/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

>>58851016
What's a material design?

How do I setup a vpn for just Teamspeak? I've had to connect to a server that I frequent with my phone for a good while because my ISP seems to be blocking it.

>>58851040
Some new UI thing the botnet is pushing out it seems. Among other things, they are now placing search results in individual rectangles, because apparently normies find it hard to tell where one result ends and another begins. Just an outrageous waste of screen real estate IMO.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Design

Chrome used to have a flag to disable it but it's forced as of version 55. Best as I can tell no other browsers should be rendering it though.

What is the difference between a VPN and a Proxy?

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>>58851085
I don't care if it is /sqt/, if it didn't occur to you to google something this fucking basic, you don't belong here.

What's better for a Chromebook, an ARM based one or an Intel based one? I'm trying to decide between the samsung Chromebook plus (ARM) or pro (Intel core m3).

What's a good temperature monitor that doesn't spin up my hard drives?

In c++11/14

Can I safely swap all const values to constexpr?
Will the compiler throw me an error everytime when the value cannot be known at compile time?

>>58851016
>Why am I seeing material design in firefox?
I'm not, seems like you are the chosen one. Enjoy!

Anything I can do to fix bad sectors on a hdd?

Nexus 7 (2013) stopped getting security updates from Google a few months ago. Where should I look to now to keep my device updated?

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not /gee/ related, but ...
why do games look better when you play them in higher resolution? beside them being sharper, why do they look better? it doesn't change the size of textures or quality of the models, they're literally the same as if you were playing in 640x480.
yet, they do seem to look more high res.

>>58851525
1/10
almost baited

I want to browse 4chan on my tablet but what i really want is to expand all images on a thread with it. You can't put addons on Chrome, Firefox addons are limited as well.

any suggestions? thanks

>>58851466
Try to find a custom ROM that supports your Nexus 7, that is actively maintained. Look at Lineage OS, Paranoid Android, AOSP.

>>58851236
Noope.
Or maybe lab-tier data recovery techs can do it for a several thousand dollar price, but you should probably just look at backing up your data if its bad.

What's better, using a 1.5A power adapter on a product that came with a 3.0A power adapter, or using a 3.0A power adapter on a product that came with a 1.5A power adapter?

>>58851608
Clover (removed from Play store, but still in Fdroid) can do a gallery mode type thing, where you swipe between images. This covers up the text though.

>>58851623
Pulling 3.0A from a 1.5A power adapter = dead adapter.
Pulling 1.5A from a 3.0A power adapter = fine.

Pulling 3.0A from 3.0A power adapter but using shitty thin cables = house fire and death.

>>58851689
Okay. I thought using 3.0A adapter on a 1.5A device might burn it our or something. Thanks.
Pretty sure they're safe adapters though. Got them through a reputable brand in the EU.

How do Germans download torrents?
I hear that it is illegal for them to use torrents

>>58851525
why does this image make me laugh?

>>58851016
Does Intel [R] Graphics (no thousands, just the name) have OpenGL drivers for Windows 7?

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Good program to burn music on cds with?

>>58851814
*Intel [R] HD Graphics (no thousands)

>>58851825
PowerISO has always been pretty good. I'm sure you can find a torrent for the full thing.

does anyone here had a Nexus 5X bootloop on them? How common is it really?

Is it safe to run a 144 Hz monitor constantly at 144 Hz? Especially when you enable strobing to get 1 ms out of the normal 8 ms?

I had an old Samsung monitor that I used the 'fastest' option + 60 Hz refresh constantly even on the desktop browsing the web, then after a few years the monitor started going to shit until I lowered the refresh rate to 50 Hz and turning the speed option to 'normal', and now everything is slow and blurry when moving.

Does this happen on gaming monitors too? Are you supposed to play at 144 Hz + strobing/anti-ghosting option on during the game and then when you quit, you have to set it back to 60 Hz and turn the strobing off so that you don't overwork the monitor?

Really sucks, and now I'm scared to buy a new monitor since maybe they don't really work as advertised. Like maybe all gaming monitors @ 144 Hz are actually only 60 Hz monitors that have been overclocked and tested, but then they run hotter with shorter lifespans. I don't want to buy a new $200-$300 monitor and only get like 3 or 4 years of advertised speed, then it goes to shit and now I'm back to being a blind slow pleb again. I thought these things were supposed to last longer than your actual rig.

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What's a good Virus/Malware scanner nowadays?
Been using Malwarebytes forever, but I haven't really needed much more so I haven't looked at anything else.

>>58851952
mbam is still the best. You dont really need anything else

>>58851825
>>58851898
fucking KYS if you suggest anything other than BurnIMG.

>>58851571
>ask a stupid question in the stupid question thread
>lol xDDD almost baited u fkn troll xDD
beside, I did say "BESIDE THINGS BEING SHARPER DUE TO HIGHER RES". the texture don't change they're still the same 512x512 or so, whether you're in 4k or 640x480, and yet they look better in 4k.

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Need ffmpeg help.
I'm trying to hardsub/burn the subtitles to a video file.
The issues are:

1. Not all the subtiltes are showing when burning the subs, it's as if some frames are dropping.

2. The subtitles format (style, font, size) aren't the same as the one displayed as soft sub.
Any idea?

>>58851525
Higher DPI.

>>58851973
yeah, it's SQT not RQT. you answered your own question twice now, just stop posting or go ask on Yahoo Answers where you belong.

I rebooted my computer from a USB and cleaned out all my drives while I did it, and now all my graphics drivers are gone. Which ones do I need to redownload? I have a gtx 1060.

I'm looking for a program that acts as a virtual keyboard, but can accept programmed inputs
like a script of keys to be pressed, and when to press them

does such a program exist?

if not, is it possible with something like an arduino?

