Stupid and Small Questions Thread

I'm trying to install OpenOffice on Ubuntu 14.04. I downloaded the tar.gz file, extracted the contents, double clicked the main desktop integration .deb, and attempted an install with Ubuntu Software Center, but it fails at the last second.
Produces message
Package operation failed
The installation or removal of a software package failed.
Details:
>Reading database x a million
>bunch of technical jargon

What should I do?

I just realised I can pirate lynda courses but there's too much choice and I don't really have much of an idea of what I'd like to learn about
What are some basic things that would be useful to know?

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should I use manjaro xfce edition or xubuntu?

halp
>>43000479

I lose about 54 packets every 170000 received on my router, is that bad? Should I get another eth. cable?

>>43001258
Use LibreOffice, which is already installed.

>>43001305
emulating windows games on that slow processor might not be fun actually

This video was recorded almost 6 hours ago, and that thread (42950805) still didn't 404:
http://a.pomf.se/lbamas.webm
Why is this? Did moot fuck something up?

>>43001470
The laptop doesn't belong to me. The owner prefers OpenOffice to LibreOffice for whatever reason.

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are these normal idle temps

>>43001602
Everything looks nominal.

>>43001645

its just while gamin the mobo and gpu reach 75-80°
is tthat normal too?

So I need to backup both a Windows system and a Linux system to one external hard drive. My first thought was to have multiple partitions but the required space for each system may change at any time.

Is there either
1) A reliable way to mount ext4 r/w on Windows
or
2) A reliable way to backup an ext4 filesystem to NTFS without losing any metadata?

>>43001671
I wouldn't worry about anything below 90 if not overclocking. Anything less will only make the fans get noisy sooner, assuming the capacitor plague is over and you didn't lose the GPU lottery.

>>43001709
oh man thanks man i was worried that my gpu would be going to waste

I accendentally posted to 4chan with only 6 of my 7 proxies up. I'm afraid NSA and fecesbook will take control of my mind and also use the content of my post to give me more accurate ds. Here is my post,

>tfw no gf

Privacy is obviously ruined, should I kill myself before our NSA overlords come and steal m [strikethrough]anime and 4chan reaction pics [/strikethrough] really leet haxor sekrits?

>>43001075
Best portable browser¡

>>43001782
Portable as in "for mobile devices" or "can run without installation"?

If the former, which device? If the latter, which operating systems?

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If I stack md, lvm2 and drbd, can I still take a usable image of /dev/sdX?

>>43001748
Wow I bet you don't even use arch

>>43001815
can run without installation
I like keeping my bookmarks and settings and being able to stay signed in to stuff when switching to different computers.
Windows.

>>43001335
It's perfectly fine.

>>43001894
I think there's still a portable version of Firefox?

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Is it possible to open up the Wii U Pro controller and mod in the 360's triggers so I can get analogue? Or on the other hand, mod a 360/xbone controller so the sticks are in the same position as the Wii U pro controller? This is for PC use.

>>43001979
hmm as hoping there would be something lighter but ok

>>43002043
Anything is theoretically possible but it would be a huge engineering project.

>>43002083
*was

>>43001075
somebody want to explain to me why half of youtube videos simply refuse to load? google tries to say it's my isp's fault on the page but that's bullshit because it happens nowhere else.

>>43001298
I would suggest xubuntu

>>43001701
baump. Can I just pipe rsync to tar to a file on an NTFS system, and expect to restore it okay?

>>43002109
Not necessarily bullshit. Many ISPs operate caching proxies for things like youtube, and they're usually pretty shit and end up making things worse.

What's a good IRC client for Android?

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Is it possible to play videos one after another in mpc-hc? pic related, the videos I want to watch in sequence.

>>43002167
There should be an Add to Queue option in the right click menu

>>43002167
Surely it has a playlist feature?

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>>43002094
As in HUGE and time consuming.

>>43002043
No. Even if you did manage to solder the trigger modules to the board correctly, you'd have to somehow write software to interpret the hardware signals. It would honestly be WAY, WAY easier to mod the core 360 controller internals into the Wii U Pro casing. Now THAT is a solid maybe, and a project worth undertaking.

Is a plan of 500mb/month enough for your typical 4chan browsing?

>>43002152
AndChat is good. I use irssi-connectbot and Hacker's Keyboard to mosh to my home system running weechat in a screen

>>43002181

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, I found it under the right click menu. After Playback> Play Next in Folder

>>43002191
Oh man. I use several times that every day streaming video on my phone. What third world shithold do you live in :(

Yes it will be okay for 4chan if you mainly frequent text-heavy boards like /g/. Not image based boards though. Many sites are way over an MB nowadays though, you will run out fast if you aren't careful.

Consider a browser like Opera Mini which compress everything, and be sure to switch off all sync and update services.

>>43002186
How would I go about moving the right trigger from the lower right to the upper right? Is it even possible with it being connected to the main board?

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let's say i have a folder which catches pictures, music, audio files, archives, etc by FTP from another server.

are there any (linux CLI) utilities to sort and place the files in a logical fashion?

>>43002259
Living in a third world country is suffering, i can get 500mb/mo for $10 aprox or 1gb for $15.

I'm using Clover to browse 4chan if that helps.

>>43002271
It's possible, just unnecessary since you can just swap their function in software.

Question: What is the best file manager on Linux? And why?

>>43002345
Fuck, I meant analogue stick instead of trigger. I am a retard.

