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how to transfer pale moon profile to regular firefox

Is it a bad idea to use studio monitors as every day listening speakers?

So I got my modem at the front of my house and router connected to it via ethernet cable in back yard. How the fuck do I turn router into access point(wifi + ethernet)? It just wont fucking work

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Tried following that but at the third step it stops working ffs

Have someone else do it for you if you're this low functioning. You'd probably do it wrong and it would get used for CP. Maybe the modem is expecting your PC's MAC address, so you'll need to set the router's WAN interface to that.

which plan should I get?
1. 1 mbps down / 0.5 mbps up - no quota
2. 20mbps down / 20 mbps up - 21GB quota

both are the same price. There are other plans , but I can't afford it. Since internet here is expensive af.

Ehh, I'd get the no quota. It doesn't matter if option 2 is faster if you're going to reach your quota quickly. Depends on your average use I guess.

why no clover on play store?

A contract is a contract. If the contract says 21 GB Internet is enough for you, your fucked.
Just avoid quota whenever possible, otherwise you'll shoot yourself in the foot.

Politicians needs to understand that quotas are the cancer killing the innovationmovement in the web.
But who am I kidding? They know nothing at all, so they won't forbid quotas.

Imagine your water supplier told you that 10 liters of water per day is enough. After 10 liters no water anymore.
Sure, you can easily survive on that, but is it really right to do so? I say no, and I'll say no until the day I die.

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when i sayh it dont work i mean the fukn instructions stop being useful, they do not apply to the router they say they do

That is insanely neat, thank you for sharing.

how can i reduce overheating of my old ass laptop. i have new thermal paste applied.
also custom made cooling pad and ripped bottom of case to apply pad fan directly to copper
i.imgur.com/HYrL3n3.jpg

Should I have a sissy maid clean my place? Or is it a waste of time?

>motherboard hotter than cpu
That's a new one. Thanks for sharing.

So you did change paste of the southbridge? other than that it could be a software error that is causing the immense heat on the southbridge. Get yourself cracked driverbooster 3 and update all drivers, also flash bios if there is an update. Had the same problem. Had the wrong ide chipset driver, worked but heat was 70 under no load.

oh and i see dual monitors? that of course is gonna burn your laptop to death if you keep it like that. The RBoards are not made for dual monitors, just for projectors and shit like that. To much load for it to handle.

What are some high quality monitors?

I want a display with good color calibration, low black level, greyscale accuracy, 6504K white point, high contrast ratio, etc. All that good stuff.

Color gamut isn't important since I'm not doing photography work but the more the better.

In the Caja file manager, how do I change the terminal that opens when I pick "open in terminal" from the context menu?

Depends on what you mean by high contrast.

Most displays are around the 1000:1 contrast mark, this goes for both TN and IPS (the most popular display techs by far). What this means is that your black level is always one thousandth of your white level. If you only want to reduce your black level, just decrease the monitor's brightness setting will accomplish that - but it won't increase the contrast.

If you need a higher contrast, you basically have two options:

1. Go for a VA-type display (e.g. S-PVA). These can reach contrast levels in the range of 5000:1 or so. The big downside is that they also suffer from off-angle gamma/contrast distortion (similar to TN panels; not quite as bad but it still means you won't get very accurate color reproduction out of them), as well as poor response times.

2. Go for an OLED-type display. This will give you the “best of all worlds” currently (excellent color reproduction, high contrast, low blacks, high dynamic range, etc.), but they're still very expensive and also still have longevity issues compared to conventional TFTs. (A good IPS can last you for 10 years. A current OLED display can't even come close to that)

3. Go for a CRT. This will give you high contrast / low black reproduction, at the cost of limited gamut and color quality (mainly due to the age of all currently available CRTs) as well as high weight/space requirements. Even the best CRTs in their day have faded phosphors by now, since nobody reproduces them.

If you must have absolutely no compromises and want the best of all worlds, it's possible (go for high-grade OLED reference mastering monitors) - but be prepared to spend a boatload.

>two options
I also can't count, apparently

Tbqh I'm not looking to spend $5,000 on an OLED. I just want a good LCD panel, something that's at least respectable and has accurate colors. I don't think I want to spend more than 500 USD.

I would do my own research, but desktop monitor information is surprisingly scarce. With smartphones I can easily find display quality by looking at anandtech or displaymate, but no such thing seems to exist for monitors.

Clover came with all the sfw boards already added, but as most people know Sup Forums is anything but a sfw board.
Google removed the app because it provided access to nsfw content straight out of the box.

