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electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/27619/is-it-true-that-a-sd-mmc-card-does-wear-levelling-with-its-own-controller
grun1.com/utils/timediff.cfm
github.com/occivink/mpv-scripts
users.ece.cmu.edu/~eno/coding/CCodingStandard.html
eluktronics.com/P650HP6-G-2S1H16R
s.youtube.com/api/stats/qoe
blog.httpwatch.com/2012/04/25/httpwatch-8-2-firefox-12-support-and-clipboard-enhancements/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization
google.com/recaptcha/api/js/recaptcha.js
youtube.com/watch?v=d_H054zwCOY
twitter.com/SFWRedditImages

I cant install the Realtek PCIe family controller thing because it keeps telling me a device attached to the system isnt functioning. I have no internet, what the hell do I do?

Do MicroSD cards do wear leveling?

I got a Toshiba card with unreadable blocks -tested with badblocks- but they are always at same sectors. So my guess is at least my card doesn't do wear leveling. Is my guess correct?

Find the motherboard's cd install the ethernet driver from there.

your card is probably just toast
electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/27619/is-it-true-that-a-sd-mmc-card-does-wear-levelling-with-its-own-controller

Putting bread in your sd card slot doesn't make toast. You are thinking of a toaster.

Should i sell my nvidia gtx 1070 FE for 400 euros, i just bought it for 450 new. I was thinking of buying the asus rog 1070 instead for 530. Is it worth the 130?

Will anyone please throw a working time difference calculator my way? I use it to cut precisely in ffmpeg by inputting frames to tell how long to cut, but my go-to stopped working (broken webpage or smth):

grun1.com/utils/timediff.cfm

and all others seem to not work or seem to have dropdown for month and day and shit, I just want to subtract stopwatch times essentially. I didn't even look at pic related before screenshotting but I guess it's not even a time calc

So every Windows computer I've had does that thing where when you start a game, it launches in fullscreen, and automatically changes the desktop resolution to the resolution of the game. Now I've got a laptop hooked to the tv in my loungeroom and, instead of automatically adjusting the resolution, it just gives up and drops back to the desktop, minimising the game. If I can't change the game's resolution in a conf file, it's totally unplayable.
Is there any way to turn on this auto resolution change? It's got an Intel HD 3000, and some Graphics and Media Control Panel thing.

Did that already, still getting the same error.

Cut the file with mpv + this

github.com/occivink/mpv-scripts

I can try. Thanks for the rec.

My only complaint with using MPC-HC for cutting is going back a frame has a delay (at least on an HDD, don't know about SSD). I hope this removes that cause otherwise I won't see a difference in practice I think...

You can't go back a frame while playing a video with a lossy codec. There is no data about a single frame in video files. The player has to read and process a time frame to render a bit of the video. And the most players? discard the frames that have been played so they have to render them again if you wanna go back.

Oh, thanks for the info. And yeah, I cut random porn webms or .mp4 files, nothing that would be lossless, not that I know what lossless means for video besides maybe .mkv being the best for at least a file that moves hands a lot.

I actually noticed that hard once when I tried to cut a .gif with MPC-HC, and every frame seemed to have a different timestamp. It didn't work at all, so I had to download the original video. Might not be the same scenario, but that was the first time I'd questioned frames you extract vs. what the actual frame would be if held to a standard across the board.

Is there any minimal build of Firefox or any other browser with adblock support (add-on or built in) in windows. I don't even need tabs. Just gonna use it as a fast browser tied to a anonymizing software. should support html5.

no idea if its still going but "Light" is a minimal build of firefox I'm pretty sure

Can someone recommend a good (relatively cheap) soundcard for recording?
Mainly for archivising vinyl and tapes.

If you are that autistic you can't record with onboard system, here let me level you up:

Go buy many soundcards and record the track with them and average them. This way you can get rid of the imperfections caused by the soundcards.

I want to learn some basic coding for my master on game design I'm starting next month. I come from an english studies background, I don't want to get screwed.

I have started to learn some basic Unity and C#, as well as some HTML and CSS through codeacademy. What should I focus on, and (especially for the former) can you recommend any website or books?

>average them
Yuck.

HTML and CSS isn't programming, it's web design. Stick to the unity and C# stuff. Maybe learn C++ too.

>Comp works in safe mode
>Normal mode freezes on desktop and cant do shit
>tried system restore
>virus scans, nothing

idk what to do

Integrated soundcard
>muh quality recordings

You must be fuckin joking with that averaging, because average of shit is still a shit

Apart from that, any website, video channel or books you'd recommend for learning? Codeacademy is the only one I know and it does not include any of C# or C++

>vinyl and tapes
Your original is already shit, why should the hardware matter?

This dude is offering a PC for free. From the looks of it, it's some core 2duo system. Is it worth going there to pick it up, as someone on Ryzen?
What sorts of fuckery is there that can be done on some cheap (free in this case) shitty home use PC?

No, I am not. Mean and median does wonders for pictures so why not for sound? Looks like you can't do this in audition yet, but there may be some python scripts. It should not be hard to write something.

sell it to a memecoin miner for a possible profit desu

core 2duos are the last cpus without intel botnet. So you should pick it up even you won't use it for now.