I have a HP pavillion dv6000 piece of dicks laptop, ive got mint on it as windows was running slow on it. Its still shit. Can i atleast somehow use it as a second monitor for my desktop?

It has DvI, Expansion port 3 (i dont know either), and an hdmi. The DVI and hdmi are probably both solely output. So am i boned?

>>43002309
Oh, you really are in the third world. I was kind of expecting you to be in the US where the data plans are apparently horribly capped, and was implying that the US is third world. Okay.

I don't think Clover has a compression feature, so either use Opera Mini or turn off images altogether.

>>43002287
What do you mean, logical?

>>43002381
Sure, just solder it to a wire then run that up to the other hole. You have to do the same for the face buttons. Look at how they make portable N64's for instructions on board modification.

>>43002491
Thank you. I'll give this project a go and see how I end up.

What is i686 and can I install an i686 version of gentoo on on i386? Does gentoo support i386?

>>43002363
mc

>>43002481
like something that can manage individual folders for each type of file, move things into place, change their privileges so they can be used by users/programs, possibly rename files and find and organize by metadata...

i'm pretty sure i can make it, but i wanted to check to see if something like it exists first.

>>43002550
If you don't know that, you shouldn't be using gentoo.

>>43002411
No website seems to agree on what specs that laptop has. One implies that it has 512MiB RAM and yet they shipped Vista on it, holy shit.

Anyway first check that it isn't overheating (use the "sensors" command in a terminal). Then try Lubuntu, Mint MATE, or something else lighter than Cinnamon. You can definitely get a usable Linux desktop on it.

As for using it as a screen, a remote access system over the network is the only way you'll get something like that.

>>43002550
Wouldn't it have been easier to web search those terms?

>>43002411
I have a dv6700 that is turning ten years old. Apart from it struggling to run anything, it was a piece of trash. I think you're holding on for too long. It's time to let go

>>43002708
Always keep old hardware for compatibility. Or use it as a headless funserver.

Will people at Trader Joe's be upset if I buy 526 bananas?

>>43002363
coreutils or vifm if you like the command line.
thunar or nautilus if you like graphical stuff.

>>43002722
That was one of HPs worst series ever. For like 90% of people with it, The keyboard, touchpad, screen, HDD, CD drive, etc. All broke randomly until the laptop became unusable.

The fact that one is still running amazes me. I stopped using mine because the HDD stopped working after two years. I kept it all this time and put a new HDD in January. It's not good for anything

>>43002770
no.
but how will you eat them before they rot?
do you sell smoothies?

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I need to sell these, anyone in FL want them? (Sarasota, FL area)
I want to get $3000 for everything (Both PC's, and the monitor/kb/mouse + mousepad, and anything else I have for them.)

>Intel PC Specs
>CPU: i7 4770k
>Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87
>RAM: G.Skill Sniper 8GB 1866Mhz (2x4GB, 2 open slots)
>GPU (x2): Evga GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX in SLI
>SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
>HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm
>PSU: PC Power & Cooling MKIII 850W (Gold rating, semi-modular)
>Case: Corsair 600T Graphite
>OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit

>AMD PC Specs
>CPU: AMD FX 9590 - 8 Core @ 4.7GHz
>CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ push/pull fan setup on radiator
>Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
>RAM: PNY Optima 8GB (2x4GB) + Samsung 4GB (2x2GB) for 12GB total
>GPU: PNY GTX 780 3GB
>SSD: Intel X25-M 80GB
>HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm
>PSU: NZXT Hale90 V2 850W (Gold rating, fully modular)
>Case: NZXT Phantom (Black)
>OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit

I also have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse + mousepad:
>Asus VS239H-P 23" 1080P IPS Monitor
>Corsair K70 Mechanical Keyboard
>Logitech G502 mouse w/ Logitech G240 Mouse Pad

>>43002848
I'm the guy from the other thread that offered you a price check. If I didn't live in Canada, I'd buy parts from you. Maybe you should strip and sell individually

>>43002655
I know they're packages compiled for different architectures. I know i686 is newer shit. I can't find any references to i386 to get gentoo on an old machine for testing. I'm assuming they're not compatible but I don't fucking know.

What are some good Android games?

what should I use for file deletion? is Eraser any good?

If i were to get an older PC with no USB ports, how hard would it be to move files from it? It has windows 95 on it, I don't think there's any real Parallel to USB adapter's that aren't just for printer's are there.

is there a way I can "save" youtube searches so my kid can pick up my phone and search for videos?

for example, if he wants to watch "pokemon" or "barney", he would just click an icon or image (since he can't read). doable?

>>43002920
how big are the files?

What's a good icon pack that goes well with voxel
I'm having trouble finding icons for all my apps

Also are there any better alternatives to Chanu on Android
I'm not having problems with it, I just want to know

Is there a way to get playlists onto an Android phone? I can't copy an M3U over, shit always fails and isn't recognized

>>43002411
>>43002708
>>43002722
If I could also add another note: I tried many OSes from Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win8.1, eOS, and finishing with Damn small Linux (32 bit for reference, this laptop was available later 64 bit), the problem was mainly with the motherboard + bios.

The hardware works (in other computers surprisingly) but the motherboard had trouble recognizing the hard drive, USB ports, and the bios for god knows what reason fought with me to update. The reason I did an update was because the laptop crashes upon bios post without warning or reasoning

I am thinking about trying Sabayon. Has anyone used it? What did you think of it?

