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stackoverflow.com/questions/31181897/status-of-stdc-iec-559-with-modern-c-compilers
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wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/reset_root_password
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I have family photos saved in the mix format (Microsoft PhotoDraw) and would like to convert them to something I can view. Anyone know where I can find something for that?

If I format a drive that was encrypted, can someone still recover and read the data from it?

If they have the decryption key and you just quick format? Yes.
If not, then no.

Cool. Thanks

I can't connect to my friend in Melty Blood. We have our ports forwarded and junk but it stills does the UDP tunnel into a timed out error. I also can't play with this guy in other games like BlazBlue CF on PS4.

What board has the desktop threads now? /wg/ sticky says they have a desktop thread but there isn't one and none in the archive

What's better paid, database management or software development?

Which one has a better future?

>Plug harddrive in new pc
>webm previews are gone

If there's some kind of plugin I used, I can't remember, any ideas?

DBM
More of a niche jobs and less unique situations occur. Still have to deal with retarded devs though.

Bringing it from the last 2 threads, anyone knows how to disable these?

icaros

Yep, that was it, thanks user.

So I was out of the country for a month and missed everything that happened with nyaa.

Did Sup Forums ever make a new nyaa?

Is there a decent free software replacement for Google Maps?

Is it possible to program an arduino from the GPIO pins of a raspberry pi?

The usb connection doesn't work anymore on my arduino uno.

OpenStreetMaps.

Yes. learn.adafruit.com/program-an-avr-or-arduino-using-raspberry-pi-gpio-pins/overview

Why not get photodraw

But you can't use OSM directly. You use an app that uses their data.

They have a web viewer
openstreetmap.org/

nyaa.pantsu.cat. I think there's still /nrg/ threads about it.

I saw a post where someone remarked on how normally when Sup Forums wants to make something it comes to nothing more than a logo. When they lost their weeb torrent site there was a working replacement online within days. really jogs the noggin

What part(s) of a graphics card are used to make the RX series so good for ETH mining?
Like, what's physically on a RX480 that makes it so appealing to a miner?

Usually wider memory bus compared to their comparable nvidia equivalents

What should a beginner sysadmin be able to do? Also how does one find job in this field? There are literally no jobs in 3h+ area (Europe)

I need a fast absolute value function for floating points in C without any additional libraries. Please tell me why this is stupid because I really can't tell.

inline float absF(float input){
if(!input)
return input;
return (input )

I want to host 2 open source web applications. One of which uses Postgresql and the second one uses MongoDB.

Assuming they are gonna be heavily used, should I host them on two separate servers, or on one, more expensive? Is it a bad practice to use different kinds of DB on one server?


Do you have any certificates? Like Red Hat Certified System Administrator? They are expensive as fuck but may be well worth it.

On Dribbble, when they post things like this: dribbble.com/search?q=daily ui , are they coding it and screenshotting, or using PS+AI to make a mockup?

I want to do this challenge but I want to code it, yet I know i need to improve my terrible PS and AI skills.

Also, what program is used to animate this?
dribbble.com/shots/2738907-PayPal-Email-Receipt

Assuming type float gives you a single precision IEEE 754 type isn't necessarily going to work if you change platform/cpu arch.

Why would you shift to extract the top bit and then do the shift to get rid of it when you could just do input &= 0x7fffffff

Your bit twiddling is likely slower than just calling abs(), which for modern x86 would generate a single instruction FABS.

What PC MMO games are great for making bots/trainers/scripts? Anything like grind-fest, free market economies, shitty UI, farming, mining... games that are addicting and compel me to code.

Well, the idea is the function only gets IEE754 single precision numbers. This is a personal project for crunching a looooooooot of numbers. Otherwise this would be more janky than it looks.

Using input &= 0x7fffffff I like though, thanks!

You actually are very likely to get those kind of floats these days. You can check for stackoverflow.com/questions/31181897/status-of-stdc-iec-559-with-modern-c-compilers too.

What android emulator would you recommend me to play Fate Grand/Order on Windows?

Is it safe to update the kernel in Debian 9 to the Version 4.11 if i use a ryzen CPU or is there any fucker that could happen?

When will the Tempered Glass meme stop

reported, have fun in the pokey you disgusting human

Do Best Buy and Staples actually recycle your electronics, or do they throw it in the dumpster when no one's looking?

Yeah, you should be able to use any kernel. Probably be easier if you use one already packaged from debian like from liquorix.net/ or something. Looks like 4.11 isn't in experimental yet.

Except old ones that systemd will choke on because they don't have namespaces etc.

