/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

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wat time dos signfeld come on??

already got one see
which has 322 post now and counting

6:00pm EST
on TBS

I want to download "this war of mine" and "monument valley" on android. What's the best site to download game apks?

what are some good websites to but a phone from?

I want to get something new but amazon sellers have their marked up a bit I think

Recommend me a torrent client for windows other than qbittorrent

Does anyone have issues when using the navigation keys on Sup Forums? Sometimes when pressing PgDown or just the down arrow key, it'll skip right to the end of the page. Or sometimes they just stop working altogether. I'm on Firefox 48 by the way, been having this issue since many earlier versions.

>How much disk space should I separate for Windows 10?
I don't know, but this is the size of my Windows folder after couple of months.

qtTransmission is my favorite.

i'm looking for a good open source registry cleaner/fixer

sourceforge.net/blog/free-windows-registry-utilities/

sourceforge.net/projects/littlecleaner/

maybe one of those

I'd put aside 30gb.

Which was mine, just starting up a new one.

anyone else have a grey background and no doodle on google in the uk?
is it a test or something?

I'm trying to add an image as the first frame of my video, since Sup Forums's thumbnails are based on the first frame of its webms. I tried using the method sdescribed in the section "[FFC2] Overlays" from
4chandata.org/wsg/WebM-Academy-a810990
but it tells me that repeatlast does not exist. Any help would be appreciated. By the way, I'm using windows.

I know you guys hate vidyafags but this is semi-tech related.

So here we have HL2 and I'm trying to set Shadow quality to High.
r_flashlightdepthtexture 1 will do this.

Redownloading all lightmaps #1: The engine attempts to set shadows to high.
Redownloading all lightmaps #2: Something fucks up and it reverts to medium.

"mat_dxlevel" = "98": The engine confirms it's running DX9Ex, which is required for high quality shadows.

I've heard the Source engine prevents you from setting that cvar if it detects the display driver as Intel, which I have. Thing is, this Intel GPU (GMA 4500m) should support up to DX 10.1 just fine. But I'm also using a non-official custom driver.

Is Gaben telling me to go fuck myself or is this a driver bug?

What's bash? I've seen it mentioned a bunch of times. Am I right in thinking that it's the terminal used by most GNU/linux distros?

I'm planning to buy an RX 470. Would this cpu bottleneck it?

I watched a let's play on this war of mine (steam version). Such a depressing, boring game.

My SSD and two of my HDDs plugged in to SATA seem to be losing power once or so every two days.

When I notice this happen my computer runs fine but my OS and all programs start to crash because of no I/O. The OS doesn't detect any drives disconnecting.

Upon restarting it I see it say something along the lines of "Reboot and Select proper Boot device". My BIOS shows me that my SSD and some of my hard drives on the SATA seem to not be connected.

What 'fixes' this is when I disconnect a USB powered mic and restart.

My build consists of:
650W SeaSonic power supply
GTX 780
i5 4570k
3x 2TB Seagate HDDs
1x 120GB Samsung 840
Some Asrock motherboard that supports Haswell

Any ideas?

Does skylake has a killswitch, I forgot the answer to that also the archive isnt working.

Are there any programs which will play two video streams side by side (possibly even the left side of the stream is from one video, the right side is from the other) for quality comparison that run on Linux?

T460s or X1 Carbon? Both same price.

X1:
14" 1080p IPS LED
i5-6200U
RAM 8 Gb DDR3L 1866 MHz (Non-upgradeable)
192 Gb SSD
microSD slot
LTE
Win 10 Pro
1,17kg

T460s:
14" 1080p IPS LED
i5-6200U
RAM 20 Gb (4+16) DDR4 2133 MHz
192 Gb SSD
4-in-1 (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)
Win 7 Pro
1,4kg

VLC

I looked at vlc and didnt' see an obvious way of doing it.

Like I realize I could literally just play two videos at once, but they need to be syncronized correctly and I need to do it for a large number of files so it would get incredibly tedious trying to do it as such.

Has anyone noticed adblock isn't working very well on sites like xvideos, bitsnoop etc? Or is it just me?

uBlock Origin

Sometimes when I'm on thepiratebay or my fav porn site I see what appears to be pop ups that quickly open and then disappear. I never actually see what it is that briefly pops up though. And it usually appears where my mouse is.

What is that exactly? I know others have seen them. Are they like click farming scripts for ads or something?

I have an intel 6850K processor overclocked to 4.3 ghz. Is there any way to make it run at a lower clock speed when under less load, then have it ramp up to 4.3 ghz at full load?

That happens to me, too. I guess they are advertisements that get closed by your browser or your adblocker.

My gtx 1060 is boost clocking to 2009mhz out of the box during the Heaven benchmark. Is it even worth doing a manual OC at this point? It's at like 61c max.

is there any way to make my PSU fan less loud? I've seen videos of people opening it up and greasing the fan shaft, but I don't wanna die

it's not loud enough for me to buy a new psu (I have a 750w right now and I'm not willing to spend $90 getting a new one), but it's still annoying

t460s, if you really need lte you can buy an adapter from your carrier or tether it to your phone

Maybe if you're going to play 1440p and higher resolutions, otherwise don't bother

This

Won't be using LTE very likely.
The weight is the main factor for me in this.
I like how the X1 is like a feather.
But t460s has better specs(more & faster ram, card slots).

