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Anyone got experience porting a prepaid phone to a different service? Straight Talk to Ting specifically. How the fug do I unlock this, all I've found is shady looking sites asking for money to do it
Do i really need to learn Java in order be a respectable programmer. Can i get a job anyway else?
The time on my computer has been all sorts of fucked today. Is the CMOS battery going bad or what? It's been changing even while on.
Any recommended book or online class to learn C++?
>>53816455
as someone who doesn't know shit about anything:
maybe you got a virus and it's trolling you cause it's april fools
but on a more serious note, make sure you have the correct time zone selected, and youe your time synced with an online server in the time settings or ctfor windows. it periodically checks to ensure you're @ the correct time for your time zone.
I recently purchased a ASUS F555LA-AB31 and I did a clean install of WIndows 10 on it, everything works good on it but the brightness setting isn't working. I'm pretty sure I have to download the drivers from the Asus website but i'm technology retarded, I put a pic of something that MIGHT be related but again I wouldn't know. please help me, I dont know what to do anymore.
What's a good cheap laptop with an IPS display?
AWWWWWWW
If I hire an Indian (in India) to make me a few Android apps and put them on the market (he said he'll make some mashup reskins of a few basic apps for me, 10 for $100) is there hope of some of them grossing a LITTLE bit of money, enough for me to get my $100 back? Hypothetical here.
>>53816698
tb h no not really
if I want to join the NSA as a computer scientist mostly focused on the hardware aspect what degree should I work towards? I'll have my GED shortly and then I'll be finding a college that will take me or just heading off to community college for some credits.
>>53816655
desu, when I installed 7 and couldn't get my graphics drivers to allow me to swap between integrated and discrete as it should have (and was the entire fucking point of this model), I reinstalled 7, and then it worked after going through Windows Updates again, since my graphics drivers were from Windows Updates. perhaps they got screwed-up between windows updates arbitrarily reverting themselves
desu, I don't see why brightness would be correlated to graphics drivers, but worst case scenario you could format and reinstall, and hope things work out the second time around. but I would like to affirm that this is absolutely worst case scenario shit cause this in no way identifies and fixes the problem and the problem alone, but is just throwing everything away and doing it over and hoping for no mistakes. plus, windows updates requires so much time
>>53816726
Hack into the fbi and they'll force you into the nsa
>>53815816
topkek test
My system locked up a couple of times while displaying graphic glitches in my monitor, when I attempted to turn it off using the power button, I felt a static discharge either originating from the metal case or my finger.
is it possible for components to act like this due to an incorrect component assembly within the case? or was it just a coincidence and my body had some extra electricity?
I inspected the interior of my case lightly and it doesn't seem to be any misplaced components, the only thing I can think of is the fact that the motherboard is sitting directly on the metal support thingies where motherboards are screwed on.
Halp, what should I be looking for? I'm about to disassemble the entire PC.
>>53815816
How do I activate Windows 10.
>>53816192
there are plenty of languages out there with job offerings, but java is one of the easiest ones to learn. so if you can't figure it out you might need to consider a new direction in life
what's a good idea for a machine learning side projects?
>bonus points for neural network
>bonus points for web based
i have the time and knowledge, i want to make something cool.
I have 6 CD's from Geek Squad. These CD's have files from my families old desktop from 2008-9 that GeekSquad copied onto. I'm not concerned about documents, music ect, just the pictures. Lots of memories I really want saved. I've copied each disk onto my PC via three methods, Dropbox copying the images into my account, drag and drop the files onto my desktop, and CD Recovery Toolbox Free. No solution fixes the images with errors, but I figured it was good to have many backups.
My stupid question is, can I use a software/method to recover these images? I don't think I have the hard drive, and even if I find it, it will cost a lot of cash. I have absolutely no issue saving up and spending 2 grand or more for these images, but if I can do it for free or low cost, I'll do it.
i just got a laptop that has god-awful windows 8 on it. I want to install Windows 7 and was planning to dual-boot first to make sure W7 doesnt run into any issues, espeiclaly sicne it's a clean version of W7 without all the bloatware
Will the customary dividing the SSD partition in 2 partitions and turning off UEFI boot and enabling legacy boot work still? I'll be installing W7 via USB
>>53817036
Also, what about if I treat these CD's as criminal evidence? Is there a way law enforcement can get images from CD's like this and with these errors preventing images from showing? And if so, can I access these methods?
SO I just reinstalled my pc and now whenever I play 1080p movies MPC spiked up to like 80% CPU usage. What's up with that?
I use win 7 and no, this computer played the 1080p files just fine before.
>post in last thread about the best program to remove adware with
>kind anon replies with mbam
>install, run scan find a few files called riskware istealer
>remove, restart computer
>adware is still present, run another scan, nothing
>...
>install ublock origin, the adware stops appearing
I'm seriously considering just ignoring it for now, I've been at it for hours trying to get rid of this shit. I'm out of ideas, does anyone have any of tips? I've looked on google about how to remove this adware specifically but I'm not finding any suspicious processes or browser extensions.
i'm on windows botnet 10
my backspace key won't delete fast anymore, as i press it down, it only goes letter by letter slowly. i thought it was a 4chin april fools thing but when i went to type up some notes in librewriter it's still the same, not sure what happened.
help me /g/
>>53817167
Your OS is an April fools joke.
I'm running an old R9 290 and want to upgrade - Should I just sell it and go for a Fury?
>>53817116
this sounds stupid, but have you tried running ccleaner? I know nothing about tech, but between CCleaner's standard cleaner and registry cleaner will get rid of leftover trash from uninstallations, and stuff, perhaps it will get rid of anything leftover from malware.
but, yeah. mbam treats malware weirdly, I think. I once ran it on my mom's laptop, and the default option in regard to a specific type of malware was to ignore it rather than quarantine it. so what's left on your PC may not be malicious anymore, but who knows.
How does one find the direct link to a video stream on one of these website things? The internet tells me there should be an rtmp link buried somewhere in this mess, but I can never find it. Is there a program or something that would scrape the entire website and show me the link to the stream? If so, can I see the source code to it?
>>53817215
you know what, after posting i checked if i needed to update anything and it showed me my synaptics drivers needed to update, just restarted and my backspace works again. never had that happened before, weird.
What's the best way I can get windows for free my windows key expired?
>>53817262
I use this addon for Firefox to fetch those links:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
I have the icon added to my browser UI, right, and whenever a video or audio is playing, it lights-up. I then click on it, and it shows me a list of all media on the page. then you just click the "+" sign to expand the options for the one you want, and click "copy URL".
using this you can watch streams in your media player of choice. unless it's twitch, in which case they actively cockblock you from that somehow, so you need this whole "livestreamer" bullshit to do the same thing. but livestreamer is good shit
Should I buy an ipod touch? I cannot find another mp3 player with 40 hours battery life.
>>53817325
Why would you get a shit OS like Windows using tricks when you can have GNU/Linux
>>53816884
Feeding georeferenced orthomosaics captured with UAVs which contain crops in it. You can use machine learning to automate classification and detection of weeds, pests, and other stuff. I would be happy to collaborate with you, I got a small business dedicated to capture, processing and analysis of such imagery.
>>53817344
Do not endorse Apple products.
>>53817262
There used to be a section in Firefox where you could see all the media loaded on a page, but I can't find where it is anymore. I'm guessing it's buried in a menu somewhere.
>>53817048
Win7 is way too old. Use Classic Shell and disable shit metroUI apps. You can get Spybot anti-beacon if you mind their telemetry.
>>53817236
That's funny, I could have sworn that's where the adware came from, I installed CCleaner the night before. That being said I uninstalled it, I'll reinstall and give it a try.
>>53817349
Don't try that shit I already fell for the Linux meme I'm looking for a a good is for gaming
>>53816855
Buy a license or use KMSpico
I'm trying to apply deep neural nets to decensoring hentai. I currently have 30000+ images for training data. The plan is to manually censor all 30000+ images, and the censorship method is complete censorship (i.e. large black rectangles) and not mosaic censorship. These censored images will be used as input, and the original uncensored images will be compared against the output. I'd like some advice going forward:
1. Are there performance issues if I parse each image while training/testing? Should I convert them to a csv file or stick them in a database?