You have a few choices here.

>run testing
Testing is the rolling-release version of Debian. Except when a release is imminent, it's pretty current on most software. Do this if you're interested in running more up-to-date everything.

>grab a kernel from backports
I haven't checked if stretch-backports is up yet, but if it isn't, it will be pretty soon. Backports are more-recent versions of things that you can add to an otherwise stable install, and the current mainline kernel is one of the things that always gets backported. Do this if you're interested in running a current kernel, but don't much care about most other stuff.

>compile your own kernel
Debian, like every other distro, lets you roll your own kernel, with the version and options of your choosing.

Except that 4.11 isn't in any suite yet.

What could cause all of my internet browser to stop working on Windows 7. Other programs that connect to the internet crash too

Then choose option 3, if you can't wait.

If you often find that you can't wait, Debian might not be your distro.

I had no lubricant available so I greased my laptop fan with cooking oil

It's been two weeks and now it started to smell like kfc and the fan sounds like something is clogging it

What do

manga app for iphone that isnt shit and has licensed manga?

Any better audio file tagging program for Linux than EasyTag? It's buggy as fuck

>t. dumpster diver

I will look into that. Ryzen is supposed to work correctly in 4.11 AFAIK which is why I am asking.

I wish, but my bacteria autism stops me from getting dirty like that. I do like recycling though, which is why I even bother taking my old tech to Best Buy and even recycle CFLs.

Throw the fan out and buy a new one, you ruined it.

Vegetable oil used as bearing lubricant will eventually break down and gum up. Especially when it's warm, like in a laptop. That's the smell and noise you noticed. You need to use mineral oil for tasks like this. Go to a hardware store and ask for it, they'll sell you a little tiny bottle of clear mineral spirits for a few dollars.

1) I'm not the guy who asked.
2) I have got multiple non-debian.org sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. apt-add-repository explicitly supports ubuntu PPAs. Telling someone to ditch debian because something isn't yet in the default distro is a little short sighted.

fuck man....

Just look here, that has 4.11 packaged and as the current default if you follow the instructions on that site liquorix.net/

puddletag? picard?
I just use a custom cli one desu.

The more you know!

How can i convince Sup Forums to post gore and porn on her facebook?

faceb00k com / selvaggia . lucarelli

wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

for one thing, that's more a thing to ask Sup Forums
also, what point is there in posting such things there?

reported. enjoy your ban Sup Forumstard.

>I have got multiple non-debian.org sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. apt-add-repository explicitly supports ubuntu PPAs. Telling someone to ditch debian because something isn't yet in the default distro is a little short sighted.

dude backports lmao

If you are a cool dude, you can also make backports yourself and submit it to debian backports so everyone else can benefit.

Go back to 2008.

Oh sure, let me just go and backport wine-staging which already offers perfectly good releases packaged for debian.

lmao

this is 18+ site

Bamp

Best way of handling versions?

MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH:BUILD_NUM

Should MAJOR, MINOR and PATCH be handled manually and then get a program to +1 the BUILD_NUM every time it's built? Or is there some smart way of tying MAJOR, MINOR and PATCH to git branch merges or something?

Would buying a soundcard resolve my audio issues?

Is there any other parts i have that bottleneck my system?

or perhaps it's the fact that there's 4 soundcards registered?

i asked about a patch cable i made maxing out at 50mbps in the last sqt


whelp...

From what I can think of realistically, the main upgrades would be RAM, SSD, and maybe another monitor for multi-tasking/productivity purposes.
Other than that, you got a pretty good looking system if it serves your use.

Do you have any clue about the sound issue? It chops up like crazy when i'm downloading something and trying to watch a movie at the same time.

The system almost freezes.

I've got no clue about audio sorry. Am pretty shit with computers in general, mostly like talking about the hardware in them more than anything.

is there a windows programm that lets me switch audio output from speakers to headphones and vice versa?
both speakers and the headphones are plugged into there respective audio jacks.
Right now i have to go into volume control and set what device i want to hear as the default device

Are these Hyperx chips a meme? I saw Kingtston had some value chips that were half the price for same gb and mhz.

Maybe just pick up two of these bad boys, that'll amount to roughly the same but with more mhz.

is there a way I can activate ActiveDesktop on my windows8.1 machine again, without using third-party software?

turn your firewalls off

If you're gonna use 2 different DB programs, then better use 2 different servers too.

Tibia and Runescape

BlueStacks

add-ons, cookies, settings, software version, drivers, could be anything really

Well, this one may be really stupid - but is there any pmp (hi-fi, hi-res or even simple mp3) that can be managed via bluetooth from an android app?

