/sqt/ Stupid Questions Thread

like 10/15 minutes my man

Does it need Internet for it to revert the changes? It's taking well over 15 min and I'm fucking going nuts

also, does anyone have a list of non fucked dns stuff? I heard open dns was posed somewhere but cant remember the good ones. I remember it being somewhere on watchdog but I cant find it.

it depends on how big an update it is reverting, if it was after a patch tuesday (so about 10-12 windows updates) it can take up to an hour, it wont need the internet

Why does Windows use backslashes for directory navigation?

Any chances OpenBSD's /obsd/ thread get included in this general? It's getting pretty popular these days.

Yeah, it's taking more than an hour right now

kek shit dude, is the hard drive light on? i once rebooted it during that stage after about 20 minutes and nothing bad happened, do you feel lucky?

Because that's how I think DOS did it, and Windows is based on DOS (well it's not anymore, but historically it was). GNU/Linux, BSD, and MacOS are based on UNIX, which historically always used forward slashes.

this wont kill windows defender you nog

Why create a new /sqt/, when then old thread is not at bump limit and on page 4?

because I got on catalogue, searched for the thread with 3 keywords that match the op and did not find it.

blame Microsoft edge on a shitty old laptop I guess.

Who is a good resource on home network security? I feel I'm woefully behind

is there a way to prevent google, facebook, instagram, etc. from gathering so much info on me? like an extension that disguises who I am?

I even got an ad for something that I texted my friend about and have either never looked it up online, or if I did, it would have been literally years ago.

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Why is Google Test so hard to get working?
>win 7
>mingw
Do I need to use Visual Studio to get it working? Does it need to be 2015? I'm using 2017. I don't want to use it though, I want to use Atom.
It seems to be locating the files correctly, but I'm getting some errors.
>run with Atom
error: '_stricmp' was not declared in this scope
return _stricmp(s1, s2);
>run with visual studio 2017
D:\google-test\Debug\google-test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 11 unresolved externals

Well I guess you're in the right thread. The answer to the first question is no. For a few reasons, but your next question is one of them. Chips with pins are PGA while chips with nubs are LGA. I don't think Intel even makes anything with PGA sockets anymore. Even if they were on the same socket style, they wouldn't be the same chipset and therefore not compatible with the same motherboards. Also you're modern i3 is likely more powerful than an upwards to decade old i7 mobile chip, so you shouldn't do that to begin with.

Does Jow Forums have any input on 'numbering' schemes for IP addresses on a local network?

I have physical systems, virtual machines, and mobile devices.

I have a Postgresql database with about 50 million rows that I want to let users query online through a Django website.
Is it possible to get acceptable performance for this Django's standard ORM or should I look into implementing something like Solr or ElasticSearch?
It's a first project and I'm learning as I go, so there are huge gaps in my knowledge of all aspects of this.

measure your current performance before you start making changes
50 million rows does say much with knowing your access patterns, machine specs and requirements

doesn't say much without*

What the hell am I doing wrong bros?

Why isn't B neighbors [(A,1),(C,3)]?

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don't use a mutable type as a default argument in the node constructor

that fixed it, thank you very much

was neighbors = [] point to the same list? weird

Is there any downside to using a SVG of text instead of loading an entire font to display literally one line on a website? The website is provided on request only so no one will ever search for it, SEO is unnecessary.

sounds like a good idea to me

Google Test seems to assume that you're building it using the Microsoft SDK (headers and compiler) on Windows. While MinGW could link that source file (because the _stricmp import comes from msvcrt.dll, which MinGW links to instead of the Visual C++ library), it's missing from MinGW's standard C library headers. It's ugly, but you could work around that by adding a definition to googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h before the offending line manually:
#ifndef _MSC_VER
extern "C" int _stricmp(const char *, const char *);
#endif
This assumes the codebase doesn't use more underscored Microsoft variants of POSIX/BSD functions.

For your second problem, you should also look at the LNK2019 errors before that line. Often it's a problem of a wrong binary type (console application, DLL) in the project, or missing link libraries. Did you run CMake accordingly again?

I haven't tweaked PC since i was around 15, so i have forgotten most things PC related.
My current PC has a HDD and runs Windows 7. Now i want my games to load faster and thus i want to buy a SSD (a basic Samsung 860 Evo 500GB).
My question is the following: is it possible to install games separately on the SSD and have the rest of my shit on my HDD? I don't have any issues with Windows, it's just that some games are loading slower from a HDD.

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Yes. Almost everyone would do the opposite thing (migrate Windows to SSD and leave games on the hard drive which are large and don't benefit from improved load times) as your net benefit would be much larger, but it's possible.
For example with Steam games, you can create a new library on the SSD and then move games using [Move Install Folder] over there. Blizzard games can be simply moved if you set the new location in their launcher. Some games need to be reinstalled at their new location.

