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I think my laptop's hdd may be failing. Ever since I upgraded it to Windows 10, it's been crawling slowly. If it is indeed failing, then I'm going to most definitely invest in an SSD. |
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Speaking of old hard drives, I just got 1 2.5" PATA HDD and 1 2.5" SATA HDD out of two laptops my aunt just scrapped. And 3GiB of DDR3 SODIMM, plus 1GiB of DDR SODIMM RAM... huh. Wonder if I'll ever use those. They're good to have just in case. :3
I've decided that I'm going to try to buy all of the parts for Henen-nesw before Christmas, and do the assembly of the PC during the celebrations after gifts. :3 It'll seem like I'm having a big Christmas when really most of those expensive items I'll have gotten myself. Maybe it'll make it feel more fulfilling :P |
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Also, just saying, but JEDEC (you know, RAM standards?) uses binary GBs. I treat the *iB units as a storage and Wikipedia things, as per xkcd. :P Now to wait for a good time to purchase my parts. The part list has been updated again, seeing as the i5-4590 is, like, slightly less than $3 more. Heh. Or a Corsair RM550, for the warranty, full modularity, semi-passive mode, and, well, Haswell compatibility. And I'm pretty much left with Cooler Master if I didn't pick a Corsair, too. People on the Internet seem to have an...enthusiastic attachment to Seasonic and EVGA right now, and I don't get it. They are also parroting that all the Corsairs are junk, too, and...I also don't get it, if proper PSU review sites are of any indication. Even the worst of the Corsairs are still not exploding junk - they should be able to operate in spec on the whole range and not take out anything since they have the proper protections. The Cooler Master Hyper TX3 looks nice enough given my case, since I can't fit a 212 EVO in there. The stock cooler is mostly enough for stock speeds of a non-overclockable CPU, but why not just drop in a little bit of extra cash for much better cooling? :) (This does sound weird, but I'd rather avoid double-posting...) |
I'm nervous right now, because I decided to disassemble and clean my laptop, which also happens to be the first time, I've ever done that. Right now it's still running, except for my touchpad, which probably isn't connected properly, but since I'm not reliant on it, anyway, I'll probably hold on for a while before I fix that.
Also, I've still one screw left, which I don't feel comfortable about. <_< |
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I'm always careful whenever I disassemble electronics, and I make sure to follow directions carefully. Sometimes, having a video guide is best in these situations just to make sure as well. :)
And on an unrelated note, happy two years of DCC here at C&T! Woo! :P |
Wait, what? So fast!
I don't remember it being here for that long. Right? |
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Now please tell me there isn't anyone here that disassembles their electronics under warranty. :| |
Nosir, I only go under the hood after the warranty has elapsed and it's a problem that needs major addressing. Still haven't worked up the nerve to take apart a computer proper, yet. :( Did have some succession disassembling VCRs and a PS3 console once, and that was quite fun to do. :)
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Installing Windows 10 for the third time now. Hmm...funnily enough, with every reinstall, it gets better.
Sometimes I'm still torn between a desktop and a Surface 3. |
So yesterday I switched to using a wireless mouse, and unlike my older one from 2009 (which I still have, btw) it turns off automatically after a set amount of time, without me having to switch it off. :)
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WiFi authorization pages are such a pain to deal with if you have to reauthorize every time after a device wake-up. :|
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Windows 10 seems to have a telemetry bug that causes it to be chattier than usual even when all options are set to minimal. I've updated my last post on the Windows 10 thread here with the link and thoughts.
It does ask the question of why did it take two weeks for someone to dig it up, and why does it happen in the first place. No actual personal identification information or files are being sent, but this is bad form. I'm suspecting settings either aren't being respected properly, or it's an Insider Preview feature that didn't get properly excised. Thoughts? For now, I remain cautiously optimistic. The sky isn't falling yet, :) |
So I compiled Linux a couple times, for the first time. It was a lot of fun getting to go through all of those optimization and support options :D
Speaking of compiling things, I've written a rather large (nearly 1K-line) command-line interface for Lapis, in two days time. It features totally modular argument parsing with Linux users benefiting from stackable single-letter args plus double-dashed verbose args, and proper error output through an ErrorHandler class I have going for the whole program (and it doesn't quit on the first error). The next thing I need to do is build a bridge between that CLI and the assembler :P |
Sometimes I wish I was highly competent in anything Unix. :)
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So I was working with KiwiIRC this morning (y'know, the same providers of the web chat here on PC? :P) to set up a widget on my IRC network. Wow I must say they are quite easy to work with, and I've already got my server verified through them as well.
