/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

Anons, I'm an absolute beginner currently learning C++. Can anyone give me any good resources for learning coding? There are a few websites I'm already using to learn as much as I can about the basics:

tutorialspoint.com/
learn-cpp.org/
cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
cprogramming.com/tutorial/c -tutorial.html

Plus, I'm watching this video:

youtube.com/watch?v=vLnPwxZdW4Y

I'm looking for a website that allows me to practice very basic codes for absolute beginners if possible. I can write my "Hello World" program without any issues, but wish to progress.

I'll be back later to check for replies. Thanks to anyone who helps.

Can you save it as something else like postscript and then just convert it back?

That worked, thanks

Read a C++ book to learn the basics.
Then study up on data structures, algorithms, and best practices for C++.
Then, start working on your own project and use google and SO to learn how to do the things you'd need to do for your project.

How do I convince my friends to stop using shit like Facebook to communicate? I stopped using any messaging service long ago but they keep telling me I should make an account on shit like Instagram and Facebook Messenger.

How come my CPU gets hotter at like 60% load than at 100% load

That's a losing battle. Either give in and make an account or accept that you'll be forever out of the loop.

Thing is none of them want to stop using it just for you because then they would be the ones out of the loop.

Turbo?

Is amazon AWS a good alternative to getting a windows VPS? I just need a windows box that I can upload files and access with RDP for a few weeks while I move country.

How do I achieve this fuzzy vhs audio effect? youtube.com/watch?v=mPiVBTomR3s
Here's the original, for reference. It starts at 3:29 youtu.be/f0X7cYNF9eg?t=209

How do I get rid of the "Activate Windows" thing on my desktop?
When I set this computer up 6 months ago i'm pretty certain I ran something to get rid of that, but for whatever reason it came back today.

What is it i need to get rid of it?

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Yeah AWS is really good. You'll be able to do all the things you need with it.

Please respond.

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>4 minute bump
>Question answered in the OP

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>have old laptop running windows 8.1
>all is well
>get a SSD and put it in it
>install windows 10 on it
>now the internet is 100x slower, specially video streaming (youtube, etc.)

What could this be? I already tried reinstalling all the network drivers and even the video drivers.

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It's the botnet

What's the best (most stable) north american-based public DNS server that claims to not save logs? I can't host my own yet otherwise I'd just do that.

Setup dnscrypt-proxy,dnssec and use a local dns cache resolver and use one of their proxies
>north american based
You'd be better off getting a non NA host, as nothing in the USA can be trusted. The ping is negligible

>already had it
>try to extract and run it
>Defender catches and deletes it
>re-torrent it
>try to extract
>Defender catches it and fucking deletes it again
What the fuck do I do, then?

Windows won't let me use it.

then turn off Defender retard

defender should be off anyway, the only thing it actually does is find and delete "hacktools"

>dnssec and use a local dns cache resolver and use one of their proxies
This seems a bit above my networking knowledge so I guess I have research to do. Thanks for tip.

which DNS server is Jow Forums-approved?

Alright I installed MStools and it activated.
So how do I make it so that Defender never tries to fucking delete this shit again?

Thanks appreciate it

Actually better question: what files does MSTools even install and where are they so i can add them to my AV?

find some on OpenNIC

servers.opennic.org/

can anybody ID the audio jack on the right and know if its possible to adapt to 3.5mm without cutting it up? i measured it being 1/4inch by 3/4inch. put a 1/4 jack next to it for reference. couldnt find it anywhere even in the manual. its the jack for a flight helmet's(HGU-55/P) mic and headset if that helps.

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based and decentralizedpilled

my (brand new)router's CPU is running at 65C while idle, is that normal?

I have to fill out this electronic form for work, but Adobe Acrobat DC (latest version) won't let me digitally sign it. Are there any other programs let you sign pdf documents? Or, any hints on how to force sign a document?

so this is a pretty stupid question.

ebay.com/itm/Windows-10-Pro-Key-Professional-Activation-Code-Win-10-Key-Instant-32-64-Bit/352594570276

How do I use this? I'm suspect about buying a key off of ebay but people swear to me it'll save me ~$200 over buying it the "normal" way. Am I gonna end up with a mexican bootleg activation key or something or is there a way to confirm if it's US and how the heck do I activate this anyway?

But also run by any random joe blow with any amount of tracking enabled.