>>58851999
the latest version

>>58852012
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/download/driverResults.aspx/114486/en-uk
Is this the only one I need? Pretty sure there were 3 or 4 programs installed in my old OS.

>>58851973
Not him, but because even though though the textures are 512, you're still viewing those textures through a smaller 2D window, which means the detail gets lost to the pixels at a distance. The textures, along with the entire scene gets smashed down to fit your smaller res, so the pixels have to share space. So you lose out on all the unique details since they're getting diluted.

Think of a cup of hot cocoa mix. You can see the fine grains of the sugar and cocoa because they're the full uncompressed set of ingredients. Now imagine adding water and stirring the powder. Now everything gets mixed together and you can no longer see the fine grains because they got diluted with the water, so all you get now is solid brown color.

Lower res dilutes the overall image compared to uncompressed textures in an uncompressed (native) resolution, if that makes sense.

>>58852019
they're all bundled in that one download

>>58852043
ok awesome, thanks for the (You)/s

>>58852035
that's a retarded analogy

>>58852019
That's bloatware. You don't need anything besides the actual driver.

>>58851998
my question makes sense. "textures are the SAME whatever the res, but they look sharper in 4k. why?"
stop being so fucking butthurt, just say you don't know.

>>58852035
I see. thanks anon, it makes sense.

>>58851525
1. polygons are rendered full resolution, so their edges will be sharper at higher resolutions
2. while the textures don't change, you can see more of them in the same scenarios, for example, a 256x256 texture won't look any different viewed up close and flat-on between vga and 4k, right? but what if that texture is wrapped around a face 20 metres away from your camera? that face would barely be recognizable at all in vga, as there's few pixels at that distance to use, but in 4k, there's a lot more, so you'll see more of the texture, along with the more defined polygon shape

where do I go when I want my computer's components to be tested for faults, and actual repairs on said components instead of just spare replacement?

All right, this might sound stupid as hell

But I've only used a dual core my whole life, g3258 @4.2ghz

What does it feel like using a i5 or i7? Is it just about multi tasking? I can have more stuff open at the same time?

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>>58852069
>stop being so fucking butthurt, just say you don't know.
stop being a fucking retard and listen to what we're saying and use your god damn brain

same principle as this image

>>58852064
As in, the link I posted is bloatware or the extra shit in the old OS is bloatware?

>>58851016
Download is 450kpbs but chrome is throttling at 20kbps, any idea why anyone?

>>58852111
The shit that will come bundled with the shit you download from that link you posted

>>58852121
>kbps
I mean KB/s in both cases.
>tfw australian

>>58852131
So I should uninstall everything apart from the driver from that download, or find a different one

>>58852121
is it ALL downloads?
try a different browser.

>>58852131
>>58852111
physx is used in some games.
nvidia experience has shadowplay if you wanna stream or make clips of your game. it also keeps drivers updated but so can windows.
the only bloat in it is the fucking nvidia audio.

>>58852147
niggah just select custom/advanced setup and you can CHOOSE what to install and you dont have to do any extra steps.

>>58852147
Install the driver, and when it gives you the choice of selecting which components to install, go the "custom" route, and deselect anything that isn't the driver itself (geforce experience shit and stuff like that)
Or don't, makes little difference

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>>58851083

thats dependent on the site you stupid fuck.

google ux testing

>>58852159
>>58852167
oh so its just like every other dubious download on the internet trying desperately to shove its garbage into my machine
why won't they just let me keep my computer clean reeeeee

>>58852159
oh and 3D is bloat unless you have a 3D monitor

>>58852193
>3d monitor
Every monitor has to be 3d, otherwise where would the components go?

>>58852191
No you fucking retard, they are real things that Nvidia made and offer you, they have real uses but you dont NEED them.

>>58852201
Up your butt, of course.

>>58852209
>nvidiot detected
You realise they'll never pay you for your desperate shilling, right? Just give it up. You're as bad as an xboner.

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>>58852243
>im a novidya shill because im explaining to him the nvidia 3d, audio and experience that comes with the driver download is not like the bundled malware and toolbars that comes with free downloaded softare
>even said he doesnt need it

Is there a youtube-dl equivalent for soundcloud?

>>58852383
yea, youtube-dl
https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html

>>58852006
xdotool

>>58852440
Doesn't work for me soundcloud is always adding new ways of DRM so I just get an error, I mean is there a specific program just for soundcloud?

What's the cheapest and/or best value for money 120GB ssd? Am I likely to get chinked by getting one off aliexpress?

>>58852509
Go to a respected hardware site and search by lower price first.
Yes you will be utterly chinked.

>>58852509
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/best-ssds,review-33589.html

I went with Samsung for my SSDs. I was mainly concerned with SSDs stalling or getting stuck.

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Which one?

ASUS MG248Q (144 Hz, Improved Flat TN Panel)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236722&cm_re=ASUS_MG248Q-_-24-236-722-_-Product

Samsung C24FG70 (144 Hz, Curved Quantum Dot Display, VA panel)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824022485&cm_re=Samsung_C24FG70-_-24-022-485-_-Product

did jews steal php and appropriate it?

>>58852606
>did jews still
yes
>did jews appropriate
yes

>>58852578
>$300 for 1080p in 2017
a few weeks ago, there was an Asus 144hz 1080p for $230ish, so I bet you can find a similar panel for sub $200

>>58852509
Kingdian and Adata are both reliable low-end SSDs.
With kingdian don't go below the S280.

What's a good rule-of-thumb to follow when deciding whether to store games on your ssd or hdd? I'd like to keep my ssd as clean as possible but I don't want a 2500 dollar computer loading games slowly.

Has anyone tried Intel True Key? It looks fairly nice, I'd like to be able to set it up for my parents so they (I) don't have to remember their passwords.