Oh, and said wifi network from last night doesn't allow connectivity through IRC clients either. :| |
The best Internet connection when you're out and about tends to be the one tied to your phone. Too bad it's usually metered.
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So it took me an entire router settings reset just to make TightVNC work across my network. I have no idea what caused the glitch, but no TightVNC clients were working prior to the reset.
Oh, and upon the reset, it went back to WEP security. Of course, that's been changed back. :) |
Sometimes I think electronics just want to be reset every once in a while. ;)
It's like eventually something will go wrong. |
Whipped out my dad's netbook to do some basics on it like Windows updates and scan for viruses. I asked about him letting me use it for school purposes, then I realized at how much I'd dislike Windows 7 Starter. :|
I wonder if I could at least put Windows 7 Home Premium on it :P |
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Going from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 10 Home would also mean gaining a lot of features that were missing in Starter, and most importantly, enabling Desktop Window Manager, whether you have a video card that can actually process it or not. That alone should make the CPU work much less when on the normal desktop (it's counter-intuitive, but, yes, DWM makes your computer faster) The system requirements has also pretty much got frozen in place while the baseline hardware keeps on improving, and there's also work being done to optimize it out on low-storage, low-memory devices. xfce is a fine choice is 10 doesn't quite work out, anyway. |
I did a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium on this netbook I have. It originally came with Windows 7 Starter, which has got to be the shittiest OS ever, IMO.
Oh, and checking for Windows updates on a clean install is quite fun too. |
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Also, Windows is complaining that “[I] may be a victim of software counterfeiting,” since my non-genuine Windows on this VM can't connect to the Internet and do what it pleases “validating it as genuine.” Sorry, but I like using my product key more than once with VMs, MS. And no, you cannot have Internet access. |
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At least it's working as intended. :) (You know how to deal with it.) Speaking of Windows Updates, I sometimes like doing a check manually if I feel like doing that. Sometimes, well, things happen. |
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- Linux is not driven by market share, and therefore - Is also not driven by competition, and thus the need for constant feature development. You're comparing an 'OS' that is naturally stagnant compared to one whose goal is to grow and keep itself marketable. Like you said – just like XP they run great on older hardware because there have been no significant advancements in Linux. Linux is never at the forefront of consumer app development. Linux is not the source of major architectural revisions or usability improvements. Linux also does not have one central organization driving it in a particular direction. There is no combined effort to push the envelope not only because it's not a widely used consumer OS (again – note how I've been referring to consumer software throughout this thread), but simply because it varies in nature compared to commercially sold software. Quote:
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My main point is, Linux and most any distro are undoubtedly more efficient than Windows. XP comes close but is ancient so doesn’t really count. The whole thing about Microsoft’s market share amounts to the fact that they snagged de facto status for all the companies and big whigs who know nothing about computers and got a foothold in, because the only reason anyone needs Windows at the moment is for software compatibility. Besides that there is support, but even Linux distros provide that – see RHEL. If Microsoft didn’t get that foothold they’d be good as gone for average Joe, and who knows what would’ve taken their place? My guess is OS X and Linux personally. It’s more than likely Linux would have a larger userbase because for everything except X video game and Y old piece of legacy junk program, they don’t need Windows and would probably switch simply for hearing that it “works better.” Which it does in most ways. And if that happened Linux would get the de facto “market share” Windows has simply by virtue of Windows not being there, and so on and so forth. I don’t think consumers really care too much if a business backs an operating system or if a mission in the name of free software does and no person is in charge. Only enterprises care about having an authority that answers to them when something doesn’t work right, and even then the approach Red Hat takes to providing just that is also a thing. And if they do – say you’re right and every OS with market share needs an owner of some kind – there is the hypothetical OS X. Which I imagine would be a lot more lenient towards developers working between it and Linux than Windows is, judging from how much more similar the two are in reality compared to either one and Windows. But all that never happened. Point of that is, Windows is just here now and there’s not a whole lot we can do about it. It’s jammed the door open for itself, so to speak. Which kind of sucks because it’s not the most efficient or modular thing ever, and is largely a one-size-fits-all shoe figuratively speaking. |
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And with that, I think we've managed to completely derail this thread... yay! :p |
Is anybody still running a Windows 7 install? Could y'all verify if checking for updates is just downright not working (as in, hanging), or is it just me? My netbook still won't download any available updates and it's just a clean install from a Windows 7 Home Premium disc.
