/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

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1. What is considered a good black depth for an LCD display? Is 0.35 cd/m2 good?

2. What is considered a good contrast ratio for an LCD display? Is 800:1 good?

those are fine, and you should only really care about those specs if you read measurements from independent reviewers, because e.g. a contrast ratio of 3000:1 is most likely a "dynamic" contrast ratio, so that at any given time the contrast might actually be 800:1 but the monitor changes in brightness to emphasize bright/dark scenes in movies and games

Latest test build of sumatrapdf or the last stable one?

I fucked up my debian jessie intall by installing something because my graphic drivers weren't working (integrated skylake graphic card) and now OpenGL doesn't work. I've tried a lot of things and I've been stuck for a week, so I'm going to reinstall but I don't want to copy over my data. Is it possible to make a new partition and intall the new OS there and then delete the old one without harming the data?

Why is acceptable in 2016 for notepad.exe to be the sole application that can block a Windows shutdown/restart, and the OS cannot shut it down without human input?

Why notepad? Why is it so important? Why does everything else get terminated without a moment's notice?

Is there a terminal emulator that allows setting multiple keybindings for a single action? In particular I want this for next/previous tab.

if you have unsaved files it's sensible to ask for confirmation you dingus

I have my speakers connecting to my motherboard via a normal 3.5mm to 3.5.
I then, when I need to, plug my headphones into a 3.5mm port directly into my speakers.

Am I losing audio quality by doing this or is it the same?

why do you keep asking this question?

Because i haven't received an answer and the last stable is somewhat old.

does the new test build have any features you need or want? no? then stick to stable. apply this rule to literally any software in existence.

I am DBANing my laptop using a USB.
DBAN recognizes two disks.

SCSI Disk 14GiB (15GB)
ATA Disk SAMSUNG NYSBTE128 119GiB (128GB)

Is the first disk the USB containing the DBAN? Do I have to wipe it too?

I would assume that would be your USB drive appearing under USB attached SCSI

No you don't need to wipe it

I need to mass tag like 6 gigs of mp3s. What options do I have in Linux to do that?

In Windows, I would have used foobar2k with a couple plugins.

windows in vm

how can i get my play store to work?
running temasek android 6
tried reflashing gapps but doesnt work
i have f-droid installed
it just says 'connection timed out'
what do?

:_:

I have been trying to setup a multi boot with Windows 10, several versions Debian 8.5 and a few generic data partitions. I have tried everything I can think of and read many an article on similar matters which claim it is the simplest of matters. Once I have taken a good nap, I plan to update the computer's BIOS and try again to see if that was the problem. I not asking for help at this point as this mess has gotten very complex and many are questioning why I want to bother with my setup as other simpler setups work without issue. I am just ask for something, don't know what, prayer, feels, serenity, something. Anyone relate?

What are Sup Forums's other recommended tech forums? None of that gadget/phone shit.

What would be cheaper for a headphone amp:

1. To buy the cheapest semi decent sound card out there

or

2. To buy a PCI to PCI-E adaptor, since I have a Xonar DG laying around somewhere but my microATX motherboard only has a PCI-E slot

Guys how do I out this thing back in place? The long plastic strip. I press as hard as I can but it still sticks out.

How did you come up with your standard username?
I don't have one so its a huge pain in the ass to register accounts on places.

How do you download torrents client?

My uni computers have 20Mbps speed contrary to my fodder 512Kbps so I reconed I could use it for torrenting games, movies.

But since it's admin locked and I don't have password I can only download something directly from browser, one method I figured was

>upload it to cloud hosting like ZbigZ
>download from there

But it seems you can't move files to your device either, so anyone know any ways? To copy files from a pc to say android?

pirating using your university's connection is the easiest way to get expelled. if you really want to, you can get a seedbox.

checkd

Don't use a common username, use a common variation.

lainchan
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adaptor

Nothing noticeable

ANSWER PLEASE I'M SCARED AS FUCK FOR MY DATA

;_;

Both dual link. So, can i?