>>58852703
I store all my Steam games on HDD, even stuff liek DOTA 2. No difference whatsoever to me.

>>58852703
use a lot = ssd

>>58852703
If you have space on your SSD, put it on your SSD.
If not, don't.

Pretty simple.

You spent money on an SSD because it was fast so refusing to use it is dumb as shit.

>>58852761
I guess I'm pretty autistic about how clean I keep my computer normally but I hate errant files

>>58852703
>I'd like to keep my ssd as clean as possible
that defeats the whole purpose of buying SSDs....

in a circuit-switched network, does the host have to wait until a packet arrives at it's destination before sending another packet out?

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>>58851016
Does the hard disk setting under power management have any effect on the longevity/health of a hard drive?

Should I set it to never turn off or leave it at the default if I want my hard drives to last longer?

>>58852858
yes.
never shut of if you turn your PC of when you sleep. if you keep it on you could set it to a few hours before it turns off.

>>58852761
>>58852830
Not him but don't some people buy SSD's for the lower failure rate due to lack of mechanical components?

I've thought about buying one for storing important/irreplaceable data, not for speed.

>>58852879
Thanks. Are there any other settings in power management I should pay attention to if I want to keep my hardware healthier?
I usually only go into the basic settings to not let my computer put itself into sleep mode, I've never actually inspected the advanced settings until recently.
I'm decent with the software side of computers but not so much the hardware.

>>58852880
never heard anyone do that

>>58852898
not really.

>>58852899
Is SSDs being more reliable than mechanical hard drives just a meme?

Because I don't want to pay up for a SSD if the failure rate is no worse than a normal one.

>>58852951
not a meme. they have no moving parts that can fail, just degradation over time of the bits that store data if you re-write a lot but for regular use they still last longer on average than a HDD.

>>58852951
>Is SSDs being more reliable than mechanical hard drives just a meme?
It's not a meme. It's basic fucking common sense.

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I changed the icon of a few folders. But now I just want come back to a default icon, and be able to can see the typical preview that you can see (a preview about what contains that folder, like the last 4 pics add to him) but now I can't see any preview about what the hell contains that folder. Help.

Removed the CMOS battery and reinserted it and now stuck on bios screen that shows "invalid configuration information please run setup program" with nothing showing other than a blinking indicator. Pressing F2 does nothing.

I converted my hard drive from MBR to GPT with Active Partition Recovery to be able to use all 4 tb of storage space. My pc blue screened and now when it boots up it says no active partition found. How can I reverse this fuck up? I don't want to lose all my files.

>>58852987
try one of the other icons in the library that looks similar. also try moving a file in/out of the folder.

>>58852987
install gentoo

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Can I use this feature but for only 1 or selected websites?

>>58852480
not sure, don't use soundcloud, not even really sure what the site is for

>>58853076
I already try that, but still without working.

I'm a big dummy and I'm flashing my phone for the first time. It's a qualcomm which has its own flashing software (qfil) for flashing stock firmware on it.

Do I basically use that same software to flash a custom rom? How likely am I to totally brick my phone?

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>>58853066
But you dont have to do that to use the whole drive.

Try running FixMBR.

>>58853237
make a new folder, move stuff to that, remove old folder, rename new folder.

>>58853244
also, do I have to "unlock my bootloader" before I can flash a custom rom?

>>58853250
>make a new folder, move stuff to that, remove old folder, rename new folder.

But I don't want to do that. To me is a lot important know when I originally made those folders.

What's happening in Pincher Creek?

>>58853292
open the window where you choose icon and press "restoredefault"

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>>58853396
It works! God bless you pal!

>>58851040
I think it is meant to make UIs look like paper and card

>>58853244
>>58853270
You're asking general questions. It's different for almost every model of phone, even different carrier versions of effectively the same phone. And if you update that often limits what you can do. Go find your phones board on xda to see if it's even possible.

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>>58853066
You didn't have windows installed to that drive did you?

>>58852951
There's not a huge difference in failure rates from old age/use. The main thing is if you're moving the drive around a lot, like if it's in a laptop or external enclosure, then an HDD is vulnerable to shakes and drops.

Can I torrent movies on a Chromebook?

>>58850457
A-anyone?

>>58853644
Yeah, I did. I booted up with my windows 7 setup usb drive and it says the the hard drive is GPT now so windows can't be installed to it. So now I'm kind of locked out of my pc. If I can at least get my files back that'd be great.

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>>58851986
Anyone?

>>58853784
lol its gone dude

>>58853066
Kek

Hey guys. I've got an Asus x205t running windows 8.1 and I was wondering if I could install a lightweight version of linux (like lubuntu) onto this thing

>>58854120
sure, why not

>>58854133
I've read that there are problems with the specific laptop so I came here to ask if it's actually possible

Alternative to github with free private repos?

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What are good books/resources I can use to study for the CEH exam?

>>58854251
gitlab, preferrable running your own instance.

Why does my phone power down at high percentages? Between 95 to 75 percent my phone will randomly "die". It's a Samsung galaxy s4 active abs I've had the battery tested and that's fine if that helps.

>>58854303
samsung wants you to buy a new one.

How do I set mutt to work with cockmail?

>>58853819
The hard drive only has a folder called Recovery when I browse it, but windows setup shows that the partition only has 1141.8 GB of free space out of 2048 GB. There must be a chance that files are still safe and sound right?

>>58854375
You should go and put Linux on USB stick, "try without Installing" and then go and try to browse your hard drive for information you might be able to secure.

Is Spinrite useful ?

How do I choose a dedicated graphics card for my cpu?