2. What legal ramifications are there if my training data consists of copyrighted images?
3. What's a good machine library to use for this? Most of my machine learning experience used WEKA and ABAGAIL, but I want to move to better performing libraries.
4. Are there other architectures better suited for this problem? Is it a good idea to formulate the problem as an image inpainting one? Afaik, image inpainting algorithms fall into two categories: diffusion based methods and sparse representations using dictionaries. Both methods seem to have problems inpainting the center of large censored regions. Something similar to a DCGAN used to make this picture could work.
Any other suggestions are welcome.
>>53817335
Well it isn't lighting up. Neither did the last 5 addons that advertised the same thing. So tell me about this "livestreamer"?
>>53817048
It's a laptop so it's not going to be playing games so there is no reason you shouldn't install Linux on it.
>>53817389
this is not stupid at all, it deserves it's own thread
>>53817377
CCleaner is just one product of many owned by Piriform, so you can go to their site to download it. but it should be the first link you see when you google "ccleaner", anyway.
but if they direct you to an external site to download it, just make sure you're getting what you went there for. I never knew there were any fake download links on any of the sites they used, but, you know... would suck if there was.
>>53817389
The other guy is right, make a new thread this sounds interesting.
>>53815816
My power supply went out. What is the cheapest PSU that won't burn out my computer.
>>53817397
livestreamer is a command-line program that is the link between a streaming source like twitch.tv and a media player like mpv
it works for a lot of sites but i'm not sure if it works for the site you're trying to stream from
What are some good books/websites on how to code in Java?
>>53817481
It's just standard atx
What should I make the mount point for my secondary storage partition?
>>53815816
FUCK YOU CHAD
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
For some reason I'm unable to hook up two displays and run them at 1920x1080. If I plug in a display to both the digital outputs I only get a picture on one of them. If I use a digital and analog output I get a 1080p display on one monitor but some ridiculously low res and stretched image on the other.
Asus m4a785-m
AMD Athlon x2 4400+
Latest version of Linux Mint
No video card
Could this be solved with adding a video card or is this an issue with Mint?
>>53817397
hey, sorry. sorry for being kinda slow. I tried to put together a kind of tutorial to the addon for you... pic related. you can't fetch media from every site. also, my icon looks different than default because I didn't like the animation + extra horizontal space it occupied by default.
but, livestreamer is a program you run to enable yourself to watch twitch.tv streams in a media player, since otherwise they're bound to your browser. it wouldn't help you accomplish what you seek, I think.
I've drawn out a bunch of frames for a video. How do I combine them?
I want to register a twitter account staying anonymous, I found that I can use google voice instead of a phone number so I tried to register a google account but google registration doesn't work when I'm using a proxy, what are the alternatives?
>>53817036
>>53817058
Anyone?
7ytyuityuktyul
>>53817538
by the way... I felt I failed to properly guide you through the steps in that image, so I made it better in pic related.
>>53817543
ffmpeg
>>53817644
hey that's my password
Why can my microphone line hear my speaker output from inside my system, and how the fuck do I fix this shit? I'm getting sick of being the only person in a voice chat that needs to use push to talk to keep everyone else from hearing echo.
Should my computer become really slow just because I use a second screen? Also, if I try to test that UFO-thingy with 2 screens active it tells me I'm only using 60hz.
I have Adblock Plus and I'm trying to just read a fucking article on Forbes. It's completely disabled and I still can't get in. Does it know that I just have the addon' installed or something? Does this happen to anyone else?
I want to make a NAS, but I'm sharing a network with other people. I want to set it up so only I can across the files on it. What's a sharing protocol I can use where I can effortlessly access it via my computer and tablet, but others on the network can't?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nvhn3C
What would be a cheaper cpu for my build?
If I have a "modded BIOS" for a new wireless card (bought this laptop used), will I be able to install the drivers from the company website to get it to recognize it? Or will I fuck everything up?
How do I remove le ebin aprils fools CSS?
>>53817997
someone in the last thread said to filter:
https://s.4cdn.org/css/md2016.*.css
>>53817646
well it does work, not for what I wanted it. I have youtube-dl for this kind of thing. However with certain numerous sites even that fails. I wonder why.
>>53817780
>why is my mic picking up my speakers
i know this is sqt but come on
>>53815816
Could anyone recommend a good fingertip mouse?
>Hand is 18cm long, 10cm wide
>Current mouse: Deathadder 3.5G, I hold it crooked to the left and I find it big
>Don't really play games, but it should have good tracking and have configurable software that works with Linux
>Wired
>2 side buttons minimum, MMO/10 maximum
>Shouldn't look like a bayformer
>>53818040
>from inside my system
I'm wearing my headphones. This happens through the analog port and with a USB headset. My mic line is picking up my audio output before it ever reaches an output point.
>>53815816
Aww, so fucking cute
>>53817949
I use Windows 10 for my "NAS" OS because I also use it daily. I just set my shares to require passwords and no one else can access them. I'm sure if you set up SMB you could do the same.
>>53818049
There must be some other program on your system that's causing that side effect. Double-check your VoIP sound input/output settings as well.
What's the current equivalent to the i7-940 from 2010, in Intel's lineup? And what's the performance difference from between the 940 and the current one? Debating whether I should just get a new GPU and add more RAM or just do a whole new build.
I'm curious as to how i can change the serial connection on the Dreamcast keyboard to USB and have it work on my PC. I've seen adapters for sale but if the conversion is simple enough to do myself, I would rather do that. The thing holding me back is the possibility of additional software needed for the keyboard to function properly and communicate with my PC, something that the aftermarket adapters require.
>>53818042
by "fingertip" grip do you mean "claw" grip mouse? because fhat's the term I'm familiar with.
but off the top of my head, according to what I've heard:
-Wheel Mouse Optical
-Corsair m45
-g100s
and, of course, the g9x is a legendary claw-grip mouse, but is is laser and thus has an imperfect sensor whereas the above apparently don't, and ir was discontinued many years ago, so it is now only hoarded/ soughf-after by its cult following.
note, there may be more claw mice with a perfect sensor out there. these were just off the top of my head.
>>53818042
zowie fk2 is probably the most standard. I don't know why I never remembered it
Buying a new build here, what actual use would I need for an i7 and a 980ti if I only play some late 2000's games at 1080p? The most demanding gayme I play is Rift.
What would you recommend as a reliable motherboard for gaymen PC. Need LGA 1151 socket and under 150EUR.
Any recommendations?
I was looking at some laptops, and was gonna pick up one for programming, and a small amount of gaming. Nothing heavy, and started looking at amd A10-8700p laptops, and was wondering if the 8gig to 12gig jump in ram would be all that beneficial?
>>53818090
I've double and triple checked my setup. It's happening at the system level. With just Discord and FOOBAR running and me sitting in an empty voice chat channel, as long as I don't speak I can see FOOBAR's output reflected in Discord's input sensitivity meter, even if I have all my external sound sources muted.
How do I edit the css for this theme to make it the same color as the tomorrow theme?
It's grown on me, but I have no experience with coding.
>>53818164
Something like
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566&cm_re=LGA_1151-_-13-132-566-_-Product
How much could I get for a MSI GTX 970 and an Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3? Both have received about a year of use.
>>53818185
Do you have it? Is it good? I only want an advice from someone who used/dealt with the motherboard they recommend.
>>53818215
Yes and yes. The layout is great. It's a fantastic board if you don't want/need memory speed over 2133Mhz. It can't do M.2 and RAID at the same time. But it's pretty cheap.
how do I remove this
or get my win10 to recognize my computer as activated
>>53818285
go to settings to activate windows
>>53817058
>>53817036
Wow, I knew it was a stupid question, but not that stupid.
>>53818281
I was also looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128841&cm_re=Z170XP-SLI-_-13-128-841-_-Product
What do you think in comparison? Cause I know shit about them motherboards.
