/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

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I cant install the Realtek PCIe family controller thing because it keeps telling me a device attached to the system isnt functioning. I have no internet, what the hell do I do?

>>61945966
Do MicroSD cards do wear leveling?

I got a Toshiba card with unreadable blocks -tested with badblocks- but they are always at same sectors. So my guess is at least my card doesn't do wear leveling. Is my guess correct?

>>61946008
Find the motherboard's cd install the ethernet driver from there.

>>61946013
your card is probably just toast
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/27619/is-it-true-that-a-sd-mmc-card-does-wear-levelling-with-its-own-controller

>>61946104
Putting bread in your sd card slot doesn't make toast. You are thinking of a toaster.

Should i sell my nvidia gtx 1070 FE for 400 euros, i just bought it for 450 new. I was thinking of buying the asus rog 1070 instead for 530. Is it worth the 130?

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Will anyone please throw a working time difference calculator my way? I use it to cut precisely in ffmpeg by inputting frames to tell how long to cut, but my go-to stopped working (broken webpage or smth):

http://www.grun1.com/utils/timediff.cfm

and all others seem to not work or seem to have dropdown for month and day and shit, I just want to subtract stopwatch times essentially. I didn't even look at pic related before screenshotting but I guess it's not even a time calc

So every Windows computer I've had does that thing where when you start a game, it launches in fullscreen, and automatically changes the desktop resolution to the resolution of the game. Now I've got a laptop hooked to the tv in my loungeroom and, instead of automatically adjusting the resolution, it just gives up and drops back to the desktop, minimising the game. If I can't change the game's resolution in a conf file, it's totally unplayable.
Is there any way to turn on this auto resolution change? It's got an Intel HD 3000, and some Graphics and Media Control Panel thing.

>>61946037
Did that already, still getting the same error.

>>61946200
Cut the file with mpv + this

https://github.com/occivink/mpv-scripts

>>61946218
I can try. Thanks for the rec.

My only complaint with using MPC-HC for cutting is going back a frame has a delay (at least on an HDD, don't know about SSD). I hope this removes that cause otherwise I won't see a difference in practice I think...

>>61946227
You can't go back a frame while playing a video with a lossy codec. There is no data about a single frame in video files. The player has to read and process a time frame to render a bit of the video. And the most players? discard the frames that have been played so they have to render them again if you wanna go back.

>>61946275
Oh, thanks for the info. And yeah, I cut random porn webms or .mp4 files, nothing that would be lossless, not that I know what lossless means for video besides maybe .mkv being the best for at least a file that moves hands a lot.

I actually noticed that hard once when I tried to cut a .gif with MPC-HC, and every frame seemed to have a different timestamp. It didn't work at all, so I had to download the original video. Might not be the same scenario, but that was the first time I'd questioned frames you extract vs. what the actual frame would be if held to a standard across the board.

Is there any minimal build of Firefox or any other browser with adblock support (add-on or built in) in windows. I don't even need tabs. Just gonna use it as a fast browser tied to a anonymizing software. should support html5.

>>61946313
no idea if its still going but "Light" is a minimal build of firefox I'm pretty sure

Can someone recommend a good (relatively cheap) soundcard for recording?
Mainly for archivising vinyl and tapes.

>>61946455
If you are that autistic you can't record with onboard system, here let me level you up:

Go buy many soundcards and record the track with them and average them. This way you can get rid of the imperfections caused by the soundcards.

I want to learn some basic coding for my master on game design I'm starting next month. I come from an english studies background, I don't want to get screwed.

I have started to learn some basic Unity and C#, as well as some HTML and CSS through codeacademy. What should I focus on, and (especially for the former) can you recommend any website or books?

>>61946493
>average them
Yuck.

>>61946529
HTML and CSS isn't programming, it's web design. Stick to the unity and C# stuff. Maybe learn C++ too.

>Comp works in safe mode
>Normal mode freezes on desktop and cant do shit
>tried system restore
>virus scans, nothing

idk what to do

>>61946493
Integrated soundcard
>muh quality recordings

You must be fuckin joking with that averaging, because average of shit is still a shit

>>61946545
Apart from that, any website, video channel or books you'd recommend for learning? Codeacademy is the only one I know and it does not include any of C# or C++

>>61946584
>vinyl and tapes
Your original is already shit, why should the hardware matter?

This dude is offering a PC for free. From the looks of it, it's some core 2duo system. Is it worth going there to pick it up, as someone on Ryzen?
What sorts of fuckery is there that can be done on some cheap (free in this case) shitty home use PC?

>>61946584
No, I am not. Mean and median does wonders for pictures so why not for sound? Looks like you can't do this in audition yet, but there may be some python scripts. It should not be hard to write something.

>>61946198
sell it to a memecoin miner for a possible profit desu

>>61946629
core 2duos are the last cpus without intel botnet. So you should pick it up even you won't use it for now.

>>61946633
>Mean and median does wonders for pictures
You idiot. You are always going to get smoothing from averaging a bunch of different samples.

is it bad that my computer has been between fluctuating between 35ish-50ish C while mostly idle
I'm more worried about how much it fluctuates
it went up to 58 or so once

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>>61945966
I can't get subtitles enabled at all, what am I doing wrong?

>>61946751
>computer
CPU, I meant.

>>61946549
reinstall os and drivers

>>61946549
Memtest

>>61945966
So i got a i5-4460. I've checked people saying that i won't get a cpu bottleneck in any games with it and I can get basically any gpu on the market now. Is the 1050ti really worth it?

is there a way to detach laptop monitor and use it as a monitor for a desktop?