Can you point me to some good open source android apps on github? I'm learning android and I thought it would be wise to refer some of them and maybe go with forking them or something.

is 4chan now using ghostcookies? I changed my IP and deleted my cookies and the ban page shows posts I made from a fucking year ago. I refuse to believe I coincidentally got the same IP from the IP pool from a year ago.

Does anyone today use separate partitions for the Windows OS and for personal data? With multiple drives being rather common I never really thought about this, but I have heard people have done this before.
Is this still common and/or good practice?

Is there a way I can hide what my ISP sees me doing similar to a VPN without actually using a VPN service?

>>58854421
by useful I mean worth the 20 hour scan that it does for a 500 gb drive

>>58854592
use https

>>58854463
did you clear your localstorage/indexeddb too?
What about other browsers?

Hey, so I want to root my phone. It's an SGS 2+.
I was browsing for a good site but somehow can't trust any of those root tuts.
Do you /g/uys have a guide for cyanogenmod on Samsung Glaxy S 2 Plus?

>>58854869
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/index-samsung-galaxy-s2-roms-kernels-t3314090

I'm trying to figure out how this piece of code works: https://gist.github.com/fedor-rusak/2294168
(Current end goal is a fft of microphone input)

Why does he do the division by 5 in the following line (25)?
byte[] targetData = new byte[targetLine.getBufferSize() / 5];

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>>58851614
Guess I worded my questions a bit wrong, I'm sorry.

Had a hdd with bad sectors, backed up all data and formated it, is there any way i can format is so that the bad sectors don't get used?

>>58854938
probably to keep the delay low.

>>58854991
So he's throwing away most of the signal?

>>58855006
he's writing less bytes to the output but more often.

>>58854943
I'm pretty sure filesystem should handle that bit.
Did you use quick format or the normal slow one?
Anyway, run chkdsk on the disk.

>>58855023
Great, I understand now. Thanks!

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>>58851016
In C (and I assumed C++), is it considered bad practice to assign a digit (<= than 255) to a char (1 byte)?

It makes sense to do so if you know 100% for certain the digit will never exceed 255, but I'm wondering if all digits should use at least a short (2 bytes) just because.

>>58851137
Just pick whichever one has the most battery life unless you need one of the following features:

>Adobe(R) Flash Player(TM)
>the ability to run Steam, Mein Kraft or other games
>the ability to run other x86-only Linux software like VirtualBox

If you need one of those, get the Intel one.

So when people ask what I do for work I say freelance programmer rather than saying I currently can't work due to mental illness (schizophrenia) - how much do freelance programmers make on average an hour and a month? and how many hours a day do you work?

>>58851466
You're kinda fucked, actually. The only custom Android build that is actually maintained by sane people nowadays is Copperhead and it doesn't run on your device. Welcome to 2017!

The best bet would probably be to try the CyanogenMod^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H LineageOS nightlies:
https://download.lineageos.org/flo (poorfag Wi-Fi edition)
https://download.lineageos.org/deb (richfag LTE edition)

How can I move to America

My country is a government of cucks and betas and I hate it and I'd like to help MAGA

do IPS monitors needs more power (in terms of computing) to run and how better are the viewing angles?

>>58851016
How do I clear out all settings in CUPS?
I think something fucked up because up until yesterday I could print just fine and now the print job just says that it stopped and an error occurred with no error code

>>58855242
>more power (in terms of computing)
monitors don't affect your computer whatsoever, they are an output device only
that is, the computer puts out a signal, and the monitor (tries to) display it, that's all
the monitor may advertise to the computer what it supports, but this doesn't force the computer to use those modes, they just hints, so to speak

>>58855292
what so my pc is constantly outputting on all it's sources it just have nothing to receive it?

>>58855101
char is almost always defined to be a signed 8-bit integer (that is, a 7-bit integer with an extra sign bit), which means it takes values from -127 to 127.
What you're looking for is "unsigned char", which does in fact takes values from 0 to 255.

Better yet, #include <stdint.h> and use uint8_t like a normal human being so you know you're trying to store a number rather than a character.

>>58855312
No, actually. Your PC needs to know what resolution to output at after all.

>>58855289
I feel retarded just for writing this on /g/, but have you tried to restart CUPS?

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what do you call these ?
They appear when I take a picture of my screen and zoom in.

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>>58855391
here's the full picture

>>58855391
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moir%C3%A9_pattern

>>58855458
thanks my dude

>>58855360
yes
The problem could also be with the printer but I don't want to think that

>>58855458
well fuck I never knew they had a name for this

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>>58851986
No ffmpeg wizards?

>>58851986
Don't use ffmpeg, I didn't manage to burn in subtitles into e.g. webms no matter what I tried.

hello, i have some question about openoffice calc.
How can I sum cells with certain background color?

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Hi could anybody help with a problem I'm having with my phone?
I've set up music streaming from my itunes library on my mac to my iphone, but some songs wont play on the phone but will on the pc. I can't stream or download any of my library to my phone using the itunes library sharing feature. Some of the songs show up on my phone without album art and some do, it's completely random - all of the files with no artwork on my phone wont play on my phone but will on my pc, and some songs wont play on my phone even though they are showing up with the correct artwork. All of my music is LAME 320kbps CBR so it's got nothing to do with codecs.

I only transitioned to mac a couple of weeks ago so sorry if this is a stupid question.

>>58855685
I have no issue with burning the subtitles.
The issue is there is dropping frames when converting.
That's why subs with very short duration go missing.

As for the second part of my question I already figured a way.
Edit the subtitle in aegis then burn it as ass, or convert the ass to sub then burn it.

Whats the difference between dual booting and running a VM?

>>58855728
come on now... just think about it

VM runs in your current OS, dual booting is another OS

>>58855741
This is /sqt/.
He's entitled to ask any kind of stupid question.
Including things like...
"How do I improve my hand writing?"