Common variation of what?

of a pattern?

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which type of landline phone cable do i need? on the modem the port is just labeled "DSL" and the plug has no label on it, it just has a subtle "15" in the plastic, don't know if that has any relevance. the modem's manual just says i need a telephone wire. how can they be so imprecise for fuck's sake?

>Is it possible to make a new partition and intall the new OS there and then delete the old one without harming the data?

Is it possible? Yes. Will the Debian installer successfully do it? Hopefully!
I honestly prefer Arch/Gentoo's installation method because there's no automatic installer that can fuck up. The user is in complete control of partitioning.
Anyways, you should make a backup of your important stuff first just to be safe.

What pattern?

Oh, and just in case you're literally retarded, I'll point out that you _will_ have to copy the data from the old partition to the new one after installing.

Have you never seen a telephone wire? It's like a smaller ethernet port.

>you should make a backup of your important stuff first just to be safe.
This is what scares me : __ ;
I don't have anything to back up on

I don't care if it's in the /home/ folder or not. Won't it be recognized as a new partition?

Like literally anything.
{repeating alphabets}{regular phrase}{numbers}
AAXeater129
NOOBeater385
WIFEBeater000


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Alright, you have 2 primary partitions. One (sda1) is for / and the other (sda5) is for swap.

You need to shrink your sda1 partition, and then install Debian to the newly-created empty space. Just tell the installer to use sda5 for swap.

After installation, you'll have / on sda3, swap on sda5, and an unmounted sda1 partition containing your old installation. So you can just mount sda1 to /mnt and copy whatever you need.

Evga ssc 970 or rx 480?
I just want 60 fps 1080p.
I need it by next week so i cant wait for the 1060 or aib rx 480s.

>I need it by next week
no, you don't.

How do I get public access TV channels?
Can I just get some rabbit ears or some kind of adapter?

What regular phrase would I use though?

but which one should i order on ebay? RJ11? are they all compatible?

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>So you can just mount sda1 to /mnt and copy whatever you need.
Can you explain this?

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Anything you like :3
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Yes i do.

970

how to make all my desk cables go hide?

post pic of female port


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definitely the 970

Do you guys think its better to have two monitors side by side, or have one large monitor like ?
I spend a lot of time using IDEs, I want a setup where I can do that and watch movies/shows at the same time.

...

Imo best setup is one landscape one portrait monitor. You can switch the main one depending in what you're doing.

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This is a worksafe board

this

or two/three portrait monitors with the video at the bottom of one of the portrait monitors if you want to prioritize working area

If any of the following things bother you, fo witht he single scren

-bezels
-higher gfx usage
-configuring shit

IF the following is a thing for you, then choose the two screens.
-disregard for the power bill
-Kids/pets in the house who could break the screen
-wanting the ability to set different brightness levels on different parts of the screen
-a little more cash to burn

POO IN LOO
6P6C RJ11
>pic related

S-sorry

*go with the single screen

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My real name is Erik. Could I come up with something based on that?

I have Xperia Ray with Cyanogenmod 9.1.0-urushi. What is the simplest way to make backup of the internal storage?
Also, I want to be able to extract backup file because I won't use it to restore it, I just want data.

for programming he should have the vertical space of a portrait monitor

how the fuck do you overclock an intel cpu (core2quad q9600 in my case) on a locked board ? i got that box for free and want to overclock it to ~3-3.2 ghz, but it seems like the bios doesn't support it. i always had amd cpus, so i've never had that issue

You should use a base word that can use many suffixes. If you can come up with something similar to you name (which is what you want to use, though I think you should never do that) then it'll be easier.

he didn't really specify anything. And you're right. I own a 4:3 monitor that I use as my second display, It's useful to read books on and can also accomodate my photoshop panels. I like the ratio becasue you don't have to move your around a lot to see it.


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>he didn't really specify anything
>I spend a lot of time using IDEs

>lewd

I could also use something related to wizard, I might come up with something that sound cool.

