/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

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>>60546708
Do these play m4a format audio files?

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I'm running win7 and MINT dual boot. I'm trying to expand the space where MINT's filesystem is. I already created some unallocated space through win7 but can't seem to put it to use with GPart. Here's a gif of what's going on. I want to merge the unallocated space with the ext4 space.

>>60546988
Your problem is you're trying to move the start of an OS partition. That's going to be a pain, as you probably already knew.

>>60547141
Yeah, the thing is that I have done it before, like 3-4 months ago was when I first expanded the space but I can't recall how or what I did. I remember somehow moving the unallocated space after the MINT partition, so that I was able to expand the ext4 partition further but as I said, no clue how I did it

is bash scripting and shell scripting the same thing?

>>60546988
As far as I can tell, you can't.
It has something to do with booting of OS, Can't remember what exactly, but I had a similar issue a few years a go.
My workaround was backing up the partition the wiping it then restoring it.
Ever since then I always install each OS on different physical drive.

>>60547214
Yeah I think that I can't just extend the file system since it's in use at the moment, should be obvious but didn't hit me at first. I guess I'll just boot from the MINT installation iso with USB and try from there, should definitely work when doing it like that.

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Google's Chrome and Opera have "data compression proxies" that you can use to save up data usage.
How safe are they? For example using it while logging to a website that uses SSL?

>>60547179
no, bash is a shell.
a bash script only works with bash compatible shells.
a powershell script only works with powershell compatible shells.

>>60547382
MITM has access to everything you do including SSL connections.

>>60546988
you can't resize a mounted ext4 volume, and you can't move a mounted volume
boot from your mint livecd, then move/resize it

>>60547421
I thought SSL was invented to stop MITM attacks.

>>60547447
you're thinking of digital certificates

>Data Saver
>If you enable Data Saver, Chrome will send your HTTP traffic through Google's optimizing proxy servers. This option reduces the amount of data downloaded, and protects you against malware and phishing via the Safe Browsing service. You can find more information about the data compression benefits on the Chromium blog.
>The proxy service is disabled for connections to HTTPS origins and connections made from Incognito tabs. These connections are not routed through Google's servers. For connections to HTTP origins, request URLs are logged. Cookies and If-None-Match headers are stripped from the logs. Additionally, the content of proxied pages is also cached but not logged. The logs are not associated with your Google Account, and the entire log entry is removed within 6 months. These logs are also governed by standard Google search logging policies.
>Google uses the logged and cached data to improve both Data Saver and Safe Browsing; for example, more effective optimizations can be uncovered by analyzing timing data for pages loaded through the proxy service, and malware can be detected more rapidly by analyzing response data in realtime.
>Your IP address is forwarded to the origin HTTP server via an X-Forwarded-For header, in accordance with the HTTP standard. The Data Saver service is a transparent proxy, not an anonymization service.
>By default, the connection between the browser and the Data Saver proxy is over an encrypted channel. However, a network administrator can disable the use of an encrypted channel to Data Saver.
https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/privacy/whitepaper.html#datacompression

>>60547382
>>60547473
whops, forgot the quote

>>60547447
SSL is for exactly that, but it assumes you're not giving the MITM full control of your connection by using their software to connect through their proxy.

>>60547458
Yeah, sorry.
So what about logging in first then using it?
Or this will cause it to logout?
>>60547492
I see.
>>60547489
Thanks, then how's this different from VPN?
What stops the VPN provider from being a MITM?

>>60546708
770 4gb or 960 4gb?
it's supposed to be used with eGPU and 220W Dell DA-2 PSU

>>60547534
VPN can't force you to use non-SSL connection to their server. Opera can. Chrome can too, but according to >>60547473
Chrome simply doesn't proxy SSL connections.

To my knowledge Opera however does.

>>60547588
>VPN can't force you to use non-SSL connection to their server
So you mean VPN can only see the traffic but not the content?
How's this different than proxy connected to SSL site?

>>60547635
It's not different from a proxy connected to SSL site at all. It's different from a built in proxy like that of Opera. Because the browser software has full control over the connections it's making, it can use 1 SSL connection with its own certs to connect to proxy server, which then decodes and re-encrypts the message for a second SSL connection with the origin server. Or it can send a HTTP request to proxy which then does a HTTPS request to origin server.

The difference is the software on client computer.

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My bluetooth earbuds crackle, but not all the time, and only on the left side. I made a test with a smartphone and a tablet as well, but it's bad on both devies. What do?
Already tried to increase sound of the device and turning it back on the earbuds. The problem is persisting. What now?

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Guys, my memearrow button on my computer's keyboard stopped working. How to fix it? Please help me /g/

>>60547682
I see.
Then what about using HTTP/Socket proxy like any of these
http://www.sslproxies.org , from firefox?
Should it be safe to login to sites that uses SSL?

Is Google account a must with unrooted android phone? What will i miss without having one?

>>60547707
I am not from /g/, I'm a /pol/ack, but I recognize this issue. It's usually a sign that you have a cheap pair of earbuds and their connector part that goes into device is giving in soon. I am sorry but if that gets worse, you just need to buy a new pair of earbuds, mate.

How do I switch from LXDE to LXQT without destroying my current desktop?

>>60547709
click insert button then page up. *le reddit invade

>>60547794
>>>60547707
>I am not from /g/, I'm a /pol/ack
And your bad reading comprehension proves it.
That guy was asking about bluetooth, shitlord.
/pol/ really is the worst board.

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How to repel the black guy having loud phone calls outside my window every day?

>>60546708
Is there any fast, easy way to inflict physical damage onto a HDD without opening it?

Please help me. My PC can't connect to the internet and the LAN led on my mobo has been off since around 2pm (here it's 7.30 om now). I ran Windows troubleshooter and the result was that either the LAN cable isn't connected properly or it's damaged. I've rebooted several times, I've removed and linked the cable several times and I've even bought a new LAN cable, but the problem is still there. What am I supposed to do now? I'm on Windows 10 and my mobo is Asus H110m-k.

>>60548071
whatfer?