>>58855728
Direct access to hardware instead of simulated hardware. Some VM software though like KVM afaik can patch the VM through to hardware, and there is GPU passthrough (also with KVM) which allows your VM to use your graphic card instead of simulating one.

>>58855703
shit I just turned itunes sharing off and on and it automatically fixed

...weird

>>58855775
How do I make my handwriting worse?

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>>58855696

What's a good HDD testing software? I picked up a new HGST 3 TB for data storage, and it's very unlikely to turn out to be defective, but testing is still of course important.

>>58855843
hddscan

>>58855871
Thanks!

>>58855843
use it for 6 - 18 months and if it doesn't come down with SIDS then it's probably going to last at least 3 or 4 years

>>58855841
Not working, but don't know why i googled for our and can't find answer. I think maby some of you have some custom metod/function for that

>>58855895
That's what I've done with past HDDs, and I've yet to have a defective one, but I'm a bit more cautious with age. I now try to thoroughly test each piece of new hardware I get with recommended software. This is the first new HDD I've picked up in about 7 years (though I've picked up a few SSDs), hence asking here.

>>58855903
Switch to Excel, LibreOffice is a piece of shit.

>>58855833
Learn to touch-type. Worked for me!

I was wondering if I could play the same game on two monitors at the same time

Like, running a single (online multiplayer) game on two monitors next to each other from the same PC.

How difficult would this be to achieve with For Honor?

The point would be able to play with someone in the same room in online multiplayer

Would a single gtx 1080 be able to handle it? What about an i5 6500

Does steam allow you to run the same game twice at the same time?

>>58855943
My boss is jew and he doesn't wont to spend money =/

>>58855312
no, there are sense pins/signals that lets the graphics card know if something is plugged into a port or not
again, this doesn't force it to output anything, it's just another hint
having a monitor plugged in won't force your computer to output anything, it is also possible to enable an output even if no monitor is detected/plugged in

>>58855642
there's a name for pretty much everything

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>>58855424
i'm actually trying to make a better NHK encode atm

>>58856302
I'm actually rewatching it for the 3rd time right atm, I paused because of (You) notification.
Good luck my dude.

>>58856302
>using HEVC
THANK GOD
264 needs to go

>>58856325
thanks, this is actually my first time handling an NTSC dvd, i've done plenty of PAL dvd's, but NTSC dvd's have this nasty, unique thing called telecine
and the NHK dvd's seem to have been pretty poorly mastered, getting rid of the telecine cleanly might not even be possible
i've got something now that's at least smoother than the available encodes, but i'm going to do a bit more research into inverse telecine tools/methods before i consider uploading anything

if anyone has any tips regarding IVTC that'd be awesome

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When using youtube-dl + mpv with xvideo it only load/buffer 10 seconds of the video.
Why is that? and how to bypass it?

>>58855973
As in two separate instances of the game, one for each monitor?
Or do you mean one instance of the game being displayed across both monitors

I'm getting burned out at my current job, I'm thinking of going back to school. I want to maybe do computer science, but won't be able to go until next fall. What should I do in the mean time to help myself? Take some IT courses at my local tech school?

I have a lot of movies and shows on my server, and I want to give my friend access to them so he can stream it through Kodi with SFTP. How could I give a second user access to a folder in my home directory? Last time I tried I fucked it up really bad.

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Whats a good screenshot add-on for Firefox which is not a botnet or spyware?

I hear awesome screenshot and easy screenshot track everything you do in firefox

>>58856997
chown the folder with a new, unique group
add you and your friends' users to this group

Could Linux run Windows games nativelly if DirectX source magically leaks someday?

I am going to wipe my PC and reinstall windows. Just wondering about my game data. I have about 35 games on my PC thru steam and Battle.net, will I need to back up my save games from games like csgo and Diablo III? I don't really care bout the rest of the games

>>58857104
for diablo 3, it'll load your account's progression whenever you log in
csgo i'm pretty sure is still saved on your steam account

>>58857089
if you're asking if direct3d can technically be implemented in linux, yes
direct3d is comprised of a set of libraries, which can already be used natively with wine, and driver support, there already exists a rather capable reverse-engineered implementation of direct3d9 in mesa/gallium (native, in that it works the same way as opengl does in mesa/gallium, and doesn't go through opengl)
having the actual sources would make it much easier to make a more complete implementation, but if it was a leak, rather than a proper release with a suitable, free license, then distributing such a thing would be illegal

>>58855139
since when could Chromebooks run the PC version of Minecraft or virtual machines? I thought you could only install shit from the app store

>>58856596
He means 2 instances of 1 game on 2 monitors
Instance 1 on monitor 1 and instance 2 on monitor 2

>>58857089
>if DirectX source magically leaks someday?
do it

Any way to game on one monitor with a controller and use the other monitor and the mouse to do something else?

>>58857257
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton

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I started learning html and css for like almost a week and im getting a good grip on it

BUT when im like "lets test my shit i gonna craft something" and im just there watching brackets not knowing what to how to start or what im goin to to

literally 0 imagination

So the question is how the fuck you create a new project from scratch without copying older projects/the courses you took

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what is best text to speech program?

I want to get an EVGA 1060. Why might I want the two fan model rather than the single fan one if the specs are the same?

If someone pays me to write a software, do I get any say in its licensing?

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my retarded mom splash paint on my screen and decided to stratch it for cleaning. now i have this pic related on my screen and its bothering me. is there any homemade solutions to make it disappear?

>>58857547
Not unless it's in your contract.

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>>58851016

Those of you in here that have Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB: Do you activate your copy? If so, how do you do it without spending money on volume-licensing or monthly fees?

