/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

>>59899771
I googled "Is google a botnet?" Then my browser crashed. Should I have used firefox instead?

I'm interested in poking around Freenet, just out of curiosity.

Is there anyway to camouflage your ip? Would turning on the VPN have any effect?

>>59899797
Alwys use firefox. Also, be sure to remove anything related to jewgle and use another browser. They track everything you do. Which should be obvious to anyone.

File: IMG_20170415_014716.jpg (383KB, 1000x562px) Image search: [Google]

383KB, 1000x562px

WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO MY SHIT

>>59899804
>Is there anyway to camouflage your ip? Would turning on the VPN have any effect?
I fear your safety if you are able to ask something like that.
VPNs encrypt data. You connect the dots. Just know not all VPNs are good, some work better than others, so on and so forth.
As far as camouflaging your IP. Start digging.

>>59899858
make sure none of your cables are loose. Also try booting in safe mode and update your video drivers

>>59899858

either your videocard has a hardware fault or your driver is fucked up

>>59899858
Cable is FUBAR or your GPU is about to buy a farm.

>>59899858
How old is your computer?
If its fairly new, it may be somthing small.

>>59899876
>>59899904
>>59899911
Better not fuckin' be my gpu. Dropped $400 on that bitch.
Been gay men on it for about a month and a half with no issue. This is the first bit of fuckery.
The 8 pin connector is the only real variable apart from a completely dead card.
EVGA, you motherfuckers best set me up with a nice rgb model for my troubles.

>>59899935
What kind of cable are you using? DVI or VGA?

If you are using HDMI or DP worry.

Is there any such thing as a "good" free vpn?

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0TMNL43MubO
My CPU cooler makes this noise while under heavy load. It's a water cooler (Silverstone TD03). It doesn't make it all the time, it just makes that screeching sound every few seconds while under load. Is it the fan? Or did air get into the loop and that noise is air bubbles going through the CPU block?

>>59899947
HDMI. Why would that be notable?

>>59899935
>Better not fuckin' be my gpu. Dropped $400 on that bitch.

served you right for spending $400 on a GPU LMAO

>muh gaymen

the best games these days don't even need $100 GPU so you probably play gay shit like overwatch for cawadoddy

>>59899960
Remove the cable and try another one.
Boot into linux.

If your computer has a IGPU (Inb4 AMD) use it.

>>59899958
God no. Those things are raging honeypots.

>>59899962
>overwatch
>demanding

>>59899962
It's mostly been Arma 3, and going through the Mass Effects again. Considering giving andromeda a chance, but fuck paying those kikes.

>>59899958

yes

there are some paid vpn providers that give you limited free vpn per month or so and if you use below this limit then they are fine

obviously not fine for youtube or torrent or shit like that

>>59899960

HDMI is a digital cable so if there's a fault in the cable then you would probably get nothing so this color shifty thing is either the GPU fucking up or the driver. probably the GPU.

probably got too hot and one of the components is in terminal stage

RIP

>>59899989
>there are some paid vpn providers that give you limited free vpn per month

And I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them. People put way too much faith in VPNs. Just because they give you a way to hand them money doesn't make them magical guardians of security.

>>59900020

nice blog post

File: furmark.png (22KB, 370x329px) Image search: [Google]

22KB, 370x329px

>>59899989
GPU overheating seems unlikely, I've never seen it go over 70, or even hit 70 for that matter.
Did a furmark run to test, though I'm not sure how relevant that is anymore

>>59900063
This happens randomly or only while under load?

You might have to RMA your GPU if its not the cable.

>>59900059
It's true tho. People don't realize the kind of security risk that comes from pumping your entire network connection through anyone who can set up a webpage and an exe.

>>59900078
Hard to say, that's the first time I've ran into it, and it happened after I closed a non-intensive game.
I'll give swapping the cable a go, but I'm not sure if I'll see it again.

File: 53718476_p0.jpg (681KB, 2480x3507px) Image search: [Google]

681KB, 2480x3507px

Is there a way to backup my files on Windows (about 200gb worth) and then get a fresh start switching to Linux? Sorry for the dumb question I'm new to /g/

>>59900199
Sure. Linux can read windows filesystems. So you just need enough space to install linux. You can copy your files to another drive and wipe. Or shrink your windows partition to makes space.

File: 866a66bc50aebe176c8f15515ac705bb0bb2110b_hq.jpg (59KB, 560x800px) Image search: [Google]

59KB, 560x800px

>>59900224
What if I only have 1 hard drive

>>59900108
Maybe drivers just derped, dont worry unless you see it again.

>>59900251
Then I'm afraid you'll have to read all the way to my last sentence.

linux noob here. how can i run openvpn without having to leave a terminal open?

File: control_panel.png (15KB, 502x533px) Image search: [Google]

15KB, 502x533px

>>59899771
Why does some of Win10 (Microsoft Edge, settings window) ignore my keyboard layout (dvorak)?
It's really annoying, but piques my curiosity more.

>>59900508
Did you change your keyboard settings in control panel?

>>59900413
>>>/g/fglt

>>59900508
keylogger

bvest gaming mouse? 200~ dollar budget

File: hmmmm.png (53KB, 256x256px) Image search: [Google]

53KB, 256x256px

What would be the best way to fix my bootloader? I have windows 7 and it wont boot up, I've tried putting windows 7 on a USB and booting it up from that but still no use, only ubuntu has worked but I don't know what to do from that stage.

Also would windows bootloader be a problem with the hard drive?

File: Nvidia modern housefire again.png (223KB, 1151x754px) Image search: [Google]

223KB, 1151x754px

>>59899858
That kind of image only tends to happen on Nvidia when the GPU is about to get fried. EVGA? 1070? Then you're fucked. Pic very related.

I just updated newpipe, now videos aren't full screen by default anymore.
Why is it so damn hard for people make software for phones?
Is there any situation where anyone would ever want to watch a video in portrait mode?
I can understand why you would implement it as a programmer, but why would anyone ever use it?
And if there is one person in the entire world that watches video like that, why not make a setting for that freak?
So many idiotic programmers rely on automatic rotation, it doesn't make sense.

>>59900778
Set SSD or HDD with windows installation as default boot in BIOS.

>>59900831
I don't have my windows disc anymore.

>>59900811
I had concerns about that when I ordered the card, Nvidia has a serial # checker that will determine whether or not your card has the thermal pads, checked mine day 1 and it does.
Apparently Amazon was still selling them without the pads, which was why I chose to buy from newegg.

File: 1482470499765.png (267KB, 480x527px) Image search: [Google]

267KB, 480x527px

When making .BAT scripts, is it enough to write the file name (e.g. readme.txt) if I want to open a file using the script? or is there a command to use before the file name?

>>59901049
if you want the file to be opened with the default program then the filename on its own is fine.
otherwise you'll have to specify which program to open it like

notepad test.txt

if notepad is not the default application but you want to open it in notepad anyway.