>>60548071
throw it at concrete

>>60548071
Throw it at the ground until it stops working?

>>60547963
Fuck off, I was trying to help him. I don't see you giving any advice to him, miserable cunt.

>>60547910
I don't get it, doesn't seem to work. I press Ctrl+Delete/Insert and pgup on my laptop but nothing happens.

>>60548097
>>60548122
Why delete and then post same thing???

>>60548071
>>60548119
>>60548120
Any software solutions? Or am I better off hitting the drive while it spins?

>>60548200
You could make brick it by flashing garbage to it in place of firmware. Why are you wanting to do this?

>>60548157
he changed the text slightly.

>>60548157
grammar mistake, corrected a word

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I got a new rx580, I used DDU to uninstall the old drivers and plugged it in. the leds and fans started but no signal on the monitor. I used the same cable so there's either a problem with the hdmi port or some sort of incompatibility no?
any help?

>>60548414
did you plug in the power cables into the card?

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What would these few lines of swift-code look like in objective c? I'm too bad at both of these languages to do it myself.

>>60548456
yes, i did.. it was a 6pin+2 not that it matters right?

>>60547588
Nope. Opera doesn't, unless they changed at some point when I wasn't looking.

Do i need a specific router to install DD-WRT?
or i can do it in any router with no problems?

>>60548545
dd-wrt needs to support that router.

>>60546708
Its time to take some math courses. What are some resources to go from basic algebra skills mathlet to pre-calc associates degree mathlet?

I've been told Khanacademy unironically has great tutorials. I liked their Python program so maybe?

>>60548545
They have a list of compatible models on their site. There are generally better firmwares out there though, depending on what you're wanting to do.

>>60548664
>>60548558
Alright, i will check it out.
Thanks.

>>60548505
Did you plug the video cable into the card or mobo?

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Anybody know of any good cheap fpga's? I'm sitting on some VHDL experience from my last job, and think it might be fun to play around with at home.
pic unrelated, obviously.

>>60548677
video card and after that I plugged into the mobo to at least get to the bios to see if anything was badly configured and I got no signal too. for the mobo I even tried hdmi and vga

How do I minimize dust in my case?

>>60548474
the least you could do is use code tags you fucking shitlord, no one is going to bother reading that

>>60548749
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

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is there a way i can set the "Full English" subtitle track as default in MPC-HC?
i dont want to constantly have to chose that one myself
pls help i want to watch this aminu

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Is it possible to root/jailbreak a kindle fire? Im tired of these fucking ads on the lockscreen, and the UI is just so fucking bad. I also want [spoiler] Cool shit in this Pixel Gun game during my downtimes when I don't feel like reading[/spoiler]

Current smartphone is a zenfone 5 and it has shitty batery, wasn't a problem before but now i travel all the time and keep running out of batery from the constant use on the bus, should i get a new smartphone with better batery or just a powerbank to charge on the bus?
Trying to decide between a moto g5 (not many options where i live, it's either that or Samsung stuff, which i really dislike) or an asus Power Bank.

Just got a package from Amazon that had really obviously been ripped open and taped back together. What happened there? Was initially worried the contents might be damaged but they seem fine, just a game I preordered anyway in one of those bubble envelopes.

>>60548751
Minimize dust in the room, and place it further from the floor. If you're in an apartment without any forced air, a HEPA unit can cut airborne particulate by an order of magnitude. You'll still need to blow out the inside every year or two.

>>60548816
Not sure about your specific case but this might be promising for you:
https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/2016/05/install-better-custom-rom-amazon-kindle-fire/

>>60547179
bash is the most popular unix/linux shell. windows also has shell scripting. a recent innovation was MS bringing Bash to Windows 10, recognizing how much better bash/unix is

theres many different shells, I think zsh is one. one just came out called Fish that I've heard good things about

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ASUS VG248QE, BENQ XL2720 or BENQ XL2411Z? I also heard that 27'' doesn't look good with 1080p, that 24'' is preferred for that resolution. How true is this?

Will my anime be able to play properly on it?

>>60548751
Some cases come with built in dust filters. this would be best case scenario, but there are aftermarket options for filters you can attach to case fans, though I don't know how big of an effect they'd have on airflow. You'd still have to clean the filters occasionally.

>>60548975
>I also heard that 27'' doesn't look good with 1080p
True.
21-24" is the sweet spot for 1080p.

ASUS VG248QE.

>>60549045
Any particular reason to pick ASUS over BENQ?

>>60549063
No reason, ASUS VG248QE is just a really good monitor.
ASUS has shitty warranty so buy it somewhere that gives you good warranty, like Amazon.

BenQ monitors are good too except the 27" one.

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I have two different torrents that contain the same mkv file, but downloaded different parts of it, now, is it possible to merge those parts to obtain the full file? pic related

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How do I change the color of the background between the gaps when using grid-template in CSS? It's not going to my bodies background color.

Hello! First time installing Ubuntu. I've put the DVD inside, I've accessed UEFI in Windows10 but the system doesn't let me choose to boot by using the drive. What could be the problem?

>>60549118
set the grids parent element background color.

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How do I make the new tab page about:config

Anyone know how to take a screenshot including subtitles in MPC-HC?

>>60549261
Alt+I.

>>60549145
Oh I figured it out there wasn't a background color set for the grid themselves only the boxes themselves, thanks anon

>>60549277
Doesn't work, it takes the screenshot but the picture is without the subtitles in.

It might be worth mentioning that I'm using MPC-HC x64 1.7.11 with nothing else (no Xy-SubFilter, no madVR)

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>>60549314
Works for me, im using CCCP.

if my current laptop is struggling when running multiple programs (especially the internet browser when playing video/theres lots of tabs open), what aspects of a new laptop do i need to pay most attention to? is it ram and/or the cpu?

thanks

>>60549336
CPU over everything since this will decide how strong it will be power and graphics wise.
Screen is important too.

RAM can be upgraded on most laptops.
Storage too.

>>60548975
If you buy 27'' you need to aim for 1440p. Not less, not more.

>>60549410
>1440p
>144hz
I'll just go for 1080p. 1440p is the 900p of this era.

