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Getting my PC cleaned professionally because it is REALLY bad.

Should I hide pirated stuff in a password protected folder or am I being paranoid?

I mean this shit is nasty, posted about it a few days ago.

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Why does /g/ have a knee jerk reaction to decent, well regarded hardware?

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>downloading torrents at university
>getting full speeds, getting 30 MB/s download
>30 minutes into downloading
>torrents stop, internet disconnects
send help. how much longer until something happens? posting from the phone btw

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Speed test thread?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseband_processor
>A baseband processor typically uses its own RAM and firmware
>Since the software which runs on baseband processors is usually proprietary, it is impossible to perform an independent code audit. By reverse engineering some of the baseband chips, researchers have found security vulnerabilities that could be used to access and modify data on the phone remotely
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/replicant-developers-find-and-close-samsung-galaxy-backdoor
>Today's phones come with two separate processors: one is a general-purpose applications processor that runs the main operating system, e.g. Android; the other, known as the modem, baseband, or radio, is in charge of communications with the mobile telephony network. This processor always runs a proprietary operating system, and these systems are known to have backdoors that make it possible to remotely convert the modem into a remote spying device. The spying can involve activating the device's microphone, but it could also use the precise GPS location of the device and access the camera, as well as the user data stored on the phone. Moreover, modems are connected most of the time to the operator's network, making the backdoors nearly always accessible
>we discovered that the proprietary program running on the applications processor in charge of handling the communication protocol with the modem actually implements a backdoor that lets the modem perform remote file I/O operations on the file system

Phones are insecure, stop using and walking around with a device that has access to your files and data. Stop using a device that is restricted and locked down by the manufacture in all aspects and is built on proprietary hardware and firmware.

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What the FUCK is his endgame?

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What is it called when this happens to cable

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Refute this.

Protip: You can't.

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>Hundreds of thousands of artists use it
>Has more of a reputation as an art tool than a model thinner tool
>Adobe still won't add artist friendly features like line smoothing and a fill bucket that works.
>Sai isn't OSX compatible.
How is it a million dollar international company that charges an arm and a leg for their shit can't compete with a small time jap company that charges 70?

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Is there a way to bypass the download quota?

I'm trying to download some large files

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This thread about saying fuck you to Google, Microsoft, et. al and about providing viable alternatives to their services that actually respect your freedom, privacy and anonymity.

Google?    getgle.org
Gmail?     cock.li
Skype?     tox.chat
Facebook?  hack.chat
Imgur?     kek.gg
pomf.se?   pomf.cat / catbox.moe
nyaa.se?   nyaa.si
Pastebin?  ix.io
Reddit?    /g/ 

If you know other alternatives post 'em.

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Daily reminder that most of the free open source projects are led by commies.

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Explain your favorite programming language in 14 words.

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If it makes any difference, I want to virtualize Windows 10 on my laptop running Arch

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If you want help:
>Assemble parts list
https://pcpartpicker.com/
>State the budget for your build (and country if not USA)
>List games/software you use often, as well as your monitor resolution + refresh rate
>Clarify your goal for build improvements: lower price or improved specs?
How to assemble a PC, select components & more (outdated)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Build_a_PC

CPUs:
No i5 unless discounted
>G4560 - poverty-tier builds
>R3 1200 - Budget builds (<$500)
>R3 1300x - Good stop-gap between the 1500x and the 1200, only get a 1400 if you absolutely need multithreading
>R5 1500x - Good but up to 1600 if you can
>R5 1600 - Best value for higher fps gaming / mixed usage; 1600x if you want higher stock clocks
>R7/Used Xeon/Threadripper - Compute/Multitask/VM/mixed use; Not for just gaming

GPUs:
Coin miners have driven price up and stock down, waiting to buy a GPU might be wiser
>Integrated CPU Graphics - Desktop stuff and very light games
>GTX 1050(Ti) - Lower end budget cards, drop settings on newer games, RX560 beaten by both
>RX570 - 1080p@60~hz maxed, running most maxed older games at 100~Hz
>RX580 and GTX1060 6GB - 1080p@80hz maxed, 1440p@60hz at lower settings; RX580 better in newer games
>GTX 1070 - 1080p@130hz /1440p@60hz at high
>GTX 1080 - 1080p@144hz / 1440p@60hz maxed, 4k@60hz in a few games; Probably the highest end card you need for 1080p/1440p
>GTX 1080Ti - 1440p@144hz and 4k@60hz maxed/high in many games
>Good fucking luck even getting a VEGA right now

RAM:
>Check your Mobo QVL before buying any RAM
>Ryzen CPUs benefits a lot from high speed RAM

General:
ALWAYS LOOK AT PRODUCT REVIEWS!
Always consider an SSD. Try buying a large SSD for what you'd pay for your SSD+HDD combined, and add a HDD later
NVMe SSDs aren't for a faster OS boot, they're for productivity/scratch disk/VMs. NVMe and M.2 are not the same thing, M.2 is a form factor