Are there ANY laptops or subnotebooks worth buying which can run most games from 2012-2016 on middul settings fine with their APU's? I.e. ones that would make a good temporary desktop replacement

Ideally i'm looking for a model in used condition which can be had cheap

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How can I disable sub-pixel rendering in Evince? No settings panel anywhere.
I don't want to use zathura or mupdf.

What can I do with two spare 4-TB drives?

Put it in your ass.

I bought a 4690k second hand and I've noticed that it's often working at 4.2GHz. Is it possible that it came OC'd from the last buyer? base clock is 3.5 and boost is 3.9 normally.

pic related

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stripped volume?

I'm a neet on welfare up in Canada and receive $1100 per month. I live expense free at my father's place. I cannot have more than $2,500 in my bank account. What should I spend the money on?

I'm thinking I'll get the 3950x on july 7th and a 2080 ti super even though I don't play games (I'd force myself to). I could also get a 4k 144hz monitor also a good 2tb m2 ssd.

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So last night with the league update (I know) after a game would exit, my Nvidia control panel color settings stopped working, but I just had to go back in the panel and disable/reenable to get it to work again.

This morning, my color settings weren't applied when I started my PC. I went to do the usual trick but it was saying they were already applied. Disabling/reenabling doesn't do anything, and if I try to move the sliders the program crashes. If I select the default it will let me apply, but If I try to choose the custom settings no apply button will appear. All the OS color profiles and settings are disabled. Anyone else had this? W10 x64 latest update, Dell S2716G, RTX 2080, 430.86 drivers.

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Seems like another restart cleared up the issue

>10 Debian VMs need apt-get update
Is there an easier way to get the job done?

best way to upgrade to win10 pro from windows 7 without parting with my shekels?

what if i torrented it to get the install and then bought a license key?

i've successfully run just cause 3 and nier: automata on a laptop from 2013 with an i5-4200u (low voltage dual core), and nvidia 740m
it really depends on how low you're willing to go graphics settings wise

First, you should try and see whether upgrading from Win7 just works. It no longer works on pirated versions, but if you're still running on an old unique license key it probably will still accept it and convert to a digital license bound to your mainboard. Otherwise refer to the links in the OP for activation.
You can use the official Microsoft tool or uup.rg-adguard.net to download a Win10 installation medium, no need to torrent anything.

Are you inquiring about running your own Debian mirror? Because that's taking a bit of disk space, currently about 450 GB for amd64 + all alone.
debian.org/mirror/size
If yes, apt-mirror is your tool.
Otherwise, for automation of updates and upgrades, see apt-cron.

im running on an old legit license key from a physical CD
thanks

i think you have to do an 'upgrade' install first, then the digital license is setup, then you can do clean installs in the future
also, if that doesnt work i hear the accessibility upgrade still works if you can find the setup program hosted back then (hint: it was called Windows10Upgrade24074.exe)

I made a comment on a female co-worker's facebook photo saying "this is super lewd" and later got called in by HR and raked over the coals, ending with a formal warning being put on my record for "problematic behavior"

Can they do this for stuff that I did in my own time that had absolutely nothing to do with the company? Also was what I said really that bad? I didn't think it was really that bad at all.

>not decent; obscene; lustful; unlearned; vile
>Slang for smut or pornography.
>Looks like James is going to post some lewds tonight on his page.
>Hey, check out these kinky lewds!
not bad at all.
Even if it's outside the workplace, your comment can be seen as harassment and that it is inside or outside your workplace, it can affect your job and her job. Nothing weird about this warning.

I need a HDMI cable that doesn't give me black screens whenever it moves.

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>Buy macbook pro, 13 month of ownership
>Mild screen burn-in from viewing any window for even 3~ minutes continuously after most recent update
>Apple won't replace screen despite being under warranty, wants $600

What should I do to fix this? It's not unusable but it's fucking annoying and I'm quite pissed because it's only 1 year old. MBP 2017 13inch

Is climate change actually a big deal?

Why do monitors still use VGA? I'm looking for a fairly cheap 1080p monitor and they all seem to have VGA/hdmi, whole the more expensive ones have hdmi/DVI/display port. Is it just a price thing? I was shocked to find VGA still in use

Does anyone use Coinbase? I bought BTC but it never asked me for my wallet address. Or is coinbase its own wallet? Basically I want to buy something using my BTC and I don't know what address to put in.

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What's a good terminal emulator?

Used default konsole so far, but can't seem to get font rendering working properly.

Preferrably a terminal with good-looking defaults

YEAH...in about 100 years, it's just for political points for now

>absolutely nothing to do with the company
In most Western countries, the company is legally responsible for any interactions you have with co-workers - whether it's during office hours or outside of them.
I'm curious, though - what did you think would happen? What went through your head as you were writing that comment?