Can someone recommend a laptop below 200 bucks with 15'6 screen? It's for a father that only uses it for basic stuff and watch movies from time to time.

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could be an ass
print it out
sign it
scan and save as pdf

newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100006740 4016 600004346 600004347 600541554 600541284 600004378

except OpenNIC tells you which ones log or not.

And how did they verify that?
Did they get root ssh access and scan the system?
What happens AFTER OpenNIC scans their system and finds that it dosent scan?
You have ZERO ways to verify this as a third party user.
Someone with a reputation to uphold and be truly logless, is more trust able then any person that vm's the dns resolver and logs and tracks the fuck out of you with a mitm

Thanks user.

The companies with "reputations to uphold" are going to be no less kikeish. See Brave with all its claims of privacy getting caught whitelisting Facebook and Twitter trackers, or Cloudflare which literally MiTMs SSL traffic and expects people to trust its DNS server.

stop all these DNS bullshit. if you really want privacy and security, run your own. run unbound. enable dnssec.

Can someone help me with a technical issue
I installed a soundcard in my b350 and now it's making this noise on boot: youtube.com/watch?v=6g4dkBF5anU

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Is Waterfox a placebo browser, or is it a viable alternative to Firefox? If it is a placebo what would be a better option?

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Is greenify even worth a shit anymore
It doesnt even snooze any apps

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Cute boy~
also, a better option would probably be Icecat. It's maintained by GNU and directly tracks FF ESR, so less likely to be behind on security updates compared to Waterfox. As long as you disable LibreJS, it's perfectly usable for almost all sites too.

The problem with Icecat is that it doesn't have a macOS version. I forgot to mention that.

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Is this what hiro is going to force us to use "soon"?
p.Jow Forums.org/g/

oh,
then I guess Waterfox is ok. They do claim to get rid of some tracking stuff, but it's not a great project either. Its Spyware Watchdog article highlights some pretty sketchy stuff it does, and of course there's the issue of security that I mentioned earlier. Afaik it's maintained by like one guy.
Iridium or Ungoogled-Chromium is probably a better option, assuming you're ok with a chromium-based browser
check this site for browsers stuff.
spyware.neocities.org/articles/browsers.html

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So I got drunk last night and left seeding on for the new Metro game. Over 70 gigs shared. Am i fucked ?

Why use await/promises in JS when just do everything with a chain of callbacks?

Fucking Windows update got stuck in a loop and didn't start my desktop. I accidentally restarted and now the desktop is a black wallpaper and the cursor is the hourglass, then it flashes grey every 2 seconds (probably because it deleted data for the update). I tried system repair, but it didn't work. Should I buy a new hdd/ssd and install a new windows 10, or there's another way to fix it?

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That's his way to deal with phonescum while making a profit from them. He'll block them behind a paywall and a login system. Of course the least stupid will be able to evade it by using the desktop version or dedicated apps, but the most retarded shitposters will fall for it.

Hmm, I guess I'll keep using it until something weir happens with its development. I'll test Ungoogled-Chromium too.

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Better question, Why do you keep asking questions that are answered in the OP?

Ungoogled is also just one dude.

>Waterfox has nothing, so shouldn't be used
Fucking what.

Was it over a VPN? If so, you should be fine. If not, yikes

Yikes then.

can you please kill yourself?

Is udemy actually any good? All their shit is always 90% off so I'm skeptical

Are there x64 processors for portable devices (low footprint, low power, low amount of extra components required)?
I would like to know what can be done with such processor.

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How do I make a pointer to a multidimensional array?

no

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ok

then can you post something less gay?

Photoshop isn't allowing me to do Save for Web for some fucking reason. Was working fine yesterday and it's not working today.

I also can't save images to my desktop through Save As.
Any ideas? Using Goggle on this gives a few results but they are mostly non-conclusive.

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Just how much of our online activity is monitored/stored by the government?
I've heard the term "metadata" thrown around, but I don't know exactly what that means.
Basically does the government know I jerk it to gay porn sometimes?

I got an AMD R9 Fury and a Nvidia GT 620, I use the fury for vidya and the 620 to display on a 85hz CRT monitor since the fury doesnt have VGA.
But when i launch a game on the CRT it will use the GT620, and when i use my LCD monitor it will use the FURY, when i try to window it and move it from the lcd to the crt it says its running at an unlocked framerate but it only appears to be at 60. any way to change this so graphics and 3D orientated programs run on the fury and display on the crt while still displaying at 85hz?

metadata is data about the specific data you are recieving. So for instance: user went to this website for this long starting at X timestamp. This makes targeted advertising easier but is incredibly instrusive into people's personal lives because it removes any anonymity you might have had in your browsing habits.