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>>58857613
i just used KMSAuto Lite

>>58857639

If it's activated in this way, are you prevented from receiving updates from Microsoft? What about using Microsoft products like Office? Will they phone home and try to deactivate it?

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Do you guys know how do I make all the items in the same line move together when I move just one column of them in Libreoffice?

Pic related: If I move "1" to line 4 and I want "10" and "100" to follow to line 4 automatically, but I want them in different columns because I need to sum the up individually.

>>58857089
I don't think source code would help as much as you think it would.

It would be technically illegal to look at the source code and write your own implementation, much less outright copy it. I'm not sure how easy it is to sue for this kind of thing, but both Wine and ReactOS have strict rules about it which I assume are there for a good reason. Microsoft has excellent lawyers and a lot of money to burn after all.

And at any rate, all the D3D APIs are public. The hard parts are actually writing implementations and figuring out all the weird quirks. Having source code would probably only help with the second.

>>58857501
Probably Google's, to be honest, but you can only use it from Android apps and Chrome extensions (or if you pay for their online API, I think). Have fun with that vendor lock-in. Amazon's IVONA engine is also pretty decent if you're willing to pay.
If you need something free, Festival, Pico and eSpeak are the only ones I've ever tried. I think Festival is the best, but may be misremembering.

>>58857547
It's yours unless you sign your rights away, but nobody in their right mind would let you write software for them without a bulletproof contract.

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>>58857673

>>58857714

Excellent. Now for what may be the stupidest question of them all: If I have a legitmately activated copy of Win10 Pro already set up, would you say it's worth it to upgrade to LTSB?

>>58857610
>>58857675
Then, let's say somebody pays me to write a sales software and inventory and, later down the road, I write a different one that does the same and release its source. Could I get sued? Would a lawyer be more informed about this kind of things?

>>58857724
I don't know about other win10 versions, i am using this for a long time because its not bloated. no advertisement, no microsoft store and other bullshits.

>>58856596
Two instances of the game, one on each monitor because the game itself is only meant for single player playing at a time

>>58857753

Win10 pro is full of all that junk, which I had to remove via PowerShell. If I receive any of the major anniversay updates, all the junk apps come back, so I was considering getting LTSB just so I can have a plain copy of Windows without the junk.

>>58857750
Replying to myself to expand: what if I use a different language for each software?

>>58857750
If you use any source from the former in the latter, yes.
If you were desperate enough to sign a non-compete, yes.
If you want to do something like that, should you consult a lawyer? Very yes.

>>58857776
yea then go for it, it doesnt have any microshit stuff. its just plain win10 operating system

I can download SAS 9.4 from my university, but it's 20 GB zipped. Why the hell is it so big?

Good Android screen recording app? Preferably without rooting.

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What's the best way I can increase my chances of getting into my university's notoriously competitive CS program? I'm only in my second quarter of school right now, but I already feel like it's hopeless.
>3.5 average GPA
>2.9 in Calc II, the same looks true for Calc III
>No extracurriculars
>Did spectacularly in APCS, okay in CSE143
At this rate, I feel like I'm going to end up as an Informatics or Applied Mathematics loser.

>>58857083
Thanks friendo

>>58857863
Rec. Needs root if you are on 4.4 tho

>>58857873
Build a portfolio. In addition to whatever procedures you need to do, also write them a personal letter about yourself and include some of your works. Show them your understanding of algorithms, web design fundamentals, and god damn it have some clean code with lots of comments.

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Why is my monitor losing signal when I play games? I thought it only happened with HL2, but today it happened again with fucking Avencast out of all games.

>>58857905
any good tutorials for rooting it?
I've never done it before because I'm a pussy

>>58857943
It's not the same procedure for every phone.

>>58857574
use some acetone on it and it will clean it right up. no need to dry it too because it evaporates real quick

>>58857978
Of course it is.

>throw it out the window
>buy a Nexus 5X
>root in two minutes

>>58854443
You choose the gpu based on what you need it to do, larger resolution screen and high demanding games require a more powerful card. What do you plan on doing games and production wise?

>>58854443
What CPU do you have/want?

>>58857931
Probably the cable, try a different one and see if that helps.

What's a good 14" or 15" non 768p laptop that won't die in 2 years?

How do I get ban on 4chan easily by 3 steps?

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I need a good MS Office 2010 installation. Is there office equivalent of daz loader or some leaked key activation or something? I really dont want to use cracked version

I want to upgrade from a Hyper 212 to an NH-D14 but I'm afraid my smol ITX board will get stressed.

It's mounted horizontally so it should be fine right

Ok, here's a problem I'm having:
>new phone, use Wi-fi calling to save data
>works marvelously at first
>then for whatever reason it doesn't dial out, like when I make a call it just hangs up instantly
>my Wi-Fi connection is still fine and can do everything else
>didn't change any settings on phone or router
>reset router and problem is fixed for a bit
>back to not working and router reset didn't do shit
>phone says I'm connected to Wi-Fi calling
>I can still send SMS over Wi-Fi, I know this because I have data off and still texting works perfectly

Please help I don't want to deal with the cuckolded fags at Sprint

>>58858413
Motherboards are made out of fiberglass and they can take more stress than you think they can. Should be fine.

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>>58854258

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>>58851016
I had pycharm 2016.1, and then downloaded and ran pycharm 2016.3. However, when I try to look for pycharm I get the old version. How do I make it use the new version?

I'm using ubuntu mate and synapse, if that helps

>>58857978
Small update, new question: what free software can I use to recover files from a soft bricking?

>>58858426
Turn off wifi calling

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>>58851016
Sometimes when I boot up linux my wifi usb doesn't work, but trying to pull it out and put it back in makes all the usb ports stop working. How do I fix either or both of the problems?