>>43002937
teach him how to read you lazy faggot

>>43002963
Clover

>>43002884
If your computer is Pentium III or later, i686 stuff will run on it.

>>43002960
Was going to use it for writting, it has a phone modem on it I believe and serial ports, but I'd need an older external floppy for that

>>43002937
>>43002994

thanks, I will.

anyone got a serious answer?

>>43002937
He's going to be watching youtube poop. Curate the videos yourself, nerfherder.

how to enable unicode for my i3 configs?
I stole some configs from another /g/uy and am greeted with the i3 error message
ERROR: CONFIG: syntax error, unexpected <word>
ERROR: CONFIG: in file "/home/james/.i3/config", line 151:
ERROR: CONFIG: separator #171a1f

github of the configs: https://github.com/Axioen/dotfiles/tree/master/.i3

Another user commented that it may be due to not having unicode enabled.

I got a Dell Inspiron E1705 for free from a friend. Everything is OK with it except for the mouse. The trackpad works, but the mouse buttons don't except for the right one, and whenever I drag the mouse it selects text. it acts the same way when I plug in an external mouse. how do I fix it?

>>43002937
what phone?

How do I set my default editors and terminal in i3? I have urxvt keymapped, but then if some program prompts me to edit something it uses xterm and nano instead of urxvt and vim.

>>43003091
I'm always wary of what he's watching. It's not like I leave him unsupervised. It's just that depending on what he wants to watch, he likes being able to switch them by himself

>>43003125
Android phone

>>43003107
>>43003142
If you're choosing to use skid shit, you shouldn't ask for help with it.

>>43002965
why would you want just the m3u file on your phone?

test post
hoping for funny b& message

will a corsiar H100i fit in my NZXT 210 case?

>>43003203
b& for what
try posting ponies in /v/

Is anyone in WESTERN AUSTRALIA? Does anyone know of any good shops to buy circuit parts, like an equivilant to the American radioshack? It would be favourable if they were in Perth, but anywhere is fine

>>43003203
gorilla_warfare.txt

>>43003037
Uhh.. fuck. My chip's not listed under 3, or even 2. The sticker says Pentium Inside. I didn't think it was this old.
How fucked am I? http://ark.intel.com/products/33925/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E2200-1M-Cache-2_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB

>>43003170
use dolphin browser or any browser app that can save bookmarks to the home screen.
go to youtube.
make your search.
press the dolphin
look for Add +
add to home screen.
then change the name of the shortcuts.

>>43003183
I can get the mp3's on the phone easily, it's the playlists i'm having trouble with

>>43003180
>If you're choosing to use skid shit, you shouldn't ask for help with it.

wat? i3 is not "skid shit" you fucking retard

>>43003281
so just make a playlist with the app you are using on your phone.
if the app you are using doesn't have a playlist option
look for one that does.

>>43003180
>skid shit
what the fuck is that?

>>43003279
how does he identify them if he can't read then? and he won't know how to redirect to the youtube app.

has to be from the app btw, it's for chromecast

>>43003342
>remaking a 100 song playlist from scratch
I'd rather not, there's gotta be a way, lemme see how the music player saves playlists

First build.

Bitch isn't posting. Pic related.

I plug it in, flip on the power supply, press the big red IO on the motherboard (or the case, same thing)–nothing happens.
The power supply doesn't whir.
The fans don't whir.
No LED. No beep.
The 24-pin is in, the 2x4 CPU is in. Two sticks of RAM. There's not one unconnected cable.

Is it the power supply? If the power supply worked, it would be operating if I turned it on, wouldn't it–even without the motherboard?

>>43003231
slowpoke image to make others bump a thread

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>>43003420

>>43003116
help

>>43003420
Are you sure the computer is receiving power? Or have you flipped the switch the right way?

How can I configure Firefox to play one video on speakers while one plays on my headphones?

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>>43003223
Possibly

>>43003491
Holy fuck. By asking me that, you enticed me to check the back of the PSU.
I didn't plug it in all the way.
.____.

thx /g/

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Why is Fedora (or Xfce) doing this shit whenever I boot my thinkpad without a battery in it?

>>43003374
use nova launcher or any launcher that lets you edit any shortcut on any home screen.
with nova launcher you can edit the name plus the icon image.
so download an image related to your youtube search from google images.
using nova launcher
long press on the bookmark.
edit
edit shortcut menu comes up.
press the picture.
gallery comes up.
choose the pic you downloaded before related to that youtube search.

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>>43003574
No problem anon

>>43003586
The applet is bad, install batti

>>43003473
use an external mouse, or replace the whole upper case. You can find it cheap on ebay and there's a guide on iFixit

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I've been experiencing blue screens with different error codes each time. I can trigger it after some moderate to heavy use in Adobe Lightroom. And instances during seemingly random usage (browsing, idle, etc).

Are these results conclusive evidence that it's the RAM? I made a topic last night but it's long gone now.

Thanks guys

Should I run preload with an ssd?

whats the best way to access netflix from foreign countries? i was using hola but that is pretty buggy - im now on unblock us, but i don't want to have to pay

any ideas?

>>43003652
if you run a fucking RAM test and it fails, replace the fucking RAM

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I'm installing xubuntu on a large partition of free space and I would like to use an encrypted lvm but there is no guided option for something like that. How can I do it manually?

Best (free) Android offline navigation?