After finishing a tutorial on basic C, I decided to give fizzbuzz a go.

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int counter=0;
    while (counter++ < 100)
    {
        if (counter%3==0)
            if (counter%5==0)
                printf("FizzBuzz\n");
            else
                printf("Fizz\n");
        else if(counter%5==0)
            printf("Buzz\n");
        else
            printf("%d\n",counter);
    }
}

As a non-coder before the tutorial, is there anything I should be aware of (stylistic or otherwise)?

>>61946753
not downloading the animu with subtitle incorporated. I'm pretty sure nyaa.se had one of it with subtitle... And for other video than animu, I don't find any reason of using that player...

>>61946904
you're okay mate, go on...

>>61946904
oh, and take a look at this
https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~eno/coding/CCodingStandard.html

>>61946904
That's pretty good.

>>61946886
Yes,
you would need a proper lcd driver + power supply (and cable adapter for screen if needed), then flash controller with a rom that supports that screen.
Should work, search a bit for further information, model of screen etc.

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Is this laptop worth it?

http://www.eluktronics.com/P650HP6-G-2S1H16R

I wanna spend about $1500 on a nice one, I wanted a 17 incher but can't find a decent one that's 120hz, seems like I could get a really kickass one if I just settle for the 15 inch. For the same price it seems like I could get 120hz and better specs if I just settle for the 15 inch.

I spent 800 on a laptop early last year and wish I had just bit the bullet and spent more on a really badass one. I just want to play just about any game now and a couple years into the future without needing upgrades or anything and run on high settings.

I can't have a desktop due to my nomadic lifestyle.

Pls help, I have a lot of money saved up, I never spend any of it and just want to treat myself to something nice.

>>61947068
>Pls help, I have a lot of money saved up, I never spend any of it and just want to treat myself to something nice.
Just buy a bunch of whores to team up on you. Maybe some ice to smooth things along.

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>>61947115
I'm not rich I'm just usually a Jew with my money, not a millionaire, just a multi-ten-thousandaire

Just want to know if that laptop is worth getting for my situation

What's the best way to record stuff on Windows? I want to demonstrate a problem I'm having with Firefox and a video would likely be the best way to do so.

>>61947587
OBS, or I think the built-in screenshot tool has a video recording feature

>>61947587
obs or on Win/NSA 10 win + G

I'm getting a used laptop (Sony Vaio I think) and a desktop from one of my coworkers. The laptop is running 8, not sure about the desktop. What's the best way to wipe them, just like new? [spoiler] And what's the best way to pull nudes that were "deleted" through the recycle bin? [/spoiler]

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>>61945966
When is the GPU market coming back to earth? I read something about cryptocurrency going to "proof of stake" so it won't be mined by GPUs any more, but when?

Inb4 Soon™

>>61947636
Dban for killing the hard drive.
Not a clue for snooping for nudes, not done any of that yet.

If I connect 2 computers with ethernet cable will I be able to transfer data?

>dev console open in pale moon
>ctrl+n to open new private window
>watch youtube clip
>close private window
>original window show 2 HTTP POST to https://s.youtube.com/api/stats/qoe

why? how?

>>61947908
yes

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i think im right in thinking what's in the picture is some sort of clipboard program/application/software

i found it on this site: https://blog.httpwatch.com/2012/04/25/httpwatch-8-2-firefox-12-support-and-clipboard-enhancements/

what i dont know/understand is does firefox have its own clipboard? as in something that you can actually interact with?

if not, what's the best version of this that exists?

thanks

>>61947908
There's a bunch of stuff you have to do to make that happen. Not any old cable will do; you need to get or make a crossover cable. You then need to setup the network between those two computers in your OS. They won't magically appear as external drives to each other or something.

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Is there an email service that /g/ would trust with sensitive medical information? Something close to being HIPAA compliant?

>>61948280
Use PGP.

Alternatively, don't transmit sensitive information over the Internet.

Is relational database normalisation always a good practice?

Assume there are 2 tables, Employee and Department (many to one relationship).

To make the association between the two entities I could add the department_id field in the Employee column, without having to create a separate table.
Why shouldn't I do that?

By the way, I'm not saying this way is better, I'm only asking for arguments why it is not.

>>61948636
what kind of db normalization are you talking about?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization

imo you should totally do what you write, extra tables only required in many to many relationships

as far as I recall, for one normaliztion wants to eliminate data redundancy, but in practice there are very valid consideration to have redundant data. From my very vague experience most people would produce a schema close to 2/3NF by themselves

>>61946008
probably selected the wrong driver
perhaps a new install works
otherwise replace the NIC

>>61948280
for once-a-year filetransfers, use 7zip, supports AES256 encryption, add a 30 character password which you transfer by phone call or letter

>>61947636
dban unless it's an SSD, if it's an SSD use the factory wipe software that comes with the SSD

Will windows load up thumbnails/programs and shit faster with an SSD? Right now doe to various constraints i'm using a shittyass samsung HDD and it takes ages to install something or for said icons/thumbs to reload in windows explorer, it also freezes a lot every now and then during drag and drop operations

>>61946753
hang yourself

>>61948881
yes, all disk io is faster with a SSD

>>61948912
>>61948912
You think those drag n drop issues are caused by said io speed restrictions aswell? Oh and i had issues installing fireshot in ff earlier which i suspect might be caused by this slow hdd aswell

>>61945966
recently I ran a qemu/kvm windows vm with gpu passthourgh on debian. it was hosted on an virt-manager drive which used virtio driveres. after a rage attack i reinstalled windows natively and became hard fps drops. even onMS Office

>>61948990
could be. check the disk utility in your task manager, if it's 100% that explains your problem
and if not, do a fresh install

>>61945966
I'm uploading updates to text files on my server for a subdomain which has its own directory on the root. It takes a while for the server to return the updated files (browser cache disabled). I'm running W3 total cache on my primary domain, is it caching my subdomain too? How do I exclude it?