>>60549314
Change your renderer to something that supports subtitles. (Madvr)

>>60549423
1080 is too low resolution for 27. I know that because i have two monitors. One 27 1080p and second 1440p 27. The difference is big.

>>60549332
Is CCCP still worth using? What about KCP?

I've heard both are outdated.

>>60549474
They haven't been updated because there is no reason to, both work just fine and have no problems because nothing has changed.

>>60546708
what's a good command to copy all contents from one hdd to another in linux? it's not a system disk, so no need to exclude fancy folders like /dev/. i'd use rsync but forgot the syntax

>>60549474
>CCCP still worth using? What about KCP?
NO. Install madvr and xysubfilter. Set madvr "image upscaling" to NGU Anti Alias (medium) if you have decent videocard. Also enable "debanding" and enable "smooth motion".

>>60549356
cheers, dyou know any good summaries to get up to speed on which cpus are recommended?

also, in what way does the screen affect the performance?

>>60549336
Wait few months or less for Ryzen APU notebooks.

>>60549506
>forgot the syntax
man rsync is the command you need.

>>60549531
>screen affect the performance
The bigger resolution the more it wastes charge and more demanding on video card.

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why the fuck are gpus really expensive

>>60549423
900p was useful for a lot of situations. Video content isn't specifically designed for 1440p, but that hardly matters. 144hz is a meme for almost all situations, but 1440p is golden. It's really the sweet spot resolutions should have aimed for, but it was easier for marketing to sell "4 times HD!!!". Otherwise step your monitors size down to at least 25 inch

>>60549583
But theyre not?

>>60549531
Depends in your budget, avoid AMD laptops for multiple reasons.
Based on what you need and your budget.

If you dont have a lot of money look for a used Thinkpad X220.

What is your current laptop? could you post a screenshot of speccy?

>>60549583
They're not. 20 years ago shit was expensive. GPUs scale in price/performance tiers about the same as CPUs, they just go out of date faster because their tech is evolving faster.

>>60549584
>Video content isn't specifically designed for 1440p,
Nothing is designed for 1440p. Hence the 900p remark. I don't see how having 144hz is a meme honestly.

>>60549583
$130+ is expensive for you for something that will last you 3-5 years?

>>60549442
>>60549500
>>60549526
I just tried using MPC-BE latest beta and subtitles seem to be appear in screenshots, but only if I use the internal subtitle renderer and not XySubFilter.

I tried doing MPC-HC + XySubFilter + madVR before but it used to lag a lot. I'm using a Radeon 7400M GPU.

This is the guide I followed https://archive.is/rotHd back from when nyaa was up

>>60549643
I should've added; should I bother trying to use something like CCCP or KCP... or stick with MPC-BE?

>>60549632
If you can output 144FPS its pretty cool, but you can do it only with decent PC and in not very demanding games like Overkek, dota, CS, etc. BTW what stops you from buying 1440p 144hz monitor?

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How can I get around the twitter account phone number verification without giving twitter my actual phone number? Should I use a payphone or is there a better way?

>>60549568
cheers, dyou know how 1080p(/i?) usually fairs

>>60549671
>what stops you from buying 1440p 144hz monitor
The fact that nothing is designed to be looked at on a 1440p resolution personally.

>>60549643
madvr is not very demanding nowadays. Try it at defaults and control dropped frames (CTRL+J) in MPC during playback. If you notice constant dropped frames then try setting "image upscaling" to dxva. Dont touch anything else from defaults.
>>60549667
>should I bother trying to use something like CCCP or KCP
No.

>>60549697
>nothing is designed to be looked at on a 1440p resolution
Nothing like WHAT? You mean media? But you can use 1440p in games and you will benefit from it in desktop/app usage as well.

>>60549697

Games and desktop applications are fine with it. For most nongaming shit 144hz is pretty much meaningless. 1440p is great across the board except with video. Video is the only thing pre-rendered in such a way that the exact resolution matters in the way you're thinking, and even then it barely matters.

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>>60546708
Will I hear a quality difference if I buy a DAC?

I just bought new headphones, audio-technica AHT-50x

>>60549691
Its all depends on screen size. On bigger screen you might want bigger resolution compared to smaller one. You need to decide your budget, screensize and usage first.

>>60549775
Usually not. If anything I'd consider an amp.

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>>60549751
>But you can use 1440p in games
Everybody knows you play games at lower resolutions because it increases your accuracy. If I cared for resolution I wouldn't pick a 144hz monitor to begin with but a 4k.

>>60549774
I just don't have any use for 1440p. It's probably laggier too than 1080.

>>60549618
my budget'll be around £300 i think
i think i'll definitely be getting a thinkpad; would i still need to worry about the cpu if this was the case (ie do they use the same cpus for all their models?)
im not on my own laptop right now so i can only tell you its a t61 thinkpad
how do the x's differ from the t's?
thanks

>>60549799
Your use is that you want to buy a screen that's too big for 1080p.

>>60549817
Anything larger than my phone is technically too big for 1080p. I thought 24inch wasn't too big?

>>60549775
If your onboard soundcard is awful, then yeah. It'll also reduce EMI from all the shit in your computer.

Many DACs also contain an amplifier, which is useful/necessary to drive high-impedance headphone. ATH-m50x are not high-impedance, so you won't really see much benefit on that front.

Also, check out /hpg/

>>60549794
Is it recomended?
All I do is listen to spotify and gaming

>>60549799
>Everybody knows you play games at lower resolutions because it increases your accuracy.

Kek. You've got some shit mixed up bro. And there's no point going up to 4k. Anything north of 1440p has very minimal returns.

>>60549837
Nah. Unless shit sounds too quiet I wouldn't bother.

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>>60549799
>4K at 27''
Pic related.
>Everybody knows you play games at lower resolutions because it increases your accuracy. If I cared for resolution I wouldn't pick a 144hz monitor to begin with but a 4k.
If youre a competitive gaymer fag then you needed to specify it, retard.
>I just don't have any use for 1440p. It's probably laggier too than 1080.
If you dont care about visual quality then go 1080p, lmao.