>>59900778
http://download.cnet.com/Lazesoft-Recovery-Suite-Home/3000-2094_4-75749925.html?part=dl-10055229&subj=dl&tag=button

>>59901124
Well, I needed the batch script to keep running after opening the file, I just found about "start filename" so I'll be using that for now.

>>59901169
Is this a bootloader repair?

>>59901202
That's one of the things it does.

Can you use a google home as just a regular speaker? I'm getting one for "free" with my phone, but have no idea what I'll do with it, if I even use it.

>>59901207
Thanks! then I just do the same right? torrent it and put it on my USB and boot it up from my BIOS? and it'll fix my bootloader?

>>59901266
Torrent? Where are you getting torrent from? It's an installer that prepares a bootable medium. You boot that then choose the repair options you need.

>>59901293
Ah, I can't open it my only spare computer is a mac

>>59901336
Looks like you're making another windows disk.

>>59901336
Heh you need some help I see. Firstly, torrent is not a synonym for download. Secondly, there are multiple methods available to you for opening and installing that crap to your usb stick, your "mac" is more than capable.

File: Sad_Face_Emoji.png (87KB, 640x640px) Image search: [Google]

87KB, 640x640px

>>59901573
i wish i was good with computers

what's the easier route for someone with very little programming experience: webdevelopment with JS/Ruby on Rails or sheer Java?

I don't know if it wouldn't be more time effective to just learn one language at this point and stick with it.

Are there any good youtube desktop programms?
Does anyone have utility which converts whole playlists off youtube to mp3s?

>>59902011
youtube-dl & ffmpeg

What are some actual good DownThemAll equivalent for Chrome? I mainly want a prefect equivalent to the OneClick Download.

>>59901760

If you want to be a mediocre do-the-minimum guy then probably go JS/Ruby and find a webdev job some where.

If you want to achieve mastery at some point then SICP.

>>59899858
Congratulations! You've successfully installed the Creators Update

How much do we know about intel's 8th gen?
I want to upgrade my g4400 to a i5 skylake or kabylake but don't know if the wait is worth

>>59902216
The wait is never worth. Processors develop very slowly.

>>59902189
kek

>>59902189
lol!

File: 1482104190238.jpg (8KB, 256x256px) Image search: [Google]

8KB, 256x256px

>>59900533
I had. That was indeed set to qwerty. Set to dvorak and it's working as intended in that regard.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

In doing this, I found that my issue still stood due to a detail I forgot: My Japanese IME layout is set to dvorak via a registry edit; works fine except in the windows mentioned.

Played around in Control Panel and just discovered layout is fine when typing Japanese in the misbehaving windows but when IME is toggled to typing alphabet the layout is qwerty.
Guess this is due to Control Panel and Edge windows reading the selected input method (I had it on US/qwerty) for English displays; the JP IME being strictly for Japanese input.* Pretty annoying.

This mystery had bothered me for months and I'm happy to have figured it out. Thanks a lot, anon.

* I use the JP IME for general typing (including alphabet); US is so the layouts can be effortlessly toggled since I share my PC sometimes.

>>59901727
I wish I was good with women. But at least I can bring a terminal to orgasm.

File: c030a69400aac90957c0d296e2019ba5.png (3KB, 184x16px) Image search: [Google]

3KB, 184x16px

Browsing youtube and I notice videos show up with a (501) before the page/video title, what does this mean?

File: fw12121212.png (442KB, 551x531px) Image search: [Google]

442KB, 551x531px

My pc won't boot and I found the windows disk but after putting it in loading it up from the BIOS and trying to repair this message comes up

>"This version of systems recovery options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of windows"

I don't understand it's the same disc I used years ago..

Is there a fast way to basically debotnet windows 10 and fuck with everything so that I don't notice significant differences from Windows 7?

It seems I'm going to be forced to "upgrade" when I replace my current laptop and I don't want to spend all day fighting the operating system instead of just copying my shit across.

I couldn't really think of the word I am looking for in google.
So here is my situation:
I am documenting my boss' excel file for his business record and calculation, which his previous assistin worker made.
Now I want to "program" a new excel file and save it as a very big template to use for any kind of event he is gonna work with.
Are there good documentations where I can input something like:
Do ((RowO_n+1) +(RowP_n)) =P_n+1?
So, make some functional work on it and shit?

>>59902753
If it's a disk that came from an OEM manufacturer it might not work as a repair disk. You should download a generic one.

>>59902826
No. You cannot remove the botnet. It is hardboiled in. Best you can do is reduce some of the telemetry with a tool like W10 privacy. There are things like classicshell that help restore a lot of the feel. You might be able to install windows 7 on your new laptop.

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/downgrade-windows-10-to-windows-7-windows-81/2/

>>59902753
32 bit windows disc on a 64 bit windows install, or booting in mbr mode to repair a UEFI install

>>59902826
install the LTSB iso, put up with the nags or use toolbox to activate it.

>>59901049
you can use "start", it will open the file with the default associated program.

start meme.jpg

opens the file with your default image viewer.

>>59903046
He's using the same disk he installed with. Probably just a janky OEM disk.

Why did they choose to use ARM for phones instead of x86?

I bought a new stick of ram and whenever its in my motherboard the PC will not go past the Starting windows screen. My old sticks work fine so its not a problem with the ports. Its the same brand and model but just a higher capacity.

In BIOS i see that the sticks are there but don't know what else to do besides send them back. Did I miss something? Are these sticks of ram doa?

>>59903159
It's much more energy efficient

(It's not dominated by one (two if you're generous) manufacturer)

File: 531.jpg (11KB, 321x322px) Image search: [Google]

11KB, 321x322px

When will I be able to get a 5K OLED HDR 21:9 monitor?

My computer isn't booting up, when I tried booting it from the hard drive in the BIOS I just get a blinking_ I swapped to my old hard drive and it works if booted through the BIOS. is my bootloader on my main hard drive fucked?

Say I want to run an anonymous function in place in Javascript.

( function() {
   do_sth()
   ...
}() )

Why do I need the outer set of brackets?

Can I still use windows 7 with a tyzen CPU or am I doomed go use windows 10?

>>59903275
Could be any part of your windows install. Do a repair.

>>59903365
I get this message
>"This version of systems recovery options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of windows"

>>59903323
you've messed up your brackets.
you need to enclose the function in brackets to execute it immediately.

function() { ... }()

will not work, hence the extra brackets

(function() { ... })()

;

the last two () will execute it.

>>59903415
Stop making separate thread chains. Are you the guy who didn't know what a torrent was?

>>59903419

I find that it works whether you do

( function() {} () )

or

( function() {} ) ()

Which is a bit weird. But that wasn't really the question, why do those work when

 function() {} () 

does not?

File: ghgh.jpg (97KB, 800x800px) Image search: [Google]

97KB, 800x800px

help! can does this pc run league of legend?

