, but I wouldn't call it lag in the traditional sense. It's created entirely by poorly implemented software.
>>51941210
Sounds like you're being extremely picky about your torrent client.
>>51941231
It could be input lag or smooth scrolling, the latter you can get rid of.
>>51941271
I don't really blame him. I don't trust those Bittorrent fucks.
They had one of those "solve this programming challenge and email us with the answer in the subject line" candidate recruitment things. But there was a logical ambiguity in their retarded problem.
Morons.
>>51941245
>>51941253
I think it was smooth scrolling.
Thanks.
>>51941237
>It does?
Last time I tried. Used to be 5kb/s but last time I tried Transmission Qt(a week or so maybe) it was stuck on 10kb/s.
My internet is awful. I have like 40kb/s upload, shared between 4 computers.
>>51941271
I am. Why should I settle for something that just trudges along if there's something better out there?
qBitt irritates me a bit but it's still fully usable and Transmission would be wonderful if not for the annoying upload limit.
>>51941295
[X] None of the above
>>51941306
>My internet is awful. I have like 40kb/s upload, shared between 4 computers.
Jesus Christ, what, did ISIS come through your town or something? Or the US Army?
>>51941295
>ninite
sadly deficient in certain categories
>>51941306
I don't know if there's something better out there mate.
qB works great for me (mint) but I guess you're getting stalled memed every now and then?
>>51940492
I'm an EE student. It is possible to lower your electric bill by using the appropriate power factor correction capacitors. Most appliances have them built in already but that doesn't necessarily mean you're getting a perfect 1.0 power factor. We have power strips in one of the labs at my university that have a digital readout of the power factor. It's surprising how low it can get with a few circuits plugged into the strip. In theory this could work. Most of the reviews are negative so my guess is it was someone's good idea just poorly executed.
>>51941306
since you're in the dark ages of the internet I'll share a workaround with you for transmission
leave the upload settings alone, instead set your seed ratio limit to zero, then it won't upload anything
>>51941313
Why's that? I've been using it to install essentials on customer PCs but always felt like I should install everything separately
>>51941313
So what should be the correct choice for this?
>>51941311
>did ISIS come through your town or something?
Actually. Not far off since I live in Sweden.
Might be getting fiber come spring if I'm lucky. But I never am.
>>51941323
Yeah. It's getting really bad recently. But I also have some issues with my torrent never actually downloading 100% so I have to do one or two forced re-cheks. Though that might be more of a general issue with torrenting and not qBitts fault. I'm not sure.
>>51941325
Hey, thanks. I'll give it a go.
>>51941340
>>51941342
panda security
it's also lacking in the p2p choices and for some reason when it install irfanview it doesn't also install the thumbnail viewer which is fucking great for organizing large collections if you're into doing that manually instead of using something like picasa
>>51941342
windows defender and nothing else.
a brain is more useful though. knowing not to downlaod shit is way more valuable than antivirus
>>51941364
>Actually. Not far off since I live in Sweden.
I thought Scandinavia was supposed to be some sort of bandwidth Mecca. Or is it just coffee consumption and suicides?
>>51941380
that works for you and me, but friends and relatives not so much
>>51940163
Is there any way to upgrade windows 7 home premium to win10 pro? I heard that changing some reg keys does the trick, but I can't find anything.
>>51941418
nein.
dont upgrade.
win 10 is the single biggest clusterfuck of an OS ive ever come across.
worse screwup than vista.
the whole forced update, as well as the background running of indexing, constant keylogging etc. makes it not worth it.
>>51941407
avg if i had to choose one, given out of the list avg uses the least amount of resources
>>51941364
Unfortunately the lowest I can go is 0.5 with the ratio. Unless I'm doing something wrong.
>>51941401
It generally is. I think I have worse internet than 80-90% of the population. Guess that's rural life for you.
Made even more annoying by the fact that I live like 15 minutes away from our King and everyone around me has pretty decent internet.
It's like the ISP's got to the edges of my neighborhood and just said fuck it.
Should I buy My cloud http://amzn.com/B00EVVGAD0 to put animu on?
>>51941418
Not yet, why do you need w10 pro?
>>51941455
Try living in the 3rd world.
You'll get 12Mbps/1Mbps speeds at US$45 on the big city. And no, wages are not better here.
what's a good motherboard for an i5 6600 (non k)? idealy atx
>>51941455
ah that's right the windows version is qt based, it's the gtk version for linux that lets you set it to zero
>>51941179
>rtorrent isn't multiplat
just install rtorrent+rutorrent web frontend on a server and control that from anything
>>51941564
I have WHOis on several domains. I wouldn't even consider going without it. I don't need dickheads showing up at my house.
I don't know what bot spam you're asking about.
I currently have an AMD FX-6300 for my CPU right now and I'm in kind of a pickle.
Should I upgrade soon to an I5-4590 or wait for another release from Intel?
This happened to the plug of my space heater.
Is it dangerous to continue using it?