Yes the governemtn knows you jerk off to gay porn.

here, have a cute girl

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Help me out for the mother of god. I suddenly have a flu and the toddlers have been brats all day. My damn car suddenly has a misfire and won't turn over and I finally thought I saw the light of day when all my components arrived. I put it all together but it's not POSTing. Everything turns on, then after 20 seconds the GPU fans stop spinning. I reseated the GPU and the RAM.

Switched over from a 2500k build I had for 9 years to this Ryzen 7 2700x. Fuck Im losing my mind Jow Forumsuys

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I'm trying to convert a PDF to images using Adobe Acrobat DC, but once the images have been exported I can't access them on XnView, it acknowledges the file as JPG but it can't open them. However, Windows Photo app and the Image Viewer can open them just fine. What's happening?

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>girl

this is slightly less gay, thank you.

It would be preferable if you could not post anime reaction images for every post you make, but i'm fine with this compromise.

Should I go for MS5 or MS2FP1?

Heard MS4FP1 is good to aim for at first but I can't afford that yet

help me understand recursivity and linked lists Jow Forums
struct Node{
int data;
Node *next;
};

how does this struct work? it defines an integer and then defines a pointer variable with type node? wouldn't this return an infinite loop?
I fundamentally cannot understand what Node *next is supposed to represent or how to use it and I feel like an absolute moron. can you give me a hand here?

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I took an online test for a programming job I was applying for, don't think I did too well (job was in a language I didn't have much experience in and wasn't expecting, and it was timed so I was in a hurry looking stuff up, went well over the time allotted in the end as well) but they will at least get back to me and give me feedback on it right? They said they'd contact me within a week but it's been over a week, they're not just gonna go "NEXT!" and not tell me how I did on their test will they?

next points to the next element in the list. It starts out uninitialized of course. If it's null, then the node is last element in the list. If it points to itself, you are having a bad day.

What's the best way to clone an HDD to an SSD on a laptop? I'm using a T520 so I have two 2.5 bays if that helps.

#include
#include

struct Node {
int data;
struct Node *next;
};

int main()
{
struct Node a;
struct Node b;
struct Node c;

a.data = 7;
a.next = &b;
b.data = 4;
b.next = &c;
c.data = 12;
c.next = NULL;

printf("a %d %p\n", a, a.next);
printf("b %d %p\n", b, b.next);
printf("c %d %p\n", c, c.next);

return 0;
}

It only becomes an infinite loop if you do a circular assignment.

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No guarantees, they might be polite and let you know the result but many places will totally ignore you, either deliberately or because their company/department/team is a shambles.

FYI if they filter people based on a surprise internet-based programming test there is a good chance they are clueless anyway.

A laptop I want to get is 15.6 inches. There's 2 options for the screen: FHD or 4K. I'm mainly going to be using it for work, watching youtube/films. Would going up to 4K really be worth the several hundred pound be worth the difference?

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Do I need to know C to be a good programmer?

Haven't paid my rent in 6 months and just got served an eviction notice. What are my rights?

How do I set up cloudflare so it uses https with my server?

Visitors => Cloudflare (point 1)
Cloudflare => Server (point 2)

How do I check if cloudflare is making an https connection with my server? I don't want someone to sniff my post requests!!!

Thanks anons, Isolating the problem was a bit more digestible.
I was thrown all about recursivity, linked lists, stacks and trees all at once at uni, so I'm having a hard time grasping how all of these concepts work (so if you see more stupid questions on this topic, you know who it might be). I'm wondering if there are any resources that can aid me with references on this topic, or do i just brute force it all with the couple of books I have? godspeed anons, you're life savers

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A good programmer should know the basics.

You have the right to get the fuck outta there.

High resolution will cost you in power consumption as well. imo at that size it depends on how much you like text.

will mining bitcoins reduce the lifespan of my CPU

So, I don't see a link anywhere in the pastebins for an enterprise download. Where can I get one?

why do all the printers I buy keep refusing to eat the goddamn paper after 2 months

Where/who do you go to when you want to decide what hardware to get?
I'm looking for a new laptop but don't know who's opinions/reviews to trust since I'm pretty light on my own knowledge.