(sry for bad englesh)

File: 1468828945484.jpg (26KB, 300x300px) Image search: [Google]

26KB, 300x300px

>>59903477

File: E350M1(L2).jpg (186KB, 1200x1000px) Image search: [Google]

186KB, 1200x1000px

What are some good cheap mb/cpu/gpu with good linux support like pic related?

>original laptop had 320gb hdd with windows 7 pre-installed
>added ssd two years ago, did fresh install W10 on it
>want to sell laptop but clean hdd entirely with DBAN data wipe
will this also destroy the licence key for windows, or is that on some other piece of hardware?

>>59903453
because it implies a named function and requires a name, where when enclosing it with ( ) it's seen as an expression.
you can do it like

!function() { ... }();
+function() { ... }();
-function() { ... }();

too to enforce it being parsed as expression, but I haven't seen those being used often or even at all.

>>59903513
W10 pairs to mobo.

>>59903541
aye, also if w7 was pre-installed on it?

>>59903555
If you ever had legit 10, you always have legit 10

>>59903573
thanks
gotta love botnet-ease-of-use sometimes <33

>>59903603
Yeah, I can never get my debian install to activate

So i have a tp-link archer t9e, and I'm only getting around 2-3 MB/s with it.
at first I thought it was just my router being shit, but I downloaded some stuff on my laptop the other day and it was easily getting 20x the speed. Been looking around for a few days to find a solution, but i've yet to find anything. tried reinstalling drivers and most the basic checks.

anyone ever have this problem and know a potential solution?

Is there a limet on how long a filename can be one 4chan?

File: 23c.gif (257KB, 500x500px) Image search: [Google]

257KB, 500x500px

How can I switch my mouse control from one monitor to another during a game? The only way I know is to alt-tab so the mouse is on the desktop and then you can move it to another desktop. Is there some program in windows that lets you press a key combo and move your focus to another monitor while still keeping your game up in the first monitor?

>>59903766
If you're using fullscreen, no.
There is borderless gaming, and you can just set your game to windowed mode if it doesn't have a borderless mode.
but that's the best you're going to get.

>>59903783
ty anon

File: confus.jpg (51KB, 400x323px) Image search: [Google]

51KB, 400x323px

How do I work with Java without getting bored and drifting off into other activities? I absolutely hate this language but it's mandatory for my classes.

>>59903847

Itemise the things you hate about the language as you work with it.

>>59903847
As opposed to what?
Java sucks, but the programming principles are basically the same. Not much changes going from Java from C, except C makes you worry about a bunch of minor things while java you can blame it on the jvm.
I hate java as much as the next guy, but I can't see why'd you be more bored with it than any other language.

>>59903879

he's probably a c#fag

>>59903893
but C# and java is almost the same with just different method/object names.

>>59903879
I've done some other minor stuff in Python and worked a fair bit with Golang, and I enjoy writing stuff in those a lot more. I suppose I feel like my hand is being held less and all the verbosity is cut out in a sense?

File: 1463181951275.jpg (42KB, 712x712px) Image search: [Google]

42KB, 712x712px

>>59903904
>I feel like my hand is being held less
>I code in python

>>59903902

C# has lots of little language features that just make it nicer to work in.

God help anyone who tries to do arithmetic on non-primitives in Java.

>>59903911
As I said, some minor stuff. I don't really know the language at this point, but the syntax just feels more agreeable or something. It's probably dumb and irrational, I know

>>59903922

You'll understand once you make a program more than a hundred lines long.

I set my laptop to never go to sleep in the power settings as I wanted to leave it on overnight but when I woke up it was in sleep mode. I'm on Windows 8. Why did it do that?

Is there a universal way languages that don't have pointers deal with variables in mutlithreaded/multiprocessed programs?
One of my biggest problems with trying to do parallel programming in languages other than C is that I never know what variables are pointing where or how to set things to point to the same structure.

>>59903976

Just because a language says it doesn't have pointers, doesn't mean it doesn't.

In Java all objects are actually just references. They're pointers except you can't/have no reason to do arithmetic.

>>59904004
I know that they *exist* in the underlying program, but without being able to manipulate them myself it feels hard to use.

How the fuck do I install a custom rom on a fucking redmi note 3
I want the lineage one so it took me a fucking week to unlock the bootloader, and now I can't flash twrp because for some reason paritition flashing is not allowed

>>59904041

Manipulate them how?

I have the oppurtunity to either get a gtx 1070 and replace my strike-x 500w bronze (andyson...) psu with a rm650x or the oppurtunity to get a gtx 1080 and keep the aerocool psu. Whats the best decision, ive heard bad things about andyson although this psu has served me well for 4 years, i just dont know whether id risk it with a gtx 1080 - i just want some opinions

ay f@ms, where can I get a clean Windows 7 torrent?

File: 1449869717246.jpg (199KB, 1920x1080px) Image search: [Google]

199KB, 1920x1080px

What is the best sub-200 USD monitor?

>>59904188
Say in C i have a function (its been a while so syntax may be a tad off)

void bestgirls(string n, list * x){x.append(n);};
...
list harem = new list();
string bestgirl = "megumi";
bestgirls(megumi, *harem);

in C i'd know this changes harem so that it now includes megumi. in java doing this would create a copy of list, append to that list, then remove the list. so harem would be unchanged.

File: cool weeb desktop.png (2MB, 1600x900px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1600x900px

Just installed Linux(Debian) in the hopes of making a kawaii desktop environment like pic related. What steps do I need to make my desktop look like this. I installed i3 but it looks like pic related is using i3-gaps.

I have a i5 4590 with a 1600mhz ram. How much of a difference there is between that and a i5 6500 with 2400mhz ram?

In the sinthetic benchmarks I get alnost the same performance, vut I wonder if the ram speed matters with those processors or just with the high end ones.

>>59904205
Piratebay

File: Untitled.png (3KB, 505x183px) Image search: [Google]

3KB, 505x183px

I've never seen this before. Why do my tabs (Firefox) all of a sudden show a number in brackets in front of the video title? Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.

>>59904358
number of new comments/things that appeared on that tab since you've last opened it?

So I'm doing a bachelors project in theoretical chemistry where I develop a series of basis set for electronic structure calculations optimized for the fermi contact contribution to the hyperfine coupling constant.

Long story short, I have file containing numbers like so:

42
43

and another file containing a long list of numbers. I would like to use sed and bc to get the fraction of two numbers corresponding to line numbers from the long file with line numbers from the short file.

Any ideas?

>>59904371
I mean possibly but I don't think so. Yesterday they all said (134). Today they all say (135).

>>59904312
>I want people calling me a pedophile: the post

Be more mature and do something more productive with the OS than just ricing your fucking desktop

>>59904401
Could possibly be mail or some form of notification. Only thing I can think of at least.
Since it did increment by one I'm guessing its your mail or YouTube notifications.

need a suggestion for laptop. $400~, needs a decent sized screen. Use is photoshop and netflix.