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I'm checking the specs of a motherboard and found pic related and I have no idea what the fuck it means, I don't think overclocking works that way so could a kind anon explain what does it mean?

In SQL how do I select columns from one table if a value in another is 1 or select the columns from a different table if the value is 0?

I have joins bringing in the tables depending on the 1 or 0 value but the columns in the select part need an exact table name or it errors because its "ambiguous" and if I give it one of the exact table aliases then it won't get the correct value if the other table is joined instead.

This probably makes no sense, I cant even google the question properly to find an answer.

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There's another way besides glxosd to monitor fps and cpu usage?

What intel CPU architecture is Ryzen competing with on single threaded?

Any good email service providers that aren't google for normal people?

Just trying to open a simple email account without any weird naming or anything like it.

What's the best Nexus 6p ROM?

>>61949149
It means the motherboard/cpu supports memory up to 2400MHz, but it could also work with higher clocked memory. It's just not guaranteed to work.

Anybody know of any complete guides on amazon firesticks? I know absolutely nothing about them but my uncle lives in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, where they don't even have cable TV and wants me to set it up for him so he can watch TV/sports.

How do I get AdBlock to not mess up with Captcha ?

I already have the following exceptions :

@@http://google.com/recaptcha/api/js/recaptcha.js
@@api.recaptcha.net
@@||google.com/recaptcha/$script
@@||google.com/js/th/$script

>>61949284
I've never heard of it messing with captcha, what do you use ABP and the normal easy list?

>>61949312
Regular AdBlock, with EasyList + localized list.

I've checked the AdBlock tab in 'Inspection',and when I bring up Captcha all the links are green, because I think EasyList as an exception for them already, but for some reason it still doesn't work.

>>61949264
Oh thanks... tough that rises way more questions, is there a way that I could know in advance or is it just a gamble and I won't know until I try? Is there a high or a low chance it will work and how badly can it go if it fails?

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So I found this old subwoofer some time ago, but it seems the internal amplifier is fucked. (makes sense since I found it on the street) But it looks like the power chord for the sub itself is external, although i'm not entirely sure it really is the subwoofer cable. I do have a working surround ampliefier with a subwoofer connector. Does anybody here know if it would be possible to connect the sub to the other amp? Pic related, left is the amp, right the sub.

>>61949351
I would try to do a clean install of it and see if you still have the problem, but outside of that I'm not sure.

>>61949354
Not really an expert on the topic, though every motherboard has a list with compatible memory on the manufacturers website, you should take a look at that first.

>>61949159
you should probably not pack that much logic in your queries, just do 2 trips to the db server and keep it simple or retrieve all the data you need and filter them in your backend/app

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>>61945966
I'm new to ublock origin and I understand you have to do some of the work yourself, unlike abp where you just installed it and that was it
theres plenty of sites that still have crazy uncontrollabe popups and ads and I really don't know what to do

how do I become not a shitty programmer?

>>61948859
>>61948419
Thanks, gentoomens.

When Mehdi from ElectroBOOM used a vacuum to clean laptop fan, was it satire or not?

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_H054zwCOY

How to uninstall Yahoo Powered manually? I managed to found its hidden folder but the uninstall.exe is not helping. Should i delete the whole program folder? Yes i am stupid.

>>61945966
Should I not even install Chrome to be tech savvy?

What are the best encryption options for fully encrypting an SSD with your main OS on it?

>>61949566
If you have a Samsung SSD there are some options available in the Samsung firmware, including full disk encryption, I believe it uses quality encryption algorithms

>>61949566
otherwise use veracrypt, it has encryption starting from the bootloader since a few months

>>61949566
oh and don't forget BitLocker if you have Windows 7/10 Pro
might have a NSA exploit though

>>61949607
>>61949620
Veracrypt doesn't have any backdoors since it's a fork of truecrypt or something, right?

>>61949641
exactly, it has been auditted and had some minor fixes but nothing very serious, but you can never be sure. since it's being maintained and truecrypt is no longer, I believe it's the best option

Would using a VPN slow-down/bottleneck my upload/download speed?

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Is there an easy way to extract/save images from a PDF page?

I have tried print screen, and export to images options on my reader and they are very clunky and slow methods.

it is better to buy a 4tb hd or 2x 2tb hds?

Consider I'm not talking about price, but the usage life.

Anyone with an gtx 1050ti. I wanna know how well it hold up with latest titles. Are there any games that you have to drop to low and get rid of immersive shit like shadows?

I need some help. I was watching YouTube videos, and all of a sudden, my audio cut out. So, I plug in my headphone and mic jacks back in. That does nothing. So, I plug my audio jack into the front ports, and audio works fine. It seems only the rear audio isn't working. Is there anyway to fix this? I went into my drivers, attempted to update, and it says all of the drivers are working properly. My only idea is that maybe the audio ports on the motherboard died? I have no idea.