>>51941596
Thanks for quick answer, I was talking about simple email spam. my main concern is domain transfer w/ a "fake" email
>>51941608
Your space heater is likely fine.
It's your outlet you might need to replace
I recently reformatted my Laptop because It didn't recognise my oldest widnows password, really stupid stuff.
Anyways while in the process, it asked me to provide a drive so it can backup my files.
7 hours later, I finally open the computer only to find out the backup files came in an INP format which I don't even know what it means, and google only provides mumbo jumbo.
The file is 447 GB large, so I'm pretty sure it's my old files compressed somehow.
My question is, how do I open them ?
>>51941608
it's a common issue with space heaters bruh, it's power draw is too high for the cord. if you're not afraid to get your hands dirty then replace the cord with a more heavy duty one
>>51941604
Whats wrong with it? I have one clocked at 4ghz running stock voltage and it doesn't get hot at all with my evo 212.
I kind of want to do a new build and go for atleast an i5 but it doesn't really seem necessary at all.
>>51941632
I'm pretty sure that's an unfinished temp file. It was supposed to finish as an image or compressed file, but something interrupted the process. In other words it is useless
How do I reverse search images on Google or iqdb outside of 4chin's built in feature?
>>51941716
https://images.google.com/
In the search bar there is a little camera icon, that you click to upload image
>>51941518
state your budget or your internal header needs m8
GB h170 PRO are good for unlocked skylels
>>51941608
Kek just replace the cord & connector with a good one, you left it on for too much time and your cord couldn't handle the heat.
how to install amd drivers on ubuntu gnome 15.10. open source please because ive heard they are better
>>51941604
Another release is already here (skylel), depends on your needs and since you're probably a /v/abby just overclock the shit out of it until you can afford a Kaby Lake, a Zen or a discount skylel.
>>51941864
>You're probably a /v/abby
>Kaby Lake
>discount skylel
You're using alot of memes there son.
read the whole reddit pages, but when backing up a jailbroken iphone, is there an app that does both cydia and normal apps or is it itunes for normal and cydia app for cydia apps.
>>51941632
>This is what I've found on google:
>I then delete the files inside this folder, leaving the folder intact. Copy the .inp files you had from the system backup into this folder, as if they were backed up there just minutes ago.
>Open the Dell Backup and Restore program, and click Recovery. On the left hand side, click 'Data Backup', and it will give you an option to look through your documents, music, videos etc. This unfortunately is the backup you just made, but we can get around this.
>Click the search button on the top right of this window, and a message should appear near the bottom; "To search for your own archive, click browse." Do this, and it will search for your Profile1 folder. When it has found it, make sure the most recent folder is selected, and click Next. A list of all your recovered files should appear, and you can recover them directly from there
Hope it helps
>>51941902
Well I may have went too hard on the memes but it doesn't make it less true.
FX6300 to i5 haswell is not worth it in my opinion. If you really need to waste your money in new hardware get an i7 5820k and a 2011 mobo.
Else just overclock the shit out of that CPU and wait for the ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''new''''''''''''''''''''''''''' technologies.
/flt/ is pretty dead, so I'll ask here.
How do file permissions for symlinks work?
I rather short-sightedly mounted the external HDD for my headless Arch server to /home/mainuser/storage and now I need another user to be able to access the HDD for torrenting. I made a directory /home/mainuser/storage/.torrents and symlinked it to /home/otheruser/torrents and changed the owner of both .torrents and the symlink to otheruser. When I ssh in as otheruser though, I can't cd or ls through the symlink, and otheruser's deluged instance doesn't detect the HDD storage.
What did I do wrong? Should I just remount the external drive somewhere else? How would I do that and ensure both users can access it?
How the hell do I force firefox to use white text and white tab button?
Is the XPS 13 actually any good, or will I kill myself if I buy it and realize all the reviews were just shilling?
bought a corsair G710 (not the +) and while i like it, the S key is a bit sticky. I've removed it, cleaned it, and cleaned it again. clicked it a fuck ton of times and even put a bunch of pressure on it while moving it all around.
while i'l probably just take it back, is this something i can fix myself? it almost feels like the switch itself is too tightly sprung or something instead of something being in the way causing resistance.
>>51940163
how do I get about:newtab back in FF 43.0.1?
the addon i was using broke with the latest update
>>51942439
I think Classic Theme Restorer lets you change the colors
Switched from Windows to Ubuntu. What music library browser do I use? I was using fb2k on Win.
>>51942650
Me again. Is Beets any good? I'm not sure I want to be hacking bash to manage my party playlists.
>please respond
Running the Street Fighter V beta. Left shows performance when windowed and right is fullscreen.
Is this a case of the game just being badly optimized or could this be a problem on my end?
how do you hide australian threads
If I have a nas and the router it's connect to the web is through a VPN, will I still be able to access it at let's say uni?
>have desktop computer, powered off
>touch the metal part of a PCI device with a USB plug
>computer powers on
So, how did this happen?