>>59904281

That doesn't look like C at all.
C doesn't have the new keyword and it doesn't have a string type.
Are you sure you're not thinking of C++?

Let me write you a Java example to see if you can follow along.

// LinkedList is an object. All objects in Java are actually just pointers.
// harem is a pointer to a LinkedList of Strings.
// I initialise harem by giving it the pointer to a newly created, empty LinkedList of Strings.
LinkedList<String> harem = new LinkedList<String>();

// I'm copying the pointer to my original LinkedList, not copying the LinkedList itself.
LinkedList<String> haremMirror = harem;

// Add to the LinkedList that harem points to.
harem.add("megumi");

// haremMirror still points to the same LinkedList!
System.out.println( haremMirror.get(1) ); // prints "megumi"

I don't know how this works out in a multithreaded environment, though.

>>59904419
Hah, you got it dude. I think was that Chrome+ or w/e it was notifications in the top right. It's never shown them before so I don't know why it would start now. Thanks for the help.

>>59904433
don't get caught up in the details its essentially pseudocode, point being there's a new list and its being passed to a function. which is then editing that list. based on the language it changes.

your example is completely different in that its not being passed anywhere and is just a sequential function.
a list is made and changed within the same setting, in java when you pass a list to a function/"method" its copied instead of passed. which is the main problem.

>>59899771
Do cables for the front panel in PCs have some standardized colours? I have some case from HP Compaq prebuilt and I want to put a new motherboard in there, but I can't find the pinout for the front panel connector.

>>59904495

No, you don't understand.

 
public static insertMegumi(LinkedList<String> listToInsertInto)
{
    listToInsertInto.add("megumi");
}

public static incrementNumber(int numberToIncrement)
{
   numberToIncrement = numberToIncrement + 1;
}

...

// int is not an object, so myNum really is the number.
int myNum = 7;
// Since I'm just giving this method a copy of myNum, myNum remains unchanged.
incrementNumber(myNum);
System.out.println(myNum); // prints 7

// I'm declaring a pointer to a LinkedList, because LinkedList is an object.
LinkedList<String> harem;
// I'm placing a pointer to a newly created LinkedList in harem
harem = new LinkedList<String>()
// I am NOT copying the list to insertMegumi, I'm copying the pointer.
insertMegumi(harem);
System.out.println( harem.get(1) ); // prints megumi

Is there any way to have a Type 2 hypervisor do PCIe passthrough? I'm looking to use Linux for everything but passthrough my Quadro to a Windows VM for some CAD work.

>>59904644
huh weird, I could have sworn i've done something similar and things never got appended.

sorry bout that anon you're right. though it still feels weird having things change based on what they are instead of being able to use pointers.

This is a really stupid question.
I'm getting a student loan of £8420 p/y, my accommodation is £4465 p/y.
If I work it out I have around £109 to live off per week, Is this enough to live comfortably? I've already got a laptop and second monitor.
>Comp sci btw

>>59904753
Depends what you mean by comfortably.
Its enough to live, you'll have enough to eat. You can buy a few things here and there. But its not enough to buy new parts on a regular basis or going out everyday.

>>59904753
>comp sci

>>59904777
What about Computer Science? Answer my stupid question anon.

>>59904774
Fuck, I thought that it would be more than enough. Maybe i'll apply for a bursary or try get a part time job cleaning cum from keyboards.

>>59904743

Like I said, these objects are all implicitly pointers.
They try to hide it by removing the * and -> but they are pointers and you need to remember that or else you'll screw up fast.

Here's a Python example as well.

def update_list(list_to_update):
    list_to_update[0] = "newdata"

my_list = ["olddata"]
update_list(my_list)
print my_list # ["newdata"]

This is why immutable objects are very important in these languages. Certain types like tuple guarantee that they won't be changed after they are created, which means you can pass them around to other functions and be confident that your object won't be altered.

>>59899771
Hi, I've been googling for a long time now, but no dice. I want to know this:

Is it possible to turn off parts of my laptop, i.e. turn them off and stop them from loading on boot? I have a CD drive and Ethernet drive which I never use and I'd like to stop them from being recognized in the boot menu.

Running Debian 8

>>59904393
You could whip up a quick python script which allows for a wider range of error handling, like:

f1 = open(numeratorPath, "r")
f2 = open(denominatorPath, "r")
f3 = open(outPutPath, "w")
numerators =  f1.readlines()
denominators = f2.readlines()
for i in range(len(numerators)):
    try:
        val = float(numerators[i])/float(denominators[i])
        f3.write(str(val) + "\n")
    except ValueError:
        print("Found bad numerator or denominator, line: " + str(i))
        continue
        # Possibly put dummy value in file
    except ZeroDivisionError:
        print("Found zero in denominator, line: " + str(i))
        continue
        # Possibly put dummy value in file
f3.close()
f2.close()
f1.close()

f1.close()

>>59904393

for i in $(paste -d"/" file1 file2); do
    echo "scale=4; $i" | bc
done

>>59904192
Could someone please answer this.

>>59905079
psus are a dime a dozen, don't sacrifice your gpu for one

I lost the wireless USB receiver for my Logitech G403. It doesn't work with Logitech's universal wireless receiver. Logitech sells replacement wireless USB receivers for its G900 mice, but not G403s. Might the G900 receiver work with my G403?

>>59899771
I am writing a program about a Clinic and I want to create a record of actions between two classes.

For instance, Medic1 Treats Pacient2 and so forth.

I have a class for Medic and Pacient.

How can I do this?

>>59905175

Sounds like you want to use a database. Time to learn SQL senpai.

>>59905115
Hmm, you think a 1080 would be fine with it? I've just heard bad things about some andyson psu's is all.

I can get a 1080 for £525
The 1070 and rm650x came to £500

>tfw skylake won't run on windows 7

File: IMG_20170415_171345.jpg (2MB, 2160x4096px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2160x4096px

dual boot win7 and Ubuntu 16.04 (or whatever the latest release is).
win7 updates and then I got this on booting ubuntu

File: proxy.png (41KB, 407x468px) Image search: [Google]

41KB, 407x468px

How to properly use Windows 10 build-in proxy function?

I mean, I tried to use one of public proxies servers by entering IP and port manually, but it blocked all connections instead. I surely do something wrong.

>>59905320
public free proxies that actually work are rare, so try out different ones until you find one that does.

>>59905250

Then why I could use my Windows 7 installation on PC with i7-6700k?

Or maybe it prevents installation? Because I just used sysprep to move my old one instead.

>>59905345

Whats the best place to seek? Simply entering "free proxy servers" in search bar would result in tons of automatic ad websites instead.

>>59905422
I would never trust a "free" public proxy.
they are basically honeypots

>>59905422
nowhere, no one uses proxies anymore.
the free public ones 99% don't work.
the free working ones aren't public.
the public working ones aren't free.

