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>play Pokemon Yellow on RetroArch
>save my progress as I move along
>game freezes
>have to murder the process
>save starts up where you were before you started playing

>you have to save, exit, then start up again for this not to happen

What is this bullshit?

hello, is this the thread for asking stupid questions?

Yes

how do I fucking change youtube quality of ipad users?
they're leeching up too much off of my data plan.

this is not the statistics and quant general?

How to prep internal hard drive for use externally via USB? None of my passwords will unlock it when plugged in via USB, but it works fine when plugged into USB

how do I lik a gnu gcc roms?

Is there a way that I can get jdownloader to download with different proxies?
Like for example:
You're downloading from a website where you want to specify which proxy you want to download from

A prebuilt pc uses a proprietary heatsink so I can't replace it. Can I replace the 80mm CPU fan with an 80mm case fan? I want to buy this: amazon.com/gp/product/B00NEMG62M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1Z5H6ZGWCMTNX

how do i get an "open with mpv" addon/userscript to work with SeaMonkey?

>Can I replace the 80mm CPU fan with an 80mm case fan?
I don't see why not, just unbox the packaging carefully in case it doesn't work

plaese... I wod lik a gnu gcc roms

if it's an ATA lock, i doubt any normal USB adapter supports them, unlock it and use software encryption instead

What's a pdf reader which can open large pdf's quickly? I'm opening a 2.6GB pdf in firefox, and it's already using 3.2GB of memory, and it's only half done. It's taken about 10 minutes to get this far. I guess it's loading the whole thing into memory rather than doing it lazily.

I tried chromium and it just made some sad face and didn't get any further. Needs to run on linux, and would be good if it worked on windows too.

>I'm opening a 2.6GB pdf in firefox

Lots of images, lots of pages

>in firefox

Yeah, I never needed anything more than that, hence why I'm asking

I built my computer in january this year with a 3tb hdd and just now noticed that windows only recognizes it as a 2tb? speccy says 3tb though (2.794 capacity).
Will windows force me to only have 2tb max?

Now that nyaa is kill, where do I get my chinese cartoons from?

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handy, as it can get some other addons working that otherwise refuse to install (keep in mind getting one to install this way doesn't mean it will work)

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Thanks.

anyone using i3 wm? im looking for how to use docky but make docky on the desktop not its own window, is that possible?

why is there no rpm package for mpv?

kissanime

compile it yourself or install ubumbu

don't use retroarch

use gambatte

I've got this gayman computer, with pretty good specs, that I don't really use anymore. I was considering selling it, but is there any kind of cool project I could turn it into?

>don't use retroarch

because you haven't made one

It's in the RPM Fusion repo

You need to partition it using GPT instead of MBR to use >2TB

I don't know what that means but does that mean I have to format it/delete all the data that's currently on it?

I want to buy another monitor for watching sopcast(TV). This config allows me to do so?

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 @ 3.90GHz 32 °C
Kaby Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1199MHz (15-15-15-35)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. H110M-S2-CF (U3E1) 28 °C
Graphics
BenQ GW2270 (1600x900@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 26 °C
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0 (SATA) 37 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH15F
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

i7-4790k, 16GB 2400mhz RAM, GTX 970, Windows 7 64-bit

Two Asus VG248QE monitors, 1080p @120hz. One connected with DisplayPort, one connected with Dual-link DVI.

Whenever I have video playing or images shown on the second monitor (the non-primary monitor according to Windows) I get massive screen tearing and response time/lag on both monitors. I can move a video to the second screen and immediately start having problems, and if I move it back to the primary monitor the lag and screen tearing stops after a few seconds. It's getting worse now and sometimes I get the lag/screen tearing without videos or images on the second screen.

I did a clean reinstall of my video drivers, my mem/cpu usage is nowhere near maxed out. What should I test to get this fixed?

Got a dell xps with an i5-7300 rather than an i7-7700

is this really going to fuck me? I'm using it as a workstation, mainly worried about programs like matlab and even gaming. will the difference be bigger than 8gb vs 16gb ram?

Do I use perpendicular antennas on my router if I'm upstairs and the router is downstairs?

yes

I just installed arch and it doesn't recognize my USBs or SD cards I put in it. Is this normal? if it is then how can I access my USB files and SD card slot?

if you're upstairs and the router is downstairs, point the antenna length ways with the router and you should have an improved signal

i want an intelligent AI to interact with. look up Luna, the AI bot on youtube - something like this (im sure a lot of you guys already know about her).

how do i get?

I'm about to swap out my CPU cooler. What do I need to do?

Sell it on Craigslist

What are cheap non commercial nas options

what happens if connect the cable from one monitor to another?

My TV can't display a 1080p connection from my PC properly, probably because it's not native 1080p.
Anyways, I want to mirror my monitor to the TV so that I can play my emulators in bed.
What can I do?

take the thing off, clean the paste from the cpu, chuck old cpu cooler out the window, reapply new paste, put new cpu cooler on

probably nothing, possibly something bad

either change your resolution to that of the TV, or set it to be a second monitor with its own resolution

Is there a way to stop a powered usb hub from automatically drawing power from my PSU instead of the adapter?

9anime is a clean site and your allowed to use your ad block without any bitching from the site

is it cool to just change itunes accounts if i have like 9 dollars owed to apple? I just want to use apps, but i changed my mind about the purchase when my prepaid card was denied

O-ok

from a professional standpoint, for someone who does strictly android/java dev would they prefer a computer running OSX or windows?