>Mean and median does wonders for pictures
You idiot. You are always going to get smoothing from averaging a bunch of different samples.

is it bad that my computer has been between fluctuating between 35ish-50ish C while mostly idle
I'm more worried about how much it fluctuates
it went up to 58 or so once

I can't get subtitles enabled at all, what am I doing wrong?

>computer
CPU, I meant.

reinstall os and drivers

Memtest

So i got a i5-4460. I've checked people saying that i won't get a cpu bottleneck in any games with it and I can get basically any gpu on the market now. Is the 1050ti really worth it?

is there a way to detach laptop monitor and use it as a monitor for a desktop?

After finishing a tutorial on basic C, I decided to give fizzbuzz a go.

#include

int main()
{
int counter=0;
while (counter++ < 100)
{
if (counter%3==0)
if (counter%5==0)
printf("FizzBuzz\n");
else
printf("Fizz\n");
else if(counter%5==0)
printf("Buzz\n");
else
printf("%d\n",counter);
}
}

As a non-coder before the tutorial, is there anything I should be aware of (stylistic or otherwise)?

not downloading the animu with subtitle incorporated. I'm pretty sure nyaa.se had one of it with subtitle... And for other video than animu, I don't find any reason of using that player...

you're okay mate, go on...

oh, and take a look at this
users.ece.cmu.edu/~eno/coding/CCodingStandard.html

That's pretty good.

Yes,
you would need a proper lcd driver + power supply (and cable adapter for screen if needed), then flash controller with a rom that supports that screen.
Should work, search a bit for further information, model of screen etc.

Is this laptop worth it?

eluktronics.com/P650HP6-G-2S1H16R

I wanna spend about $1500 on a nice one, I wanted a 17 incher but can't find a decent one that's 120hz, seems like I could get a really kickass one if I just settle for the 15 inch. For the same price it seems like I could get 120hz and better specs if I just settle for the 15 inch.

I spent 800 on a laptop early last year and wish I had just bit the bullet and spent more on a really badass one. I just want to play just about any game now and a couple years into the future without needing upgrades or anything and run on high settings.

I can't have a desktop due to my nomadic lifestyle.

Pls help, I have a lot of money saved up, I never spend any of it and just want to treat myself to something nice.

>Pls help, I have a lot of money saved up, I never spend any of it and just want to treat myself to something nice.
Just buy a bunch of whores to team up on you. Maybe some ice to smooth things along.

I'm not rich I'm just usually a Jew with my money, not a millionaire, just a multi-ten-thousandaire

Just want to know if that laptop is worth getting for my situation

What's the best way to record stuff on Windows? I want to demonstrate a problem I'm having with Firefox and a video would likely be the best way to do so.

OBS, or I think the built-in screenshot tool has a video recording feature

obs or on Win/NSA 10 win + G

I'm getting a used laptop (Sony Vaio I think) and a desktop from one of my coworkers. The laptop is running 8, not sure about the desktop. What's the best way to wipe them, just like new? [spoiler] And what's the best way to pull nudes that were "deleted" through the recycle bin? [/spoiler]

When is the GPU market coming back to earth? I read something about cryptocurrency going to "proof of stake" so it won't be mined by GPUs any more, but when?

Inb4 Soon™

Dban for killing the hard drive.
Not a clue for snooping for nudes, not done any of that yet.

If I connect 2 computers with ethernet cable will I be able to transfer data?

>dev console open in pale moon
>ctrl+n to open new private window
>watch youtube clip
>close private window
>original window show 2 HTTP POST to s.youtube.com/api/stats/qoe

why? how?

yes

i think im right in thinking what's in the picture is some sort of clipboard program/application/software

i found it on this site: blog.httpwatch.com/2012/04/25/httpwatch-8-2-firefox-12-support-and-clipboard-enhancements/

what i dont know/understand is does firefox have its own clipboard? as in something that you can actually interact with?

if not, what's the best version of this that exists?

thanks

There's a bunch of stuff you have to do to make that happen. Not any old cable will do; you need to get or make a crossover cable. You then need to setup the network between those two computers in your OS. They won't magically appear as external drives to each other or something.

Is there an email service that Sup Forums would trust with sensitive medical information? Something close to being HIPAA compliant?

Use PGP.

Alternatively, don't transmit sensitive information over the Internet.

Is relational database normalisation always a good practice?

Assume there are 2 tables, Employee and Department (many to one relationship).

To make the association between the two entities I could add the department_id field in the Employee column, without having to create a separate table.
Why shouldn't I do that?