>>43003473
i think your left touchpad button is physically broken.

disable the touchpad from it's properties and then plug in a usb mouse, it should work normally.

if that doesn't work, go to device manager and uninstall the touchpad driver. reboot and let windows detect it again.

>>43003677
There's obviously other factors that may contribute to the failures. I just can't tell if it's definitively the RAM or if it might be motherboard/PSU

>>43003652
>Are these results conclusive evidence that it's the RAM?

yes they are. a single error means the stick is bad.
now you have to figure out which one (assuming you have 2). remove a stick and start all over again. i usually let it run overnight. then do the other one.
it sucks, but that's life. it's likely only one dimm is bad and not both.

>>43003653
Anyone?

>>43003801
Okay, thanks for the answer. They're 4 x 2GB sticks of A-Data RAM. I definitely don't have the patience to test each stick individually since it requires me to remove the Noctua. I'll just replace them with 2 x 4GBs

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What do you guys think of my upcoming build?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LkXYmG
My original budget was $4000, but I'm fine with going a little over.
And before you ask, the answer is yes. I do need this much power.

>>43003880
why fucking dominator? why maximum faggot-tier mobo?

>>43003515

pls respond

Does a PS/2 to USB adapter work for flash drives? I'd expect it to only work for mice/keyboards right?

>>43003927
what os?

>>43003266
That's way more recent than Pentium III

Newbie here. I've got very little programming experience, envision Bucky's tutorials on Python and C++. I'm looking for getting into C#, which books should I try first (from the gentoomang library)?

>>43003266
isFucked = Yes/no?

>>43003934
It will not work because drivers do not exist.

>>43003880
Impressive, but you really should wait for the upcoming octa core CPUs

>>43003979
No. You must not have been alive when Pentium III was current?

If I cut and paste the files and folders out of Appdata, then mount a drive/volume/virtual drive to C:/Users/Anon/Appdata, then cut and paste the files and folders back in, will it break anything?

Essentially, can Appdata be on the "D" drive without causing software problems so long as "D" shows up as a mounted drive at Appdata?

>>43003945

Win7

>>43003880
>What do you guys think of my upcoming build?

you know haswell-e is like a month away, right? that would be 8 cores / 16 threads for the same price, cowboy. not to mention a new chipset, quad channel ddr4, etc etc

there are other issues with your build, but i think most of them stem from you being a faggot. i would advise you to learn a little about computers before you spend $4k on one. just picking out the most expensive parts doesn't make the best machine.

Best $100-$150 smartphone for Sprint? So far my best guess is the Galaxy S III (~$130 on Ebay). I've seen a few Moto Xs in the price range, but the cell service I'm getting (chit chat mobile) doesn't support it. Actually, on that note, what cheap data plans do you guys recommend? Chit chat mobile is $15/month.

>>43003981
I figured as much, curses

>>43003266
>http://ark.intel.com/products/33925/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E2200-1M-Cache-2_20-GHz-800-MHz-FSB

it's fucking amd_64 dingus, but you can do i686 if you don't have more than 4gb ram

>>43003880
Are you aware you can do things with money other than spending it?

>>43003246
anybody?

>>43004007
Once you have the link setup it should work fine, but you might run into problems in the time between when you move everything from appdata and setup the link if you have something trying to use it then.

>>43003699
bump

>>43003850
help please

>>43004000
I never upgraded from i386 because of money problems. So my CPU knowledge is sub-par.

if gentoo is compatible with i386 I'll eventually figure out how, but it's nice to know there's a result to find rather than searching blindly.

>>43004010
does your computer have hdmi?

>>43003515
Realtek sound drivers allow you to use the front headphone jack and the rear one with separate sound processes for each

>>43004083
Okay, that's what I figured. Thanks!

Another question, if D: is just holding files and doesn't have any boot info on it, can I add a partition without backing up to an external and wiping it? I can use Defraggler to move everything to the beginning physical disk locations and then partition the end, but...will Windows let me?

Alternately, can I link a subfolder of a drive mounted to, say, Program Files to Appdata, or does it have to be a separate partition?

In the terminal,

ALT+CTRL+R returns

(reverse-i-search)`':

What the fuck is that?

>>43004116
>I never upgraded from i386 because of money problems.
>2014
You should stop posting for a while.

>>43004171
I think that command allows you to cycle through your previous command history

>>43003515
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM3ZlrJxP64

my guess is you would have to download the videos
use vlc
open the videos in different windows and select a different audio device for each video.

>>43004123

yes

sorry for the delayed replies

So the 880 is said to come out around late 2014. When would the 870 come out with regards to their past release dates?

>>43003966
pls respon

;_;

>>43004343
I would expect an announcement in September

>>43004342
try this >>43004233
or buy a different soundcard.

>>43004350
flip a coin.

What are some good non-expensive laptops with good linux support? I'm looking for something around $400 ~ $600 and will last a long time. Use would mostly be for programming.

Alternatives to LastPass? I recently decided that it might not be a good idea to give password information to a company like LastPass. My mom has used KeyPass for years, but first and last time I used it, it corrupted the master key file and I lost all of my passwords. Should I try KeyPass again or do you guys have good alternatives?

>>43004376
Fuck.

>>43004166
I don't think windows lets you shrink partitions after they've been created. If you have space on the dirve that hasn't been put into a new partition you can create one out of that, but otherwise you'll probably have to nuke the partitions on the drive and repartition them.