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Well, I installed Windows 10 onto the netbook now although it's probably not faring well with the atom processor :P
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The worse part is that has to be on Windows (as my numbers are not that high on GNU/Linux), and is probably counting the system. I just watched my RAM metre drop from closing 47 tabs (a heavy coding session) in Firefox down a mere 300MiB in Linux, so the numbers for FF make sense to me when skewed for OS bloat. Take what you will of that – MS is likely taking advantage of parts of their system in a way that no one else would know how or care to do. It's their OS, after all. Then again, trading RAM for speed kind of makes sense. It’s what Chrome does, Edge just took it a step further. The more you store in memory the (theoretically) less you have to compute. Nothing too special other than holding a niche really. |
This is a question you probably don't get often but since my problem originated on the Pokecommunity forums I'd thought I'd ask it here;
Does anyone know how to successfully download things from Mediafire? Every time I hit the download button the page refreshes. I've tried deleting my Mediafire cookies but it hasn't worked. I apologize in advance if this question isn't appropriate for this thread, but I have no where else to turn. |
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Though, not having working multi-process is both a good and bad thing. Good since RAM usage is lower, bad since anything that goes wrong will take everything else down with it. Come to think about it, I think most apps will be smart and use less system memory if it finds itself in a low-memory situation. Usually. |
I bought a new mouse tonight (since my old one was giving in), and lo and behold...it has a blue laser to it! I didn't even realize they made mice with that color laser.
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True laser mice (such as mine here) are totally invisible. Neat blue optics though. Now that a paying job is on the platter in addition to my volunteer job... I'm going to be buying a lot of things, mostly tech. Hopefully I won't get too bored out of my mind at work and the money'll be worth it enough, because... computer builds! I had the initial thought to just straight up buy my Skylake build before Christmas, but then I decided that'd be really spoiling... so I may put together the old build I originally wanted with the Core i3-4370 and 750 Ti. I also had the side thought of maxing out the hardware in Tyre here (my C2Q slim tower) with a GT 740, 530 Series SSD, USB 3 card, and possibly even a Blu-Ray drive... not that I'd ever use it, but it does add a good amount of resale value plus it's destined to be our living room entertainment PC once I have a desktop besides it. I have this really strange desire to collect an inventory of PC parts for no valid reason whatsoever. I tell myself it'd make startup for a business easier, but when the heck am I going to be doing that? Years from now at least. |
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Anyone here use Git or GitHub? I'm finally managing a real-deal project on there. |
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I like github! I don't have an account there or any projects but the way that libraries are organized is very neat and the fact that they have an algorithm to compress libraries into a zip file is neat, too. |
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There's a few projects I'm working on. The biggest is Sapphire, a PokéScript editor, but besides that there's also vPatch (formerly Violet UPS) that's going to be a universal cross-platform ROM patcher, and Sevenstone, a cross-platform ROM picture data editor. |
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I'm now on my desktop now. Managed to squeeze in a GTX 970 (ASUS Strix GTX 970), 16 GB of overclocked RAM (Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3-1866 CL9), and a Z97 chipset motherboard (ASUS Z97-PRO GAMER -mostly for the other features and the aesthetics) to the original build. Quite a bit more expensive, but, hey, it's also really snappy. Also, the 2 TB WD Black sure makes SSDs make no sense. Just saying. |
I still wish I had a desktop to use. ;-;
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I still have my desktop, but it's rarely used anymore since my laptop's specs are far more advanced than my PC, even my first laptop that I'm currently using is faster.