File: img_5751005d9e1c2.png (26KB, 507x211px) Image search: [Google]

26KB, 507x211px

>>59905422
I'm having a hard time trying to install Windows 7 on my new Skylake machine (6700k btw) with a USB and it always giving me this error. How can I fix it?

>>59905438

Well, that one didnt work at all, I tried to check IP in browser to see if it works but couldnt connect anyway.

>>59905447

>no one uses proxies anymore

Then if country you are in blocks you access, what can you do?

>>59905572
use a VPN

>>59905593

I assume that working VPNs are not free either?

>>59905604
nope

How do I reinstall the windows bootloader to the MBR without booting into a windows installer

>>59905609

Any fairpriced and recommended VPN services then?

Why are android 4chan clients so much better than using windows 10 browser 4chan on a desktop, are there any browser addons or windows clients that I can use for 4chan that are as good as the android ones?

>>59905682
4chanx

So I want to buy a meme 4k monitor, dont want to upgrade my pc yet, so I will be gaming at 1080p and when it comes to work I will run it at native resolution
Can I expect that next year 1070/1080 equivalent will handle gaming at 4k at high/ 50-60 fps? Or I´m stuck with the 1080Ti?

Why did every start using webm for small gif-like videos on websites? It's just another video format, so why didn't they just use mp4 with h264 or something?

What programs could I use for designing (simple) PCBs? Windows or Linux, doesn't matter.

>>59905787
h264 requires a licensing fee where as vp8/vp9 is an open format.

>>59905835
And aren't there any decent other open formats then?

>>59905841
There is literally nothing wrong with vpx and webm

>>59905841
theora maybe, but it's old and not as efficient.

File: woman-cold-sick-sneeze-today-150831-tease_c56e8b6831d52ec1876033a15eeaaca2.jpg (993KB, 2500x1407px) Image search: [Google]

993KB, 2500x1407px

I got cold 3rd time this winter/spring
I never get sick

wtf? what can I do? I eat lot of apples, oranges, bananas...

>>59905864
Sure, it's not that I think people should change now. I'm just wondering why people suddenly started using that as videos when there were good formats available for ages.
>>59905873
Okay, so vpx is the first good open format then. That makes sense, thanks.

>>59905880
Dense much?
It became popular because websites started using it. Funny how that happens isnt it?

>>59905902
>Websites started using it because websites started using it
That's not good reasoning.

>>59905914
Why did snapchat become so popular?
People started using it

Why did facebook become so popular?
People started using it

Why did myspace become so popular?
People started using it

Why did xanga become so popular?
People started using it

Why did deviantart become so popular?
People started using it

Why did blogger become so popular?
People started using it

Hello I just did a fresh install of win7 and I tried to use my old product key. It gave me an error about how the key is already registered. How fucked am I? I'm contacting customer support right now. I had a prebuilt and used a program to get the key from my computer as I no longer have the stuff that came with my computer.

>>59905978
I think that for all those things there are other reasons why people started using, like it being easy or having other functions. It can't start with it being popular.

Is there any laptop that has a i7 and gtx1050 or 1050ti and doesn't look like a spaceship nor a gaming rgb christmas tree plus doesn't cost a freaking hell?

is there any way possible to link a VM back to the host computer, when the VM is connected to the internet via VPN which on its own doesnt keep logs?
talking about HWIDs or shit like that

File: 2017021610381208_big.png (287KB, 1000x664px) Image search: [Google]

287KB, 1000x664px

>>59899771
I bought a Gigabyte AX370 Gaming K7 motherboard that has a USB-C port. The USB-C port won't rapidly charge my Google Pixel. It actually says "charging slowly" when I plug it in. I've installed the motherboard drivers too. Is there anything I can do to make it charge faster?

File: 979829681765860411.jpg (62KB, 500x500px) Image search: [Google]

62KB, 500x500px

What is the best tool for adding to subtitles to a video file? I'm gonna be translating some things from english to my native language.
The files are .wmv but I can easily change their container to .mkv if necessary.

Got a second SSD (and M.2) for my lappy. Now the fucking battery drains twice as fast. I'm currently running ubuntu and notice that I have the option to eject the second SSD in my file manager. Should I be doing this if I don't need it and am running on battery? Will that help my battery life?

>>59906165
I doubt it. "Ejecting" probably means unmounting, which means you won't be able to access your files but the drive will still eat battery.

>>59899771
Ok I have a i5 6600k and a Z170A SLI Plus

I can't overclock my CPU and use XMP at the same time because my shitty bios needs an update apparently and I can't be bothered to do that right now - so at the moment I've just OC'd to 4.6 GHz and left my RAM at 2133 Mhz instead of 3200 Mhz (because I can't have OC'd ram with XMP as well as OC'd cpu right now, i dont know why its retarded but someone else had the same issue and said a bios update to the latest fixed it)

is it that much of a loss not having 3200 mhz ram and 2133 mhz instead? It's much better to have the overclocked CPU instead right?
I just play games

Why do websites noawadays all want you to install some stupid app?

>>59906156
I'm definitely not an expert, but I've heard of Aegisub being decent.

>>59906244
Apps make it easier to spy on you.

>>59906254
oy vey they are onto us

>>59906250
I will look into it, thanks

I want to run windows in a vmware vm on my laptop. It's space constrained and I want to "borrow" it from online, so I'd need a version that can stay updated without too much nonsense about activation and whatnot.

And as I said, I want it as small as possible. I'm basically just going to be running excel in it.

>>59906315
Use qemu.
Also check this out: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/ .

>>59906363
can you run office in them?

>>59906390
Probably.

>>59906315
tiny7

>>59906390
dont bother with the retarded qemu and some questionable windows for edge
download here
http://windowsiso.net/
activate with kmspico
https://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/65739-KMSpico-Official-Thread

File: 1437322211209.jpg (69KB, 500x515px) Image search: [Google]

69KB, 500x515px

>>59906420
>tiny7
this looks interesting

>>59906426
>http://windowsiso.net/
this looks sketchy AF

>>59899771
how long do you guys wait to upgrade your video drivers after a new release? is there a site dedicated to posting whether or not a new driver is going to kill your computer?

>>59906530
>this looks sketchy AF
well if you are retarded then yeah
they fucking have MSDN link for you to check SHA1 hash
so you know that what you download is identical what you would download straight from microsoft

>>59906574
unplug/replug, then try a different cord. my last cord was dvi and it was touchy, it was old as shit though. it still technically works, but its not worth using if i ever have to unplug it for any reason

File: 1451890816388.jpg (767KB, 2560x1600px) Image search: [Google]

767KB, 2560x1600px

Thoughts on Network & Sec or Programming at uni ?

Also best ubuntu based distro ?

is there any way possible to link a VM back to the host computer, when the VM is connected to the internet via VPN which on its own doesnt keep logs?