If you just want to move your appdata folder to another drive you don't need to create its own partition for it. You can create a symbolic link from appdata on C to appdata on D. The appdata on D can be basically anywhere you want on the drive in terms of the folder hierarchy.

>>43004421
KeePass you mean?

>>43004011
>there are other issues with your build, but i think most of them stem from you being a faggot. i would advise you to learn a little about computers before you spend $4k on one. just picking out the most expensive parts doesn't make the best machine.
Hahahahaha eat shit, kiddo. I have been building PCs since before you were born and I've worked in the computer hardware industry for 15 years. I know exactly what parts I picked out, and I know exactly what they do. You're mad because you're jealous. I understand that. But I suggest you think about what you're saying before you spout your ignorant mouth off. You don't know who I am. You don't know what I do. You know nothing about me. So again, please think before you speak.
Thanks.

>>43004444
Yeah, that's what I meant.

>>43004469
Then yes

>>43004478
Alright, I'll try it out again, thanks.

Requesting Mech keyboard infograph

>>43004576
That's not a question, dickhead.

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>>43004576
Which one

>>43004583
can someone post keyboard info graph. faggot

>>43004594
Brands, im shopping. i know what switches i want. Thanks though.

http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-Satellite-S55-B5280-156-Laptop-12GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-Intel/product_1064938

Is this a decent casual gaming laptop?

>>43004600
Questions don't end with periods,

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>>43004619

If I format my hard drive will my os be safe

>>43004628
thanks!

>>43004641
no

>>43004641
depends on your filesystem

>>43004457
>The single worst defensive reply you can make on an anonymous imageboard

kids, don't do this

>>43004210
Well fuck me for sending the heavy shit to farms and saving for uni. Lemme just empty all my shit into an i5 and I'll ask again.

>>43004032
Pls. No one else has experience with ultra cheap data plans?

What are the alternatives to hamachi?

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What the fuck is going on with my torrent client?

It was at 15-20 kb/s and now it just stopped all of a sudden

>>43004784
http://alternativeto.net/software/hamachi/

I like Evolve, personally.

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I like eye candy and KDE but the fact that it uses around 60 MBs of RAM at all times is fucking insane, and I made a minimal installation.

pls help

>>43004742
P6/i686 was introduced in 1995. Your computer can run that shit.

>>43004789
Nice dial up bro.

Get faster internet.

Is there any other way to know if your windows is activated?

What I'm using right now is a pirated copy. I believe I've done it properly. Used DAZ loader and shit. But whenever I go to control panel > system It doesn't show that my windows is activated and genuine. It was showing before but all of a sudden it's not there anymore. It's supposed to be at the very bottom of pic related, right?

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>>43005101
forgot pic

I am installing Gentoo, I have 1gb ram and intel atom (a shitty laptop), configuring the CFLAGS, is good to add the -pipe option with that amount of ram? I heard pipes use a lot of memory

>>43005101
windows + r
type "slui"

>>43004844
thanks /g/.

>>43005195
Thanks. It says "activation was successful".

Do you know why it's not on the system page anymore? It was there before.

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>>43005235
I couldn't tell you why.

How can I reset my bandwidth cap?

I want to reset my data usage so my speeds won't be throttled.

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>>43005235
it looks like that page was customized by the vendor, in your case asus

>>43005195
on my machine that just tells me to enter an activation key, it never mentions that it is already active

>>43005343
you are using windows 8.
he is using 7 I guess.

Okay, /g/. I got a doozy here.

I'm looking to get a new cell. Not looking to root, only to have something that works, and has the basic smart phone capabilities (navigation, browser, etc.), while still being overall an effective platform hardware and software wise. Is this impossible? Price range isn't a huge deal. Any suggestions / personal opinions are welcome.

>>43005405
get a windows phone.

>>43005405
Most phones just werk if you don't fuck with them.

>>43005305
If it was that easy no-one would ever hit their data cap you moron. Get a second line or use someone else's. The ISP tracks this shit, that's like thinking that editing the CSS on facebook locally will magically change the served file.

>>43005405
iPhone is the definition of "just werks". If you know you're never going to want to tinker with your phone, just get the iPhone.

So i spilled a shitload of rum and coke onto my laptop. Does the rice trick that works for smaller electonics help? Or should i just pull my hard drive and hope it isnt wrecked and will transfer my files.

What does VPN traffic look like from the ISPs point of view? Everything would be coming from one IP, correct?

I'm using OpenVPN with my VPS.

>>43005519
pull the drive and make a backup anyway. Imagine if you wreck it and don't have one.

>>43005519
Find a service manual and take it apart for cleaning and faster drying and wash the keyboard. Hard drives are pretty spill-proof.

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In what language were sites like IMDB, Discogs or RYM coded in? What level of proficiency do you need to create a site like that?

>>43005558
>>43005565
Thanks brothers.

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>>43005535
>What does VPN traffic look like from the ISPs point of view?

>>43005459
>>43005496
I'm not a fan of funding a hivemind company. Any other suggestions?

>>43005646
Okay thanks. So what would normal web traffic look like for comparison? You can just type out a hypothetical example.

>>43005469
Well is there anyway to bypass the bandwidth throttling? Like with using a VPN or something?

I live in a rural area where all we get is Cricket Broadband which throttles to 56k after 2GB a month.