>The 6P2C, 6P4C, and 6P6C modular connectors are probably most well known for their use as RJ11, RJ14, and RJ25 registered jacks respectively.
nigga 6P6C is RJ25

Thanks for the tips. I never really thought about the benefits of having one of the monitors in portrait. I guess I'll go with the dual-monitor setup.

I don't have a particular flash player, but there is a form of flash player on my laptop (windows 8) because when I search 'flash' I find a return named "flash player options" which allows me to put some flash settings.

I've always been able to see flash player content, even though I didn't have a particular plug-in for it. But since two days, it always says 'install flash player'. Can someone help me out to find why flash content isn't working anymore?

I have some suspicion that my computer has enjoyed a security breach that either was listening into my computer until recently or started recently, but that may be paranoia. Can this be a reason of the change?

My system is windows 8, browser is firefox.

Windows 10 is killing my internet connection with its automatic updates.
Resently bought new laptop and I have a under 0.4mbps connection, it took me 4 min to load the capatcha, google results would be closer to hour, otherwise I would simply google the solution but I don't have time for it.
How do I stop windows 10 from updating itself?

How do I get cool lights like this in my bedroom?

What's the easiest way to broadcast one screen (or even just one window) from one computer to another over a local network?

Everything I try wants to broadcast to an internet server with no local options.

Does remote desktop demand internet connection? I thought you could also do it over local networks.

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It can't be the updates nerfing your connection, unless you have a very bad internet connection.

It has to be, when I shut down the laptop my phone shows somewhere between 0.4 and 0.8mbps, when the laptop is on it takes minutes to load pages, most of the time it doesn't at all.
I'm currently at 70% with 5 more updates waiting.

Can I stick a case fan in W PUMP?

led strip

are chromebooks actually good?

Does anyone have a link to the gentoomen library?

Switch your Network settings in Windows to a metered network, then it wont download updates automatically any more.

I am using Ubuntu with gnome desktop environment. Is it possible to animate my cursor on left click? If so, how?

Can an unrooted Android phone be hacked?

Just bought a Thinkpad x220t. I'm using Botnet 10 rn and would like to use Linux instead. How's Debian for beginners and how will it work with the tablet aspect of my computer- do I have to find special drivers for that?

How lazy do you have to be to type "gentoomen library" in google?

On load my radeon 7870 runs at 56 °C while the next hottest component is at 37 °C. Ive tried cleaning the dust but it won't lower the temperature. I've had it for a few years and i was considering getting a gtx 1070

I hear it's piss easy to get into WPA-encrypted networks, but how do I actually do it?

kali loonix or similar l33t distro and google.

the tools are available in every distro. debian has them in it's standard repo, so most debian clones (ubuntu, mint, etc) should have them too

Thanks lad.

I'm trying to run code metrics on my C++ project and every time I try to do it, I get "Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamSystem.Common".
I'm using VS 2015 Community.

How to resolve this?

reaver
it's easy as shit

Does the new Visual Studio still force me to install gigabytes of crap I don't want when all I really need is the C/C++ stuff?

Could someone show me the consumer reports on AC units?
Or give suggestions on brands for window units

Why do people get blank keycaps?

Should I learn Ruby or Python?

Ruby

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and learn java

autism

I've been away from Linux for about a year and a half due to not having anything other than a tablet for a while.

Is there anything new I'm missing out on program-wise? Anything interesting that people are using now?

Everyone over the age of 12 knows Java.

try out chromiumos in a vm to see if you like it

Got a Motorola x pure edition but the battery life is shit compared to my moto g 3rd gen. What is happening with my cell standby?

Help me boys.

I used to modify the clocks every now and then to accomodate for usage, but for some reason now the sliders do nothing and the clocks are stuck at 800/800, no exception.
It doesn't work from Afterburner, it doesn't work from Catalyst Center. They just stay at the stock values.
And before you say, I know it's a shit card, I know I have to upgrade, but that's not the problem at hand.

What's going on?