>>53818125
>>53818147
Here's some awful pictures of my grip. I've circled the only place where my palm touches the mouse. Those mice look pretty good, I'll look into them. Thanks.
>>53818307
looks pretty good. What are you looking for it to do? Anything weird or super specific? Make sure you download the updated LAN drivers before you start, but that's a good idea with any mobo.
I'm trying to teach myself how to create networks as I want start a class on it if I can learn enough.
All of my user accounts use the same login script, roaming profile folder location and home folder location, but some of them just say that the domain can't be found or the roaming profile can't be found on the server. Why would some work and some don't when I have them all the same?
>>53818370
Just play games. I am planning on using wi-fi to connect to the internet, since the setup doesn't really allow cable.
>>53818343
yeah, sorry, it occured to me only after posting that "fingertip" grip refers to the grip in between "claw" and "palm" :(
but, I hope you find the mouse you're looking for. unfortunately, all my recs are the stuff for those who like claw grips. they may be too extreme for your tastes.
the deathadder is a rather large mouse, so you would probably fancy just a regular-sized mouse. I heard fhe Steelseries Rival I believe it was is to most an effective successor to the IME 3.0, which was loved by many in the FPS community a long time ago. The Zoie FK is probably also standard-sized. but your options for mice open up greatlupy when you don't go for just small-sized, "claw"-grip mice. you probably just need a mouse guide at this point, since your options are so vast.
>>53818405
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128838
is a revision if, and that's a big if, you can swing it. You'll get more M.2 slots and a newer base BIOS with a higher flash capacity, which might mean a little better support. But they are both pretty good.
>>53818343
so it appears I've been making a habit of responding to you twice in a row, but I quickly searched the archives to find something for you....
however, pic related claims the g100s doesn't have a perfect sensor. CS:GO's Cloud9 n0thing was included in a gear video shere he used it, though, so I think it's safe to assume its sensor is perfect.
here is a spreadsheet on viable gaming mice:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZzbKDmFOqsP_ut2RdctD01OEbZzbXol6HLwqVkSmZcg/htmlview
What's the easiest way to make some bar graphs?
I have a bunch of data in the form of
Letter:Number
Being a letter, and the number of time of times that letter is present in the given data set.
This is a really retarded question, but I have to ask because I'm really socially awkward, and I don't want to have to ask someone else for help. So anyway, someone wants me to go to Staples and scan some documents for them so that I can send them to them, but I've never had this done there or even used a scanner before, so I was wondering what the procedure was or what I'm even supposed to do in general. Does Staples allow you to do this yourself or do they have someone there that does it for you? If it's the former, how do I scan something? Is it self-explanatory? Just put it and there will be a "scan" button or something equivalent? Once I've scanned it, what then?
Anyone know any good hosting services that aren't too expensive for a startup small business?
Semi-related anyone do free lance web design and what do you usually do for it?
I've been considering starting up something for local phone and computer repair and maybe a bit of web design on the side. Know most of the languages needed, but I'm not sure what people would expect.
How do I get poweramp to read wav files properly? I'm trying it for the first time and it can't read the majority of my files at all when other music players work just fine
is clover dead?
Should I use Google Sites?
>>53815816
Does anybody know what kind of service does the Pebble Time app run on Android? I'm trying to get the same tyoe of permanent notification for the foreground service.
>>53817481
You dont cheap out on a power supply dumbass. Get 80+ cert from literally fucking anyone
>>53818154
Dont be a dumbass, get what you need and upgrade later if you need more. A 380x and 8350 would do you fine
Two questions:
1. I want to replace the audio track of an mp4 video with an mp3, what should I use to do this?
2. Would it be possible to replace my laptop's HDD with and SSD by putting the SSD in an external usb case and using a disk cloning tool?
Why does the RJ-22 jack need a different crimper from the RJ-11/12 jacks? I've compared the two and they look identical other than the amount of contacts. It looks like the same crimper should be able to do both.
Could people destroy the moon if they really wanted to?
>>53818667
Anyone?
Got a Filco JIS layout yesterday (like pic related but tkl).
I want to change the caps with some green/mint PBT ones.
Is there a way to fit a larger space bar (using one of the two FN keys)?
And can I modify the Kana key to have something useful?
I'm getting ready to clean install windows 10
I want to dual-boot with GNU+Linux.
How should I configure my partitions?
Where does the swap go? Bootloader? How many partitions will I need, and about how big should they be?
Using a 750 GiB HDD, 4GiB RAM
>>53815816
Cute cat!
>>53819697
Just go by the suggestions.
>>53819351
1. Ffmpeg
2. Yes, at least I think so, but some programs may not like USB disks
>>53819697
Make a partition in w10 of how big you want it to be. 100gb? Then load your version of Linux and it should suggest what to do as default. It will install grub as your bootloader and give you the option for your w10 install, each and every time you boot. Make a backup and a recovery disk for w10 before you start. Recovery disk will get rid of grub if you want to delete Linux.
Does anyone have that thing from earlier where you downloaded a specific version of Windows 10 and then ran some anti-clutter tools to get rid of unwanted crap like Onedrive?
How do I make mpv "click-through"?
>>53819747
>>53819787
Yeah I'm gonna do that
But I'm gonna put a 4 GiB partition at the very beginning of my disk to be used as a swap. Because this really cute guy in the CompSci lab told me you want to put your swap as close to the inner spindle as possible.
Then just install windows into the remaining free space, and then when I do the Linux install I'll trim the windows partition to size and set the swap.
What are the bad Windows 7 updates?
>>53818667
>>53819587
To answer your question, im going to propose a better solution. for over two decades of my life, i was socially awkward and hated talking to pretty much anyone. When i first started coming here, i realized how i had been living and made a change. Life is about conformity, changing yourself to appease others. It's a sad reality, but if you accept it and go with the flow, you can meet people and have fun doing it. Thats life. You're gonna go into staples tomorrow and say "hey, do you offer scanning service here? i need these papers scanned and im not sure how to do it." theyre gonna show you and youre gonna go on with your day. now tell me how the fuck i do this >>53818122
>>53819911
Fuck off normalfag
>>53818154
i7 is overkill a good i5 will likely last you a t least 5 years and the difference an i7 will give will not really add too that.
R9 380 or a 390 will play anything you throw at them at 1080 and 60 frames. 980ti is a waste of money unless you have a 4k monitor and really like 1 of the 5 games that can support it. Better to spend about 300 now and just save the other 300 for a few years later and upgrade.
My GPU from 10 years ago could run Rift at low settings. And no I'm not joking. Save your money.
When the fuck is this 4chan layout going to go back to normal?
>>53819995
When you decide to block the css.
so bandwidth is pretty expensive in my country. i was thinking about getting a 4 mbps connection.
my question is: is 4 mbps enough to stream 720p video(netflix, youtube etc.)?
i know netflix recommends 5mbps but will 4mbps still work? is there any way to confirm this?
Sup /g/,
Just got a 4TB drive to replace an old 2TB one. Would copy/pasting the whole thing negatively impact the new drive? How should I go about this?
>>53815816
OP where do you get these wonderful webms?
How do I turn off this godawful joek theme?
I got this:
s.4cdn.org/css/md2016.649.css
I have adblock, where do I plug this in?
>>53820433
first you remove adblock plus and install ublock origin
then add this filter||s.4cdn.org/css/md2016.*.css$stylesheet,domain=boards.4chan.org
I just built my first computer and hear hissing coming from the speakers everytime I move the mouse. I've tried two different mouses, one was a wireless mouse and the other one was a PS/2 mouse. Where is this interference coming from??
Can I delete installer files once I've installed a program? eg the files you use to create an iso
>>53820447
Oh god thank you I found it. You have to click the tiny gear symbol.
So I fucked up and upgraded to windows 10, if I install windows normally (not a fresh install) will my files carry over or do I have to back it up?
OS is on C drive everything else is on E.
>>53820506
so you have windows 10 now and want to install what over it?
If you don't like it there should be a button to revert the installation back to what it was in the settings somewhere.