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Just curious if anyone sees a mistake I made here. Planning on making an always-on home server for VPN while at school, hosting assorted servers, and NAS.

No matter how many times I buy parts, I always get super paranoid I've missed something unbelievably basic.

is there a good app for reading comics on the android

>>43005690
that's terrible. I'd shoot myself with a 2GB soft-limit.

>>43005709
>paying for service net scams
lol

>>43005685
well it would be everything tcp and udp, lots of plaintext, every ip you connect to, etc etc

to an isp, a vpn is an encrypted tunnel. there is the source ip (you) and whatever the address of the vpn server you're connecting to, and that's it. any data going back and forth is encrypted, so it just looks like gibberish.

>>43005735
It is. And the data piles up incredibly fast as well. Caps out after around 3-4 days even without me downloading things or streaming video. I do the bare minimum while browsing and it still is used up very quickly.

>>43005799
Interesting, everyone should be using a VPN then- who would willingly transmit all of that data to their ISP?

>>43005918
Everyone that doesn't know about it.

Can anyone advise me if a corsair hx620 can power two 760gtx? The hx620 doesn't have enough 8/6+2 pin connectors for the second card, but I thought I could get some molex adapters for it,

Thanks guys, I found a second 760 super cheap locally and want to know if I will have to buy a new PSU to power both

>>43005961
or care, for that matter. "Why should I? They won't do anything with it." You could smash their head with a brick of truth and they still wouldn't care.

>>43005650
flip a coin.

does anyone have a pdf of Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs by Ravi Sethi? Or an alternative programming languages text?

where would I go to get a fuse replacement? One burned out on my PS1's PSU

>>43005974
>if a corsair hx620 can power two 760gtx?
It's around 550w power draw, so yes

>>43005918
>>43005799
>everything tcp and udp, lots of plaintext, every ip you connect to, etc etc
wouldn't the vpn still be able to see this info/data?

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>>43005918
>who would willingly transmit all of that data to their ISP?

frankly, no one at your isp really gives a shit what you are doing so long as you pay your bill. the people that do care (nsa, lea, whatever) tap into isp's backbones to target people for surveillance.

fyi if you are the target of that surveillance, your $5 a month hidemyass account isn't going to do shit. while the cryptography still remains mathematically sound, they have demonstrated the ability to exploit the implementations and render it all moot.

if it makes you feel better, that's all that matters

>>43006094
>your $5 a month hidemyass account
I'm running OpenVPN on my Ramnode VPS. I'm not the target of surveillance so I could care less. I primarily use it to hide my static IP.

>>43006083
>wouldn't the vpn still be able to see this info/data?

no. the vpn would see the incoming ip's and the outgoing ip's that you are connecting to, not the traffic itself. if they keep logs, well, that's that.

you are investing a large amount of trust in your vpn provider

How to run console programs in linux plox?
>>43005977

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81me35

OR

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85mg43

which is better for a $900 gaming computer?

>>43006143
WINE?

>>43004032
OK, so after scouring the internet I have confirmed that $18/month is basically as good as it gets for smartphone data plans and the Galaxy S 3 is the best possible phone out there in the $100-$150 price range.

>>43006145
The performance is the same; but the H81 is a much smaller mobo with less features like 2 RAM slots instead of four, and less SATA ports.

A good USB Wifi Adapter with GNU/Linux Compatibility?

My 2 year old $20 Netgear wifi adapter is shitting out. Connection is on and off and very very slow. Any recommendations preferably less than $50

Or should I just go PCI?

>>43006191
so it would be better for a micro atx case?

>>43006191
or would it be the same really?

>>43006166
>>43006143
Ima hue g fagoot wrap my fase

>$ mono [file]

>download 50 GB of copyrighted torrents and porn a month
>have been using public trackers and dynamic IP the whole time
Should I be using a VPN? I have never been notified by my ISP for what its worth.

>>43003523
looked at my case specs and it can fit either 120 or 140. thanks. btw, how much better is it than a EVo 212?

What's a good free anti-virus software? I do IT support, so Common Sense 2014 isn't good enough. I've been using Avast, but I'd rather recommend something better.

>>43006325
ISP's dont actually give a shit if people pirate.

Only if the RIAA or some shit pressured them into taking you down should you actually be worried, and even then it'd only be if you uploaded a ton of copyrighted music/movies, I'm talking like gigabytes. Everyone pirates and nobody really gives a fuck.

>>43001701
>2) A reliable way to backup an ext4 filesystem to NTFS without losing any metadata?

# tar cvp --lzop -f /mnt/ntfs/backup.tzo /

I'm trying to tweak my Android's kernel settings. But I don't know what about 75-80% of it actually determines. The explanations for them are not even remotely helpful and I just want to optimize the thing even if it's considered cosmetic. Is there a guide or an infograph for helping me understand what my kernel's values mean?

>>43002937
install xbmc on it and install the youtube addon
you can save searches on it

>>43006346
windows 7 or less- microsoft security essentials
windows 8- explain that windows defender is mse and comes preinstalled you just have to activate it.

>>43006468
Didn't MSE stop being good a while ago?

>>43006427
also, if you're backing up root while running from it, remember to exclude pseudo filesystems, such as /dev, /sys, /proc, etc

>>43006227
Doesn't matter

>>43003653
Does anyone know? Still haven't had my question answered.

>>43006489
It tends towards about a 90% detection rate. Because it's so prevalent, what with being the go-to for Windows 7 and being packaged with Windows 8+, a lot of stuff is geared specifically to sneak by it.