Guess I'll go with the t460s, just needed a second opinion. I'll live with the extra 300 grams. Thanks.

Thank you

yep. Buy an i7 6700K or some shit

I just got a new router specifically for seeding shit, but it's not seeding. I've got a green check mark and 1000 torrents, but none are seeding. Only 1-2 for a few kb/s once in a while, 1/10th of my limit.

I got it because it was advertised as a good choice for torrenting. Any ideas at all what I can try before I hang a noose from my ceiling? I would love some suggestions.

Model: RT-N56UB1

I graduate from University with Computer science degree in 2 years.

I've been working tech support for a web hosting company doing HTML/CSS and customer support calls.

If I continue to do this job, is it good experience for a resume when applying to game companies?

I have $700 saved. Should I save a hundred more and get myself an HTC vive or is it not worth it?

if i ground myself to my case when im building, then wont the charge be transferred to the case?

Im about to start my first build and im making myself paranoid about ESD. what budget measures could i make to ensure no static?

I have an old hp Proliant M370 server that was removed for a newer faster version...

>boot in Linux mint 18 live DVD
>everything runs fine
>I select install on the first menu that pops up
>seconds later my monitor goes black displaying this message in the picture


>I try other versions...
>17... nope
>16... nope
>15... nope
After many trials...
>11, boots, runs great and everything...
>I install and test this, everything is fine, except I need version 13 or later to run my program

Please help

Summary:Monitor won't connect right, the error in the pic pops up

>20 GB RAM
I've never seen RAM come in that number, for some reason.

That being said, definitely get T460s because of more RAM and Win7

Had a series of interviews for an internship. It went

Phone call from CEO
Phone call from CTO; invitation to in-person interview
In-person interview two days ago

Got an email today from the CEO and he said the feedback was very positive and has some questions for me. He intends to call me later. I know this is sort of a wild-card and I apologize for that, but what kind of questions might I be asked?

Just do it on a desk and you have nothing to worry about. I've built enough computers that I have completely forgotten about the possibility for static discharge.

why are manhole covers round

If you're that fucking worriedj ust get a wristband they're like $2.00

I have the vive. Wait for gen 2 or 3 for any headset, though one with steamvr and motioncontrollers preferred.

It's just not ready yet.

plastic desk ok? all my wooden desks are on carpet

SHIT I NEED TO STUDY THE GOOGLE ESOTERIC QUESTION LIBRARY THANKS user

Don't you have a kitchen Counter?
Plastic would increase chances of static, but even then it probably is unlikely that anything goes wrong unless you're scooting around your house in your socks as your building.

what is Mac OSX ? is it unix? what is its relation to linux/GNU/unix? I always wonder how come some commands work on both platforms ? please refer me to a place containing explanation of these terms... thanks by advance

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X

>thanks by advance
you are welcome

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system)

yeah but i dont want to be standing during the entire build.

I dont have a radiator in my house, what else would work? since the power supply will be installed in the case first, if i plug it in but dont turn on, and then clip a bracelet to the case, I'll be grounded?

are there any japanese trap streamers?

I have an i7 2600k which has served me well over the years, however I noticed that when I play games it never goes above 26% cpu usage. Most games run completely fine at 60fps like that but one game (Squad) is basically a slideshow. Someone recommended unlocking my CPU cores as that might be the problem. How would I go about doing this and does it put my CPU at risk of damage?

>during the entire build
30 min is too much for you?

I usually build on an unfolded cardboard box.
If it's big enough for you to place every component on it and sit on it then you're golden.

Also, if you just tap the case every 20-30 seconds it will discharge the electricity from your body.

does the case have to be plugged into the wall or not? this goes back to my first question, if I tap the case then the charge doesnt really go to the ground, it just goes to the case right?

>Someone recommended unlocking my CPU cores as that might be the problem
that is a nonsense sentence when talking about 2600k

AMD had cores that could be unlocked, you got what you got... 4 cores / 8 threads

you can overclock, rise the turbo frequency of your cpu

google
>overclocking i7 2600k

>ASUS modem.
>Good.

Why don't you just fucking buy server router like MikroTik?

Asus is gaymen shit, pure garbage in comparison to ACTUAL routers.

But then why isn't it maxing out my CPU when I'm playing? I doubt overclocking would save me from 15 fps. Its a very CPU intensive game and people report 80-90% usage. If its using 26% wouldn't it be only using one core? (I don't really know how this shit works I just put it together)

Well it sounded good on paper. It was just the right price and had everything I wanted. Now I just have to figure out how to fix things. As long as I can seed, I'll be happy.

>Also, if you just tap the case every 20-30 seconds it will discharge the electricity from your body.

thats not really how it works, buy yeah, I doubt you would be charged after doing that

>does the case have to be plugged into the wall or not?
1. its unlikely you would have any significant charge after touching the large piece of metal even if not grounded
2. its still ideal to be plugged because its grounded then...

here in eu I just touch grounding pin in the socket..