>>58858499
should mention i have a Galaxy Ace 4 SM-G356FZ

>>58858500
Yeah I've done that, and restarted my phone too. It doesn't fix anything. I don't have service inside my building because of the metal roof so I can't make any calls, it's really getting on my nerves.

>>58858275
>click "Reply to Thread"
>Press files, select CP picture
>Solve captcha and Submit

>>58858578
Walk away from your shitty signal raper building when you want to make calls

>>58858572
Try /spg/, they can help you better

Since i dont need TV antenna for TV anymore, is there something else i could use it for?

What's the best Windows program for recording shows on camsites?

What is the best modern source to learn everything IRC from?

I have had the worst luck with ATI cards.

My card at 'home' has had problems with it trying to overclock itself to unstable frequencies, I fixed it by underclocking.

Now, my card here at my other home (Radeon, R9 380) is starting to have an intense coil whine. I don't know how to solve it. It's way louder than the CPU fan and I can hear it when headphones on.

What do I do? Should I worry? Is it time to upgrade?

>>58858589
Very true but it gets frustrating since its cold out
Anyway, I updated my profile with Sprint Zone and that seemed to fix it, at least for now.

What's the proper way to structure a C++ project in the filesystem?

Should I store the sources for the external libraries that I use alongside the project and build them with it, or should I assume that they're already installed on the system?

trying to get my feet wet with Raspbian
anyone has a good PDF for a beginner?
some Python projects
I want to create a attendance systems with the pi and a NFC receiver

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requesting the

GET IN HERE PUSSY, WE'RE MAKING AMD GREAT AGAIN jpg

>>58858275
>>58858275
post one of those reply-bait anacap memes

Would you buy this for $500?

https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/ASUS-ZenBook-Flip-UX360CA-Signature-Edition-2-in-1-PC/productID.5056106500

I have a good desktop at home so it doesn't need a graphics card. I am looking for something for doing work on the go and reading PDFs/comics.

Or should I just get a Chromebook?

I have a toshiba laptop, nothign special, that my wife had, and it was bloated to shit, so I traded laptops with her and installed ubuntu
question is -- should I just buy a fresh copy of windows to install?

>>58858896
>americans
>white

Doesn't exodus use streams exclusively (not torrenting)? How would one know if they are viewing a torrent?

Would an isp send you a letter or throttle you for excessive streaming?

>>58859104
kek

>>58859110
No, install chromium os.
>https://www.neverware.com/freedownload

>>58858988
2-in-1s are a meme and offer the worst of both worlds. In my experience, you're just going to use it as a laptop anyway and never touch the tablet or tablet-derivative modes.

>shittier components and I/O than their laptop-only counterparts
>too heavy to use as a tablet or a reader

>>58859175
yeah but muh gaymes

>>58859192
>muh gaymes on a garbage laptop

Either get a console or a desktop. Why are you cucking yourself on a laptop?

>>58859202
;_;

Installed Tunnelbear. Can't connect to servers or torrent because of it so uninstalled it. Problem exists. Their support is shit, Pajeet tier.

Help me with this problem and have it solved within 1 hour and I'll give you $100 (BTC/Paypal)

2 hours, $90

etc

Go!

>>58859147

yeah yeah just bring the pic, i'm surprised i can't find it on google.

>>58859261
setup a proper vpn

>>58859294
Not a solution you Indian piece of shit.

>>58859350
But it is.

Sup ni/g/s. I got an external HDD. WD Element.
Wondering if it's fine if I lay it down on its side, horizontally, as opposed to vertically. I'm worried if I do the heat won't properly vent out. I don't want to test it myself and find out the hard way.

>>58859491

i've had a 'my passport' WD usb drive for two or three years now and i've abused the shit out of it, i'm quite sure your 'element' can handle the same.

i just throw my shit into my backpack and no fucks given, plug it in and rip it out whenever. stop being such a pussyfooting worryfag and use your tech the way it's meant to be abused.

Both my monitors blanked for a second and played the Windows disconnect/reconnect hardware device sounds. Did my video card somehow get disconnected briefly? How can I figure out what the fuck happened?

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>>58859547
What did it mean by this?

>>58857181
Thanks, that what I figured. I know some games have a saved games back up feature, just wanted to make sure I dont lose any progress.

Thanks again

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>>58859603
Was not voluntarily updating any drivers.

>>58859533
I'd assume those portables are made differently to be made, well, portable. I mean I got a free agent go from Seagate that I've had for years. Still works as well. This external is different though. Can you blame a man who spends 126 on something?

I've seen a lot of students at my college putting tape over their laptop webcams for privacy reasons. This seems reasonable for machines running on NSA-approved operating systems, but is it necessary for one that only runs Linux (no proprietary drivers except microcode)?

>>58859654
Only required if you're using systemd

>>58859672
It's Ubuntu, so yes. Is there any actual reason to think systemd is backdoored or is it just an archfag meme?

>>58852880
Maybe big companies that need the speed and availability that can afford high capacity SSDs.

How feasible is it to recover data from a dead drive by removing the platters and installing them into a similar, working drive? If there a decent chance I could recover the data, or am I likely to just waste my time and money for no result?

>>58859874
You're better off using the platters like frisbees.

What compression format is the most reliable?

>>58860089
kgb

>>58859722
The only thing we know is that no one bothered to audit it and tell us that there's such a thing.

what's a good program that i can point at an external hard drive and have it pull user accounts and password hashes from local and cached domain accounts

I just upgraded from the Galaxy s4 to the s7, and something is bugging me.

On the s4, I could hold down the home button and be taken the same screen as the Recent button on the s7. However, on the s4, I could access the Active applications feature and I presume, kill active apps.

While was that feature removed in s7?

>>58860194
Never heard of it before. Is it better than 7z?