>>51941608
don't listen to
>>51941821
>>51941638
Replace your outlet, with the time the contacts in those shitty outlets get loose, and the power draw from one of those heaters require good contact, the cord it's fine.
if I have the following
consumer key, consumer secret
access token, and access token secret
how can I access twitter api and delete tweets. I tried consumer key to authorize in https://github.com/sferik/t but it wanted to authorize to my account, not the account i'm targetting
>>51943394
got it to work with https://github.com/sferik/twitter so nvm
>>51940263
Freenas with zfs
Any opinions on open hardware monitor? I'd just like to keep my CPU and GPU temps on my second monitor while running games and would like to use the most resource-light means of doing so.
How do I enable touchpad tap clicking and scrolling in i3 wm?
>>51943625
WM independent touchpad utility. synclient or something for synaptics touchpads.
>>51942929
You don't.
>>51942305
>When I ssh in as otheruser though, I can't cd or ls through the symlink, and otheruser's deluged instance doesn't detect the HDD storage.
Are you locked in your home dir in ssh?
Anything missing in my iptables configuration?~# iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy DROP)
target prot opt source destination
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED
DROP all -- anywhere anywhere ctstate INVALID
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:22 ctstate NEW,ESTABLISHED
Chain FORWARD (policy DROP)
target prot opt source destination
Chain OUTPUT (policy DROP)
target prot opt source destination
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere
ACCEPT all -- anywhere anywhere ctstate ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp spt:22 ctstate ESTABLISHED
I bought a 21:9 60hz monitor recently. I'm pretty ok with it for things like movies and -some- games, adobe applications and the like.
However my old 120hz monitor (a vx2268wm) still survives, with a lower resolution (1680x1050) and picture quality. I was thinking of using it as well, but I'm worried about consumption. Would you say idle power consumption is too noticeable?
>>51942650
Cmus or ncmpccpppmcnnmcpp
>>51943989
Probably not much. You can always turn it off with software or the plain power switch on the monitor in case you don't need it.
Webhosting
------------------
Please suggest cheap and reliable hosting for the sole purpose of running a dokuwiki and a blog.
>>51943980
I'm noticing I'm not able to update and install packages now. What do I need to open for that?
All Raspberry Pi's have UART's right? Planning a project of messing around with a wifi chip that only UART's. Also was thinking of using a LCD screen from a broken Ipad, they use LVDS however, and i can't tell if Rasp Pi's have them or of i need a HDMI to LVDS cable also.
mp3 merger, cuesheet creator, and cue sheet splitter programs? preferably, under GPL.
What's a good app for listening music on android?
Just got a Moto E and I don't want to use Google Play Music.
>>51944070
>mp3 creator
ffmpeg (use listfiles; you can use -c:a copy if the quality of your files are identical)
for clue splitter: medieval cue splitter is gut, but it's not free as in stallman and win32 only (works quite well from wine however)
>>51944090
Meridian is a good choice. Has gestures, order by filename and other stuff. Try it.
>>51944063
>>51943980
I figured out I needed to open DNS shit, but I still can't update the system because downloads are stuck. Do I need to open an ftp port or something? I know it's got something to do with the OUTGOING chain policy, but opening http/https didn't work.
>>51942891
it's a beta, what do you expect? file a bug issue on the official forums, not here. it's your duty as beta tester
>>51942633
tabmix plus or ctr have that option. can't remember which one since they both have entries in about:config.
>>51944133
I just found a solution using classic theme restorer (since i already have that)
under tabs at the bottom you can set your new tab page and it works perfectly
>>51944112
Thanks, just installed it, I don't really like ads but it looks good.
Now I just need a good calendar/diary and I'll be set.
Fatfox 43.0 users: is there any way to make the search field better (or just good to being with) in 43? showoneoffs got removed, and the only addon to fix the search got deleted by the author and the old .xpi doesn't work with 43 anymore.
Just got a new phone and I'm going to store the old one since no one at home is going to use it.
What's the best way to preserve the battery life? Should I let it run out and remove it from the phone?
>>51944123
Seems like I fixed it. As suspected it was OUTPUT problem (and allowing http INPUT).
Anyway, thanks for nothing you sacks of shit, lol.
Is this rooting method safe?
http://androidmtk.com/download-kingroot-application
I just built my first PC, does it matter which direction you put your exhaust processor fan/heatsink? I have mine blowing straight up because a quick google said it didn't matter, but it seems like 100% of /g/ builds have it pointing to the back.
Where in Europe does one get cheap thinkpads? EBay sucks
>>51944268
I have two fans which basically blows through the heatsink out towards the back of the case just for consistent airflow. Just think airflow.
>>51944268
depends. where is the air intake?
general rule of thumb is the airflow should be straight.
>>51944268
heat rises, so pointing it upwards gives you increased airflow. this is assuming your case has an exhaust at the top.
>>51944218
on a standard lithium ion battery, storage is best at 50% for long term (>6 months) or 70% for short term ( a few months)
ideally the phone and battery should be stored seperately.