>>53820521
just W7, didn't know about this magic button. However, I do have a disk which I could just install windows 7 with, just wondering if I need to back all my shit up.
>>53820521
so I went on
>http://www.howtogeek.com/220723/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-and-downgrade-to-windows-7-or-8.1/
>To access this, open the Start menu and select Settings. Click the “Update & security” icon and select “Recovery.” You should see a “Go back to Windows 7” or “Go back to Windows 8.1” option. Click the Get started button to get rid of your Windows 10 install and restore your previous Windows
but when I go to the recovery tab it says "RESET THIS PC" not "Go back to Windows 7"
>>53820535
you can't install 7 over 10 like that, so you have to do a fresh installation.
All files on C will be gone then if you install over it.
E will not be touched if you don't tinker with it in the partition settings during installation.
>>53820521
ahhh you have to do it within a month
>>53820559
is it worth using dban on my C then installing 7 afterward?
>>53820465
I looked this up and its best to save your full downloads folder to another drive so its there if you really need it
>>53820571
only if you really want all files on C to be completely unrecoverable.
generally no unless you want to sell the disk or give it to someone else.
>>53820506
You should just reinstall Windows 7. Since your data is already on another partition, it shouldn't be much trouble.
>>53820576
>>53820580
>>53820581
awesome, thanks guys
About to go from ubuntu and try out mint and debian.
Can i expect the bash to work in exactly the same way?
Am i going to have the same packages etc. or am I going to miss something or have something more? I realy don't know how this things work between distros, I only know about ubuntu being downstream etc.
>>53820621
Everything should work like you're used to. Though Debian is no longer binary compatible with Ubuntu, they still use the same package system and are still source-compatible.
>>53819814
pls send help
It strikes me it might be useful to get some sort of cloud service going just to easily transfer certain non-private files easily between devices.
What are the best free services around these days?
Obviously, privacy and security isn't really an option, but some sort of placebo of it would be nice. As long as it's still easy to use.
>>53820651
Allright, thanks a lot.
Any idea on what's better between debian mint and ubuntu mint?
I would also like to know why this fork happened.
What's a cheap 1080p monitor that can be vertically rotated?
Any recent and powerful android phones that have physical buttons? I have my eye on pic related but it looks underpowered.
Is there an OS level ad-blocking solution that's as easy-to-use as the browser extensions are?
>>53819905
http://pastebin.com/raw/yaJpc9Up
also, install GWX Control Panel
I'm trying to archive a selection of podcasts. In terms of keeping them for the future is there any reason not to convert to flac/wav apart from space?
>>53820876
Not tech-savvy but logically-speaking if you're converting to FLAC wouldn't it mean the data was not saved losslessly, so converting lossy data to a lossless format would not add anything to the data?
I would think such a thing would be equivalent to taking an image saved as a jpeg in mspaint, copying it, pasting it to MSPaint, then manually resaving as a .png. it appears to me such a thing would only inflate the filesize with no conceivable practical gain.
Hard drive died so I may as well install Windows 10 since I play vidya sometimes? How do I get it gratis without malware, and deactivate spyware?
How do I get Firefox or Chrome to directly stream 10bit MPEG4 mkvs with one click?.
Accessing files via http. When I click on it it starts downloading, not streaming. So far I had to copy the URL and open it with a player.
How can I give myself autism to make me a better coder?
>>53821092
continue asking loaded questions
Is it just one faggot flooding g with drake posts?
4 GB Ram enough for Win 8.1 right? Mostly for office use nothing else
If i know c, what will i have to learn to be able to code in c++?
just downloaded ublock
any (one click) way i can deactivate it without having to go to the extensions section in chrome?
>>53821358
to deactivate it on the current page, click on it's icon and then on the huuuge on/off symbol, then reload the page.
Is there a Restore Button or something for Windows
I bought a new HDD and SDD and I want to give this HDD to my Parents but I don't want to format it and install Winshit again. Can you I just somehow delete everything but Windows?
>>53821296
Yes. I'm fine on 2gb. You'll be fine on 4.
What's a good offline password manager that has absolutely no internet connection options ?
What is the purpose f this App?
How is the technology called that provides 'dynamic' webpages?
What I mean by 'dynamic' is: for example I'm building a web-page which searches a database for matches and would like the user to get a notification when a match is found without him needing to refresh the page.
Hope that makes sense...
Anyone here tried CM12 / CM12.1 / CM13 on an LG G2 ?
is it legit ?
and does the double taping tp unlock / lopck the screen works ?
>>53821680
You'd need a script to refresh the site (or parts of it). Javascript if you must. Maybe there is a HTML 5 solution as well.
Should I do it?
>>53821680
It's called real-time updating. Looking into Ajax and maybe some javascript.
>>53821718
yes
I want to get an sd card for my phone for music mostly
16 or 32gb uhs-i
kingston has higher seq read/write while samsung has lower but seems to be performing much better at 512k and below
am I correct to assume that it's better to go with the latter in this case?
How much safe is Vera Crypt?
Is it really possible to turn off all the spooky stuff in Windows 10? I need to install a Windows today and I think it's going to be that. Is this a mistake?
Which version of Linux is best for a mail server?
>>53822039
Whatever version your chosen stable distro installs.
>>53821980
you can turn off the spooky stuff and not get any updates. You can get updates and lose your privacy to the spooky stuff. Or you can get updates, spend a lot of time checking all your settings, and maybe not overlook something and keep your privacy.
choose your poison
Hey /g/, does anybody know if it's a bad idea to install windows on a different computer in order to install essential drivers?
Got a NUC with only USB3 ports and want to run windows 7, been having no luck injecting the drivers upon install, am thinking of installing it in my laptop and just transferring the hard drive across. Windows will update all the registry and shit, right?
>>53821980
Only on enterprise, and even then there's still some bullshit.
>>53821742
You can't really run apps off the microSD on a modern android for some dumbass reason, so just go with the one that's better at bigger files
How much (%) damaged sectors is acceptable for a CD-RW?
>>53815816
What's with all the Linux hate on this board lately? Is it just angry /v/ kiddies or am I going insane?
How to get the material css back?
http://www.logicalincrements.com/
What tier do diminishing returns start to kick in for the money-to-performance increase?
Also, I remember Logical Increments listing off what performance to expect from each tier. This was over the last Summer I remember this. They'd have examples like "Crysis at highest settings 60fps" or "World of Warcraft 60fps". Where'd that go? It was pretty helpful even if it wasn't that accurate.
>>53822117
"sectors", not sure.
CD-RWs are pretty crappy anyway if i remember correctly
>>53822175
There's a number of ways to define "diminishing returns" I think the most objective measure is Pissmark's 'best value' or FPS per dollar. Most like to have better than that.
>>53822214
Why did you put "sectors" inside quotes?
I don't have enough money for a monitor. Will using my tv be good enough for the first 6 months? I want high resolution and 60fps, not concerned too much with response time (although I will be playing Dark Souls 3 but I'll just have to live with parrying being shit). Should I be fine getting 4k resolution with 60fps, or is there some reason why a tv wouldn't be able to do this? I'm using a low-end €400 tv.
>>53821969
Even if it fixes some TrueCrypt issues, but i don't think it's flawless. Still, i would consider it "safe", as long as you don't want to hide your data from NSA.
>>53822535
Why isn't it safe against NSA?
>>53822554
Some interesting reading here : https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/bace7ff6/
Even if there are no backdoor in the code itself, i highly doubt that the encrypted volumes are unbreakable.
See https://opencryptoaudit.org/ for more details.
Even if Vera crypt fixed some issues of True crypt, most of the code is the same, so issues pointed out in that document are most likely the same.
>>53822214
>CD-RWs are pretty crappy anyway if i remember correctly
Why?
>>53822124
Linux is the very best when it comes to servers. if I need a lightweight DHCP, DNS, SAMBA, NFS, LDAP, encrypted email, etc. etc. I would totally install CentOS, Fedora or another lightweight distro and it works amazing.