>>60549813
They are smaller than T laptops, can only use 1 drive instead 2.
You will be upgrading from a P8400 to a I5-2540m, which is a huge upgrade.
You will be able to use mSATA, and SATA3 so you can upgrade to a SSD.
Also X220 have IPS screen if you find your T61 screen shitty.
If you like the size of your T61 look for T420 instead.

Also weird, what are you doing for browsers to be lagging? a P8400 or P8600 should run Chrome or Firefox with no problems.
1080p or 720p@60FPS will be intensive for it tho so its normal you cant do multitasking.

>>60549827
PPI on mobile devices is a whole different ballgame. It has to do with the proximity to your face and the difficulty in making super small text clear.

>>60549252
please help

>>60549843
>you got your shit mixed up
How?

>>60549863
>144hz
>not for competitive gaming
Do I need to specify I'm buying an oven to bake shit in?

>>60549900
Point is I don't think 24inch is too small for 1080p.

>>>60547963 (You)
>Fuck off, I was trying to help him. I don't see you giving any advice to him, miserable cunt.
Did I trigger you? You must feel horrible now. Is it because I called you a shitlord, or because I called "your" board the worst? Or is it because you feel powerless and base your identity around participating in some edgy online teenage nazi subculture? You don't have much going on in your offline life, do you?

>>60549921
>How?
Higher resolution is only a detriment if it comes at the cost of other, more important settings. Like if your card is too weak to keep up with both.

>>60549723
Alright ill upgrade my graphics driver first. By the way, MPC-BE or MPC-HC?

>>60549980
So what does that have to do with playing on low resolutions increasing accuracy?

>>60549988
If you dont need any special MPC-BE features then MPC-HC. Btw dont forget to disable all video enhancers under video settings in your driver.

>>60549921
>Point is I don't think 24inch is too small for 1080p.

You mean too big. It's personal preference really. Do what you want. But mobile screens have nothing to do with it, and 1440p isn't the meme choice you made it out to be.

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>>60549996
> I also heard that 27'' doesn't look good with 1080p
> If I cared for resolution I wouldn't pick a 144hz monitor to begin with but a 4k.
Just GTFO already.

>>60549996
That it doesn't. {Insert joke about OPs reading comprehension}

>>60546708
Really stupid question: What do you think about VPN-extensions for browsers such as friGate? Are they some botnets or they are safe to use?

>>60550045
If I cared for high resolutions*.

>>60550060
Why should I trust you when the entire world disagrees?

Will Origin permaban me if I use a VPN to grab the free game they're giving away in Europe?

>>60550145
At this point I think everyone here is mostly just interested in laughing at how retarded you are, so I really don't care if you "trust" anyone. I'd take another look at your sources though, and reevaluate what "the entire world" has been telling you.

>>60550187
Yes.

Wll dual booting cause me to lose everything on my hdd?

>>60550218
No.

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>Click "My Computer"
>3 minutes of loading
>Still hasn't finished

What could be going on here? Possible hard drive corruption? Failure?

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>>60550272

Also if I click on "libraries" the icons look like this

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How come nobody has come up with a torrent client/pluggin that can form its own VPN connection?

Anyone have any better options than tunnel your whole internet connection through the VPN, build a whole VPN just for one app, use unreliable and tricky NIC manipulation or completely unencrypted socks proxy? I expected better from 2017.

Anyone experienced with plex here? I have both season 1 and 2 in the same folder. but it only shows season 1.

>>60550200
Shit, the game euros are getting is better than the shit they're giving us.

>WW2 game set in the Pacific isn't being given away in the country that fought in the Pacific.

>>60550272
Make a Linux Mint USB, boot into it.
Start>Preferences>Disk

Run a benchmark test and look at the speeds.

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>>60550324
forgot image

>>60550218
Only if you feck up while installing.

Recommended books for learning C/C++?
I've always gone with Schildt's "The Complete Reference" series, but I've read the C versions are full or errors.

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WHY CAN'T I MAKE THREADS WITH 4CHAN X

monitors are expensive too

>>60550403
The C Programming Language

>>60550406
Which fork are you using?

>>60550445
ccd0

Why do I have this feeling that something will go horribly wrong when using Linux?
I mean, it works and I like it a lot, but it I can't shake off this feeling that "FUCK IT WILL BREAK ITSELF" even though it won't.

>>60549888
thanks for that info on the x220, looks a lot better
but yeah i think i like the size of the ts so a t420 would be the one
are t420s a similar improvement over t61s?

i dont really know what the problem is, im thinking maybe just age (~7 years)

thanks again

>>60550403
"The C Programming Language" by KnR is a classic for C89, and for C++ there's "C++ Primer" for C++11 as well as "The C++ Programming Language" by Bjarne Stroustrup.

>>60550466
What problems do you experience with it? what do you usually do that makes it lag?

>>60549786
screensize would be 14", budget around £300 and usage mainly for internet browsing/watching video
thanks

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>>60550464
everything feels like its running on maximum

>>60550466
Yes.
T420 is literally X220 but bigger.
T420 is 3 generations newer than T61, there is a huge difference when it comes to performance.

You could ask in:
>>>/g/tpg

>>60550485
the fan is very loud, the laptop heats up very quickly and even a relatively small amount of tabs will cause firefox to 'not respond' over and over
it has worked better fairly recently though, so i dont know

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A family member of mine just called me saying they watched their iPhone being remotely accessed without their permission.
Apparently, the remote accessor visited several URLs too fast to follow then did the same with the text app.
The scary part was next they opened the sticky notes app and found a sticky note that this family member had brilliantly stored every single username and password on (banks, credit cards, everything).
I looked around and could not find any news stories on similar attacks, any chance anyone here has any information on this or advice?
I told the family member to inform the bank and change every single password that was stored on the sticky note.
Thanks a ton for any help!!

>>60550464
Because you know nothing about it and feel like you wont be able to fix the problem if it happens.
You are experienced with windows so you feel safe using it.

That is why.

I never had problems with Mint.

I did had problems once with Arch when i ran pacman -syu but outside that i never had problems with linux.