>>51944311
one would think so.
but in my personal experience, an upwards setup tracks more dust than a horizontal covered model
coolpix l340
my dad has a boner for this thing, I can buy it for a lowered price right now as agift
is this thing decent?
>>51944363
this is /g/.
our camera knowledge only goes as far as how many megapixels are on a phone's back cam.
>>51944268
if you have an exhaust fan blowing out the back it's generally better to have it blowing out the back so your rear fan can actually help the fan for your heatsink.
plus there's generally better exhaust out the back
>>51944363
>>51944381
/p/ here.
Bridge cameras are utter shit.
Your phone has better image quality.
If you need a long lens get a DSLR.
I'm in the process of configuring a mailserver following this guide:
https://www.linode.com/docs/email/postfix/email-with-postfix-dovecot-and-mysql
However, nowhere in this guide is SPF records mentioned, and I'd like to configure that too. I found a mention of it on the same site (linode), but it says "With this SPF record, the receiving server will check the IP addresses of both the sending server and the IP address of example.com" (for their case anyway). Thing is, I plan on having the mailserver on its own with its own IP, so it won't be the same as my webserver's IP.
Either way, a nice guide to setting up SPF would be nice. I found this:
https://www.howtoforge.com/postfix_spf
but the comments lead me to believe it might be outdated.
>>51944427
/p/ is a joke board.
Cheap but good SSD of Amazon UK, my hard drive is going to shit on my laptop. Amazon because I have £18ish pounds of vouchers left and I'm fine with putting more money in as well.
>>51944482
Sure, but we know a which cameras are shit.
And bridge cameras are the worst of the worst.
The disadvantages of a DSLR combined with the disadvantages of a point and shoot.
There is literally no reason to buy one other that "hurrr, it's big so it must be gut"
Are wireless keyboard stupid?
If I'm buying one what words/numbers should I look for?
>>51944599
I have a wireless keyboard.
I'm not sure what you mean to look for?
>>51944527
Need some advice for a laptop purchase. Info in image. The only real pro for it now is to play video games.
I have a toshiba a665-S5170 i3 and it can decently run programs I'm gonna use for graphic design, websites and school stuff. I wanna get an ssd for it then reformat since it has 5 minute boot times.
If I get the ssd, it'll last me for the 6 months I have at uni. The sale price is tempting for its specs in its price range, but the $117 difference makes me swing back and forth. Having the $447 saved instead does feel nice, but there's no real reason other than emergency funds. The biggest fear is spending $530 all at once then returning it because I didn't like it, which makes me lose $80 to partial refunds.
>>51944599
>what words/numbers should I look for?
I would get one with both the full alphabet and all 10 digits.
>>51944629
kek
Buying a new laptop HDD, is hybrid drive a good idea?
>>51944626
Woops didn't mean to quote
>>51944599
full size keyboard. numpad would be nice.
good to have one that bluetooth's to multiple machines.
also good to have a rechargable one as opposed to battery.
ive got one thats bluetoothed to laptop, tablet and phone, all which are propped on stands so i can view them all at once.
>>51944532
So what do I look for in a similar $140 or so price range?
I wanna put a shit ton of DVDs on a NAS. Does anyone know a decent, preferably cli based, dvd burner that I can just run as a batchscript? I don't want to create ISO images I want to be able to stream that stuff from the NAS
How can I check if a pendrive is faulty?
I'm getting <5Mbs write speeds.
>>51945066
Have you backed up?
>>51945080
Yeah, nothing of value there.
Hey,
I have this old HP since the beginning of time and it's starting to fall apart. I don't think I can save it more than one time from now on. I was thinking of slamming in an SSD and a HDD and a pretty decent graphics card along with some new ram sticks. But I don't know since this thing is quite old and i fear the parts may be incompatible. http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c02717219-34 (HP Pavilion Elite HPE-520sc)
What parts am i limited to putting inside of this thing?
>>51945066
Sometimes this happens with large files, a 3.0 pendrive should solve this
Hi I have a problem and for me it doesn't make any sense.
Ok I recently bought a ssd for my pc an wanted to make a clean install of Windows 10. I ran into some problems with installing because of license and so on. But finally I managed to get it installed and activated. I noticed then that ahci wasn't enabled with my ssd. So I switched it in win 10 and Bios. And now the strange thing, I can' boot of that ssd anymore under no circumstances. I keep getting that there is no bootable device installed although I can see with Ubuntu live that the system is properly istalled.
For now no matter what os I installed the ssd will not boot at all
I hope here is someone that can help me thanks, because I don't get the problem
>>51945116
>What parts am i limited to putting inside of this thing?
RAM if you're lucky and an ssd.
>>51945305
>I can' boot of that ssd anymore under no circumstances
Kind of a standard problem with SATA devices, that only affects Windows.