As for a desktop it is fucking dog shit. It should never, ever be used as a main OS. I wish we had a filter on /g/ to filter "riced" desktop threads but no the mods and devs are too useless to implement one
>>53822691
>It should never, ever be used as a main OS.
And you should have been put to sleep long ago.
>>53822718
Keep shilling m8
>>53820937
This is what i'm not sure about. In terms of files degrading, the more you copy an mp3 the worse the quality gets yet as far as I know flac/wav remains the same.
Converting to flac would keep the mp3 quality just in a larger container which is ok with copying.
At least that's the assumption I was working under.
Does anyone here have experience with Ozmosis (hackintosh)?
>>53822790
copying doesn't degrade files.
converting them to a lossy format does.
Any browser for Windows 10 that works in fullscreen but basically the top bar becomes visible if you drag your mouse to the top of the display?
Basically an usable browser in fullscreen
>>53822841
firefox does that
>>53822862
not him, but it eats the, how you say.... the "file", "tools" etc. buttons at the top o the browser when you do that.
even before firefox changed their UI, thus requiring you to install the "clasdic theme restorer" addon to get the old UI back it behaved like that in fullscreen.
why cant i have a kitten that climbs my pant leg? that is fucking adorable
Recommend me a good, reliable and fast VPN service
What do you call that network technology which is wireless, much like Wifi, but works over very long ranges (tens of kilometers/miles)? As far as I remember it starts with "Wi".
>>53822936
wimax?
>>53822936
um 4g cell towers?
>>53822921
EarthVPN. It costs very little, but they store logs and turn your data to virtually whoever demands it if you do stupid shit.
They won't care about torrenting though.
Also, you can choose and change to any of their VPNs server you want around the world without having to pay extra. All you have to do is to select a desired server from their client GUI, and you're good to go.
>>53822986
Thanks anon, this was it.
>>53823000
Go away tard
I have this little piece of shit right here which hasn't been turned on in a few years. Its battery is pretty much dead, doesn't hold a charge, but it still holds a charge. It has an 8gb SSD. Pretty tiny, can't put shit on it.
Anyways, should I just send this to african kids that can repurpose it, or what would you do with this thing?
When talking about monitor "real estate", does it refer to the physical size of the monitor, or the resolution regardless of monitor size?
Does anyone know if the scene x264 ruleset (for movies especially) has gotten higher or lower over time?
hi /sqt/,
Are TN panels worth the money you save? If not, could anyone suggest a 144hz monitor around $300?
>>53823182
buy an OEM battery and replace the shit one and install gentoo senpai
>>53823252
TN is fucking garbage. Never ever buy a TN panel for any reason whatsoever. If you need a high refresh rate for muh CSGO, pony up for a 144hz+IPS monitor.
>>53823390
Man, thank god I don't play that anymore. If I wanted to without going blind on my new IPS monitor, I would have to use vsync and limit the framerate to 60fps to make it bearable.
Does anyone have a list (as in .txt or .lst) of open proxies?
I used to have thousands that worked but now they are mostly dead.
>>53818122
http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/dreamcast_usb/index_en.php
Pay special attention to the build log as there's important information on the coloured wires. It says controller but there's information about most dreamcast peripherals in there.
You may have some luck though since its a keyboard you're trying to connect, you might be able to get away with just connecting the appropriately coloured wires to the proper usb outputs and plugging in. Keyboards have been standardized for so long that I doubt Sega went through the trouble of making special firmware for it or it needing special drivers. If it doesn't work you can reconnect the wires how they were before and get yourself an adapter.
>>53823390
for muh dark souls 3 familia.
>>53818171
Since you guys didn't reply, I just went and bought the Dell Inspiron 15-5555, A10-8700p with 12gb of ram because I found one cheaper than the 8gb ram equivalent.
Anybody know what this is?
http://pastebin.com/K4S6sTKj
I don't know much about cryptography
>>53823934
>getting 12gb of ram for programming and gaming
wew
>>53823935
Hexadecimal?
I want to into saving money on hardware by buying shit on ebay, instead of new.
But I've never done that before, which means I have no ebay feedback ratings. I read that most sellers won't let someone with no feedback buy from them, especially for things like computer equipment. Is that true?
>>53824047
Even if it is true, there's no real harm in bidding on stuff. You just might find it hard to begin with
I want to know:
programming
operational systems
computer networks
databases
cyber security.
I've read Programming Logic and Design and now reading SICP. When I finish it I wanna learn in this order:
C, linux shell/kernel, unix, probably gentoo, network, databases and cyber security.
Does this makes sense? I mean, can these 'areas' connect to each other?
>>53823009
If possible, I'm looking for a VPN service that won't turn over my data so easily
>>53824004
yeah well when the 12gb one came out cheaper than the 8gb, and the same price as the 6gb, I figured I'd grab it, if I don't end up using it now, I might have reason to in the future, or I'll have saved money by not buying the lower amount of ram just because it would go unused.
how do i import vs project into netbeans?
(or did anyone here compile and run hl2 leaked code?)
>>53823518
I should also add I am interested in batch proxy testing tools that tell me if open proxies are still working or not?
These are called scrappers, right? I want to build my own list from publicly dumped ones and remove the garbage.
I found http://www.checker.freeproxy.ru/checker/ but it is limited to 100 lines per shot.
>>53820664
>>53819814
I don't know what click through means, if you're talking about a graphical interface then there's bomi player
https://bomi-player.github.io/
>>53822691
Well maybe not as a main OS but it's certainty very comfy on an old business laptop, don't you think?
deciding on a gpu shouldn't be this hard
a 390 or 970 are the only good options right now but those are 3 year old cards
pascal is still 2-3 months away and they're going to be at least $600
the only hope of a better option for a reasonably priced GPU will be if the 980ti price drops to ~$400 after pascal is released, but that's not going to happen.
so basically we have four years of the same GPU
Not sure if I should post this here or not but last night I was drunk and couldnt really try to fix anything, my pc suddenly closed all the programs and shut down, I tried starting it back up again but it wont connect to my screen and basicly does nothing but gives 3 beeps once in a while.
Pls help.
>>53824435
It's probably a beep error code. Look up "Beep error codes" and see which pattern matches up with your error.
Can I get a recommendation on an ultralight Android launcher that allows me to customize a home screen? I'm using mini desktop but it's kind of a clusterfuck. Everything else seems to be 3-4mb.
Can you boot a computer from several discs?
>>53824406
Stop bitching, I had a 5770 up until black friday when I got a 390 for $270.
Since a few days ago pornhub and redtube both become completely unresponsive when you click anywhere
Opening the adblock manual element block menu shows something covering the whole screen, which is the thing in my picture
After blocking it the page becomes perfectly usable, but the next page you open does the exact same thing
I tried adding it to the adblocks filter, I tried adding some * before and after, I even tried blocking *doublepimp* and still nothing, it still loads after clicking anywhere
How do I make my porn normal again?
I already abandoned the two websites for others, but they don't have as good content
>>53824648
i'm stuck using a 5850 right now. this computer is 7 years old and getting VERY fucking tired. i need a new pc but buying 3 year old tech to build it doesn't feel like a "new" pc at all. i can't afford to go 4k
>>53816655
>Find your device on asus support shop
>Select your OS, windows 8 will do for windows 10
>Find the "ATKACPI driver and hotkey-related utilities" or related
>Install it if you don't have it
Should work. Screen dimming isn't broken, the hotkeys just aren't hooked.
>>53824095
Yeah, that would work out.
>>53816477
Programming principles and practices using C++. Written by the creator of C++ Bjarne Stroustrup. Want to form a book club?
>>53824824
I don't know why, something about that book just didn't work for me, I found Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days (5th edition) so much cleaner and clearer for me, but it may just be my own learning style.
>>53824645
you mean from different boot operative systems? (Windows, Linux) Then yes.
You can also boot from discs but I don't know what's the point of it.
>>53824406
At what resolution are you playing? If it's 1080P, a 970 will do you just fine for the coming years. And by fine I mean high to ultra at 60 fps.