>>59906673
fuck off anime faggot loser

>>59906745
lol k

>>59906734
Are you aware that if the vm is connecting to the VPN the host computer is also connecting to the VPN?

>>59906673
At my school, it went something like:
Computer Security: a subset of Computer Engineering, dealt with reverse engineering programs/understanding OS/HW to a great degree (i.e. network stack, linux kernel, ect), basically half CS/half EE.

Programming: Computer Science or a more general Computer Engineering degree. A focus reasoning about mathematical models of the 'structures' of programming, i.e. languages, algorithms, data structures. Also a focus on implementation of these things, i.e. databases, AI, software dev, actual programming

IT/"Network security": wasn't in the engineering department, but focused mainly on understanding not why things work, but how to set up devices/programs in business environments, ect. I was a CE, so my knowledge about what went into an IT degree is not the best

File: pic.png (140KB, 904x601px) Image search: [Google]

140KB, 904x601px

>>59906787
ye it might but that doesnt mean that the host stays connected to the vpn if thats what you mean
what im asking is if its possible to somehow trace the host back to the host through some sort of unique hwid or something like that

>>59906918
and even if the host does stay connected to the vpn then thats not what im worrying about, its not like im trying to do some terrorist shit or something. im just trying to make sure that an application cant somehow trace my real computer through the vm which im using to run the app from

File: nexus2cee_selfiestick.width-1000-668x445.jpg (43KB, 668x445px) Image search: [Google]

43KB, 668x445px

>>59899771

>>59906918
>>59906961
You should be fine then.

>>59906918
>>59906961
Who are you trying to prevent from seeing your traffic.

Guys, ever since yesterday's news of NSA backdoor tools getting leaked, I've been extremely paranoid. I dual boot Windows 7 and Linux, and I was on Windows yesterday before I heard about the leaks. I did eventually turn off the supposed service that the exploit uses, as well as blocking ports as best I can, but I'm really worried that I was too late. How would I even know if I'd been infected with something? And what if I was infected with something on the BIOS level? How would I even know? What if I'm not even safe on Linux anymore?

Looking into getting Photoshop CC. I know CC 2017 is the latest and greatest, but is it a good upgrade like with new features and performance enhancements and is overall "good" or is it a bad upgrade like going from Windows 7 to Windows 10?

>>59906673
Do you want to work with programing or network and security?

>>59906244
So they make more money out you.

>>59907065
Moreover, back in the day, I remember updates being good and adding things and fixing a lot of bugs, but today's standards, I'm used to updates adding unwanted shit (telemetry/facebook logins) and taking away options (like where to install/option to start on boot or not) or genuinely making it look shittier (Windows 10).

Is Adobe (Photoshop) CC 2017 better in every way than 2015 or 2016?

File: 1490099252658.jpg (279KB, 700x700px) Image search: [Google]

279KB, 700x700px

In a real-world scenario, would a dual CPU setup outperform a single CPU with the same number of cores?

For instance, say you have two machines. One has a dual core CPU, and one has two single-core CPUs, all running at the same clock speed at the same temperature under the same load. Wouldn't the latter outperform the former since each individual CPU has its own cache and RAM? (Presumably, I've never seen a dual socket board that didn't work that way.)

>>59907236
Theoretically yes.
In a real world scenario? No.

>>59907236
dual core will have marginally better locality, but in a real life - no

My laptop fan is making a loud whirring noise. I took the cover off my laptop and cleaned out the fan well with compressed air and it turns out its nothing stuck in the fan but rather appears to either be loose or faulty in some way. However the way the laptop is designed in a way to make accessing and replacing the fan as hard as humanly possible.

please help

>>59907236
It depends on the memory architecture (do they both have their own memory controller?) and if they need to share information or not (ie: is this for completely separate calculations, or do the two cores work together?)

>>59907365
>However the way the laptop is designed in a way to make accessing and replacing the fan as hard as humanly possible.
Acer?

Did you clean the heatsink too?

I bought an Asus G74SX about 5 years ago and it finally died. I'm trying to compare to a newer laptop at about the 1100-1400 dollar range but nothing even seems substantially better enough for how much time has passed.

The one I bought is only about 500 bucks now. What does it actually take for me to get a 2017 laptop that's better than my 2011 laptop? It all looks like the same shit, and I //generally// have an idea what to look for.

>>59907448
All laptops are shit this days, that is why people reccomend to buy old used laptops instead.

Try checking Dell XPS 15.
Depends on what you do honestly.

>>59899771
smallest linux distro? i need the smallest iso download i can get as i have to use my phone's limited internet right now.

>>59907488
http://puppylinux.com/
Not sure it's the smallest but it's small. You could also try to use a debian netinstall, this way you'd be sure you're not downloading anything you don't need.

>>59907529
does reaver work with this distro?
dont want to dl anything that ends up being a waste

>>59907583
Why wouldn't it? If it's not in the default repos just grab a tarball and install it manually.

>>59907236
Like posters have said, depends somewhat on workload (i.e. is the task parallelizable?) as well as memory layout. In reality though the dual core setup is better hands down for multi-threaded, and most 'single-threaded' tasks (and compilers for those tasks) can make use of the extra cores. One of the largest costs in computing is going off-die (i.e. memory accessing), so if you wanted to run any multi-threaded application in the two seperate-die scenario, you are introducing a lot of overhead to keep memory coherent.

two questions:
is there ever going to be good broadcom drivers on linux?
why am I always so sad?

>>59907641
I can't answer the first question but you might suffer from depression. If you want to do something about it I recommend reading "Feeling Good" by David Burns. It's available on piratebay.

>>59907641
1: no
2: no

>>59907463

The one that I had did the majority of it but it had frame rate issues on path of exile so I'm just trying to get a solid all around upgrade for the price I paid for the original

I didn't realize it was going to be such a pain, I know "le gaming laptops" are blasphemy but with my lifestyle I genuinely don't have the option to go with a desktop, so I gotta weigh the options I have

>>59906233
>is it that much of a loss not having 3200 mhz ram and 2133 mhz instead?
There is no problem if having slower RAM, unless you use a IGPU or play fallout.

>>59907726
Look for MSI gaming laptops then.

>>59899797
if you switch to firefox and still log into the same accounts or just use the same ip, google and everyone else will still know it's you.

>>59907428
lenovo

and yes. I cleaned everything I could reach

>>59902720
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001020.htm

Would /g/ be better if all gayming technology was isolated to a new board?

>>59908102
I don't know but I really wish we had a new bord dedicated to consumerism. Then shit like graphics card, mechanical keyboards and headphones thread wouldn't pollute /g/ anymore.