I build 300+ PCs
never static death
never bracelet

maybe your GPU is bottlenecking you or something?

GTX970 I set the ingame textures to 1gb of VRAM so its not using the slower 500mb of VRAM and its still is lagging. No matter what settings I use, ultra or minimum I get 15 fps. This has to be the CPU.

What doesn't work about it?

touching a metal case thats not grounded will equalize the charge between you and the case. it will not completely discharge you.

>Install new nvidia card.
>Clean reinstall drivers.
>Geforce Expierance is stuck on checking for updates screen.

wat do?

no
it can be shitty game
it can be shitty drivers
it can be some shit in your OS
it can be dozens of things that are not the CPU

if case is unplugged, not grounded then you can still have charge

would touching a needle ground you?
would touching a small metal flashlight ground you?
would picking up PC case sidepanel ground you?

...

ah, I learn something new every day.
I was just repeating what I heard on from NewEgg.

true or false: decoding blu-ray video uses less resources than decoding x264 or x265/HEVC, at comparable IQ (high bitrate encodes).

my 7 year old Centrino laptop came with a BD drive. but it stutters on any HEVC video in mpc-hc and mpv. Actual BDs play fine.

Is the blu-ray format easier to decode and render since it's in an "uncompressed" format, even if it is higher bitrate?

Can you use an IPAD Air that has 4G just on wifi without a sim card?

I just got a macbook and I installed footer on it through wine but I can't figure out how to add components. I downloaded iPod manager but it does not show up in my downloads after I click install in components

Is there a service where you can rent processing power? For things like rendering or machine learning?

Random one, is there an alt code for an interrobang? 8253 doesn't work in windows 8 or 10
(this is an interrobang: ‽)

rebus farm, haven't looked in a while but check it out

alright, so hows this:

>set up station on wooden desk, wooden floor
>buy ESD bracelet
>install PSU, plug in but dont switch on
>clip ESD to case
Now i am connected to the case which is grounded
>disconnect PSU, leave ESD bracelet on case
>continue working on computer

Do outdated display adapters affect how your screen looks? I have some really outdated drivers and my screen looks fuzzy and colors are weird as well as fonts n such.
Alternatively, if I install a different OS like Windows 8 or 10, will I have to update my drivers too or do they come with updated stufff?

It should be possible, but it's fucking ASUS man and you have 1000 torrents, I'm skeptical. It probably crashes from the amount of incoming connections or total connections , my old routers did that (Telewell, A-Link)

You probably could try limiting them? The amount of seeders (total) allowed? And then raise it a bit by bit > when it crashes again back down.

Also just confirm that it is running updated software etc.

Does classicshell affect performance?

Is it rational to a little paranoid about Wi-Fi? I've heard even the latest security protocols are trivial to crack. Even that aside, people can always be listening in, and if someone wanted to be an asshole, they could jam your connection. It would be convenient to use it, but is it worth it?

so i want to make a betting website with real football matches but fake monies
I was thinking just to copy it from some site but have no idea how to do such a think
So how to automatically copy content from some site to mine or to mine database?

doubt it

Yep

reinstall driver and don't install geforce expierance

Is there any way to be see what tasks you've added (and possibly edit) on Google Calendar on your phone?

pcpartpicker.com/list/MtxHzM

This is my build. Im about to build it. Do I really need an outtake fan?

It says on the box "up to 300000 connections for bitorrenting!" I don't have that many connections, I tried lowering it and it made no difference.

This thing has a shit-ton of settings, so there's probably something I need to change. I'm running the only official firmware update it has. There is a custom one that apparently improves a lot of stuff, but I don't wanna void my warranty immediately (if I can avoid it).

no
youtube.com/watch?v=YDCMMf-_ASE

Are you sure it's not the torrent program shitting the bed? I guess that's a long shot.

>buying windows
>evga graphic card
>120GB pny SSD
>evga psu 650W for gtx1070

you are doing it all wrong :(

Is there any reason not to use QupZilla?

How long does it take for Windows Update take to look for updates?
Currently using Windows 7.
It's a fresh install so I'm currently installing a lot of drivers like for my graphics card n such.

can i use cat6 cable with a cat5 port?

I literally google'd

>cat6 cable with a cat5 port?

and found this in second

>Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat 6, is a standardized cable for Gigabit Ethernet and other network physical layers that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards.

Took me like 1.5 seconds

Dude please try Google first!

Im thinking of building a new pc and I'm not sure on what I should do with my old one, all the parts are pretty much obsolete(it was a fairly budget pc in 2012, 4gb ram, shit grafics card, 2010 or 11 i3) and ive been reading up on servers, can I just buy a few hdds and run a light linux and make a server or do I need a non shit processor.
Also, what exactly can I do with one besides storage and backups?

Got a new laptop. Comparing it back and forth with my other laptop, the colors don't seem as good and the fonts are blurry. Bolded text are also gray instead of black which adds on to the blurry. Is this a driver related issue? I don't have any drivers installed as of yet