I looked for some cheap external storage and found this. Just for something to throw all my documents on, any better choices than this?

https://www.amazon.com/Bipra-100Gb-External-Pocket-Drive/dp/B005FKH79M

>>61949822
What games do you play right now?
For latest titles I think going medium at 1080p is enough for 60fps

i've been trying to move my heavily modified Windows to a new SSD, using linux, but so far it's one big failure. i tried gparted, dd and rsync. i even installed a fresh system and then copied everything on top of it but it ended up in corrupted windows folder. anyone have any more ideas on how to do it?

>>61950343
40fps isn't a train smash for me. As long as its smooth. My gtx 650 died 2 years ago. Been using my i5 4460s igpu. So I'm playing shit right now. But I like alsorts of games. Like everything basically

I am a total newbie when it comes to home theater and audio setups. I have 4 Realistic Minimus-7 speakers that I found that are in good condition. If I hook everything up correctly, will they work with a Pyle PTA4 Mini 2x120 Watt Stereo Power Amplifier without any issues?

Want to try dual booting. Is there any risk of data loss when making a new partition for the second os?

>>61950728
Windows might rape your bootloader and nuke your non-NTFS partitions on a whim, otherwise no

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>>61950728

>>61950257
pls respond

Which board is smarter, /sci/ or /g/?

>>61949267
pls respond

>>61950859
/sci/

>>61950859
/sci/ without a doubt

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Im trying to set up a baby home server
I've got one of these meme mini PC's lying around which would be perfect, but I need a solution for backups
Anything better than having a couple of generic external hdd's dangling from the back?
Basically something that's like a NAS but isn't a fully blown NAS machine

Or would it just be simpler to set up a separate NAS

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Any books on learning computers overall in general? I'm not looking for stuff like how to use Windows or how to install something.

I'm confused on terms like compiling, batch, shell, etc. I want to use my computer more efficiently do more stuff to it without messing stuff up.

>>61945966
Is there a way I can view every file on my computer?
trying to tidy up stray documents/pictures/etc
Linux btw

>>61951072
>>61951072
Win7 Ultimate can do this very easily, helps to have the file indexer run over your data in advance though

>>61951091
There's a reason I specified Linux at the end.

>>61950918
just buy a nas.
they have apps that really straightforward so you dont need to scratch your hair off

if there is any /g/ent that could help me >>61951047

>>61951136
try "man find", pipe, "grep"

>>61951192
I dont really care about complexity, rather the cost and size
I want this to be a project that'll help me learn more

>>61951315
then build your nas.
try freenas.

If I'm calling my class's methods inside another class method, is there any reason to write

this->method();

instead of just

method();

if both just change some private int in example?

>>61951315
yeah externals should be fine for backups, just leave them off/disconnected when you're not actively making backups. as for your machine I'd suggest you look into freenas as an os for it

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I need a laptop for school work, which includes coding, image editing and light video editing.
Problem is, I have no idea what to look for in terms of specs, could anyone help?
Things like "you'd need at least x amount of RAM" etc. would be great.

is it worth going to school for computer science/ computer engineering? anybody got a good job in those fields here?

>>61951387
Some may say that explicit this usage is clearer,but usually it's obvious anyway.

>>61951408
>image/video editing
you probably wanna go with at least 8gigs of ram and anything equivalent to an i3 or better should have all the processing power you need, and I'm no help when it comes to video cards, other than to say you probably want a workstation card instead of a consumer one

>>61951456
yes there are good jobs to be had and they're nearly impossible to get without the right pieces of paper, also school offers you the chance to network and do internships

What is the best budget 250+gb ssd

Does all ddr4 ram work on a mobo? Got a ab350 gigabyte mobo and realized I only had ddr3

>>61951518
whatever newegg or whoever has on sell for between 50-70 bucks. hdds like ram are pretty much all the same in terms of lifetime and reliability. if you get a bad one it's just luck of the draw and not really anything to do with a specific brand.

my cheap h390 logitche headset randomly stopped working

The mic seems to detect sound, but I cant hear anything from the headphones. Usually it gets set under "Speaker" when I plug it in, but today its under "Lync Audio Device".

I've already unplugged/replugged them, removed the new driver it added, and even tested it on a another computer.
Any help?

>>61949362
You can either keep the enclosure and rip all that stuff off the back, leaving the bare speaker wires for the sub; or, if you want to do it the right way to not have garbage quality , you can rip the sub out of the enclosure and pop it in a new one, hooking up to a new amp.

TL,DR: ye

>>61951530
Your ram will be underclocked to the mobo you put it in.

>>61951482
>you probably want a workstation card instead of a consumer one
I have no idea what that means

>>61951619
cards designed specifically for stuff like video editing/drafting, that sort of stuff rather than a card that's geared towards gaming performance

>>61947731
>>61948880
Dban it is. Thanks guys.

>>61951627
aight, how can I tell the difference though?

>>61951657
just when you're shopping around for one use the keyword workstation card instead of graphics card

what is a good free method for people watching a youtube video together

>>61951740
cytube

>>61951553
>>61951553
What about these cheap chink "i-flash" brand drives or how they're called? I keep seeing those pop up on ebay for like 40 bucks a piece, seems way too good to be true

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>>61951611
I got a ab350 gigabyte and just bought pic related because old ram was ddr3 , just wanted to make sure all ddr4 ram would work because I have no idea

How does /g/ feel about Golang?

Can turning your pc on and off multiple times a day damage it?