>>43006346
MSE+Avira is what I go to.

>>43006489
because /g/ said so or because of no updates?
so see your options.
see which one is more lightweight according to you and flip a coin.
the more viruses their pc gets
more work for you.

>>43006519
kk thx

>>43006456
anyone?

>>43006520
http bit ly/1jta01v

>>43006821
>ask for help
>get told to google

I'm sorry I thought this was a "help thread" not be a twinkle toed cock sucker and tell people to google shit.

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>>43006853
>asks for help
>calls us cocksuckers
Where should I put this help now, I wonder?

>>43006853
>whine and bump your question 14 times
>There's no real need for preload if you have an SSD is literally the first result

i don't blame you personally, and i appreciate the colorful adjectives, but this whole thread should be called "shit i want other people to google for me"

use preload if you have sufficient ram and a good reason to, otherwise don't, ssd's remove the disk i/o bottleneck that it was made for

>>43006954
don't forget the twinkle toes part

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>>43001075
>New Stupid and Small Questions Thread
>NSa Small Questions Thread

>>43006954
Telling someone to google a question is not help and you know good and well it's not.

>>43006971
>this level of schizophrenia

>>43006956
I've only bumped it a few times and only "whined" the last bump but kudos for exaggerating.

>>43006982
>trusting the fickle misinformed opinions of 15-25 year old socially retarded autistic basement dwelling first world white males that think they know every fucking thing
>over google results from actual technology forums with actual helpful advice from knowledgable parties

i seriously, seriously hope you don't fucking do this

>>43007029
stop posting asshat

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What's the best cloud service, /g/?
What are you using?
>inb4 make your own server

>>43007062
Fine I will
Also, sage.
God damn NEETs all over the place.
>hur dur muh chink cartoons

>>43007075
>Also, sage
that's not a downvote faglord >>>/reddit/

>hur dur muh chink cartoons
who the fuck mentioned anime? and for the record, i'm gainfully employed. information support. ironic, no?

i'm really beginning to dislike you

>>43007041
>the fickle misinformed opinions of 15-25 year old socially retarded autistic basement dwelling first world white males that think they know every fucking thing

/g/ technology

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>mfw two aspie NEETs arguing on the internet

>>43007129
YOUR TICKET IS CLOSED MOTHERFUCKER

Is there a way to sleep my secondary monitor automatically when i start a game...bit of a nuisance having to reach over and power it off everytime

>>43007173
You. I like you.

>>43007183
What graphics do you have?

wtf is YIFY?

>>43007205
http bit ly/1jtdfGh

>>43001075
What am I doing wrong here.

I want to unrar a bunch of files in separate folders so I'm using the command

 unrar e -r *.rar 

I could have sworn I've done it this way before, and it's worked, but now I'm getting a "No match" message when I try it.

Also why the fuck do batched TV show torrents come with all the episodes individually rared? What's the point?

>>43007355
http bit ly/1jtefu7

I'm a comp sci student and want to practice web dev. I want to start with PHP/JS/MYSQL and then play around with ASP or JSP.

Problem is, funds and access are limited. I have an old laptop with Slackware on it, but slack doesn't register the ethernet or wifi.

As a result of having no DVDs to burn my CentOS image to, and just this Slack laptop, I'm trying to find out if there are any places on the web I can fuck around for free to practice PHP on for the time being.

>>43007371
Oh fuck you man, it's a stupid questions thread.

>>43007414
It's a troll dumbass.

>>43007403
http bit ly/1sWxAEh

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>>43007067
Don't make your own server. Buy an unmanaged VPS and install ownCloud.

>>43007422
Serves me right for not reading the thread. Sorry.

>>43007439
>>43007067
Having your own server is pretty great though. Just sayain.

>>43007454
No problem. You just have to remember when you hop parts of 4chan, "What counteracts the point of this area effectively?" and you have a good range of stupid shit that a troll might do there.

In a place specifically made for help, providing obvious non-help is sure to trigger tards.

Making this worse most people don't use scripts to resolve and replace url shorteners (being at the whim of the person and the website involved) so they aren't sure what to expect and become psychologically invested when they click.

>>43007195
gtx760

>>43007498
Check your driver options to disable monitors when games launch. I've never tried multiple monitors with Nvidia to be honest I know there is a feature like that in Eyefinity.

>>43007494
so it's the same fucker who did this?
>>43006821

I ordered a bunch of parts for a home server with the intention of taking advantage of my parents' internet and electricity while I moved away.

Then I realized that ISPs really, really hate people hosting their own servers outside of their LAN.

The parts should be here in a couple weeks, I spent about $400. Should I just return them? Is there any point in me having a home server versus just renting some hosting space?

lookin' for something to complement my mbpr

seems like a good deal, my 128 ssd is going to only be for core applications and projects.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236517

Two 1tb drives in RAID 0 or one 2 tb drive? Is the performance of RAID 0 worth the extra 30 bucks or will the 2 tb drive suffice. I just want speed and storage that's worth the money.

Can't decide what is better. I already have an SSD, 500gb hard drive and an external 1 tb drive all about full right now.

>>43007494
>Making this worse most people don't use scripts to resolve and replace url shorteners (being at the whim of the person and the website involved) so they aren't sure what to expect and become psychologically invested when they click.

Is there one that works for the way he's cutting out the colons and periods? My coding skills are shit so I don't know if I could make edits to my existing script.