>>60550562
Maybe you are right.
It sort of feels like going from a small digital clock to managing a clock tower.
As long as I don't fuck with the insides I'm safe I suppose.

>>60550562
The arch pacman meme.
+1 rubel has been deposited in your EPIC ME-ME's account

>>60550197
>you're just retarded
No I'm not. Either prove me wrong or just stop pretending.

>>60550548
Well its a C2D, it will get hot under load but meanwhile its under 65°C its ok.
How often do you clean the fan? have you repasted it?

Also that is not normal for a laptop with the specs of a T61.
How much RAM do you have? do you notice problems with everything or only firefox?

Why has http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators/openSUSE_Factory/ stopped working?

What to replace it with?

>>60550363
it tries to tell you that season 2 never happened.

>>60550406
Disable legacy captcha

>>60550468
Thanks.
Is there much of a difference between C89 and C11? Should I be concerned with learning an """""outdated""""" version of the language?

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>>60550608

>>60550629
You need to have a higher folder Then Season 1 and Season 2 within that folder.

Plex is retarded with its naming scheme

>>60550645
Oh man, another tumblr .gif. That sure showed me. You're on /g/ and posting tumblr .gifs. That's a big red flag.

>>60550615
the previous fan was behaving similarly so i replaced it only about 6 months ago
i think its just 2gb of ram
and id say all programs are affected but youre right firefox takes the most of it

>>60550667
You deserve nothing more.

>>60550677
Well 2GB is the minimum amount of RAM recommended to run Windows alone, also Firefox is a RAM hog so no wonder its giving you problems.
Have you ever thought of adding more?

Another 2GB stick should be $15 tops.

>>60550680
It's not about what others deserve. It's about what you come of as.

>>60550870
You definitely do come off as an ass.

>>60550667
The humanity.

>>60550729
cheers for clarifying that, i knew it was low but not exactly what it meant
well for that price i should definitely at least try it before getting a whole new laptop, great suggestion man

so im finally biting the bullet and im gonna try to switch over to linux because privacy issues over the last few years have been worrying me more and more and im finally ready to get off my ass and learn how. my question is what distro is good for beginners. im assuming some variation of ubuntu but which one would you guys recommend?

>>60550915
You could also try to do a clean windows install too.
Still upgrading from a T61 to a T420 is not a bad idea at all since its a huge upgrade.

>>60550948
Mint.
>>>/g/fglt

>>60550956
ill try that if the ram has no effect
thanks for clearing up that the t420s a big improvement, i'll keep it in mind if/when the time comes to get a complete new model
thanks bud

>>60551099
T420 != T420s, they are different laptops but have the same specs tho.

No problem, have a good day.

Tired of my ugly phone. Whats a good lightweight custom ROM? Preferably one that retains botnet functionality and doesn't try to replace it with their own clunky botnet.

>>60550901
And you come of as extremely retarded.

Firstly, I was thinking about important maintenance cares that every computer should have, whether it's an Apple Lisa or a brand new gaming PC. Besides cleaning internals, making restoration points, backup of files and HD defragmentation, what other maintenance operations should I perform every now and then? Secondly, given all maintenance that I need to do to make sure all my computers are working at their best possible performance, I was also thinking to do everything in the same day to make it all the more efficient and effective. That being said, every how many X days should I make this major maintenance operation? I was thinking of every 100 days. Checks out?

>>60551221
Good to know.

>>60551252
>backup weekly
>clean outside weekly, inside monthly
>defrag is default to auto, and depends how scattered your HDD is. Run as needed
>keep important files in the same location, easier to keep track of/backup
Personally, I like doing a complete system wipe every year. I keep the needed drivers and whatever else in my backup to allow for easy wipe and reinstall.

Short answer to your question(s) is
>whenever you remember
Just use your computer knowing it is fully replaceable, and backup the things you can't afford to lose. Most common error is a drive failing, so backups tend to be the most important thing you can do.

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Hey guys, long time user, but I finally found myself with a stupid simple question,
I'm going to be unable to use my computer for 6-10 years. Naturally I figured Id sell the desktop I built. Keep my x34 predator monitor or sell it. But my data is the concern, I have sensitive data I want to keep protected that I will be able to pick up where I left off after im back. My thought was to encrypt several drives with mirror copies of the data, and store them in physically different locations. One with my grandma for example, one in a safety deposit box, one with a friend I know I can trust, etc. My question is, should I do raid 1, or just simply copy and paste the drives manually. I will be encrypting them and thats a must, but I read somewhere that you cant encrypt raid1 without increasing failure risk massively.

tl:dr what is the safest way to cold store encrypted data over a decade without any use, with or without raid?

>>60551338
>Personally, I like doing a complete system wipe every year.
I forgot how retarded windows users are.Gotta love that windows mentality

>>60551252
Atleast once per year.
Repasting every 2-4 years.
Malware scans every month with Malwarebytes and Adwcleaner.
Cleaning every 3 months, monthly if your room is dusty or smoke.
Backup weekly or monthly, get 3 different HDDs to do it.

>>60551380
>he doesn't have a system
You have to be at least 18 to post here, kid.

How to learn type theory? Pierce's book is a good introduction?

>>60551417
My system is 7 years old.My OS install is 7 years old.I'm not a retarded windows user that thinks starting from fresh is a must every month to keep "performance"

>>60551417
not him, but i understand and maintain my system well enough to not need to reinstall it routinely
there would be no benefit in doing so

reinstalling windows is something i did when i was a kid

>>60550654
Higher how?

>>60551122
haha, i think i meant 't420's' (missed apostrophe)
how do they differ?

>>60551477

Anime Name
-Season 1
-Season 2

>>60551462
>I'm not a retarded windows user that thinks starting from fresh is a must every month to keep "performance"
Where did I say it is done to keep "performance"? This is how I know you are underaged.
>>60551475
Congratulations. I don't have to bother with any of that. Just wipe and reinstall my default. Nice and simple.
>stop doing things in a way I don't like

>>60551556
What possible reason can you conclude that doing a weekly reinstall is going to do?