>>61951764
check the nand flash manufacturer
check the flash controller ic manufacturer

check the warranty

>>61951826
It'll downclock to the board's maximum supported frequency.

i have a compilation album of 1000 songs.
i downloaded mp3tag.
i want to fill each song's 'album' tag with its original album's name by pulling the info with the 'tag sources' option.
is it possible? how do i do it?

>>61951912
I'm actually asking more if it'll fit for sure lmfao...

Any reason why this script can't pick up any signals from the 433.92MHz controller I have for controlling outlets?
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/milaq/rpi-rf/master/scripts/rpi-rf_receive

This is the rf receiver I have connected to my raspberry pi.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/433Mhz-Superheterodyne-3400RF-Transmitter-and-Receiver-Kit-For-Arduino-ARM-MCU-/121597448874

Anyone have any experience with steam mover on win7? Do these symbolic links it creates really work with any game?

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I don't have a "Listen" tab with "Listen to this device" option. Where the fuck do I enable it?
Windows 10

Student games dev here, but for some reason lately software development has caught my attention.

Is Electron really as good as it sounds? I code in C++ and C#, done a bit of JS for websites but never really done any Node or any of those JS things. Electron looks super slick though, but there has to be some sort of catch?

Any linux LiveUSB distro that meets the following requirements?
>easy to use
>can be configured to boot without pressing anything
>can save some settings or configurations
>under 4GB
>not slow over USB2.0

>>61952101
Jesus fuck, I'm a retard. It's in the recording tab.

>>61951917
if this album is listed on freedb, use foobar2k to tag it.

use excel if you have the song/album table, to generate cue sheet

>>61952156
pretty much any of the buntus will do that, but just note that usb2 speeds are more a matter of hardware limitation than software. or if you want something really light use puppy with a save file

>>61951864
not unless it is older than you

Why did Windows XP hide the Administrator/Owner account and require you to create at least one user to be a member of the Administrators group?

My best guesses:
>You can't mess up the Administrator profile if you don't use it. This ensures that you have access to at least one administrator with an unfucked profile in safe mode.
>People want to create an account so that their profile and folders are personalized. If the first account wasn't an administrator, they would have trouble installing stuff.

Any better ideas?

>>61946205
Which monitor did you set as the primary?

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best way or program to migrate my HDD data to an SSD? I'm on Winblows 10

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I have a HAF cade that's only two months old, barely used. I'm moving and can't take it with me, what's the easiest way to give it away? otherwise I'll just toss it

>>61946751
Re apply the thermal paste and re seat the heat sink while you're at it, if you're on intel then you should look into delidding.

>>61946753
Just a wild guess here but...

Did that video come in a zip/rar/archive? And did you just click on the mkv. Instead of extracting all the files first, and then playing it?

Because if you don't extract everything from an archive the files can not see each other.

The srt file with the subtitles is probably still zipped/rared where MPC can't get to it.

>>61946904
With something so small, comments are not needed, but when you move on to bigger projects try to incorporate comments into your code so that bug fixing, expansion, and cooperation is easier, besides that, you're fine.

>>61946753
>MPC-HC
found your problem.

>>61947068
No gaming/super high end portable workstation laptop is worth it unless you spend very little time in your home, the /g/ approved set up is a desktop PC that can handle your daily workloads (what ever they may be, coding, gaming, video editing, excel spreadsheet managing) and the best bang for your buck laptop. I've got a ryzen 5 desktop and a T470 that I added more ram and an SSD to, cost me about 800 total for a similar spec sheet to the laptop you posted.

>>61947671
One of them is considering partially switching from PoW to PoS.

> but when?

Right now it's looking like a superposition of last year and two years from now. Can't really tell until we open the box and check on the cat to see if he sold out yet.

>>61952286
>ubuntus
can an ubuntu liveUSB be configured to boot directly and login automatically without having to press anything?

>>61949284
Use ublock origin

>>61952545
last time I checked there was no configuration needed unless you mean messing with your boot order, in that case there's nothing that can be done other than setting usb boot above hdd boot

>>61949404
Right click and block element

>>61949404
Really? This is news to me. I just installed it and it just twerks.

>>61952545
install ubuntu to the usb, customize as you need.

>>61949524
Probably not satire, but I would recommend rubbing it down with isopropyl alcohol of the highest proof you can get your hands on instead. especially if you are pulling it apart like that

>>61952411
Copy paste

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>>61951001
Anyone?

>>61949404
pihole them, dont waste your bandwidth on useless ad

>>61949779
if price is no issue just get the highest grade 4tb you can find, hard drives fail, you just have to hope that yours doesn't. Plus, you dont want to have 2x 2TB when it eats up CPU/MOBO I/O space

What is JSON and what does it do?

If I want to run a home server with many terabytes of storage but only have legacy BIOS with MBR, am I screwed?

>>61950324
In my opinion that is ridiculously over priced when 1 TB HDD's are $50 and you can grab external casing for them yourself.

>>61952625
get a cs degree O.O

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Getting this on Craigslist for 150. Did I fuck up?

>>61952654
No.

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I know /g/ hates Discord but I'll ask anyway

How do people use those huge public servers which aren't just for friends to chat in?
Like all the /vg/ Discords where people constantly send messages and there's multiple channels. Do people check check every message in every channel every time someone sends a message?
And when they log in for the first time that day, so they read through all the messages that were sent since they last checked?

>>61952640
Javascript Object Notation.
It's a super lightweight format for data storage. It's the same* as Javascript's notation for object types. You can use it as a more readable replacement for XML.