By the way, I'm not saying this way is better, I'm only asking for arguments why it is not.

what kind of db normalization are you talking about?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization

imo you should totally do what you write, extra tables only required in many to many relationships

as far as I recall, for one normaliztion wants to eliminate data redundancy, but in practice there are very valid consideration to have redundant data. From my very vague experience most people would produce a schema close to 2/3NF by themselves

probably selected the wrong driver
perhaps a new install works
otherwise replace the NIC

for once-a-year filetransfers, use 7zip, supports AES256 encryption, add a 30 character password which you transfer by phone call or letter

dban unless it's an SSD, if it's an SSD use the factory wipe software that comes with the SSD

Will windows load up thumbnails/programs and shit faster with an SSD? Right now doe to various constraints i'm using a shittyass samsung HDD and it takes ages to install something or for said icons/thumbs to reload in windows explorer, it also freezes a lot every now and then during drag and drop operations

hang yourself

yes, all disk io is faster with a SSD

You think those drag n drop issues are caused by said io speed restrictions aswell? Oh and i had issues installing fireshot in ff earlier which i suspect might be caused by this slow hdd aswell

recently I ran a qemu/kvm windows vm with gpu passthourgh on debian. it was hosted on an virt-manager drive which used virtio driveres. after a rage attack i reinstalled windows natively and became hard fps drops. even onMS Office

could be. check the disk utility in your task manager, if it's 100% that explains your problem
and if not, do a fresh install

I'm uploading updates to text files on my server for a subdomain which has its own directory on the root. It takes a while for the server to return the updated files (browser cache disabled). I'm running W3 total cache on my primary domain, is it caching my subdomain too? How do I exclude it?

I'm checking the specs of a motherboard and found pic related and I have no idea what the fuck it means, I don't think overclocking works that way so could a kind user explain what does it mean?

In SQL how do I select columns from one table if a value in another is 1 or select the columns from a different table if the value is 0?

I have joins bringing in the tables depending on the 1 or 0 value but the columns in the select part need an exact table name or it errors because its "ambiguous" and if I give it one of the exact table aliases then it won't get the correct value if the other table is joined instead.

This probably makes no sense, I cant even google the question properly to find an answer.

There's another way besides glxosd to monitor fps and cpu usage?

What intel CPU architecture is Ryzen competing with on single threaded?

Any good email service providers that aren't google for normal people?

Just trying to open a simple email account without any weird naming or anything like it.

What's the best Nexus 6p ROM?

It means the motherboard/cpu supports memory up to 2400MHz, but it could also work with higher clocked memory. It's just not guaranteed to work.

Anybody know of any complete guides on amazon firesticks? I know absolutely nothing about them but my uncle lives in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, where they don't even have cable TV and wants me to set it up for him so he can watch TV/sports.

How do I get AdBlock to not mess up with Captcha ?

I already have the following exceptions :

@@google.com/recaptcha/api/js/recaptcha.js
@@api.recaptcha.net
@@||google.com/recaptcha/$script
@@||google.com/js/th/$script

I've never heard of it messing with captcha, what do you use ABP and the normal easy list?

Regular AdBlock, with EasyList + localized list.

I've checked the AdBlock tab in 'Inspection',and when I bring up Captcha all the links are green, because I think EasyList as an exception for them already, but for some reason it still doesn't work.

Oh thanks... tough that rises way more questions, is there a way that I could know in advance or is it just a gamble and I won't know until I try? Is there a high or a low chance it will work and how badly can it go if it fails?

So I found this old subwoofer some time ago, but it seems the internal amplifier is fucked. (makes sense since I found it on the street) But it looks like the power chord for the sub itself is external, although i'm not entirely sure it really is the subwoofer cable. I do have a working surround ampliefier with a subwoofer connector. Does anybody here know if it would be possible to connect the sub to the other amp? Pic related, left is the amp, right the sub.

I would try to do a clean install of it and see if you still have the problem, but outside of that I'm not sure.

Not really an expert on the topic, though every motherboard has a list with compatible memory on the manufacturers website, you should take a look at that first.

you should probably not pack that much logic in your queries, just do 2 trips to the db server and keep it simple or retrieve all the data you need and filter them in your backend/app

I'm new to ublock origin and I understand you have to do some of the work yourself, unlike abp where you just installed it and that was it
theres plenty of sites that still have crazy uncontrollabe popups and ads and I really don't know what to do

how do I become not a shitty programmer?

Thanks, gentoomens.

When Mehdi from ElectroBOOM used a vacuum to clean laptop fan, was it satire or not?

video: youtube.com/watch?v=d_H054zwCOY

How to uninstall Yahoo Powered manually? I managed to found its hidden folder but the uninstall.exe is not helping. Should i delete the whole program folder? Yes i am stupid.

Should I not even install Chrome to be tech savvy?

What are the best encryption options for fully encrypting an SSD with your main OS on it?

If you have a Samsung SSD there are some options available in the Samsung firmware, including full disk encryption, I believe it uses quality encryption algorithms

otherwise use veracrypt, it has encryption starting from the bootloader since a few months

oh and don't forget BitLocker if you have Windows 7/10 Pro
might have a NSA exploit though

Veracrypt doesn't have any backdoors since it's a fork of truecrypt or something, right?

exactly, it has been auditted and had some minor fixes but nothing very serious, but you can never be sure. since it's being maintained and truecrypt is no longer, I believe it's the best option

Would using a VPN slow-down/bottleneck my upload/download speed?