What does /g/ think of laptop stands?
>>56585304
I dont really think about them at all
>>56585304
Guess they are nice for elevating the screen to head height. But I don't use it as a desktop.
I just bought one so I could use my external mouse and keyboard better. Hope it works out.
Which is the least botnet smartphone on the market?
Looking for stock android with permissions to remove Gapps or something....
Jolla
>>56585380
Interesting.
>>56585301
Get a japanese flip phone.
Any linux distros that don't look awful?
None
anything with xfce or mate tBh
>>56585247
Unity with numix theme
>See a discarded monitor
>It only has a VGA input
>>56585194
ONE USB-C PORT LAPTOPS BTFO
The monitors that only have VGA are just the THICC 1024x768 pieces of shit that are at least a decade old.
Let them die gracefully with all the CRTs and tube TVs.
>>56585317
It was a flat screen, worse still they put a single link dvi i converter on.
My PC goes to sleep if im gone for like 3 mins...
need help.
>windows 10
heres some screenshots of my sleep settings
Install gentoo
OP here. Never mind I solved it
do i need to change any of this?
>>56585193
you fucking lying dipshit fuck off
>have to root your device voiding warranty to purposely remove android cancer
>forced to use shitty sub par devices (nexus) or use custom roms just to make sure you get updates for more than 5 seconds
>need more RAM than most computers in circulation and still lag
>m-m-muh control, how else will I rice my home screens?
It's time android fags defend their poor decision making.
>>56585150
Samsung have nice themes
add that and a good launcher and you have "rice"
>have to root your device voiding warranty to purposely remove android cancer
depends on the brand
>forced to use shitty sub par devices (nexus) or use custom roms just to make sure you get updates for more than 5 seconds
depends on the brand
>need more RAM than most computers in circulation and still lag
my phone has 512mb ram and it doesnt lag
>m-m-muh control, how else will I rice my home screens?
how else would you upload images that arent called image.jpg
how else would you transfer files between your phone and phone without using 3rd party bloated drm programs
>my phone has 512mb ram and it doesnt lag
You wish.
Is it worth it to wait for the pixel or is the 5x a decent phone even now (or is it decent at all)?
I'm not a power user just want a decent pure android phone that I can use throughout the day for text/calls/internet.
>>56585147
It's very good and you can get it pretty cheap now.
If you don't want the latest and greatest, no point in waiting, go for it.
>>56585147
>Fingerprint on the back.
Bad design desu.
Worth waiting regardless anon.
Pixel might not be a shit and the N5X will drop in price even more.
Which phone company is the best?
None them.
Cricket a best.
>>56585143
freedompop, or ting.
t-mobile
there is significantly less network coverage, but at least there are no horror stories from them, not that i know of
What is THE most sexy GPU?
>>56585113
W9100
>>56585113
The HD 5970.
Still my favorite GPU I've owned.
Still mad AMD dropped all driver support just 2 years after it was released
>apple invents slide to unlock
>everybody copy it
>apple kills slide to unlock
>???
Am I the only one who think the new thing is retarded? I miss slide to unlock already
>>56585096
Slide to unlock is also one of the things they sued samsung over
What's the new thing?
>>56585096
I dunno, I have been using pattern unlock for years.
It's like slide to unlock except with some actual security.
Is this the hottest phone on the market right now?
very funny
It's the phone that can kill ya
It was the hottest for a short while but it blew off pretty quickly.
What is the best programming language to introduce to a beginner? I have seen every answer as well as memes like "it doesn't matter which one you start with hurr".
What is the objectively best one to start out with?
I've been teaching this shit for years, so let me ask you this: What are you thinking of doing? Front end? Back end? Network? Mobile? Game dev?
>>56584921
Not for me, just what to recommend to people starting out in general. I would say C# or Python, but people tend to disagree with that.
>>56584846
some say that you should start with the easier languages like java, python etc.
some say you should learn all the things these languages does for you, and learn the hard way. As in e g. C++
Will Linux ever become half as relevant as Windows in the enterprise server market?
Your bait sucks
>>56584770
Nice damage control, lincuck.
>>56584750
that 7682.8% growth for Oracle tho
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>tfw no comfy X320
>>56584696
>16:9 panel
I just had to help a lady connect to wifi on her X240, I've never even seen one irl before. I feel tainted now..
Of course the trackpoint was unused and not configured at all, but I can see why with the lack of buttons.. Damn, looks bad on paper but I was not prepared for it.
so according to Steam the majority of players still only have 1 gig of VRAM and play at 1080p w/ 60FPS
why should I need 6-8 gigs in a 480 and 1060 then?
are games going to become EASIER to run at 1080 now that all the push is for 4k and VR?
will that push them to make sure the games are optimized much better and thus, making it easier to run at (the now) lower FPS and resolutions?
No just indie games will require you to have at least 480 or 1060 now.
>>56584613
soon they gonna puch more ggdr5 ram
remember video games are no longer effiecent and have become sloppier as hardware becomes better
>>56584655
this
video games are badly optimized and made by shitty and lazy redundant developers and programmers, but the hardware companies keep bailing them out.