*actually it's subtly different but nobody cares.

>>61952302
Good
Thanks

Is there any way to remap those keyboard media keys under Windows?

>>61951001
Honestly the best thing for the basics like that is to watch a shit ton of you tube videos, with computers the learning curve is steep in the beginning but after you know your way around everything else is a breeze. If you have to have a book, look for something in here, its where I learned HTML5 and C++ https://www.amazon.com/Mike-McGrath/e/B001JS22XU/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

>>61952678
Yup. Waste of space.

>>61952609
Stupid question stupid answer I guess.

>>61951408
Buy the base model T470 with the /tpg/ discount and put in the extra 4 GB of ram, SSD, and 1080p panel yourself, should cost around 800 after everything

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There are some tips on the internet regarding battery saving on laptops concerning turning bluetooth off, but in all due seriousness how much power does BT in non transfer scenario consumes? Should I care to turn it off?

>>61951959
If it has 288 contact plates, and the mother board has 288 listed contact plates, itll be fine

>>61952814
Practically none. Turn your brightness down instead.

>>61952786
to be honest that sounds like something I can't be fucked to do. Also, I doubt I can get my hands on those parts in my country without paying a ton for shipping

>>61952140
it may be easier to write in, but its bloated and slow AF, see Atom text editor and how long it takes to open large files

>>61952679
I'm probably misunderstanding something but doesn't MBR only support 2TB of storage? There's no point in buying a 4TB drive then?

>>61952843
Thanks for the info.

>>61952871
Probably, boot to 10GB linux image on your usb, do whatever you want after that.

>>61952687
Mute the server with a right click, mute the chat rooms with a right click

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What's the best android box in the market right now? Want to set my sister up with a good box but the market is so saturated compared to 2 years ago when I got mine that I'm lost on what to pick.

>>61952859
ah you're right I hate Atom, I prefer VS code or Emacs. You do have a point.

This is a stupid question, but.. what do you think is a good language and method of making software in 2017? Are people moving to JS? Or are there other languages that are also in demand?

I think I read somewhere that JS is pretty hot right now?

What's the best media player if I want to be able to use chromecast?

>>61952871
>>61952892
To make it more clear, mbr limitation is only for booting. After the boot you can use any hdd.

How can I remap the right click keyboard button as a fn laptop key?

>>61952918
JS and all of its frame works are hot like node.js etc, and C++ is always in demand, HTML5 is hyped, honestly any language can find work, but the most popular that I've seen people on the hunt for is C++, javascript ( and its variants ) , python

>>61953063
Fn keys are usually difficult to remap because they're hard coded on the hardware.

Search on the AutoHotKey forums they might have a solution there.

can i make 4chan's archive button link to an external archive in 4chanX?

also, anyone know this too >>61948134

cheers

>>61953100
I just want media control hotkeys on my keyboard. I'm not sure where to start with this and would prefer something simple over something complex.

So I made a custom home page for FF, but when I click on any link, it doesn't change the address bar. Some sites won't load. Other will but if I hit refresh it will take me back to the homepage and no history will recorded. How do I fix it. Page code below.

<html>
<head>
        <title>Valkyria</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css"/>
</head>
<body>
        <div class="row">
                <a href="https://github.com/">
                        <img src="images/mark-github-512.png">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                        <span><h1>GitHub</h1></span>
                </a>
        </div>
        <div class="row">
                <a href="https://boards.4chan.org/g/catalog">
                        <img src="images/4chan.png">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                        <span><h1>/g/ - Tech</h1></span>
                </a>
        </div>
</body>
</html>

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I'm getting XSS filtered notifications on google for some reason. Using firefox, how do I stop this shit and is it a security risk?

>>61953140
what OS?

>>61953197
Ubuntu.

>>61953154
what if you just open the .html file normally without setting it to your homepage

>>61953181
Something is up, check the console?

>>61953233
Welp, it actually works. So should I just open the file instead of setting as my newtab page?
I used to have just an about:blank page but I grew boring of it. Are there any work arounds?

>>61953270
not sure, never used a custom one myself. But I've seen thread on here where people post theirs, so maybe there's an extension or something

>>61953213
Apparently in System ▸ Preferences ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts you can have the system run arbitrary command on keypresses, so you just need to find out which commands do what you want and bind them to the keys you want
For example, I have two keys bound to a shellscript that lowers or brightens the backlight by 5% when called

>>61952786
/tpg/ discount?

How do I get a percentage based on the input of a user in the console with Java?

So basically if the user writes 10, there's a 10% chance something will happen.

>>61953293
Fixed, got a better addon to change the homepage.

>>61953470
parseInt, check it's in range 0-100, cast to double and divide by 100

>>61949724
BUMPO.

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>live in a shared house
>same wifi

I don't believe I have any PC experts in the house but can someone in the house see what I am doing, browsing, writing etc?
How can I protect my PC from shared Wifi?

I am on ethernet cable.

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>>61953593
https://pdf-image-extractor.en.softonic.com/

>>61953644
You should be fine, but if you're still skeptical, you could use a VPN for everything if that isn't enough for you to have peace of mind.

How to get the music files off of ipod nano without downloading an app

>>61953707
You should be able to export them with iTunes

>>61953687
I am very poorfag for this and the free solutions I tried are too slow.
I am not going crazy. It's not like I am the only person who shitposts and watches porn on the internet..