>yes
Well I guess I'm only going to be using 2tb... I have everything installed on this hdd

yeah youd need a place to move it all, format as GPT, then move data back. you should be able to image it though and just put the image back on the GPT partition 1 then reboot where you left off. but you need a drive to image everything too. since you dont understand GPT vs MBR though Im thinking that might be a bit above you. but if you have another drive it shouldnt be too difficult

I have an HP 2545 Printer with WIFI printing on my network.

Do i have to port forward it? or just simply let the device itself do its thing?

The only other drive I have is a 500gb hdd (also plugged into computer) which has only 114gb on it.
>since you dont understand GPT vs MBR though Im thinking that might be a bit above you
It sounds really hard to do ;-; I feel like I've been scammed of 1tb

My computer completely freezes when I Alt+Tab out of games. This started when I update my nvidia drivers. Anybody know a solution?

Can someone red pill me on net neutrality?
Why are republicans in the USA against it?
So far I understood repealing it would mean:
>slower internet
>kikes from Google, Facebook and Microsoft get more manipulation power
>more censorship and less respectful to privacy

Trying to disassemble an old, broken HP Laptop, but even after unscrewing most of the screws, the bottom isn't coming off. Wondering if it's because of this one screw I can't get out along the hard drive bay in pic related.

What should I be doing?

have you tried unscrewing it

I have a folder, folder "A".Within this folder is a folder,folder "B".I want to mv the contents of folder "B" back a level to folder "A".How do i accomplish this? Furthermore,i would like it to be scaleable as i had over 100 folders setup like this i need to move back a level

If something can't be a string or an integer what can it be in python?

You have hundreds of folders within one folder, and you want to move content of hundreds of folders to one where these hundreds of folders are?
If so, mv OneBigFolder/**/* OneBigFolder

mv .Sup ForumsB/* .Sup Forums

I've unscrewed everything except for the one on the right. It's impossible and I think it's ruined now anyway.

No.
BaseDir
-Folder A
--Folder B
---Contents of folder B

I want to move the contents of folder B back one level to folder A,but not hte orginal basedir that folder A is in.If that makes sense
So
Basedir
-Folder A
--Folder B
--Contents of Folder B

The folders arent named a or b but rather a random folder names some are numeric

>it's impossible
No it isn't.

doesn't matter

How?

What's the point of folder B then?
Just mv BaseDir/B/* BaseDir.
If I understood it correctly.

I guees im not being clear.
Its for more then just one folder set.
Lets say its a folder within a folder and that folder has media files in it, i dont need a double set of folders,i just need the media files moved back one level,but not to the orginal folder,as the media files need to be seperated in to folders but for a reason its down 2 folder depths rather then just one.

so it's like
a
-1
--file.mkv
b
-2
--file2.mkv
c
-3
--file3.mkv
to:
a
-file.mkv
b
-file2.mkv
c
-file3.mkv
?

Yes

do the 'letter' folders have one one ('number') folder in them?, or are the 'number' folders all the same name?
wondering for automation reasons

They are all different,some alphanumeric others just numeric

but is there just one of them in each letter folder?

Correct

that's easy enough, i'll try making a bash script

Actually I'm on Windows ME

Thanks

for how long?

Is it possible to mass-install fonts on windows 10?

I copied a bunch of fonts I need over from the MACs at uni and installing one at a time will take days. I have over a thousand to install.

be sure to test it yourself before using it on important data
#!/bin/env bash
for i in */; do
oldfolder="$(ls "$i")"
mv "${i}$oldfolder/"* "${i}"
rmdir "${i}$oldfolder"
done

That worked flawlessly.Thanks

nvm I'm an idiot. Figured it out.

So, this is really a stupid question.
Can someone explain me how much is dangerous to download torrents simply on my pc, whitout seedboxes and stuff?
All the time i have to download something i'm afraid to let it go leaving te pc on when i go out, and as soon the download is done, i remove from tixati, i know is bad but im hella scared someone can come for my ass. They can track me everytime they want? It is possible to identify me? I remember one of the advatages of torrent is supposed to be that it is more difficult to track down users.
Please helm me cease my autism, i will seed like a madman, i swear.

Good CC

For 100/100 symmetrical FIOS, does it give you 100DL and 100UL at the same time? As in you can upload 100mb/s while downloading at 100mb/s? All speedtests only do one at a time, and for torrents it seems it only does combined DL/UL = 100Mb/s

while he can convert it over to GPT without needing to back it up, it can be a bit risky if he has no idea what he's doing
plus if it's a windows system drive ("C:"), then it's going to be a pain to get it booting again

You can max out both pipes simultaneously
t. I have the 150mbps package

Yes it is. The screwdriver ruined the screw's fit. Nothing can unscrew it now.

$100-$250 Small prebuilt celereon/atom machine with 4+ USB3 ports. Usb is really meh and messy, but low power draw and easy.

$200-300 Build your own celeron machine with a soldered CPU+mobo.

$100-$250 Used sandy quadcore machine. Can have up to 8 sata ports, might need a bigger case. OK power draw. Good performance for other stuff.

$50 c2d machine + $20 xeon off ebay, Decent performance, medicre power draw. The Xeon mod isnt too hard but harder than just installing.

If you live in teh US? if you don't, probably no worries.

Well fuck. So when I set QBittorrent to unlimited DL/UL, UL somehow always takes all the bandwidth and DL slows to a crawl. They add up to 100Mb/s total, but when doing a speedtest simultaneously, I still have an extra 40Mb/s or so for either upload or download. Guess I gotta change the settings for QBt or something. Thanks.

Europe, Italy.