>>43007595
>Two 1tb drives in RAID 0 or one 2 tb drive? Is the performance of RAID 0 worth the extra 30 bucks or will the 2 tb drive suffice. just want speed and storage that's worth the money.

Are you sure you don't want any redundancy? 2TB seems like a lot of data to lose if it all goes at once.

>>43007594
Just get an internal 1 tb drive for 55-60 bucks. If you're gonna need to move your data around, settle for a reliable external. The 1 tb versions always go in sale for 60 bucks, like everyday. If you play games then I suggest you go with internal.

>>43007566
Safe bet.

Tips on ricing for windows?

>>43007595
How does one even setup RAID? Do you need those RAID controllers or are they just helpful addons? Can any RAID controller do this?

>>43007630
Look up little tutorials about masking and wildcards.

For whatever script you're using, you could just add another entry that specifies that certain parts can be missing or any character, such as periods being whitespace.

>>43007649
Eh it's mostly going to be games. All my media goes onto my external. If anything I can just re-download the games. Is Hdd failure rate even that high?

>>43007630
Pretty sure he's just back spacing the colons and periods m8.

>>43007570
At that cost you could probably just rent server space somewhere with enough quality to install a little web-interface for streaming your media.

Going over the internet to your home, then into your home and hoping it's always on is going to be much slower than what you can get just finding a cheap place to rent a box.

>>43007668

http://nanami-tan.info/

>>43007694
I didn't mean the actual method. I meant writing your script so that it resolves the edited link. >>43007678 has me on the right track.

>>43007670
Motherboards nowadays can setup a RAID for you. I don't think a raid card is necessary unless they offer some type feature or maybe if you have an assload of drives. If you're only gonna have like 5 drives in your system, I see no reason to get a card.

>>43007670
>>43007724
Yeah I've got 7 drives in my server and either the board handles RAID or my server software does, I can't remember.

>>43007670
You won't need anything special to set up your RAID.

If you plan to expand or modify your hard drive setup anytime soon, go with a controller. If you're looking to plan ahead (and for personal purposes are planning small) then you're fine without it since your drives are set.

RAID IS NOT A REDUNDANCY PLAN. This is a big mistake, and I have to put it here just in case you are looking into it for that reason.

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>tl;dr
<<<This SSD on SATA I, ye' or nay?

I just bought one of these
>pic related
To slap into my grandparent's laptop. What I didn't realize at the time, is that it's an original SATA interface. Is it a waste to install it when it's capped at 150mb/s?

All my machines already have SSDs and I got a real good deal on it. (Microcenter had it on sale for $59.99, I had a $10 off coupon, so I payed about $55 for it after taxes)

New thread?

>>43007800
>RAID IS NOT A REDUNDANCY PLAN. This is a big mistake, and I have to put it here just in case you are looking into it for that reason.

What do you mean you need an offsite to make things 100% safe?

>>43007722

That's good for ricing but it's pretty outdated.

>>43007652
where exactly could i put an internal on a macbook pro retina? i don't really think i can do that...also I have multiple computers so I feel like an ehdd would be best.

>>43007868
Sorry, only link I had.

Best way to move about 400 gb between two harddrives. One is going corrupt so I'm looking for the most secure option available

New thread here:

>>43007916

>>43007834
I think he means that being able to remove a drive or two isn't redundancy but efficiency. Yeah, you can keep rolling but it isn't out of security but out of convenience.

If you're doing it for redundancy of data you only have to go so far as imagining some minor electrical internal damage or a surge. That'll fry your board and can easily take out all 6-10 drives without any kind of exaggeration.

On the other hand, just splitting your setup in half gives you a redundancy you can rely on.

There are tons of ways to rig it so you have a safe backup. This doesn't even encounter going so far as offsite, although if you want to get clever, there are some fucking mindblowingly awesome and easy black-friendly offsites you could do that would be untraceable and hidden to anyone but you.

>>43007708
That's probably what I'm going to wind up doing. I'm sure I'm not the only one who orders tech while drunk.

>>43007929
ddrescue

>>43007941
> you only have to go so far as imagining some minor electrical internal damage or a surge

And I suppose in a situation like this one a surge protecting power strip wouldn't be enough?

>there are some fucking mindblowingly awesome and easy black-friendly offsites you could do that would be untraceable and hidden to anyone but you.

If I ask for examples or price ranges you're not going to tell me to google it are you? I'm curious as to how much it would run me to offsite my RAID server.

>>43007873
It's what people look for in catalog.

>>43008046
>Not ctrl + f'ing 'stupid'

Huh. Weird.

>>43007570
That's multiple years of cheap VPS. Unless it's serving stuff only to you and a few friends, return the parts.

>>43008058
Some of those who post here don't know about C-f or 4ailchan X.

>>43008071
>>43007570
>>43007708
All the VPS providers I've seen so far don't seem to offer the amount of space I'd require. My home server is 8TB and I've filled up 3 of them already. Am I missing something?

How do I install Debian Sid?

Bonus points: How to do it without a minimal install (might as well use Arch at that point).

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I need recommendations for backup software. One thing that's bothered me about every program I've seen so far is that even when files are deleted from the main computer, they remain archived on the backup. I know that the backup tool in Mint has an option of overwriting upon checksum mismatch, something like that would be great.

Also, it needs to be free (gratis) and compatible with Windows 7.