>>61953791
the ipod is not showing in finder

>>61952850
go with a refurbished business grade laptop from whatever your countrys' equivalent of newegg is

>>61953924
pretty much anyone who knows what they're doing if they're on the same network as you can snoop your shit

>>61953924
You should be fine then.

>>61954051
also for an extra dash of paranoia, anyone who is on your local network probably also has physical access to your machine when you're not there

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>http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/networking/network-routers-and-switches/wireless-adapters/tp-link-tl-wn823n-usb-wireless-adaptor-n300-single-band-21342683-pdt.html

Why am I only getting 5-20mb/s with this thing when it's apparently good for up to 300mb/s?

>>61953644
if you are on a shared wifi just about your only option is to purchase a vpn service and tunnel everything you do

>>61954185
what network interface are you using on your pc

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>>61954202
>network interface
I... I don't know.

>>61954185
also, this is rated at 300mbps, which is around 35mibps.

mbps = 10^4 per sec
mibps = 2^20 per sec

300mbps = 37mibps

the difference may be in simply the units being used. manufacuters often quote mbps to make it seem faster

>>61954232
I regret answering your question now

I want to learn how to program and I want to make an app for Android.

Where do I start?

What is the Pale Moon user agent issue so many people keep referencing? I don't follow.

ok I'm reading accelerated C++ which was is from before C++11 and there is this piece of code:

typedef vector<double>::size_type vec_sz;
vec_sz size = homework.size();

is it alright to use this instead?:

auto size = homework.size();

>>61954320
Android Programming The Big Nerd Ranch Guide by Phillips, Stewart, Hardy and Marsicano

>>61954320
Java tutorials and Android documentation.

I cant save images sent over sms on my Zuk Z2 pro, what do?

>>61954465
Yes. C++11 changed a hell of a lot.

>>61953470
read int input until its between 0 and 100
create Random object rand
if rand.nextInt(100) < input : do the thing

updated firefox and now its slow as shit

anyone else have this issue?

>>61954569
Yeah, for about 10 years

Recently got a new monitor (1440p, 144Hz, dp). I noticed watching dark scenes in netflix that detail in near black areas is "patchy". Like jagged splotches of dark color. The same scenes on my other monitor (1080p. 60Hz, hdmi) are fine looking. What setting(s) do I need to mess with?

Can i connect a sata 3 hdd to sata 2 port? It will work, but limited to 3.0Gb/S right?

>>61954729
Yes

My 7 year old computer is making a squeaking sound, at first I thought it was a mouse inside or something. I checked all the fans and they weren't it, and narrowed it down to the motherboard, around the socket. Seems like it could be a capacitor, definitely doesn't sound like a coil whine though.

Anyone have ideas? Never heard anything like it.

What is by far the best and most reliable free disk cloning software for making windows 7 images?

What's the best browser for desktop?
(no memes pls)

I usually use firefox but it's shit and slow. Chrome is faster for me but its a SJW honeypot. I need something light, fast, can run 4chanX etc. and not taxing.

>>61954899
clonezilla

>>61954903
Waterfox is breddy gud.

>>61954903
>no memes pls
>SJW honeypot

>>61954903
Chromium.

>>61954899
Clonezilla

>>61954729
Yep, no difference in speed, HDDs aren't fast enough to fill 3Gb/s anyway.

>>61954243
MiB/s, capitalisation matters.

How do I import a .py or something from a .py into another .py?

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Hey /g/, i'll have lots of free time this semester so i want to take some game developing online course, which do you guys think i should take?
>Unity 5 + C#
>Unreal 4 + C++
I know nothing about programing, i'm more of an audio guy so my main interest is developing stuff and later using FMod or some other to mess with game sound.

>>61955036
C# will probably be easier so go with that.

>>61955009
import something from somefile
somefile.py has to be in the same folder as the script that's importing

>>61954051
>>61954093
Yes, how does that work?
Is there an app which bypasses your windows settings and you can a PiP window where you see what the other see?

>>61954662
That is probably just in the original encoding. Codecs tend to have those kinds of artifacts. You just have a good enough monitor now to notice. Maybe try turning down the brightness a bit so you can't differentiate the dark colors as much?

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Is there some sort of secret jailbreak for ios 10.2.1 because all of the public ones are unstable as fuck

>>61954513
Use literally any other messaging tool since they can all send messages? Hell you could use email.

What tools can one use to detect an iOS rootkit?
Besides logging the network and jailbreaking it oneself.

When an SSD is nearly full (say like 15gb left) will it always perform significantly worse? What if more space is freed up after that point again?

>>61955180
Yes
No

>>61955207
>>61955207
Wow well this is bad news, why would i even buy a product that starts falling apart when being properly utilized for its original purpose in the first place

What are NS records for? Why would you look up nameservers on a nameserver?
If you see the NS records you can also already see all the other records you need.

>>61955255
Learn how the technology works faggot.

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when a card says "RECHARGEABLE" or "You can reuse this card! Bring this card to any 7-ELEVEN checkout for quick and easy airtime recharge. Airtime will automatically be added to your account."?
what do you understand from these words?
from what I understand I can use it once and then add money to it and use it again and again and again.
how do I complain about this company to a lot of people?

>>61955295
>what do you understand from these words
What do YOU understand from these words? Because clearly you dont understand the intent of the card.

>>61955304
I just wanted another persons opinion or thoughts.