File: Snapchat-883617019.jpg (614KB, 1440x2560px) Image search: [Google]

614KB, 1440x2560px

Okay /g/ I was in the process of rebooting my PC after installing a second HDD but now the monitor won't turn on, so I can't get to the bios and change the boot order and what not (I was going to boot from a liveusb anyway)
What do? I know everything is on because the fans/gpu lights are on

>>59908167
solution: generals for gaming peripherals and such, neckbeard virgin mods who monitor this board 24/7 / a script autopurges anything related to gaming which is not in said thread

>>59902826
I'm interested in this topic as well, though I do want to use Windows 10 instead of an earlier version.

When installing, there are options to disable a lot of built in telemetry, is it possible to disable and enable these options after installation, or do you only get the option when freshly installing the OS? Does anyone have a good infographic or guide with what to disable and options to select or deselect to Windows 10 run smoothly without too much shit going on in the background?

I overclocked my 3770K to 4.2 GHz without changing voltage and if I leave my computer on the High Performance power mode it always runs at 4.2 whereas balanced lets it downclock to 1.6 when idle. From this I take balanced uses a lot less power. Should I leave it on balanced, does it make a difference in overall performance. I also suppose I should put it on high performance when gayming.

how to make deadbeef look like this >>59901912

This is quite the stupid question, but I don't have a grasp on how this type of stuff works.

Let's say I want to upload some work files on Mega, would other people be able to see the files? (any public)
Or the only way they would see them is if I gave them the link/key (if the file has a decryption key)

>>59908739
They need a link.

>>59908723
Looks like numix gtk and icon themes.

Is the W10 creator's update better or worse than the previous one?

>>59908868
Better tbqh. But watch out there's some bugs e.g. I can't start GTAV with Afterburner/Rivatuner turned on. Also 3DMark doesn't launch the benchmarks for me. Hopefully they'll update those soon. There might be other issues but so far comfy.

>>59908868
didn't notice any changes yet besides CMD being slowly getting phased out.

File: $(KGrHqFHJBsFIE2jpzs2BSC8+Qqd)w~~60_12.jpg (17KB, 500x375px) Image search: [Google]

17KB, 500x375px

I had a few spare 2tb drives laying around that are unsuitable for long term use (they got around 4 yrs of 24/7 service life on them). But they all should make nice archival drives. So I decided to put them to use.
Drive 1 - Clone of Server's OS drive
Drive 2 - Clone of Desktop's OS Drive
Drive 3 - Clone of external backup drive (Not used yet, still got core data to backup first)

Later I plan to get a 10TB drive when prices fall a bit and clone my server's Data drive as well.
I already have system images and backups but I thought this would add another layer of protection.

>>59908868
It doesn't matter. You don't have a choice in this. You WILL get the update.

>>59908970
Cmd being phased out? What are they doing? I don't have the update yet.

>>59907065
>>59907207
Hm, I don't seem to have a tripcode that is being blocked by anyone, do I?

>>59908102
>>59908167
If you take /g/ and remove the troll threads, the shill threads, the gayman threads, and the consumer tech threads, what do you have left? A few SQTs, ganoo/lunix threads, and thinkpad circlejerks.

/g/ is fine how it is. You can filter and hide threads that annoy you.

>>59909141
the shift right click shortcut to cmd changed to powershell, same goes for the shortcut when right-clicking the startbutton (though it just seems to be an option now in the task bar settings).
in the explorer file menu cmd got removed as well and only powershell is left in there now.

>>59899858
that happened to me back when i had my 8500gt, just took a heatgun to in and it worked. though im not sure i that is what it is, but u can always try.

>>59909188
Well then it sounds like time to either learn Powershell (yes it's better), or make something like the old CmdHere powertoy we had back on XP.

>>59908299
Is the monitor plugged into the mother board or the gpu?

can someone recommend a usable light userstyle?

had zairyou but fucked it up

>>59909240
GPU

File: screenshot_2017-04-15-22:38:43.png (46KB, 297x1350px) Image search: [Google]

46KB, 297x1350px

>>59909185
I'm already filtering more than half of /g/. If there wasn't so many shitty threads, good threads would live longer. We could have threads dedicated to algorithms, interesting projects, free software news, learning, interesting questions that require expertise to be answered. Instead we have shit appealing to the lowest common denominator.

>>59909230
>not just using WSL bash

>>59909160
You don't have any tripcode. We can see your posts. Nobody who knows the answer has come by though.

For instance I don't care much for subscription software and non subscription Photoshop is fucking expensive given I'd only be using it for hobby stuff, so I get by with free alternatives like Paint.NET and GIMP.

So, touch luck, try asking again next thread and maybe someone who knows will see it.

>>59908167
>graphics card, mechanical keyboards and headphones

Pretty sure that's all technology.
You a poor fag that can't afford high quality tech or are you an anti-consumerist that wants everyone to think like you?

I have a Geforce 560 and looking to upgrade, last night drunkenly bought a gtx1060. Power consumption seems ok and according to random forums not having PCIe 3.0 is at most ~10% performance drop. But did I fuck up in some way I'm not noticing?

>>59909261
>shitty threads, good threads
Subjective?

Why Steve Jobs looks so fat and ugly with that gay beard? It's not appropriate to be in the main section of /g/

>>59909264
WSL Bash is cool, but I hate that I can't run exes from it. That really limits its usefulness and makes it its own little walled garden (although one the size of Ubuntu).

This is why I end up using MSYS2 more. It gives me most Linux style command line stuff that I need, and I can run exes directly from the prompt or from my scripts. No need to install two of everything.

How do I ssh to my KVM guest OS locally?

I've got interfaces set to auto on both host and guest now.

My btrfs laptop shat itself with random leaf corruption, %20 of the data has been corrupted.

I've started to experiment with ZFS, it is good. I think it will be nice to use it on my laptop.

Do you use ZFS on your laptop/desktop, would you suggest using it?

>>59909369
you actually can run exes from it now.
didn't try out much yet, but it works.

>>59909382
Seems pretty retarded to have on a laptop.

>>59909334
I have a 6 GB 1060 and it's a beast. It's no 1070 or 1080 but those are way more money for a little more performance. It's right around where you stop getting big performance leaps for small price increases.

>>59909369
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/commandline/wsl/release_notes#new-feature-windows--ubuntu-interoperability

>>59909314
I'm not saying these threads aren't technology, I'm saying that I wish they would be moved to a newly created consumerist board.
I don't think I'm a poorfag since I recently spent 3000€ on two new computers and I don't think I want everybody to think like me since I don't want these threads to disappear, I just want them to have their own place.

>>59909342
Unless you think that everything is subjective, I think we can agree on the fact that questions that require expertise in order to be answered are more interesting that questions that anybody could answer.

>>59909382
Are you sure the problem is btrfs and not the hard drive dying? I've been using btrfs for five years and never had a problem.

>>59909389
>>59909416
Sweet, time to switch back now. Is there any way to make it so I don't have to type the ".exe" at the end of everything?