>>60551581
I said yearly install. Can you not read?

>>60551587
Yes but what purpose does a daily reinstall have?

>>60551598
The fuck are you going on about a daily reinstall for?

>>60551598
I said hourly GODDAMNIT!

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How in the fuck can I block BlockAdBlock on a site? I've tried everything, but nothing works. I'm on Firefox and I use uBlock Origin.

>>60551607
Its the same thing as forcing a reinstall yearly.It makes no sense

>>60551612
Gotta keep the NSA backdoors out somehow :^).
>>60551618
>1 day is equal to 1 year
Interesting proposal. Are you done backpeddling or are you doing to keep this chain going?

>>60551613
reek anti-adblock killer. list is available in ubo by default, you also want the userscript

>>60551634
>are you doing
are you going*

https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-System-Builder/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8
is this pirated software? a lot of reviews say that it is not genuine, and that microsoft will not assist you if the key does not work

>>60551652
I have Reek's list checked, but I still get a BlockAdBlock pop-up on this site.

Best OS for cyber security and hacking?

>>60551698
Disable javascript using umatrix

>>60551715
windows hehe

Best way / place to bulk-order decent USB flash storage devices? (zip disquettes, if you will)

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>>60551509

>>60551761
I'm serious. I'm writing fan fiction and would like to know so it seems more realistic. What OS would an off the grid hacker use? Slackware maybe?

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>>60551899
Its still fucked

>>60551920
um, BackTrack
look it up i guess

>>60551920
kali
tails
puppy
whonix

Is this adapter compatible with all T530s or just ones of a certain processor?
http://m.ebay.com/itm/90W-AC-Adapter-Charger-for-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T430s-T530-2352-CTO-239242U-i5-3320M-/282078893572?hash=item41ad365604%3Ag%3Ajo8AAOSw1-RUYyw8&_trkparms=pageci%253A0eb3fba8-4005-11e7-b414-74dbd1804259%257Cparentrq%253A375f502915c0a99be97d7c4affffbd83%257Ciid%253A1

Literally what the fuck is the difference between DDR3 and DDR4 RAM?

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>>60546708
My man, what's the best distro for persistence mode? Also how to install him for more than 4GB on a flash drive?

Thanks.

>>60551483
Size and battery shape IIRC.
T420s have temperature problems.

>>60551613
Which site?
uBlock origin can do it with one command.
Paste this in your "My filter" list.

nameofyoursite.com##script:inject(bab-defuser.js)

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Is this FLAC a transcode or not? Just need a second opinion.

>>60552441
Yes, but it's a flac of something compressed, so it's dumb.

>>60552477
>but it's a flac of something compressed
Like a CD?

>>60552534
CD is just a medium, capable of containing anything lossless or below.

>>60552607
Well I don't have access to the 24bit/192khz masters so I'll have to do with CDs.

My laptop died yesterday, and I found a temporary replacement for it but its missing a few keys on its keyboard.

They still work if you press them but theres no button and it kind of sucks, is there a way I could improvise some homemade keys for it while I save up for a new one?

>>60552623
No, I'm saying the CD is as good as anything. Nothing about that picture indicates it came from a CD, nor would that be a problem in any way.

Is it possible to get Clover for 4chan currently only from f-droid?

>>60546708
How can I change my account's directory name in Windows 10?

Help /g/, I used my USB as a boot path to install a new distro, but I can't format it back to FAT. What can I do?

What's the difference between computer engineering and computer science?

>>60552778
in the former you have to suck in the latter my cock.

>>60552656
You were saying that it's a flac of something compressed though?

>>60552796
Damn.

>got a Corsair Strafe RGB
>in CUE
How the fuck do I set the color per individual key? This is so needlessly difficult and I can't choose different colors even.

I was driving for Uber last night. Got a guy that does networking for rich millionaires. Ask about his latest project and it is apparently for a multi millionaire's 8 bedroom mansion. According to him he is installing $200,000 worth of wifi equipment to have perfect coverage throughout the house.

How is that even possible?

>>60552634
No.
How did your old laptop died? hp?

>>60546761
http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Sansa-Clip-Sansa-Clip/M4A/td-p/205986
No.

>>60552839
Have you ever heard of audiophiles?
Well the same concept.

>>60552839
200k of just WiFi equipment would be ridiculous. 200K of IT equipment in total would more plausible.

>>60546708
Is there anyway to make a Blackberry playbook with firmware 2.1.x useful, or is it obsolete, unrootable, and useless?

Recently dropped my LG V10 and broke it like a basic bitch. I've since moved over to my old Gen 1 LG G Stylo. Recently I've noticed there is sometimes a "hitching" similar to that of a record or CD skipping. This didn't happen on my V10 and I was wondering why. Is it because of processor difference? (808 in my V10, only a 410 in current phone). Or is it the vast difference in audio capabilities per phone?

Both phones use Black player EX for playback, run Android 6.0.1, and have the same microSD card. All music is in FLAC.

>>60552813
Nah, that was the other guy. That flac has information no MP3 could have contained.

>>60553051
How so?

>>60553121
That picture on the left clearly illustrates the highest pitch an MP3 can contain, around 20.5

>>60548839
Can you swap the battery on that thing? I put a fucking 7800 mAh on mine and it very, very rarely falls below 50% no matter what I'm doing.

Is cock.li down for everyone else?

>>60553152
MP3 can go as high pitch as you'd like, depends which encoder settings you use.

>>60553227
Working fine for me.

Is it a bad idea to leave my case fans working at 100% 24/7?
Should i leave them at 90% instead?
What about my CPU FAN? i will eventually upgrade my stock haswell fan to a 212 EVO.

How more better are Noctua fans over the stock cooler master fans? the current ones work at 1100RPM tops at 100%.

>>60552888
power outage while it was plugged

>>60553332
https://interviewfor.red/en/spectrals.html

>>60553470
So, is it FUBAR? no leds turn on?

>>60553364
Why do you have all your fans at 100% anyways? Are you encoding or compiling all the time? Just set your CPU fan to auto so fan speed scales with temperature. You can have your case fans also follow this fan curve depending on how many 4 pin pwm your motherboard has.