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I have about $90-$100 to spend on a home router.
What are some good ones for the price/brands to avoid?
It's gonna have a couple of computers and quite a few wireless devices connected to it, so I need something that won't shit the bed when there's a lot of wireless devices connected.
And where I'm at in the states, average connection is about 60-100Mb/s down, so the bleeding edge fastest thing wouldn't be used to its full potential, I'd be more interested in robustness.

>>61955359
What exactly is there that you dont understand?

>>61955380
I used it once to add money to my phone account last month.
because it says "rechargeable", "You can reuse this card!" I went to 7 eleven to add money to the same card to pay my phone bill for this month. the cashier swipe the card and it approved the transaction at the register.
So I try to recharge my phone and I get a message that the card has no balance and has been used once. So I call customer support and they say the card can only be use once. even though on the card it says I can reuse it and that it's rechargeable.
I lost $22.

>>61955441
The cashier is incompetent and scammed you, go back and talk to the manager.

>>61955461
I did go back and spoke to the manager and the cashier. to the 7 eleven. they even called the ultramobile support

>>61955487
Then they would fix the issue, and put money on the card.
Holy shit how are you this incompetent?

>>61955508
I know I'm dumb but not that dumb.
I even bought a new ultramobile prepaid card and that one worked fine. from the same cashier

some sites are blocked from my pc at the network, xhamster wikipedia, all linux repositories. I need to fix my pc after a reinstall. I tried tails but it doesn't work with my gpu. tor works fine but defauly openvpn --config just hangs. what do i do?

>>61955575
Nigger what?

>>61955590
what didn't you understand? i said my internet is filtered but i can't install my proxy software without the repos.

>>61955624
thats clearly not what you said in your orginal post.

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How long do these things last? These are my file and program drives. Should I finally replace them?

>>61955624
What about installing openvpn using some public proxy server?

>>61955648
>How long do these things last
10+ years depending on how it was built.
Replace them when they no longer meet the needs or they die

Any way to get the pictures of a locked Samsung a5? It doesn't have USB debugging enabled and the pervious owner is dead, so I don't have any information about the Samsung or Google accounts. Parents of the previous owner want the pictures more than the phone so I don't want to factory reset it.

I'm having difficulty getting captcha to work on my desktop. It'll load maybe once every dozen or so tries on 4chan, won't load at all elsewhere. Just gives the message "Cannot contact reCAPTCHA. Check your connection and try again." My phone connected to my router's wifi works perfectly.
I've tried two different browsers, turning off the firewall, and flushing the DNS cache. The host file looks fine.
I'm not a clever man, someone please save me.

Just before posting I checked on IE, and it works there for some reason? Firefox and Chrome still can't connect.

>>61955667
>Depending on how it was built
That's what I'm asking. I have no experience with enterprise products other than getting those drives cheap/free six years ago.

>>61955710
You wont be able to know.
It could have smart errors out of the blue after 2 years or after 15, there is no way you can tell.

>>61955364
dd wrt routers on ebay

>>61945966
Anyone know why my 4chan theme won't save? I've whitelisted cookies from 4chan and I can change the theme but when I reload the page it reverts.

Why do some cards, like the GTX 1060, have an option of two fans versus just one fan?

are speakers in consumer laptops pretty universal?

my dad has a lenovo ideapad with blown speakers and i have 2 broken old macbooks that i could steal them from if they could just pop in

>>61955730
No. Don't reccommend ddwrt routers, you can't install dnscrypt on them except on expensive models like wrt3200 or 1900, or the r7800, r8000 etc. Reccommend anything that supports LEDE/OpenWRT. DNS security is just too important to ignore nowadays.

>>61955930
What if they use like a pi zero for a local dns server? tape it on the side

>>61955958
You can still get MITM'd if the modem has malicious, dynamic dns servers setup.
DNScrypt avoids that, running a local dns server doesn't.

>>61956007
the pi can use dnscrypt

>>61955930
I am using a cheap tplink -20$- with dnscrypt and transparent http proxy. It does 50Mbits at max tho.

>>61956087
Oh, but mine is openwrt

Is veracrypt really as secure as is said.
I had multi encrypted files. Would this be deemed safe

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what's a good replacement for a battered ~4 year old toshiba chromebook?

how do I get a free version of excel?

>>61956096
Probably; https://ostif.org/the-veracrypt-audit-results/
>>61956108
pirate it, ask your university, use libreoffice.

>>61956117
pirate it where

>>61956146
thepiratebay.org look for uploader with pink or green skulls, google microsoft toolkit, download from a link that you've found on reddit.

>>61955958
>>61956007
how would I use dnscrypt on a raspberry pi

>>61956229
install it

Can one of your bright individuals explain to me docstrings and how they differ from a comment?

>>61956087
Get a tp link 4300 if you don't care that much about wifi quality (range is not the best imo). Speed is fine on that router and it's cheap.

>>61956229
https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/wiki/DNSCrypt

>>61955648
There's no real way to predict when it'll die, looking at SMART information regularly can sometimes predict it'll happen soon, but not always.

If you care about your data don't trust any drive, make sure you have proper backups, and if downtime is important, consider redundancy too.

>>61956243
They are standardized and can be parsed by IDEs and other tools.

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NEW THREAD
NEW THREAD
NEW THREAD

>>61956303
>>61956303
>>61956303

>>61953106
anyone?

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what is the poorfag solution if I wanted a desktop amp/mixer for listening to music on a daily basis and doing internet radio every now and then (what I mean is that I want it to take mic input)

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Is it time to buy a 30" 2560x1600 16:10 monitor? Are they in the sweet spot for price/performance yet?