1. switch back to IDE mode in BIOS
2. boot up windows
3. install the AHCI sata drivers for the controllers
4. reboot, set them to AHCI
5. windows should boot up
There are plenty of guides for this on the internet, so be sure to check google if this doesn't work. There is a guide where you have to set one registry key from 0 to 1, I had to use that once.
>>51944673
save your money and get a proper ssd
>>51945536
>RAM if you're lucky and an ssd.
Oh
>>51945156
It happens with literally anything.
>>51945585
most mobile gpus and cpus are soldered to the main board, in case you were wondering why it's not possible.
If I get a Bachelors of Science in Computer Information Technology, can that get me a job that pays 40k USD to sit around and stare at a screen all day?
>>51941309
What's your IP address?
>>51941724
You can also just drag the image into the browser
Is this good forma the price? I would like to build a PC myself but I'm to damn scared to break something and have to buy it again.
>>51940163
New to SMB, and I'm trying to diagnose an issue I'm having where I'm getting an "access denied" error, not the same as invalid pwd/usr, is there a scrub friendly place on this here internets I can get help diagnosing it.
>>51945700
not really
>>51945700
mobo?
are there any good hard drive upgrades for a laptop with a pata hard drive?
>>51945540
>>51945540
If I change back to ide it doesn't make a difference I still can' boot. It has to be some kind of hardware problem because I can't boot of the ssd no matter what os I install on it (tried win10, Ubuntu and mint so far). The drive is working when I boot via a live usb-stick and even the boot flags are set properly.
All the posts I found in the Internet were about your solution, but that isn't my problem but thanks
>>51945598
>most mobile gpus and cpus are soldered to the main board
I don't think mine are. The processor and the GPU are removable. Why I'm worried is because a friend of mine gave me a low end GTX card. It fit but even with the right drivers and all, all i got was a black screen.
Do you think this TV setup box is strong enough to emulate PSP games via PPSSPP?
>>51945730
strange
Can you see your SSD from GRUB?
Also, on some motherboards there is a SATA-III controller that has a separate chipset from the other SATA-II connectors, and can be controlled independently from them from the BIOS. You should check this too.
>>51945700
You WILL pay a premium for a prebuild second hand or not.
Building your own system isn't that hard, just do it, the major plus is that the computer you build is exactly the one you want.
If your buying that to play games, you won't be playing any triple A titles of this generation with only 2gb vram on that GFX card.
Although the CPU is ok (amd though...) and doesn't specify the HDD speed.
Ask for more details about that before buying.
>>51945759
>emulating 333MHz MIPS from 1.5GHz ARM
>under lagdroid
It might have problems.
>>51945803
And this one?
>CPU: Amlogic S802 Quad-Core 2,0 GHz (Cortex-A9)
>GPU: Octa-Core-Mali-450 GPU
>>51945725
>>51945771
Sorry for the Italian.
Did the cuck mods remove the awesome wordfilter? That'd suck, desu senpai
>>51945837
Only parts of it, then. Nice.
why don't cpu manufacturers solder a proper heatsink directly onto the chip? that way you wouldn't have to replace your thermalpaste every other month
>>51945858
Because I don't want to rely a half ass $2 chick cooler. I'd rather buy a proper cooler and put it on myself, so I know the job was done right
>>51945858
>cooler dies
>oy vey buy a new processor too goyim
No thanks.
I can't figure out how i can switch from gnome to i3 with keeping my gnome dm so i can switch back to it when i want
I'm running debian 8, excuse my stupidity
Where have mp3 players gone lately? They were always comfy because of the small size and battery life was excellent.. will they ever come back? Smartphomes are really not that great for music listening, they are huge and the battery dies too fast
>>51946002
The best ones are on Amazon
>>51945615
the people i live with have unpatched windows desktops with ports forwarded to them, so for their sake i won't post it
>>51945890
>>51945912
How does a heatsink die from standard computer usage?
>>51946017
Fans are not immune to random death/abuse
>>51946002
Chinese wholesale sites have plenty of digital media players for sale. Quality is however not the best, but if you are lucky you can pick one with 10-16 hours of battery life.
>>51946017
Fans can die as like everything that has moving parts. A lot of coolers have unique fans, that cannot be replaced by standard fans one can buy anywhere.
Yes, this can be solved by using replaceable fans, however the IT industry not famous for using user serviceable parts.
>>51945858
Having a one size fits all cooler is not an ideal solution
CPUs need to be able to work in many form factors
>>51946034
Fans are easy to replace though
>>51946056
>Fans are easy to replace though
See other anon's comment
Why won't livestreamer let me watch multiple streams?
>>51944356
A friend of mine wants a fast and good Office PC, primary use is cutting small movies and using Photoshop.
What is important for this? RAM and CPU? Does he need a GPU or would something like an i5 with integrated graphics work?
>>51946088
Photoshop can utilize GPU acceleration, so using a dedicated video card is a good idea.
4-6-8GB RAM and a 4core processor should do the job. Also, depending on the amount of movie editing he plan to do get an SSD.
What's a good android app to manage and save battery life?