Btw, my dad has been considering for me to get a new PC someday that will be purposed for a video editing powerhouse, so I hope that I'm able to get one for months. I'm still not sure which processor should I go with, though, given the prices and performances... |
Just got a GTX 960 4GB (Gigabyte G1 Gaming). I would've scraped the money for a GTX 970 but the power consumption seemed to be too much of a ask for my stock PSU and the reported issues with the VRAM seem concerning. Haven't installed it yet, waiting for pin adapters as the current GPU only uses one 6-pin, and my model of the 960 I own requires one 6-pin and one 8-pin.
CPU (i7 870) was also having some thermal problems (would reach 80c easily when playing modern games) so removed the cooler and cleaned it thoroughly. Now I get about 10-15c temperature difference. Might consider disabling hypertherading or outright replacing the cooler. Still better than building a new computer, the i7 870 is plenty fast. |
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That, and I'll take acceptable performance as a boot drive, especially with 8.1. Not installing 10 right now, at least until it gets a few more CUs. Personally, when it comes to storage on desktops, there doesn't seem to be "one true combination" as far as I'm concerned. If the drive is decent enough, it will work. An SSD is faster, but there's also pricing concerns, especially when you're at somewhere where SSDs carry a further premium than what you'd expect in the US. Normally, a good 250 GB SSD should be cheaper than the WD Black 1 TB. It isn't here, and it still isn't when compared to the 2 TB model. So long as you avoid 5400 RPM HDDs... now that's painful. Even a "performance" 7200 RPM HDD like the WD Blacks should provide around 2.1x the performance in everything, despite how the 33% increase in spindle speed might indicate that it's much less than that. It's also about the actuators, motors, cache, and controller, too. Even among 7200 RPM drives you can still find different characteristics. Even in terms of random access times. The first doubling is also the most obvious when it comes to performance too. Imagine if the times spent on waiting is cut in half. :) |
Late to the partayyy but I'm starting to use GitHub now. I had an account for a while and got access to some private depositories thanks to college, so I'm hoping to use it a lot this year for team projects. I already prefer it to the Team Foundation server that I used like maybe twice in the past year? I just wish I knew how to use GitHub more, and more importantly sync the online repositories with the latest version of projects in my IDE. At the moment I'm setting myself up a lil' static subdomain hosted on the site (which I didn't know was a thing until about three days ago). Ofc the design is gonna be horrid since I'm a programmer, and not a graphic artist, but hey, if I can use it as a lil' thing to share some code and write about my current projects, it'll be a nice pet project for me.
Also; trackpads are realllyyyy starting to annoy me. I stg the one on this laptop is like hypersensitive. The right'mouse' button gets clicked when I'm merely moving the mouse, and the touchpad gestures always activate at inopportune times. I'm this much away from disabling the pinch zoom gesture...but I kinda like scrolling with two fingers. |
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Yeah I was using the terminal for a bit to commit some files. Tried doing it with powershell but got told that something was missing, so I went and got another CLI to commuicate with Git. Thanks for the info, I'll certainly look into it. I'm so not a fan of trying to commit suff through my IDE.
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If you want the pinch-zoom feature enabled, then I'd probably disable the two-finger scrolling at the same time that way they don't conflict. However, in the end, it's all up to you on what you want to do. :P |
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It's the other way around, actually. Ahah. I like the scrolling feature but the pinch zoom has become more annoying than helpful. I could be casually browsing a webpage when bam! The browser zooms in 200% due to my clumsy fingers. xD |
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I used to not pretty fond of trackpad as well, since I've been getting used to using mouse for long, and in my old laptop's case, sometimes it's not working after some period of time. However, I'm starting to get along with it nowadays, even though I'll still using mouse more often.