I get that biggest pro of having a dedicated device for media playing is a hard mechanical controls, but when i using a bus or subway ride, i most of time already have my phone in hands for reading, and want some simple control over music from it - pause, resume and next song is all that i really need. Any extra (volume control, previous song) is welcomed.

I bulk changed the /usr/bin permissions with find (sudo find /usr/bin -type f -exec chmod 755 '{}' \;) and now I can't use sudo: it must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set.

How do I fix this?

What's are the main differences between LLVM Clang and GCC and in what situations is it smart to use one over another?

Can you just log in as root directly? If not I'd boot a live distro, mount your drive, and change the permissions.

If you have you phone in your hands and you want to control music playback on it why don't you just use it for music playback!

What said, get a root shell from grub via the Using GRUB option on this page wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/reset_root_password

Hey fellas! I'm still on Windows 7 and my FX 6300 must be getting old or something because I can't get a stable OC at more than 4.1 Ghz. I ran it at 4.3 for the longest time until my system became unstable.

Now here's the question. I heard the FX CPUs are better on windows 10. Would it be worth it to switch to W10 or was that just bullshit marketing? Is the supposed performance boost worth it? Is there an ultimate guide out for debloating W10 and getting rid of all the shitty telemetry?
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>If you have you phone in your hands and you want to control music playback on it why don't you just use it for music playback!
'Coz when i walk on feet, i don't have a phone in hands! And moving across urbanized terrain requires a mix of both transportation methods.

Why not use headphones with inline controls?

You are fucked. I followed all kinds of poorly written instructions to restore connectivity on my W7 system but only got it kind-of working enough to install Windows 10. It is related to a bad update IIRC and the only way to truly undo the damage is reinstall Windows or switch to loonix.

How the fuck do i disable these Yahoo popups?
They've been appearing nonstop for the last like, 5 days, and i cant find out how to remove them
[spoiler] inb4 uninstall windows [/spoiler]

Remove notification.

It sounds like more than one application might be trying to gain exclusive access. Try updating your drivers first. Sometimes there's a bug in them (especially from Realtek).

How long to run Memtest86 on my new build?

Please clarify
Remove what exactly?

How to give an external GPU precedence over the discrete GPU while it is plugged in? Games are wanting to use the 1050 instead. Is there some extra software to make this happen?

Using Dell XPS 15 (9560) with Akitio Node and GTX 1080. Windows 10. Latest GeForce drivers.

I have 2 laptops, I want to run a LXC instance (Ubuntu or Debian) on one, and to be able to access it from the other laptop over a LAN, is this possible, and easy to do?

Have you checked the nvidia control panel for those settings?

also check nvidia experience options.

I usually do six hours. If errors haven't turned up by then they're unlikely to.

That's for testing the settings I intend to use for a long term overclock, if you're just trying to see roughly where the limits of your RAM, mobo, and CPU lie then just do ten minutes at a time and then change settings.

I have. The only option I have is to select either the integrated GPU or "High performance Nvidia GPU"

I assume you're using chrome?
It looks like you allowed notifications from *.yahoo.com.
Go to settings > content settings > notifications, and check the list under "Allow"

I highly doubt that Windows 10 supports a specific CPU better than the others, I call bull.

If you really want to give it a try, theres a debloat guide for Windows 10 on plebbit, just google it

>Hey fellas! I'm still on Windows 7 and my FX 6300 must be getting old or something because I can't get a stable OC at more than 4.1 Ghz. I ran it at 4.3 for the longest time until my system became unstable.
Do you leave it on a lot? It could be that you have failing fans. And when is the last time you cleaned the dust out?

>Now here's the question. I heard the FX CPUs are better on windows 10. Would it be worth it to switch to W10 or was that just bullshit marketing? Is the supposed performance boost worth it? Is there an ultimate guide out for debloating W10 and getting rid of all the shitty telemetry?
My impression from Sup Forums is that no matter what you do you will still be part of the botnet anyway, so don't screw around with their recommendations and just find a cheap way to buy it. I don't know about FX CPUs on W10 but it is likely to be better just because of advances in software (if your other hardware is capable of taking advantage of those features.)

I've tried reinstalling Nvidia drivers to no avail.

this may not entirely help but worth a try anyway, check the physx-page in the nvidia-control tab.

maybe by checking your preferred GPU there, their drivers will actually use it for everything and not just physX

I tried googleing your problem and you are not the only one with that problem.

Via the terminal? Just ssh in. If you have a network service you will need to make sure the container can access the hosts network or some ports are forwarded.