8 GB ram, quad core something and a cheap workstation GPU like a firepro W4100
>>51943268
magic
What are some decent and cheap headphones I could get to listen music on my phone?
>>51944253
worked for my cheap no name chinese tablet, no problems whatsoever, so I would say it's safe
>>51946270
HD201-202
Consider Sennheiser earphones too if you want something small and more portable.
>>51946111
Thanks.
>>51940163
>>51940163
Should I learn how to use a Linux-based system (like Ubuntu) before learning C? I've already started learning C, and basic programming concepts like data structures, control structures and variables. I've always been a Windows user though, so my sensibilities don't line up.
Should I get used to a Linux-based system and continue learning C? Or should I learn a language more suited to my experience and comfortability as a Windows user? And if so, which language?
>>51945969
anyone ?
>>51946339
If you plan to develop free software, then you should learn gahnoo slah loonix.
Anyway, gcc is available for windows so you can develop windows programs in C/C++ without resulting to use vc++ or similar IDEs.
>>51946376
I'm more or less asking it out of familiarity of system. As in, the interface I'm used to is certainly higher level as opposed to Linux.
Does this mean I should learn a higher level language that's more suited to my moderately shallow understanding of computers and software or do I try to take on a more stripped down OS and learn C that way?
What would the size of a blank BD-R be to Windows?
>>51946451
25GB?
>>51940205
fixdpublic class SortingString {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s = "typewriter";
while(true) {
s = randomSort(s);
if(s == "eeiprrttwy") {
System.out.println(s);
break;
}
}
}
}
>>51946465
No. Windows doesn't see data sizes the same way as other operating systems. A 4.7 GB DVD-R is 4.37 GB or something.
do CD and DVD drives magically stop working when they age?
I mean, I had a dozen or so old CD-RW, DVD, and DVD-RW drives lying around, but only one of them still worked after a few years of storage, so I threw them out
>>51946528
Are you sure that you aren't using bad disks?
>>51946517
Well no shit Windows uses base two, while drives and CDs are base 10
But anyway standard BD-R is 25GB per layer. It would be around 24.41GB under Windows
>>51940205
someone post the graduate coder meme picture
>>51946540
I'm sure that it wasn't the discs, because I tried multiple different ones that I knew worked, and because some of them even refused to open the tray or randomly opened it while trying to read the disc
Is there any danger in putting all my 40GB of pirated music on a VPS server in order to use subsonic?
Is there any way of encrypting it?
>>51946545
wrong 23.28GB
>>51940163
>>51940163
What programming language should I learn first if my main goals in mind are application software, web applications and hacking? Mainly application software, on mobile and computers.
>>51946620
Python
>>51946636
I considered Python but it just seems too superficial to me. There's no sense of depth or foundational understanding in the learning curve.
>>51946620
Perl
>>51946642
> asks what should be his first programming language
> gets best answer
> snubs nose at python
fuck off
>>51946676
There's no need to be upset.
>>51946666
What are some examples of Perl's uses in the modern era?
>>51946620
BASIC
>>51946642
Thanks for the laugh.
>>51946576
Read the terms and policies of your VPS hosting.
if they say that the content your have on your servers is owned by you, they it's safe. Of course, keep the usage for personal use.
>>51946627
>loop i to max int
> if next number is max int set i to 0
wow. thats some top tier shit.
>>51946697
the same it's always been good at
text processing, web applications, various scripts. you can do almost anything with it though, and chances are there's already a CPAN module written for whatever you want to do.
>>51946699
>>51946666
>>51946636
I should add that gaming and interactive elements are on the agenda.
I am back from Uni at my parents house for the Holidays, and I am in charge of fixing their internet troubles. They have an apple airport extreme router upstairs in a cabinet with the modem and the like. They are having a lot of guests for the Holidays so they asked me to what to do. I suggested getting one of those Apple Wifi extenders. So we got one, installed it and set it up however it seems to be hit or miss. My desktop PC which I installed one of those PCI-E wifi adapters on seems to be getting a wifi signal from the main router upstairs (since it only has one bar) my laptop that I use when chilling in bed gets full bars. My Android only gets 1-2 bars of wifi as well. Is there something I am blatantly missing here.
>>51946727
Explain why my comment produced thine laugh, good sir.
>>51946741
Then go fuck around with java in Eclipse/Processing or Unity
If you don't know a variety of languages you won't get anywhere. I don't understand why you're so picky
>>51946743
I don't know much about apple airports, however if the extender creates a new access point with a different SSID and shit and it uses the same channel as your main router then that might be the reason of the poor signal.
>>51945763
I don't even get to the grub loader so no.
Yes indeed i have two second controller for my 4 sata3 ports and as far as i can tell it doesn't make a difference what options i chose. But it seems to be no Problem of the ssd. I tried it now on a different pc and int instantly worked there.
So it has to be a problem of the board/bios althoug i'm not shure at the moment what it is so far, i will try it out the next days. Still thanks
>>51946764
Shall I just learn C then?