25 gb quote fag here, because no other options available. If you enjoy watching hd videos hd music daily, I say hands off from 21, way too little. If you do mostly gaming online, you will need the speed so go for the 21 gb. It all really depends what type of user you are.

>I would do my own research, but desktop monitor information is surprisingly scarce.
tftcentral.co.uk

This is the only reputable display reviewing site I have come across in the last few years. They know what they're talking about.

I don't trust random joe reviewers that can't even be bothered investing in proper measurement equipment

I've two macbooks and one usb hdd. How to backup both of them to single usb hdd?
Back in the days i did this using two sparcebundles, but it's not working anymore.
ug.bu.edu/blog/lingtech/2009/07/15/time-machine-on-disk-images-on-local-hard-drives/

In C, why doesn't ++ or -- work on pointers? ie you can't do *ptr++ or *ptr-- for numerical pointers.

Operartions priority.

hi,
did adfree on android stop working for anyone else?
it's not loading the way it should, takes way long now.
I also get pic related when trying to update the host file.
I'm seeing ads. please help.

I want to switch off of Windows 10 and onto Linux, what distro would be best for that? Normal used programs are Bitwig Studio (DAW) and a few vidya.

because prefix or postfix binds stronger than the pointer. it selects the nex/last element of the array. or undefined if not in an array.

you want

(*ptr)++

On my desktop I have a C: SSD with my OS, programs, and some files, and a D: HDD with my "archive" (all other files, media, program installers, etc.)

Would I be able to take the HDD out of the case, put it in an external anclosure like pic related, and use it as an external drive with my laptop?

Would there be problems with this (when I use it with my laptop or when I put it back in the case after using it as an external)?

I'm mainly worried about software issues that I can't see/think of.

Thank you in advance.

Depends on what file system you're using on it and what OS you're on/switching to my dude. More info needed.

All of them are NTFS

I have an overclocked i5 6600k and temperatures never exceed 72c with my 212 evo. Would it make any sense to get an aio?

The hell is addfree?
Use adaway or minminblock

According to Russian Wikipedia article (because no one has bothered to write one in English), It's available specifically for Ubuntu, so Ubuntu. Don't expect all your games to work.

As long as you're not trying to use OSX you should be fine, my man. I know for drives that have the OS on them you need to do a file check before you can run it on a different computer, but I don't think it does that for media drives like externals.
People on Sup Forums badmouth Ubuntu a lot. Any particular reason? Anything I should know before going into it? Thanks in advance.

Not him but I thought it was pretty obvious that he was using NTFS and Windows on both

Prolly was. I'm just trying to throw a little bit of help out while I get answered.

>Any particular reason?
Most of Sup Forums will badmouth it because they think it's “nooby” or whatever, but ignore that.

The worst thing about Ubuntu is how fucking unstable it is. Canonical is more interested in producing more and more bullshit products that they then have to constantly scrap than actually focusing on doing one thing well.

Take unity for example, it's a pile of junk that will constantly lock itself up pretty much no matter what hardware you're on; when they aren't busy removing features and “simplifying” it in exchange for making it more annoying to use for everybody else.

If you plan on using Ubuntu with a different WM/DE than the stock default, feel free. But if you plan on “enjoying” the stock out-of-box experience, you're going to be in for a bad time.

Alright. Thank you user.

>I know for drives that have the OS on them
You mean as files on the drive or something in the firmware?

If it's the first case, I always wipe all the partitions on my drives, so I shouldn't have issues on that part, right?

Neckbeards don't like Ubuntu because it's easy to use, and there have also been some issues with an Amazon search thing being opt-out instead of opt-in. I think you don't need to do anything to turn that off in the current release. There's just an Amazon shortcut you can delete forever. fixubuntu tells you what to do about any current issues. It's all done via free software, so it's not nearly as bad as Windows.

Personally I have an Ubuntu+Xfce partition that I use for playing video games on, and a normal Gentoo partition for work.

Reason I use Ubuntu for video gaming is because most companies think “Linux = Ubuntu” and will only bother supporting Ubuntu if they support Linux at all. (And second reason is because my Gentoo install is a locked down / hardened / encrypted system that Steam etc. wouldn't even run on to begin with)

That setup gives me pretty much the best of all worlds.

*fixubuntu.com

How do I overcome this crushing loneliness?