>>59909342
>muh subjectivity
kys

Gaymer fag here

My previous PC used a 6850HD, and while it wasn't that amazing with games, I would barely ever worry about temperatures or anything similar. When playing with my 2 year old shitty budget build (intel 4460, 280x) and ever since I bought it, even though I didn't bother much I noticed that it would get noticeably hot and fans be loud as fuck. One explanation could be the stock intel fan, but I was told that I wouldn't need anything better for that processor since there's no OC to be done.

Anyways, I've been wondering: Would underclocking actually help get rid of the noise/high temperatures? I've been playing some older games as of late, some I could run with my 7 year old build without much trouble, and still get 75-80C and enough noise to be really bothered. Rather lose some performance if I can just play without having to worry about things in the background.

>>59909415
I'm not worried about performance but thank you for the reply.
I built this PC back when Sandybridge CPUs came out and I'm scared of some compatibility issue since it's been like 5 years and all I'm planning to do is replacing the gpu. CPU is fine for now since it's i7 2600k

>>59909449
He's right you know. Not everyone likes the same threads you do. If they did you'd see a lot more of those and less of the other ones.

So I used an extension for 4chan (4chan x) but I didn't like it and now is the user interface for
4chan broken (can't see when people reply to others and there's no floating reply box)
What can I do? Thanks in advance

>>59909401
Would you suggest a solution to prevent random hdd sector failure and a way guarantee on disk file integrity? Because I don't anything more.

>>59909420
>Are you sure the problem is btrfs and not the hard drive dying? I've been using btrfs for five years and never had a problem.

Yes, I've been advised on irc that it may be either bad RAM or some memory leak overwrite btrfs memory. It may be nvidia blob by the way.

I was also using it since forever, I've got bad disks with btrfs and it handled them really good, since now.

In Logic, is an argument only valid when it's a tautology?

>>59909464
It would help at least a little. The real solution is to upgrade your cooling though.

>>59909484
>since now
Addendum; I didn't imply that my hdd is borked. I've tested my hdd and ram. They look ok.

>>59909511
Yeah, that I will fix at some point. I was wondering because I wanted to set some sort of limit to that. I always thought of performance/fan speed/temperature as a triangle, where you could improve 2 by sacrificing one of them.

>>59909487
No, its only valid when its valid.

if I bought a mini hdmi to rca for my rpi, would it work out of the box or would I need special software? could the software be set up headless?

>>59909554
It should work out of the box, but don't rpis come with a composite out already? I thought this was integrated into the headphone out on the 4th pin.

>>59909546
And what defines valid?

Been using a "surround sound headphone" (i know its not really) with a xonar dx (connects with optical cable).

I already have a subwoofer, and was thinking, are there decent cheap speakers that I can connect to just use PCM audio? My desk kinda curves around me so, if I can clamp speakers to it that'd work great.

They dont have to be huge/loud since each speaker would be no more than 2-3ft away from me.

>>59909578
Not him but, fuck, I skipped on buying one because I thought it didn't have composite out and I wanted to use it as an emulator machine with my old ass CRT TV. I might be interested now.

>>59909420
Listen man, on a level I completely agree, I try to filter out the noise "look at muh sweet gayman PC my dad paid for" "headphone general - same people different day muh". But what are we gonna do? Make a petition? Believe it or not I tried to do this with /HR/, I emailed mods and riled up a bit of support for a /celebHR/, guess what, no change, go there now, there's some fucking sweet high res photography, and modern and classic art... also high res pic of anna kendricks feet and kim kardashians ass...

On the other hand I know there's no point in trying with this place, it is what it is and I'm used to it at this point, if you want a place to talk about tech at a higher level, you'll have to go elsewhere, and link me when you find it.

>>59909578
Alright so something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Parts-Express-3-5mm-Plug-Cable/dp/B0007V6JCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492290648&sr=8-1&keywords=raspberry+pi+3+composite

>>59908167
All tech is consumerist.

>>59909591
Logic

>>59909639
Oh, I know that nothing will change. Turning 4chan into a place where quality discussions can be had is the least of hiro's problems. I was just answering the dude's question when he asked if he thought that /g/ would be better if some threads weren't on the board.
I used to browse lainchan, which was slightly better than /g/ although very slow. It suffered a setback recently but you could still check it out if you're looking for other places where you can talk about technology.

>>59909667
I don't think so. Programming languages are technology and there's nothing inherently consumerist about them.

>>59909664
That one exactly. Way cheaper than an HDMI converter, and it'll probably look better too.

I'm a little wary of $5 cables. It's probably made super cheap, but it's only $5 so meh.

>>59909706
Thank you very much Anon

>>59909705
Language isn't tech. It's a collection of symbols.

>>59909697
xd troled!

>>59909737
I disagree. A programming language also has a bunch of concepts associated to them such as garbage collection, monads... Grouping multiple concepts together and sticking syntax over it can be called a technology in my opinion.

>>59909767
The only reason to group them is for consumption. It is inherently consumerist.

>>59909737
>Language isn't tech
>>59909793
>Programming languages are inherently consumerist and thus are tech.

Make up your mind Anon.

>>59899771
>pic
Looks like a nice guy to hang out with.

I'm wondering if anyone is having issues with adblock and youtube? It doesn't work anymore.

>>59909834
The language isn't tech until it's used.

File: Wallpaper+if+you+want+it+_8eecbd1084daa45f21b3a830226786a4.jpg (142KB, 1680x1050px) Image search: [Google]

142KB, 1680x1050px

Every time I clean install Windows 7 I have to spend 10 minutes getting my wifi and network drivers on another PC and then installing them on my PC.

Is there a way to avoid this?

>>59909945
Package them with your installer

>>59909945
Install Windows 10.

>>59909922
Stop using adblock, use ublock instead. It will probably solve your problem.

>>59909923
This is pants on head retarded and you know it anon. I could use a programming language to simply generate numbers without any other objective than learning said language. I would be using the programming language without any attempt at consumerism.
I'm going to stop responding now, I feel like you're more interested in having the last word than having a honest discussion.

>>59909945
Why are you clean installing your Windows 7 frequently enough that this is anything more than a very minor annoyance?

>>59910076
>Stop using adblock, use ublock instead. It will probably solve your problem.

No. For the past few days, all ad blockers in Chrome/Chromium have been showing some ads on Youtube, particularly 3 and even 18 minute long ones with no skip button. The problem is Youtube added some shenanigans to get around the blocking. The blocker still blocks the skip button though. Worst of both worlds. We just have to wait for the blocking to be updated and work again.

Meanwhile, use Firefox and uBlock Origin for Youtube. All the ads are still blocked there.

>>59910076
>I could use a programming language to simply generate numbers without any other objective than learning said language.
I can look at a rock just to see what a rock looks like. Does that make the rock tech?

new thread >>59910227
new thread >>59910227
new thread >>59910227

What is the best browser to use if I only watch porn on it?