>>51946771
So I should change the SSID & Channel?
>>51946833
If you can, yes.
>>51946832
no, C is bloated and adds too much abstraction
just use ASM
>>51946776
Why C?
>>51946829
You mobos model?
>>51946528
they can wear out, but i've found most pc cd drives to be pretty long-lasting
except 32x cd readers, for some reason every 32x cd reader i came across had problems, or developed problems over time
>>51946846
Kek.
>C
>abstraction
I'm a newfag and I c wot u did ther
>>51946743
Your laptop and router might be running on ac (both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz) while the other guys are only running on 2.4Ghz. It would be extremely unlikely but it would fit to the problem
Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong here?
Trying to get this program to run through Wine. I've installed mono and a few .net dependencies (although I don't know what the actual program depends upon to run)
please help, bros.
>>51946867
well, the only drives I have that still work are from 2003 and 2004
all the newer ones shit themselves
is it ok if you're working for a employer without him having offered you an official job appointment letter
>>51946743
>>51946880
I'm taking off in a minute so I'll expand before I leave
Does an apple airport extreme router support ac?
>AirPort Extreme features simultaneous dual-band 802.11ac Wi‑Fi
Check
Does your laptop support ac? Idk what wifi card it has, only you would know
Why doesn't your phone have 5Ghz? Most flagship android devices do so either you have an iPhone or a shit android
Why doesn't the desktop have 5Ghz? Because the wifi adapter you bought was some low $15 one.
If this fits your profile you found the problem.
>>51946902
come to think of it i don't think any of my drives are newer than about 2004
never needed to get new ones, these still werk, y'know?
>>51946916
Like, you're working for him without having signed any contracts or anything else legally binding? Yeah, he can refuse to pay you and it would be perfectly legal.
If he suggested this, he's probably trying to fuck you over, and you should immediately ask to be legally employed, and if he says no, tell him to fuck off.
>>51946897
C++ redistributable
>>51946940
So the problem is in my wifi card itself. Hm. So I should look for something like this then anon?
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WDN4800-Wireless-Express-Low-profile/dp/B007GMPZ0A
>>51946965
the newer ones seem to be shit anyway, either the lead-free solder doesn't last very long or they're just products of planned obsolescence
>>51946897
can't you read, you fucking moron? it clearly says something is wrong with the bytecode
>>51946897
It looks like the program threw a System.InvalidProgramException.
From this thread: https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=14674, it sounds like this exception indicates that Mono isn't able to run this.
>>51946969
i'm not worried about him paying me as much as him later not supporting the fact that i worked for them, in case i leave on bad terms.
What are the pros and cons of pirating Windows?
I really don't see the point in paying for fucking Whendows 8 (+) as I fucking hate the layout and how I got to get used to it. Windows 7 was ok but I loved XP back then
I'm trying to be smart about my budget for building my first PC
Which parts are a priority over others?
I heard >i7 >monitor and graphics card? could be wrong
I want to be able to emulate games at 60fps though so I know graphics card ain't got nothing to do with it
Help? [spoiler]I haven't seen my family in a year and I really think it would be nice to build my first PC at my hometown when I go visit them at some point coming next week for my older brothers who love gaming and I really wish to share the amazing things PC can do with them[/spoiler]
>>51946627
Besides for the ugly loop behavior instead of while (true), and the hardcoded values, this is a perfectly reasonable implementation of bogosort.
>>51946971
>>51947003
>>51947014
Thanks. I found out that I need net 4.0 for the program. My distro is 64bit though. I've created 32bit wine prefix
How do I switch prefixes? Or direct wine to run in the 32bit prefix so that I can install net 4.0 through winetricks?
>>51945700
Just build it.
You could walk out today and get hit by a bus, shit happens. Chances are you won't fuck up since it's pretty easy and there are plenty of videos to walk you through the process.
Besides, there's nothing like the feeling you get after succesfully finishing your first build. I didn't think I could get emotionally attached to a thing but I fucking love my computer.
>>51947028
>What are the pros and cons of pirating Windows?
Pros:
* You don't have to pay hundreds of dollars for Windows
* Microsoft doesn't get any money
Cons:
* You have Windows on your computer after you do it
* None of the loaders are open source and thus might silently BTFO every computer they're installed on
>I really don't see the point in paying for fucking Whendows 8 (+) as I fucking hate the layout and how I got to get used to it. Windows 7 was ok but I loved XP back then
If you have Windows 7, why don't you just do the free upgrade to Windows 10? Apparently, most people with Daz's loader were able to upgrade to Windows 10 just fine.
>b-but muh privacy
If you think Windows <10 haven't been cucking your privacy, you're retarded. At least Windows 10 adds a few nice features.
>Which parts are a priority over others?
What do you mean? Like which parts should you spend extra money on? If you're emulating, CPU is definitely important, but anything more than two cores won't affect performance very much. Go with an i5 unless you need the i7's hyperthreading for other purposes. For general gaming, the GPU is definitely going to be the most important factor for performance. It might also be worth spending a little extra on a small SSD to store your OS and a few games.