And yes anything would be better than the stock Intel cooler. And fans are usually rate for hours. I.e. fan ABC is rated for 600k hours at 100% speed. Noctua fans are good, but so are the cougar vortex series which are cheaper. Or some of the fans from gentle typhoon. Or be quiet! Noctua isn't the end all be all.

>>60553472
As I said, depends on encoder settings. If used at non standard sample rates MP3 can handle any frequency up to about .45 * sample rate.

>>60553559
That's like saying a rowboat can cross the Atlantic. Technically possible, but statistically insignificant to any real world situation.

how the hell do you connect to a network with openrc

>>60546708
I'll look into it more when I get home, but does anyone know what steps I need to take if I want to one-time install a package locally, but ultimately want to sync it up with the remote or AUR in Arch? I'm guessing I just need to make some changes to the package metadata to point it correctly or something.

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Is there a way I can make the newtab page in FF Nightly to about:blank?

>>60553611
As is any audio >20kHz. No point leaving it in if you can't hear it.

>>60553674
just needs to be the same name

for example, if you make "myprogram 1.0", package it and install it locally, then put it on the AUR, nothing happens, but when you update it to 1.1, and push that to the AUR without installing it locally, your AUR helper will see that there's a newer version of "myprogram" on the AUR, and will offer to update it
as far as pacman is concerned, there's no distinction between "locally installed" packages and "AUR" packages

>>60553769
For the last time you keep lossless not because you hear the difference but for archival purposes. I don't want to listen to any degrading audio files if I can help it. FLAC prevents that

>>60553826
mp3's don't degrade, they're degraded, but they don't degrade further

anyone got a velocidensity pasta? i'm hungry

>>60553848
They do degrade over time you idiot. That's why you keep FLACs for archival purposes

>>60553864
How so?

Why isn't there a JavaScript proxy where you can
>request a URL
>proxy runs JS in a sandbox and renders the DOM
>returns static contents to the browser

How much work would this be to implement?

>>60553821
so if I just want to implement a patch before its released I just need to name the package version something that will be lower than the next release?
I'll probably just update it myself until it gets officially introduced, but good to know

>>60552729
wat

>>60553821
>>60553674
oh, ps, for version numbers, they just follow simple rules, so be sure to use a consistent convention

>>60553903
yes
to make an example of something i did recently
i had mesa 17.0.4 installed, extra repo.
i wanted to try out the 17.1.0 release candidate, but not forget about it when 17.1.0 actually came out
so when i built a local version of it, i just named it 17.0.9, this way things like "17.0.5" won't affect it, and when 17.1.0 comes out, it will be upgraded automatically, since it's above the version i set

Not sure if this belongs here or /o/, so I'll post it on both

Got a Frontier S3 smartwatch, and connected to my phone with Bluetooth, and when I turn on my car only media sound plays through the car, but the calls still go through my watch

Would it be a car setting, Bluetooth setting or watch setting? I can't find anything about this anywhere, I have found people with the same problem but no solution

>>60553738
userscript

>>60553949
Thats kind of how its intended, no?

>>60553864
There's no reason one filetype would experience bitrot at a different rate than any other. Error correction is at the filesystem or OS level, and effects all types equally.

>>60553769
The point is you can assume that any flac with spectrals over 20.5 was not transcoded from an MP3.

>>60553947
>>60553903
oh, there probably is support for names like "17.1.0rc1" being below "17.1.0", but i didn't/haven't looked into it
that would be a cleaner way to go

>>60554004
>There's no reason one filetype would experience bitrot at a different rate than any other. Error correction is at the filesystem or OS level, and effects all types equally.
You're so wrong it's not even funny

>>60554017
Links?

>>60553978
That's fucking stupid if it is, why would I want to receive calls through my smartwatch rather than my cars audio system?

>>60554072
Do you have a microphone wired in to your car audio system?
Most people dont
It may be past the scope of your watch

Is it possible to have an unstable internet connection when you're connect by ethernet on a shitty router?

My girlfriend has a very shitty modem/router provided by her ISP. It's from a brand I never heard of. The connection on her house is unstable as fuck either on cable or wireless.

I never got dropped packages on ethernet even on the shittiest routers I tried.

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Any idea to fix this?

>>60554004
Which doesn't answer the original question. Nothing above 20.5kHz could still be a completely lossless encode from a (red book) CD that was recorded with a lowish antialias filter.

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>>60554017
doesn't seems to have affected mine much

>>60554103
Shitty router alone usually isn't a problem, shitty modem sure can be.

>>60553961
No of something I can paste?

>>60554017
FLAC just has internal checksumming. All it will do is tell you when a file is fucked if you scan for fucked files. It won't do anything to prevent damage or repair fucked files. If you don't have an unfucked backup somewhere, you're boned anyway. You can easily do your own checksumming without having to download files at 3X the size.

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i've got a pretty fety overclock on my R5 at the moment. it's running at about 4.2ghz, 1.4v.

the problem is the temperature will fluctuate 10 - 15 degrees just idling. the fans will speed up and slow down.

is this normal for such a huge overclock?

i did an overnight test with prime95 and it didn't crash or reach any high temps with my watercooling setup

>>60554191

Well, it's one of those modem and router combo, so it can definitely be a problem. The ISP will probably be a pain in the ass to send a new one.

I can set the modem to bridge, will it work if I do that and add a better router?

>>60554278
Switching off the routing functionality won't help if it's the modem functionality that's being shitty.

First thing you have to do is track down which part of the connection is the shitty one, is it the WiFi, is it the connection from ISP to modem, or is it inbetween?

>>60554181
You are comparing a file to itself? Do you realize how stupid that is? For a comparison. You need two files.

>>60554204
>muh filesize

What do i use now that userstyles.org is gone,stylish turned botnet,and there dosent seem to be a replacement?

What's the name of the song that comes with ubuntu?

>>60554314
Was responding to >>60553826

>>60554402
I am well aware. You compared a file to itself. That's not how it works and we both know it

>>60554411
You're talking to the wrong dude. I was just making a point about file degradation.

should i update my msi mobo from the the stock bios version?