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I hate track pads. I have a shortcut key to disable the thing entirely, because the palm detection is really crappy and will sometimes click if I touch it with the base of my thumb or something. The only time I use it is when a website decides to force me to use a mouse. I find using a mouse to be slow so I use only the keyboard for most tasks.
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I guess I'm the only one that thinks a touchpad is pretty comfortable, but maybe it's my laptop. :P
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I’ve found a clean Windows 7 install to take up a massive 14GiB of space. On its 20GiB drive that is certainly not enough for my 11GiB install of VS 2015 C++. This is honestly just pathetic. After cleaning up unused files my entire Linux install, an install containing 932 packages including CUDA, WINE, LibreOffice, MariaDB, Mono, and GCC... takes up 16GiB altogether. I should remove CUDA lol, I have integrated graphics on this laptop <_< |
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Either way, 20 GB? Ouch! That sounds awfully small for a system drive these days. (It's kind of fun to work with that, though.) |
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Earlier last night I got my project, Sapphire, to compile for x64 in Visual Studio 2015 as well as GCC 5.2! It’s really rewarding seeing the same exact code work on two vastly different OSes, not to mention a good bit interesting seeing compiler quirks with what they complain about and what they don’t. I also learned that unlike ARM7, x86 bit shifts do not wrap. xD Quote:
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I plugged in my Dell Venue 8 Pro to charge early this morning and it had no battery. 8 hours later, and it only went to 87%, and this was while it was shut down too. Jeez.
Also, for some reason, when I opened it, this tiny keyboard appeared on the screen while it was charging, and it was shut down, too. Spoiler:
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I’m spending some time here fixing up a C++ INI/Config parser library I found on CodeProject. I’m removing all of the uses of raw pointers, and adding in exceptions to replace sloppy error code holder references (passing a variable by reference to be set in the event something goes wrong, this isn’t C). I think I’m even going to add in some new little functionality, too.
If you take it as-is, the thing supports hashpound-based comments (#), agnosticism to the spaces surrounding the equals sign of a declaration, and nesting! starting with the line name = ( and ending with a ) on its own line, you can nest up to an arbitrary length. This is what I found to be most cool about the library. Since I’m such a nut for compiled code, I’m going to have it set up as a shared library (a DLL on Windows) and reference it to both save compile time and modularize my application. It’s such a relief to not have to write this sort of stuff from scratch. ^^‛; |
Just to let everyone know. I found out about this last night. You should turn off p2p updates. You can do it under settings-updates and security-advanced options (under windows update tab)-Choose how updates are delivered once here click the circle for "PCs on Local Network". This will keep people from wasting data.
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Anyway, you should get on IRC. I have a good few questions :) |
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tfw you accidentally invent an assembly language trying to come up with ways to improve C++
god my head hurts. and I need to rethink what I’m improving upon, because evidently one doesn’t simply “improve” C++. |
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Me? Well... I'm kinda torn. In the meantime, I guess I'll be doing computer-y things for now. |
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If you’re interested, you could take a look at this collection of outlines I wrote up about what exactly I want out of my own “acceptable language.” So you’re aware, that thing is just notes – I left out a lot. :P Do note the lack of void and null. Quote:
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Like the new prefixes guys? :P
So I tried Pale Moon on my netbook (and they have a version branded as Atom/XP), and it's still quite resource-intensive. :| |
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A netbook sounds like the worst thing to be using
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The experience is quite a bit nicer when it's running something that isn't Starter, let alone 8.x or 10. |
Finally got Bumblebee and with that NVIDIA Optimus back running again. Still not quite sure, why exactly it broke in the first place, though, let alone why it took me so long to fix.
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I remember trying to get Bumblebee running on linux on a old alienware computer. Those weren't good times. So happy my current laptop has no discrete graphics; I find playing games on a laptop impractical in the situations i'm in with it anyway.
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I remember playing Team Fortress 2 on my current laptop at lower settings and it was smooth. Although I'm not sure how it'd be now considering I haven't done that in a while. Maybe I should install a game or two from Steam onto my laptop to find out.. hmm.
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