>>51947105$ export WINEPREFIX=/full/path/to/prefix
$ winetricks dotnet40
>>51947028
Oh, and by "pirating Windows" I assume you mean installing Windows via an official ISO and then running a loader, not downloading an ISO from a torrent site, because I'm guessing you're not retarded enough to think that would be a good idea.
I need a tool that can create ISO files from directories/files. It must be either open source or an official Microsoft utility. Bonus points if it's portable.
>>51947220
mkisofs
open source, portable, no idea if there's a windows port though
>>51947175
>Cons:
>* You have Windows on your computer after you do it
>* None of the loaders are open source and thus might silently BTFO every computer they're installed on
It can total my PC entirely or just going to have to redo everything to run my PC back again sorry for being ignorant
>>51947197
Whew lad that saved my skin, I figured that was how it should be done but bluntly honest I haven't googled it so far because I wasn't ready to do it at any point even if I got the parts
>>51947240
Whoops, sorry, I should have specified that I'm looking for a Windows tool. mkisofs is my go-to on *nix.
>>51946974
Actually make sure it supports the ac band. I looked at the specs of that adapter and even though 5Ghz is supported, it does not show support for ac
>>51947220
https://alternativeto.net/browse/search/?q=create%20iso&license=free&platform=windows
>>51947266
bit of searching and i found this;
http://cdrtfe.sourceforge.net/cdrtfe/download_en.html
a windows-ified frontend/installer that includes cdrtools (which contains mkisofs)
>>51947285
When I search for AC adapters I am met by USB wifi
>>51947327
It's possible this is not the problem then. I don't know what else could be
>>51947257
>Official ISO: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/56439-Windows-7-ultimate-x86-x64-ISO-Download
>Create a bootable drive
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool
>DAZs Loader:
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/58464-Windows-Loader-Download
There you go buddy. DAZ Loader is totally fine as long as you download it from the MDL forum page, don't get paranoid.
Post your build here so we can insult you
Hey.
I have speakers with only 6.3/Tele and so I've been using these cables connected to a DAC and then to my computer.
I recently got a receiver as I thought it would be more convenient to hook everything up to one place.
Now. How would I go about this? AS you can see from
http://media.tas.zeitpress.com/articles/images/Pioneer_A-20_Back%20300dpi%205in_1.jpg
there's no RCA "inputs" for my speakers to go to the receiver?
>>51947394
forgot pic of the cables.
how difficult would it be to overclock the lg g4 and have it run at 1080p at all times?
>>51947326
I can't seem to figure out how to actually make the ISO using this program. There's a mkisofs binary included, but it immediately exits without printing an error message, which makes me think some DLL is missing.
>>51947462
if a dll was missing you'd get an error
you're not just double clicking mkisofs.exe, are you?
>>51947408
if you don't mind wasting a cable if it don't work you could try lopping the ends off of one end of the cable and dividing and connecting the wires to the terminal posts
>>51947499
Actually, a command line program without anything extra that's missing a DLL will silently fail (I've been writing a C library in Visual Studio for a few weeks). No, I'm running mkisofs with the same arguments and flags as the original version.
>>51947503
I thought this aswell. Is this what you mean?
Why isn't a valid MX record accepted as valid by Cloudflare?
Name: @
Server: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
Priority: 10
Aren't MX records supposed to point to an IP address? I seem to recall that working fine before. Now it seems I have to create another A records then point the fucker there.
>>51947630
not quite, split it in four and connect two to the r/l positive posts and the other two to the r/l negative posts is how I would do it
>>51942540
plz hlp
>>51947674
Like this?
>>51947905
never buy prebuilt
can you blackmail your employer into paying you more by threatening to leave in a small single digit sized company?
or is that stupid?
>>51947924
yeah
>>51947961
only if you're prepared to actually leave if you don't get the raise
class SortingString
{
static boolean isSorted(String s)
{
char prev = '\0';
for (char c : s.toCharArray()) {
if (c < prev) return false;
prev = c;
}
return true;
}
public static String bogosort(String s)
{
String perm;
do {
perm = randomSort(s);
} while (!isSorted(perm));
return perm;
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
bogosort("typewriter");
}
}
Here you go, anon. I cleaned up the code, made the sorting algorithm a public method, and call the specific case "typewriter" from the main function. I also made a version that takes generic objects that implement Comparable for themselves, but I didn't want to duplicate the functionality of randomSort, so here's the non-generic version just for strings.
>>51948046
Forgot to quote
>>51940205
Also, I fail to use the output of bogosort("typewriter") in the main function. That line should instead read System.out.println(bogosort("typewriter"));
>>51948029
>only if you're prepared to actually leave if you don't get the raise
but i wouldn't be asking if that were the case. i mean where's the challenge in that.
>>51948029
Is it enough to put 1/2 of the original cable through the terminal posts?