>>53824901
ye just 1080p
>>53824913
Go for the 970 then, check the bechmarks, that gpu is capable of pushing 90 fps in several AAA titles, which is more than enough for your (I assume) 60 hrz screen.
I need something like chromecast that lets me play whatever I want from my PC to the tv or even share my whole screen, but without any app or chrome bullshit. Wat do?
>>53824947
do you think price will drop after pascal is released?
Best tablet for reading? I want something for reading reference manuals, books and datasheets, as opposed to novels so an ereader won't exactly work. Are iPads as good as it gets, with the retina display? Are old iPads any good? Or are there better Android options? I feel like the Nexus 7 may be nice, albeit a bit small for the documents I'd be reading.
So the laser I ordered from China came a few days ago, but it's so powerful that I need protection for my eyes, can anyone recommend me a good pair of cheap laser safety glasses?
>>53818380
DNS resolution issue most likely is the root cause of this. Make sure you can ping the DC by name and the domain by name. Make your primary DNS the DC provided its running DNS and you won't have any issues,
>>53819395
Bump.
>>53825211
read OP
"Don't bump. This is a slow board, and will continue to be. Wait for an answer or google it."
>>53818670
I use dreamhost. It runs me about 120$ a year with unlimited bandwidth and storage. Been with them since they started up.
>>53825173
that's amazing, it's actually burning those matches
>>53825260
It actually can
>>53824962
No apps you say? Wireless hdmi?
>>53825173
Just don't point it at your eyes dummy
>>53825277
but it reflects from things and how do I see where I'm pointing it at without looking in it's direction
>>53815816
Is there a way to bypass javascript login requirements to download certain things from korean websites?
>>53825270
is that a thing? I had no idea. Basically all i want to do is play a video on my laptop with mpc and have it show on the tv, without cables. Bonus points if it acts as a projector in extended mode
What could happen if you flash the "wrong" bios on a modern motherboard?
I know that these get verified before being flashed, but let's say that there was a way to bypass that file check.
A few weeks ago my computer screen froze when I was playing psychonauts. Blue squiggly lines that looked like "W" covered it. It progressively got worse and worse and would happen when i was just browsing the internet. Now i can't get past my boot screen without the screen freezing and having blue lines cover it. I'm not great with computers but think this is a graphics card problem. I just want to know if it could be any other components messing up before I go out to buy a replacement gpu. My computer is a dell xps 630i from 2008 btw. Thank you.
Does anyone know how to make the live weather wallpaper on the lock screen work on Android Marshmallow or is that not possible anymore?
>>53822691
Windows = bloat + pricing + convenience
Linux = instability + convenience
Windows' convenience: games, software
Linux's convenience: server, software
They're both shit and great in different ways. I use both for different things. You can't lie and say that the stripped down nature of a Linux doorstep distro isn't a great trait, even the more bloated distributions are far less superfluous than Windows 10.
I use both for different things. There's no great "main" OS. Not until Windows keep making everything mediocre and slapping a price tag on it.
>>53825291
It'd act like a third monitor.
I've been using a steam link for a month or so now. That things pretty great aside from audio quality issues.
>>53825438
Make sure your graphics card and all the wires are seated properly. You may have knocked it at some point.
Could be the motherboard but its more than likely the gpu, get a cheap $20 one to check before committing to a purchase, because it'd be a shame to put a lot of money down on a new graphics card for it to to be the motherboard.
You could try resetting/replacing the CMOS battery too, (remove it and then put it back in) That can cause all sorts of problems.
>>53825655
Thanks for the advice. I'll make sure to buy my gpu from a site that offers returns, and do the thing you suggested with my cmos battery. I've had issues with the cmos battery before, but it had different effects.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqqpdC
i'm about to pull the trigger on this. i'll reuse my case and PSU(antec 1200 with corsair 750w). is there anything wrong with it? i can't find a better place to ask so here i am in /sqt/
best foobar skin?
I managed to get several archives where someone I know keeps personal stuff about me. I don't know exactly what, but considering the filesizes I'd say mostly video. I have no idea on how to access them though, as they have no extension. They are named pho (around 15-16GB), phs-60 (around 62GB) and pnlclnhsr (around 21GB).
Any suggestion on what they are, and how I can access them?
I was resistant at first, but I now see the goodness in Phonograph. I prefered BlackPlayer EX before.
Is Phonograph open-source?
Is there an RSS feed for developments?
What kind of features will be implemented in the future?
>>53824513
Thank you! It was a motherboard failure and I had to adjust a few cables
How fucked you will be in this situation? (This is the near future of my country.)
All your country's internet company will implement limited internet for ADSL, fiber, any way of internet as possible.
60Mbps with 150Gb per month is your best and most expensive option.
No, it's not for smartphone. It's for your home.
No more unlimited internet for your home.
Shit will work as same way as smartphone.
>>53815816
how to get a binary that makes a file? ai i have a mp3 on my hdd and would like to see zeros and ones that make it and i could copy them as text and then save them somewhere else and listen to the mp3 again?
>>53826296
you are looking for a hex editor.
Can you play blu ray movies with mpc?
>running AMD GPUs (2 Radeon HD 7970s; will upgrade to Fury X or 980ti this summer)
>using HDMI 2.0 capable cable with mini displayport to HDMI 2.0 adapter
>just got new Samsung UN40JU640D 4K TV with HDMI 2.0 (only $400 at Micro Center)
>capable of 4K @30Hz at full 4:4:4 chroma
>can deal with 30Hz for productivity if it means keeping sharp text
>capable of 4K @60Hz at subsampled 4:2:0 chroma
>4:2:0 chroma is just fine for gaming where 60Hz is needed for smooth motion and there is no need to read small text
So here's the issue:
>TV reports that it's only getting a 30Hz signal at 4K no matter what resolution I set in windows or linux from my desktop PC
>laptop's Intel HD 4000 graphics can only output 1080p @60Hz and the TV reports a 1080p @60Hz input
What settings do I need to adjust in Catalyst to output a 60Hz 4K signal?
Assuming that windows finds, installs drivers and all buttons/keys are functional, is there any advantage to downloading/installing software for keyboard and mice? I have a corsair keyboard and mouse, but the software feels a little bloated to me.
>>53826437
Better question: can you play blu rays with any sort of free ware media software? If not, im surprised no developer has solved this issue yet.
I've currently got a 40" HDTV that I boought for my PC, before I knew that it wouldn't be as good as a proper monitor, and now I have a proper monitor, 1440p 144hz, but a 40" HDTV doing nothing. Should I use it as a second monitor, or just sell it?
pic related
I've also got another smaller lcd tv that my younger brother uses for gaming. Same question with that.
I'm also learning coding now, so I was wondering if a second screen would be helpful.
so could certain keys intermittently not working on my keyboard actually be a result of my USB bus fucking up?
what's happening is kind of weird, the keys seem to work for the most part but every so often it'll miss a keypress and I'll have to try a few times to input the character
it started with the i key, then moved on to u and r as well, I think o sometimes too
I've popped it open and poked around, everything is clean and the keyboard is less than a year old
I HAVE been having some weird USB power issues though, I currently can't use my HOTAS because there's not enough power to handle it
even on an externally powered USB hub it immediately disconnects after a few seconds
>>53815816
I'm trying to watch a movie,
when I put my headphones in the back of my pc (straight in the motherboard) only the music of the movie can be heard, not the voices.
In the front jack everything is fine.
How do I fix this shit
>>53827073
Also, I'm learning coding from Codeacademy.com.
Are there any other things I should do that would help me learn?
Is it ever acceptable for an HDD in use to consistently have read speeds this low?
for context all I had running as I ran these tests were Windows Updates and qbittorrent.
at the end of the last thread I asked if my HDD was dying, and everyone said it was, and is to be replaced, but I'd planned on finishing installing Windows Updates before I ran these tests, in case Windows Updates' running was skewing the results. But these results are so abysmal while Windows Updates is running that if they aren't standard, I don't want to fuck with the HDD anymore, and just want to save the proof of its being poor, and format it to prepare for replacement. it took like for hours to run dban on my 160GB HDD, so I would think a 1TB one would logically just take 6.25 times as long according to basic math. don't wanna be arsed with wasting time updating Windows on a definitively faulty HDD.
ofc https://s.4cdn.org/css/ is 403 and I'd like to know if the old css from yesterday (Google look) is still available, because I fucked up to save it (If you wish to know why for instance because you hated it, then the answer is for teh lulz)... Here's what my cache entry looks like for it (pic related).