Glad I'm on /sqt/, what is a WM/DE? Is that like xfce and the stuff that changes the gui? And I mean I'm moving off of Windows to avoid unstable shit made from a shit company... Is it even marginally as bad as windows?
Meant whatever you have Windows installed on. You said you had it on your SSD, so it won't be an issue. Just nice to know.
So it's easy to opt-out of the whole amazon partnership thing? I know with Windows you can't even truly opt out of the telemetry and shit.
So Gentoo would be a good setup for, say, a media server and general word processing?Perseverance. Also, leave the house.

Just download it from f-droid

I'm about to buy a desktop PC, but I can only put it on the left side of the table.

Unfortunately my table has side-panels that would cover the air vents, causing issues with cooling.

What would the best solution to this problem be?
Is there a case that somehow manages to have the vents on the right side?

If not, the only two solutions I can think of are having all the heat coming out of the top and/or side-vents that are positioned lower than the side-panels (they start at about 25cm/10in from the ground).

Thanks in advance.

Find things you want to do and then do them and keep doing them until those things are what you do.

Or get a clingy bf/gf and you'll wish you were alone again.

how can i force windows 7 detect my samsung evo 850 at installation. i cant use windows 7 when i step on hdd partitioning screen its empty

Fractal Design 304 is about 6.5 inches tall. It's a Mini-ITX, but really you can game comfortably on Mini-ITX boards.

This
A mini-ITX has the exact same performance as normal ATX, just less room for dual cards etc.

Find a hobby where you actively do things by collaborating with people.

You'll soon develop social skills that you can use to make more friends in other areas of your life (if there aren't any, just find another hobby or a new group to do the old hobby with). This will expand your circle of friends enough that, as time passes, those firends will make you meet other firends and so on.

You will have to actively work on this though. You can't make friends if you stay in your house every day.

TL;DR: Look at what social people do and copy them.

Install anything above 7 and it should auto

and with the new card gen, god forbid you adopt it this early, 4k gaming is going to be single-card. Plus, I mean, 1080p is totally ok, and you can run Witcher 3 around 50fps with a decent card

i am using windows 8.1 atm i dont want to use it.

>what is a WM/DE?
WM = Window Manager (e.g. KWin, Xfwm, Unity, awesome, i3, dwm, xmonad)
DE = Desktop environment (e.g. GNOME, Xfce, KDE)

Ubuntu by default uses GNOME/Unity, but if you want something more stable and lightweight I would go with Xfce/Xfwm, but using a DE is also strictly optional.

A DE is pretty much just a collection of programs developed and preconfigured to work with each other well and follow a common “theme”. For example the premise of GNOME programs is to be as dumbed-down and simplified as possible. (GNOME is basically what you want your grandma to be using)

>So Gentoo would be a good setup for, say, a media server and general word processing?
Nah. I wouldn't recommend Gentoo to anybody other than programmers and sysadmins.

I'll look into a small case if there aren't other solutions, but if possible I would prefer a regular one, sicne I plan on installing multiple storage drives and cards that won't fit into a mini-ITX one.

Thanks anyway.

I remember the Amazon thing now being opt-in when I installed Ubuntu 16.04. You can double-check by following the instructions at fixubuntu.com/

The Unity desktop environment is fine. Many users didn't like it because they had developed baby duck syndrome for GNOME 2 and it was sort of pulled out from under them when it wasn't available in new versions of Ubuntu due to the GNOME Project abandoning it for GNOME 3. It wasn't long until MATE (pronounced like the south-american herbal stimulant drink) was made as a replacement.

>So Gentoo would be a good setup for, say, a media server and general word processing?

Fuck no. Its installer is so non-existant it's easier to use another distro to install it. Play with it in a virtual machine if you want.

np, install 10/Linux
you can't be on 7 forever user.

linux does not have drivers for my gpu,

>I mean I'm moving off of Windows to avoid unstable shit made from a shit company... Is it even marginally as bad as windows?
Then I think you really don't want GNOME. It's basically trying desperately to be just as bad as Windows. Red Hat really wants to be the next Microsoft, and they make a bunch of Windows-inspired bullshit as a result. (And by windows inspired I don't just mean aesthetically, I mean in terms of emulating internal clusterfuck architecture like the windows registry)

Personally I would recommend you just try out a few live CDs of various distros to explore the configuration space some what. Try out Xfce for a bit, try out KDE, and try out Ubuntu Unity for comparison perhaps.

Linux is the world of choice and fragmentation, so if you want to explore the different possibilities you can do that pretty much for as long as you want.