>>60554470
Do you need any of the features or bugfixes that it changes?

>>60554478
no, everything works fine right now
im just wondering if there were any other benefit to just having the latest version

>>60554470
Usually not. Generally you never upgrade bios unless you've got a specific reason.

is it normal for an internet connection to reconnect every 24 hours or is it dependent on the isp?

i have a dynamic ip address and every day between 4 and 5 in the morning, my internet resets and i get a new ip.

i'd rather do this manually and only when needed so it doesn't interrupt downloads and stuff.

>>60554512
If you dont need anything it offers or suffer from the bugs it might fix,there is no real reason to flash it.You only have negative things that can happen with no actual result.

Not worth the risk

>>60554314
gimme some time to download a flac rip so i can make a fresh new mp3 encode
the old mp3 doesn't seem to contain anything that easily identifies what encoder was used, so i'll need to just use a modern one, which might skew things a little

How do websites make mobile apps for themselves? Expose api and call it from apps?

>>60554531
You isp is recycling ip's it seems.Nothing you can do about it.

>>60554272
anyone?

>>60554578
You didnt even wait an hour.
Fuck Off

>>60554570
damn, thank you.

>>60554272
Which R5.

What's a decent capture card I can get for cheap?

>>60554640
1600

>>60554656
You dont need one, Modern gpus are more the powerfull enough to run at max settings and also record.Having an ssd for the storage medium will improve performance as well

>>60554687
>You don't need one
I bloody do if I want to stream from my switch.

>>60554699
>switch
Are you running a daycare?

>>60554730
Yes?

Windows 7 update is stuck at 26. Would it be safe to turn it off and start over again?

>>60554751
If you have your windows CD then try restarting it, because there's a good chance you will fuck up your startup that way so you'll need the CD to repair it.

>>60554558
The quick and easy way is to just create a web view wrapper that just loads the mobile version of the site.

need an audio editor and suggestions? need to be able to reduce background noises and mic rustles

>>60554751
That's usually fine, especially if restore points are working correctly. Usually windows will just roll back the current updates it's working on.

>>60554802
try audacity

>>60554802
Adobe Audition

Is there a way to change programming languages so that they accept polish and/or reverse polish notation, in addition to the widespread infix notation we already see everywhere outside of lisp?

im so tired of writing parenthesis to enforce order of operations

>working in ruby right now

>>60555014
Change the language, nah. Change languages, yes. Go Forth and do battle with your problem set. Just don't blame me when it becomes a night-mare.

>>60555014
You could write your own interpreter. There is nothing in infix that requires parentheses, write your statements in the correct order for your language's precedence rules and you're fine without, just like you would be with RPN.

>>60555071

(a + b) / c

you're suggesting:

temp = a + b
return temp / c

???

Best mkv player?

>>60555138
mpc-hc
mpv
vlc
potplayer

from best to least good

also get madVR

>>60555054
>Go Forth and do battle with your problem set.
Accurate prediction anon

Is xy-subfilter worth using? I'm the guy that had the MPC-HC question earlier in the thread

>>60555112
a/c+b/c also works. (and yes, I do realise this is being needlessly autistic)

>>60555138
>>60555148
mx player for android is also pretty good

>>60555148
>>60555179
Thank you

>>60555177
oh, i didn't think of that. what is that, distributive property?

>Gaymin computer
>SSD with Win7 install fails
>Reinstall on a different drive
>Brother in law gave me the drive when I was building computer and had to send it in since it was purchased with his credit card
>He gets it back and installs Win10
>Claims to have turned off all the Win10 memes that make it so awful to use
Obviously that's not true. There's no way to be sure of that. I guess the question I'm asking would be "Is it putting my SSD in my computer with Win10 supposedly 'de-botnetted' or wiping it and installing another Win7 installation and spitting on the minimum amount of work he did to install it?"

Is Win7 less spyware-y than Win10? I'm kneejerking towards yes, but that's probably not true. And I also have the paranoid delusion that he installed some logging or backdoor shit before he gave it back to me and I'm wanting to nuke the drive anyway.

Is it worth reinstalling 7 again or is my tinfoil hat on too tight?

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I'm pretty certain that my desktop computer is infected with a virus, and it runs slow as fuck now. I tried all types of virus scans and cleaners etc but i think it's like deep rooted or some shit.

Is there a way to complete reset my computer to maybe return it to normal? I don't care about saving anything on my hard drive, I just want to try and get my computer to function properly again.

>>60555265
install 8.1, don't update and enjoy the best of both worlds.

7 is outdated as fuck, but it's still better than 10. 8.1 is better than both.

unless you're one of those muh startmenu retards.

7 and 8.1 don't have telemetry out of the box, they patched it in last year with security updates. that's why i'm saying not to update, just make sure you don't get malware.

i got an old monitor from a friend and am trying to run two monitors off my rx460
can i have them working off hdmi and dvi ports at the same time

>>60555310
You have to read what the card supports.But generally it should.

>>60555278
>Is there a way to complete reset my computer to maybe return it to normal?
reinstall windows. that should get rid of 99.9999% of all malware.

>>60555310
yes, i don't see why not.

>>60555278
Format the drives and start over. Best option, really. If the malware survives nuking all the drives you're fucked unless you can hardware flash all your components.That type of malware isn't really common, so you're probably fine.

>>60555300
Which updates am I not installing? Is there a list somewhere? I really hate the metro interface but I can get past that since I needed it for the computers at my college and there's probably a way to roll it back. I just want to stay on a version of Windows that doesn't obsessively spy on me.

Year of the Linux gaymin machine fucking when? Might be worthwhile to fuck around in Linux again with Wine, since my new computer is probably an order of magnitude more powerful than the old one I could maybe get acceptable performance out of most of my games.

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>>60555372
based

>>60555343
http://techne.alaya.net/?p=12499
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/goto/post?id=2545330#post-2545330

The *buntu's have made pretty big strides over the last few years. Beyond that it's pretty much down to a VM with GPU passthrough.