>Why do monitors still use VGA?
Cost-cutting reasons

Ugg. Dude, you're asking on a site with a heavy political lean. This is not how you get unbiased info. But I mean, yeah, it's a pretty fucking big deal, and the shit that's happened already is pretty bad. The big question is whether in 20 years it's gonna be fucked up or mega fucked up.

Too late, enjoy your life and don't have children.

Would it be dumb to buy an old smartphone just to use it to listen to music in my car with a transmitter?

bump

it works, i use an fm transmitter to transmit around the home using an old phone

How do graphics in Linux work?
What the heck is a DRI/DRM?

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BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMNP

Then go buy one.

I'm fiddling with win10 because reasons, but explorer craps out and dies. Thumbnails refuse to load, the "progress bar" never completes, it's as slow as fuck. I disabled the quick access "section" but other locations remain, which caused some improvement but I then tried to move a file into a folder in the side bar (which was not the pinned quick access side bar) and explorer is dying again.

The fuck is going on here?

DRI is the name for the whole infrastructure which has moved graphic card drivers from the X server (which had to directly talk to the hardware and therefore run as root) into the Linux kernel (from where it got ported to BSDs and OpenSolaris). DRM is both the name for the kernel interface and any particular driver (they're under drivers/gpu/drm in the kernel source tree and your modules directory).
There's some confusion because "DRM" was at first just a way to access OpenGL hardware while 2D rendering still went through X drivers; also the proprietary NVIDIA and ATI drivers used their own kernel module and a custom X driver and OpenGL library in the past which circumvented all of this (the NVIDIA driver still prefers to do that unless you explicitly turn on DRM support).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Infrastructure#History

Nevermind, I think I fucked up a registry entry. Fixed it, seems to be working. Disabled quick access and other bullshit.

How bad is browsing Jow Forums on an iPhone?

As there's no working Jow Forums apps left that you could install even on a jailbroken device, your only choices are either the default mobile view (it's okay, you have at least a thread watcher that can be toggled) or p.Jow Forums.org/ (still requires you to make an account and still needs a pass to actually post on Jow Forums, only recommended if you already own a pass e.g. because of mobile range bans).
Be sure to install at least an adblocker for Safari in the former case.

k, so whats the deal with separate user-space and kernel drivers, i get that kernel drivers are used for using actual gpu harware but why are there user-space drivers as well? didn't we abstract away hardware details already?

Didn't know about p.Jow Forums... seems sluggish as hell.
But thanks

Is clover connecting with https?

if you can't even figure that out on your own, does it matter?

what the fuck browser should i use

I've got a laptop coming in the mail, I've never bought a pre built computer before. It says it comes with win10, is that gonna come pre-installed or on a disc? I've got a bigger SSD on the way and want to know how I can transfer the OS from the SSD already in there to the new one if the OS is already installed.

If it matters the laptop in question is from Newegg, it's an Asus with a 1060. (sale on them right now)

Recommend me a good cheap keyboard with small borders please

windows program to display vram above a game?
roommate is playing a pos game which has a video memory leak

I see no green lock so how do i know without doing something absurd like sniffing my own packets or reading the source

>how do i know without doing something absurd like sniffing my own packets or reading the source
you answered your own question

Im not doing that when your arrogant ass could just say yes or no

you want me to do it for you?

I was assuming someone knew from documentation and could easily tell me, but if you want to do that i wont say no.

How will windows ever recover?

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It's a bit complicated. The kernel side handles all 2D and 3D primitives the GPU supports, as well as power management and KMS (switching video modes).
In userspace, you have the libdrm library for talking to the kernel as well as modules for specific kernel drivers (libdrm_intel1, libdrm_nouveau2 etc.) which already have knowledge about what the kernel side implements. The Mesa library offers an OpenGL/Vulkan API to applications which then gets translated to GPU commands and dispatched using DRI drivers which in turn use to libdrm to talk to the hardware.
So we didn't really move everything into the kernel, basically just the parts associated with GPU control and not the parts that actually create images. Only on the level of an application speaking X11, Wayland or OpenGL these issues are abstracted away.

It's always pre-installed. Maybe it's even lacking the option to create a recovery stick from the installed system.
In case it's coming with a lot of OEM crapware on top of Microsoft's shit, you might want to do a clean install on the new SSD anyway.

Decent android app that'll give me warnings for when I'm using data off wifi?

Clover/app/src/main/java/org/floens/chan/core/site/sites/chan4/Chan4.java
Kuroba/app/src/main/java/com/github/adamantcheese/chan/core/site/sites/chan4/Chan4.java

The Google one

I've seen two youtube apks talked about here, where you can play music without the app being focused, anybody know the name of them? For an unrooted phone

I want to modify jpeg images but cant find information on google about the encoding (maybe thats not the correct term). Im talking how the information is stored in the file, not the encoding algorithms and all that. I want to play with parameters and manipulate the file, where can i find information about that?

newpipe
skytube

This?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_File_Interchange_Format#File_format_structure