I would like to create a small machine that I'll use to install LFS, and later develop for this machine, create my own tools to maintain the system etc.
What kind of CPU I should look for, and how much should I spend on it ? I don't want to spend a lot, but don't want to wait endlessly that a program finish compiling.

Whenever I format an SD card on Windows to fat32, I cannot mount it on Linux due to missing partition.

Can I somehow format an SD card in windows that can be mounted in Linux?

virtual machine, $0

get 10. you'll have to eventually, especially if gayming.

a different installation media might solve it.

i tried cleaning my cpu and ripped the heatsink of to change the paste. any way to assemble it again? its a q6600 lga775

Node 304 supports 6 drives. Any more than that is excessive imo.
So essentially, what I'm getting from these two posts is to dick around, but likely I'll be content with Xfce/Xfwm?
So no Gentoo, got it! Thanks, anons.
If I can compile drivers for Linux, you can, too!

don't you mean
++*ptr

?

Fucking around now doing ++/-- before the * works but after (even using the () also) leads to changing the pointer itself.

Just realized how vague my original post was: I was asking how to increment the value pointed to BY the pointer via pointer operation.

i tried cleaning my cpu and ripped the heatsink of to change the paste. any way to assemble it again? its a q6600 lga775

forgot pic

You pulled the CPU package out the socket? Got picks? I thought that only happened with PGA and never with LGA.

I think it's hopeless. Next time you gotta twist and wiggle because there's some stiction happening there. Two clean and smooth pieces of glass can do the same thing. Try it with a couple hard drive platters if you're ever disassembling one. But don't bend them or they'll explode into tiny shards :D

>Node 304 supports 6 drives. Any more than that is excessive imo.
Of course. I only need 3-4 of them, but it still won't support the additional cards I plan on putting in.

Also I need a case with at least one empty bay on the front to install an HDD hot-swap dock since I frequently swap drives and without one I would need to open the case every time.

I mean just look around for some cases. I'm 100% sure you'll find one that fans off to the right or something. Maybe even just get one with a flat top and just stick it in upside-down.

Is there a YouTube app that don't have adds and lets me listen to the audio even when my phone is locked?

Where can I buy stolen GTX1080s and 144hz monitors for ultralow prices?

>tfw my captcha included a police car

nah i think he means he ripped the cap of the damn cpu

Why does Sup Forums bother with banning for ban evasion if I can just evade that ban?

I'm currently doing this.

I just thought someone on Sup Forums might have a new solution I didn't think of, but thanks anyway.

you know...you ripped the die off too....but nothing a little bit of glue cant fix.

Currently using a old Laptop(Running Vista), and trying to find a new laptop that I can use for:
>Making Music
>Playing Games(Nothing spectacular, just enough to play on Steam/LoL/LoToRO).
>Working with Game Engines/Making games.

What should I look for and/or go for?
>My limit is around $700, but can extend to $800.
>Can build a PC, because lack of room.

Don't quit your day job.

>>Making Music
>>Playing Games

Never making it and never getting hunnies confirmed.

>Can build a PC, because lack of room
Did you mean to write "can't"?

Just a hobby on the side.

Soundcloud?

Funny thing is, a laptop requires more depth than a desktop which can fit in as little as eight inches.

Fractal Design Node 202
Not all computers are Large ATX Towers

the dank web

Yes sorry, that's what 3 hours of sleep and 12 hours shifts will do to you.
Right now where I'm jumping around, a Laptop is just the best option, otherwise I'd only be on the computer for maybe two/seven days, compared to five/seven days now.
Space wise, my "room" is clutter with other people's shit, so I have a desk, but it's not mine(and covered in junk) and I'm using a small card table, with a thick plastic easel to hold the laptop up.

>Yes sorry, that's what 3 hours of sleep and 12 hours shifts will do to you.
?
Did you mean to respond to this ?

What does Sup Forums think of that British Columbian vlogger?

Fuck, yes.

Either way, Suggestions?

I suggest you go get some rest user.

use FEBE

idk, Dell XPS? Or 1366 x 768 shitbook? It doesn't really matter since you won't actually make any music or games.

why is there no turbo button anymore
need that turbo button man so i can play pacman in speed mode like in the old days

What's the least botnet Chromium based browser?

I used Comodo Dragon in the past, but it seems to have major security issues right now.

Need to do some studying. Should I quit making excuses and start doing it at libraries if my neighbors are being shit? I won't have access to a campus for a couple more months.