I went to sleep, now it's gone, didn't even restart FF I think... Dayum.
Can somebody please show me the old link or a backup of his file? Like post it?
If you have Firefox go to about:cache and search for "md2016." in the disk and memory files. Can you still open it as it's still cached? FF flushed the file already (see how it says 0 bytes in my screenshot).
>>53827516
Okay wait a second, now I could think further (I'm stupid robo)
https://s.4cdn.org/css/md2016.651.css still is available, sumhow I forgot to visit that URL
now that's what I call stylish
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/jason-barnabe/
Real big fucking problem /sqt/,
I got a new HDD and migrated my data there. I unplug the sata cables to mount it properly and when I plug it back in it says the drive is not formatted. Thankfully I still had the data on the other HDD, but why the fuck would this happen? I disconnected another HDD to make way for the new one. I bought it to replace the one I'm transferring data from so I'll eventually plug the other one in. I CANNOT lose the data on the other one, the one that is currently unplugged. How would I guarantee that Windows doesn't see it as an unformatted disk and corrupt my shit like I'm assuming happened on the new HDD?
>>53827143
torrent and updates are constantly writing on the hdd u idiot
>>53826275
Your jsut a locked up spirit
Free your mind and your wallet will be freed as well.
Together we can spread this mindset and you will see that you can get unlocked internet, if you focus your energy on the unlocked provider or the one that will try to be one.
>>53827646
the torrent is only seeding, but ok
>>53826275
That kind of thing happened to my country as well. I just get an unlimited nighlty package (unlimited between 11PM-7AM) for like $4.
Why hasn't anyone tried creating a 5.25" disk once again? Like quantum bigfoot back then. With modern day density, the capacity would be huge.
I'm looking for a microphone for gaming that just works. What do you guys recommend? I don't want a headset because I already have headphones
I'm sure this is a stupid ass question, but I have a clean install of Windows (well not clean, it had the bloatware on it that I had to go through removing) and I'd prefer if there was a way to download a torrent/folder that had all the main applications I would want to install rather than having to go download them individually.
Anyone have any ideas? Like maybe a torrent on TPB or something that contains a folder with Office, Utorrent, chrome, an antivirus, etc?
i fell for the ubuntu meme and i want back on the windows train. i have a installation disc but i dont know how to use it from boot. nothing happens if i press delete or f12. plz help
>>53827796
ninite.com
Could anyone give me some advice in getting a cardboard?
there are so many and I don't know who to trust
how the fuck do i install wxWidgets
installed it but the command wx-config doesn't exist
For the past few months, whenever I turn my computer on, the monitor, mouse, and keyboard won't turn on. Last time it took well over 25 tries before it finally worked, and this time it won't work no matter how many times I try. Is there anything I can do about this?
Google is saying it's probably the motherboard, a ram stick being out of place (that wasn't the case), or the gpu. The motherboard seems most likely. Is there anything I can do short of buying a new computer? Please help.
>>53827796
>Anyone have any ideas? Like maybe a torrent on TPB or something that contains a folder with Office, Utorrent, chrome, an antivirus, etc?
the thing with that is, though, that unless you're using pirated software- in which case you likely just sit on a cracked, older version indefinitely- programs update all the time. So for instance you may create such a torrent that includes, like, CCleaner, irfanview, mbam, KPC, foobar, gimp, winrar, and Firefox...
but then half a year later EVERYTHING in the torrent will be outdated and possibly even vulnerable, so no one would go for the torrent, since updating programs requires requires manually downloading a .exe file. so you would be back to step one with every program.
unless it's like MyDefrag, which got discontinued October of last yr, and hasn't had an update since 2011, but is still written as being the best
when building a pc is it worth it to order parts from 5 different sites just to save like 30 bucks?
>>53827956
yes
>>53827956
Totally. You can get an average CPU cooler for that money or some RAM or upgrade other components. Or just save it.
>>53827073
I use two monitors for gaming/reading the browser and then I use my TV as a third monitor. The TV is solely used for media.
be prepared for a dumb question
I heard alot of job site databases have filters to look for key words in your resume and weed-out candidates before their application even hits a hiring manager. Does it matter if the resume is in Word or Adobe Reader?
I used to get hits all the time but I converted my resume to a new format and put it in Adobe Reader and I want to know if it's a coincidence that I'm not getting as many hits
>>53827703
Standards.
Bigger doesn't mean better.
>>53827143
Are you running the HDD out USB out something?
Those speed drops dont are normal at all.
What would be the dangers of having a heavily-oversized amplifier running undersized speakers?
I know the most important rule is "Undersize your speakers slightly because clipping kills the speaker", but at what point does oversizing become dangerous?
Specifically: 30 watt RMS being powered by 100watt RMS amp.
Whats that website where people post their conf file. When searching online I keep getting ubuntu form posts.
It has i3 , .bashrc and tint2 conf files
It's default css was darkish
/5x/ here. I keep my battery +50% almost every day.
What are some good ways to keep my battery keep going if I use Clover, social media ie snap fb, YouTube, Spotify, etc basic bitch shit.
So far I've moved from FB App to Chrome FB.
Turned off Snap location and sms permission settings.
Use Disa to collectively use whatsapp, fb messenger, and text.
Not rooted, but use Greenify as soon as I'm done using an app. However, I don't Greenify Disa or my email using cloud magic.
What 1440p monitors have a blue power LED? I've become attached to the color scheme of my battlestation.
Where can I get an older torrent of Windows (preferably a version before the botnet)?
>>53827143
This is My WD Blue, its damaged but doesnt drop like that.
Try to stop windows updates and qbittorrent for a while to test your HDD.
>>53828240
>color scheme of my battlestation
>>53828266
All clean ISOs are pre-botnet, they dont have updates.
There are versions of 8.1 with updates up to a certain point, but pre-botnet too.
Here are some download links for W7 pre-botnet:
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=CaWSgByZ
>>53828301
Hey, it started off as an accident. It wasn't until after I ordered all my parts that I realized they were all black/blue. I've grown to quite like it.
>>53828162
answer pls
>>53828204
>>53828204
>Are you running the HDD out USB out something?
No, I installed it straight. it's my main and only hard drive. but, I guess I should just finish installing Windows Updates and run the HD Tune Pro tests later for an accurate reflection of HD performance in general use...
>>53828273
>This is My WD Blue, its damaged but doesnt drop like that.
>Try to stop windows updates and qbittorrent for a while to test your HDD.
Yeah, sorry. I'm sorry. I don't know why I bothered to do these tests again when Windows Updates is running. they're gonnsa be running for seemingly at least another 12 hours, and I've done nothing but have them run since I got the laptop, so I guess I got impatient.
I'll just finishing installing Windows Updates then do the tests after the fact.
>>53828316
Thanks anon
>>53828403
You know windows updates dont are important right?
Anyway SMART doesnt show anything wrong with the HDD, spin up time its not being reported correctly but not a problem.
It could be damaged, but till you are done with updates we wont be able to tell, a HDD its not supposed to be that slow, it could give you system inestability, windows crashing, freezing, etc.
>>53828216
bunping request
Is there something I can use to copy files that transfer it at low speeds? I'm planning to transfer about 500gb of data to a new disk and I don't want to risk fucking it up. A 30mb/s write should be a comfortable experience for the HDD. Is there such a program?
>>53828439
>You know windows updates dont are important right?
yeah, someone said that last thread... but, I install everything, anyway, except the telemetry updates. it's just standard for me to do so. I dunno. I know it's a waste of time to get every single update, but I guess I'm doing it irrationally just to do so. Sorry about that. but I'm almost done, now, anyway.