Hey. I really need my computers RAM problems fixed. There's nothing wrong with my computers memory, but it is being used up by I don't know what. I've been told it's a W10 problem. Anyone know of a fix? I have 8gb RAM and way too much of it is being used on nothing even when I have nothing opened. Also my CPU seems to be getting raped with one game open.

>>58860387
Unused ram is wasted ram

linuxayemyram.com

>>58860382
No, just kidding. It was a thing on slow internet era but I think it's dead now.

Any feedback on this mouse?
https://steelseries.com/gaming-mice/rival-700

>>58860423
I guess I will stick to 7z then. Thanks anyways.

>>58860089
lzrip

>>58856951
Get a Raspberry Pi 3.
Make Stratum 1 time server using a GPS hat.
Make VPN.
Make a media box.

>>58860465
I don't think I get that on pmagic.

>>58857331
Try remoting into the computer?

>>58857388
Come up with a better layout for a site you use.
Eg: anidb, etc.

>>58860452
https://youtu.be/M5-sJKcgkec?t=15s

>>58860411
The problem is I'm getting crashed because of "overuse" which shouldn't be true. I never had this problem before and although all my parts are the same, I'm having trouble running the same things I was before this problem popped up

>>58860629
thanks

https://ideone.com/UFgQCD

Why does this happen?
Why does strcpy treat array sizes like NASA treats aliens?
Someone please tell me what devils <string.h> contains, i have an exam tomorrow

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>>58860633

>>58857675
>nobody in their right mind would let you write software for them without a bulletproof contract
You would be surprised. I did a lot of freelance programming with nothing resembling a contract involved. Even now, with 80% of clients it's me insisting on the contract rather than them.

>>58858501
>If you aren't going to be helpful where is a good place to ask?

Got dead pixels on my flatscreen tv monitor
how fix

>>58860778
The problem is that you are using Linux. This is an OS optimised for server and embedded use and is not really suited for the desktop. Your problem is typical of the kind of issue encountered when doing so; problems that do not occur under desktop-oriented OSes.

My suggestion is to avoid using this OS for purposes other than those for which it was intended.

>>58860659
>>58860387
I also want to point out that before these problems, I never witnessed my cpu run over 35% and my ran over 40%

>>58860652
Are you fucking nuts? That's not how C strings work. That's not even how arrays work.

Arrays are just pointers to a place in memory, and the [5] is just a hint telling the compiler to make sure there are at least 5 free char-sized spaces in memory after that location.

C strings (char arrays) don't have a length. They start at wherever the pointer points to and end with the first zero byte after that in memory.

Never use strcpy, and definitely never fucking use gets. Those functions have no way to know how much space you've allocated for the string.

For copies, you should use strncpy, which lets you pass a maximum length argument.

For reading, you should allocate enough space for any input you might want to provide and use scanf, which lets you read a maximum number of characters using format strings like "%20s".

>>58860887
If they are stuck (solid red, green, or blue), google for a "stuck pixel fixer". This is a tool to display rapidly changing noise on the affected area and has a chance of fixing it.

If they're solid white or off/black, it is very unlikely that you can fix them. Either live with them or replace the monitor. If you're really desperate, there are various old wives' tales involving applying pressure to the pixels and other such tricks. But I would really suggest not wasting your time with those.

>>58860887
post screenshot

>>58860945
Yeah they're black
Been meaning to buy a new monitor anyways, guess now's the time

>>58860941
Damn you C. Sorry, i'm new.
Thanks for the advice. Also, what's your opinion on goto, i've heard the most shit about that.

>>58861056
goto is literally the least of your worries at this point. It's not even worth having an opinion on because nobody uses it.

>>58860999
Checked, nice near miss with the quads there.

>>58860778
You've given us nothing to work with.

What wifi adapter are you using? What is it being plugged into? What distro are you using? This is basic shit.

>>58861104
ok, thanks. Any tips on solving random problems that I can't wrap my head around? e.g. randomly put stuff in a 2d array

How do people learn to hack in the first place? Any time someone asks for where to start they just get told to fuck off and learn for themselves, but there aren't any resources out there.

>>58858813
>If libs are in same directory as your binary then your binary will use those libs.
>If libs are not in same directory then binary will use system libs.
Have your installer offer to install libs to system if not already installed, and put in binary's directory if the user does not want it installed at system level.

>>58858859
Raspbian is just some linux distro.
Maybe check out adafruit? They have a lot of instructions on how to use their Raspberry Pi hats.

>>58861174
>resources
LURK MOAR

>>58861173
Look up how arrays work and how to get random numbers. Google is literally your only true friend in the world.

>>58861186
So the headers for whatever libraries I use go in my include directory, right? Then I just install the library itself as the user would.
What about static libraries? Should I build those along with my project?

>>58861227
I've been lurking for 6 years and in that time I've done third and fourth year modules on computer security at university, and I'm still none the wiser about how these things get done

>>58861267
You just dont get it then.
LURK MOAR
literally google

would there be any problems if i add a 2400mhz ddr4 ram in a 2133 mhz mobo?
it will just downclock it right?

New thread

>>58861302
>>58861302
>>58861302
>>58861302

>>58861120
Ubuntu mate
Medialink n-usb adapter

is there a /g/ discord? if so can i have an invite

>>58861307
yes

>>58861247
Header files in your include directory sounds fine.
Maybe could create an include directory for 3rd-party header files to keep track of things more easily.
Building static libraries along with your project sounds like good practice.

>>58861267
Google "smashing the stack for fun and profit".
Not everyone is cut out breaking things though.

while browsing firefox,especially 4chan the browser will randomly copy and paste something into whatever I'm viewing, usually like a last tap or picture.

What is going on? is it a virus or just firefox is just utterly shit now. Because it's also slow when loading up pictures. I have no problems with chrome