>Anyway SMART doesnt show anything wrong with the HDD, spin up time its not being reported correctly but not a problem.
>It could be damaged, but till you are done with updates we wont be able to tell, a HDD its not supposed to be that slow, it could give you system inestability, windows crashing, freezing, etc.
yeah, sorry. I'm really just wasting everyone's time by doing these test while Windows Updates is running. I dunno why I thought this was a good idea. it'll take a long time for them to even finish. pic related. I have this timer so I can qq to myself about how long this is taking. there were more, even, but the computer crashed mid-update so I guess it doesn't count them.
>>53828572
>FOURTEEN FUCKING HOURS
What the fuck
If you want peace of mind, stop the updates, reboot, don't use any additional programs except the testing tool i.e. HD tune pro and report results. Are you on SATA 2 or 3? Your motherboard looks outdated af.
>>53815816
How do people use a FPGA? Is it usable like a regular computer?
Can someone help? I can't open up the bios menu or use grub when booting up ubuntu
>inb4 he fell for the Linux meme
>>53817036
>>53817058
Was it because the April fools thing no one responded?
>>53828680
Sorry bro, you might want to drop by the photography board to get a proper respond. They know much more about that kind of thing.
>>53828661
sounds like UEFI fast boot is enabled. You might need to hold down a key when booting, I don't know which one though, I don't use UEFI
>>53828746
oh shit, really? I had no idea. thanks!
>>53828765
You are being baited.
And try a recovery software like recuva or testdisk.
>>53828747
I've tried f8 f2 f12 esc shift c and Del and none of them worked, any idea at all?
>>53828788
They're whole theme is photography. They should know how to recover corrupted photos. He's not interested about recovering data he already has them. Maybe he can do something about the source material i.e. the CDs?
>>53828636
>Are you on SATA 2 or 3? Your motherboard looks outdated af.
It's a Thinkpad W500, lol. so it's 6 yrs old. It's pretty young for a Thinkpad, though.
but, yeah... but, actually, I apparently wouldn't even be asked to ship the HDD back until at least Monday, cause it's currently the weekend, so I have today and tomorrow to use the HDD as I wish. So even if Windows Updates takes the rest of today to install + configure on restart, I can run the HD Tune Pro test in a minute (or, run several to view the test's consistency, as I will), then run DBAN on the HDD to wipe it if I determine it's unusable. and it'd only be 12:00 AM on Monday. so, I have time. I can wait for Windows Updates to finish.
but, yeah. the time it takes to update is insane. I had no idea my timer program you see in that screenshot resets at 24 hours until I woke up to find it'd reset itself.
sorry for the late reply... Windows Updates is a resource hog and is slowing my PC down hella, and my internet decided to go down for a bit there...
and then Firefox decided to crash, presumably due to low ram. Murphy's law in action.
how do people get their bogus onion MITM sites linked to in the first place?
>>53826534
update: my adapter is mini DP to HDMI 1.4 but it didn't state it on the box.
>>53828636
by the way, sorry, I don't know the difference bwteen SATA 2 or 3, or what SATA is or means at all.
but actually, I looked at the "packing slip" that came with the box the HDD was shipped in, and it says "HGST Travelstar 1TB SATA3 7200rpm 32mb Cache 2.5in Internal Hard Disk Drive OEM". so it seems, SATA 3.
>>53828794
you could try to
[update-grub]
in case there just isn't any GRUB, maybe that's the problem?
>>53828984
With a HDD its irrelevant.
Thinkpad W5000 uses a Penryn CPU so you are limited to SATA 2.
SATA 2 = 3Gb/s = 300MB/s.
SATA 3= 6Gb/s = 500MB/s.
Average HDD Speed= 100MB/s.
>>53828986
I tried that and update-grub2
>>53829075
yeah. that sucks. but it was the cheapest 7200RPM 1TB laptop HDD I saw on amazon, so its being bottlenecked by my laptop is fine, for me.
>>53829108
You dont are being bottlenecked by it, no HDD is that fast to be bottlenecked by SATA.
SSDs on the other hand, will be bottlenecked by SATA2.
HDDs arent that fast to be affected by it.
>>53829133
Oh, I see. thank you. That's useful to know.
But, for the record, I mean no disrespect, but when you say:
>You dont are being bottlenecked by it
and earlier when you said:
>windows updates dont are important
the grammatically-correct way to word your first excerpt is:
>You are not being bottlenecked by it
and the grammatically-correct way to word your second excerpt is:
>windows updates are not important
also, the phrase "are not" can be contracted to "aren't". I only never pointed this out earlier in case your writing in that way was accidental. Cheers. but, I'm sorry for not being able betray the logic behind why what I said is gramatically-correct, or otherwise. I never understood grammar really, either, until someone explained a "run-on sentence" to me, after which I started trying to speak according to what feels correct. I can't reduce grammar to a science and propose my thesis on it is so emotion-based, for me... but, thank you, again.
>>53829098
the command for grub2 isgrub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
according to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GRUB_2*rd=Grub2
I can't think of anything else. Maybe search for your pc model and how to access the BIOS
How can I take an old laptop monitor and use it to convert VCR's to DVD's with the proper device?
>>53829273
ESL, sorry.
>>53826125
Just fucking google it
>>53829294
Thanks
So I got this shitty tablet from my ISP/TVP with a contract for basically free
When I wanted to know more about it model and shit they said it was like made custom for them so no model and shit
Well there's a warranty for a year now so I won't root it or install custom ROMs and all that, but I have never done it anyway so I don't care about that at the moment, but is there anything else I can do to un-shit it ? It doesn't really have any bloatware from first sight, but possibly custom skin or something, I can see ISP name when the tablet boots up. It runs 4.2 I think, that's KitKat, which is fairly decent I guess, has some QuadCore-A33 CPU, which what I know about it, is some chinkshit 4$ CPU
So far I'm just going to install Nova Launcher, any more recommendations that I could do to make it any better without voiding warranty ? My mom is going to use it
>>53829308
it's ok. English is my first and only language, so I can't sympathize with you, but I try to understand that others may not've been surrounded by English and only English their entire lives, so correct grammar in English may not come naturally to them.
but, even without considering the above, I see no reason for that to matter. I don't judge, but I think everyone strives to be grammatically-correct on some level, so I try to help them, unless it's clear they've achieved the level of grammatical correctness they want, and have delved into informality, instead. but in any case, it's no big deal.
>>53827956
It's advisable to do that always, even if it costs you more money.
>>53829470
Not him, but will you please elaborate? Cost more money how?
Is there something I can use to copy files that transfer it at low speeds? I'm planning to transfer about 500gb of data to a new disk and I don't want to risk fucking it up. A 30mb/s write should be a comfortable experience for the HDD. Is there such a program?
>>53828216
None, it's how it should be all the time, the other way around the speakers would break (yes, it's really like that, HiFi equip electrical logic is weird and looks illogical at first).
>>53828558
That's a feature I wish to see in Operating Systems, maybe I will write something like that soon (I need Cocaine). Being able to select the (percentage) amount of resources for a process/programm. E.g. a slider for network traffic (to prevent clogging up the network), a slider for CPU cycles (to prevent clogging up the CPU - see VM software to see what I mean).
It would sorta look like the volume manager in Windows, each app has its own slider.
As far as I know, nothing is doable at the current moment, including your problem.
>>53829500
Well if you buy at multiple sites, it's less likely that a single person fucks up your whole plan.
This logic is trying to prevent all the flaws Murphys law can arise.
It's decades of experience with building computers from me, it's just better to have multiple suppliers of anything you buy in life.
>>53829620
Oh, I see. that makes sense. thanks.
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Does a saphire R9 390 and an intel 4460 justify a 750watt power unit, or is it too much?
Also thoughts on them.
>>53829703
no, yes.
why would you buy an outdated locked cpu
>>53829748
Not him but.
Because they are cheaper than their Skylake counterparts and dont are that bad.
>>53829703
You should get a 650W PSU, 750 is overkill.
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