Root Access

12:10 AM

Winter Bash is here!

3:04 AM

lol

So, in my quest for the perfect torrent setup - I discovered that 1) there's a fork with RSS management in 2) that you could copy over some files from the fork source to make it work on the standard version

Pointing it at the files from the fork results in broken icons so I decided to be a smart doggo and buiild the file hirachy I need with symlinks...

and... it dosen't work cause apparently qbitorrent dosen't like it when I symlink the altwebui files ._.

Michael Frank

I was attempting to set up torrents on my centos server the other day...

it was frustrating to find something that worked well in a terminal.

Journeyman Geek

Oh, I want to use qbitorrent-nox with the webui

Michael Frank

Yea, I think I ended up using deluge maybe?

Oh, Transmission

Journeyman Geek

ooh

qbitorrent CLI seems interesting too

northerner

9:29 AM

Hi. Cache is normally measured in kilobytes, isn't that right?

djsmiley2k - CoW

errrr

not really

You'd measure it in which ever measurement makes sense

I don't want to know that my zfs has 70000000 kilobytes zcache.

northerner

But it usually ends in a zero right?

In this github repo the author has cache set to 32768 bytes and I'm wondering if that's a mistake?

github.com/kimwalisch/primesieve/wiki/…

Michael Frank

How many kilobytes you would expect 1megabyte of cache to have?

or kibibytes/mibibytes I guess.

northerner

9:52 AM

So in the Windows task manager, even though it says KB it means KiB?

rahuldottech

11:25 AM

This was me, last night:

rahuldottech

12:06 PM

Wow they put zero effort in this year's Winter Bash. It's the same website with the year incremented by one. I guess they were too busy pushing out the most committed and respected members of the community.

See 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014

Journeyman Geek

12:17 PM

@rahuldottech eh, different team

the Public Q&A dev team have been really communicative and good so far

djsmiley2k - CoW

12:34 PM

Homies of the world - what do you think about ebuyer.com/…?

for someone who needs to do homework, browse the web, general 'office' type stuff.

Journeyman Geek

rofl

Someone at work has one of those as his office PC

I'd say its good enough

djsmiley2k - CoW

o_O

Journeyman Geek

Or something very similar anyway

has USB PD Charging

bwDraco

12:50 PM

@djsmiley2k-CoW Picasso. Definitely worth a shot; about as good as a Core i3 but is a bit worse with battery life.

djsmiley2k - CoW

It's for a friend, I don't think the battery life will be that much of a issue

bwDraco

I don't see a USB-C port on it, though...

I can't say much about this because this model isn't sold in the US.

(it's common practice to not sell some of these lower-end devices to the American market because it's a rather crowded market and American consumers tend to be pickier, increasing the risk of the product not selling)

Blog bot

1:22 PM

‘Tis the Season for Hats! Join Us for Winter Bash 2019

Cesar Manara on December 09, 2019

Around the globe, we look forward to celebrating traditions that are unique to us, our families, and our communities. The season gives us a chance to reflect, makes us smile, and helps bring us all together.

This year is a special one for the Winter Bash tradition. A hectic end of the year (that included a company-wide Meetup and a ramped-up focus on delivering improvements across other parts of our Q&A experience) means this year’s Winter Bash theme is the same as last year’s. But don’t despair, last year’s theme was awesome! …

rahuldottech

1:48 PM

@bwDraco Dunno about the processor, but looks neat otherwise

I don't think USB-C will be a requirement for most people for at least a few more years

Journeyman Geek

@rahuldottech oh cause I mentioned the one the guy at work had had usb PD

rahuldottech

Ah right

This one doesn't have type-c defo

bwDraco

My laptop has USB PD charging support. It's a huge deal for me.

Burgi

2:05 PM

@JourneymanGeek how did you get that hat so early?

is it bugged?#

Journeyman Geek

Yes

If I change it, its gone ;p

rahuldottech

2:19 PM

@bwDraco You are not the average consumer. You're literally on a site called Super User right now.

2

djsmiley2k - CoW

lol

bwDraco

lol

bertieb

Are there any Qi-charged lappys?

(the wireless charging dealie, not a mystical energy or vital force)

Bob

@bertieb Qi does something like 10W at the high end. Laptops are more like 15W+, though some tablets might do less.

bertieb

@Bob I've seen ones that do a little more, maybe 12-14W ?

Could be interesting to keep things topped up

or charge overnight

Bob

2:25 PM

Hm. Apparently they go up to 15W now...

bertieb

Just wondering out loud, really

Bob

@bertieb Maybe. Probably less call for it cause there's no shortage of space to put a charging port/dock and waterproofing isn't an issue.

bertieb

I mean the boring answer is that it adds expense for something that doesn't really replace wired charging

But there are all sorts of crazy laptop designs

Heck, I had one with SLI graphics cards

still do, in my computer retirement home slash loft

@Bob Oh yea, it's definitely not needed

Bob

Also you might need to do something other than Qi

bertieb

that doesn't stop some folks tho

Bob

2:27 PM

Laptops don't usually charge from 5V

so you'd either need a step-up or some non-Qi standard with higher voltage?

Or does that not matter for wireless? Does it just depend on the receiver coil size?

bertieb

Dunno, I'm no EEE expert (EEEE?)

Bob

idk

Ok apparently it doesn't matter.

Something something 200V

bertieb

I thought maybe one of the transformer-types might just have something

since those tend to attract a premium because of form factor, marketing, yadda yadda

wireless charging could be another bell slash whistle

rahuldottech

If a laptop were to support wireless charging, wouldn't it need a plastic/non-metal bottom?

bertieb

makes more sense than electrically reclaiming typing energy

Bob

2:34 PM

@rahuldottech Get yer glass-bottomed laptops here!

Ooh, let's go ceramic. 5kg laptops are making a comeback!

3

bwDraco

@Bob Mine does in a limited manner (only when powered off or in sleep, extremely slow).

Apr 20 '18 at 15:07, by bwDraco

People in the market for a gaming laptop are willing to accept a somewhat larger, heavier machine, but I grew tired of carrying an 8 lb laptop myself.

Oct 17 at 1:40, by bwDraco

It's easy to get used to carrying a 6+ lb laptop at first, but my current laptop is less than 3 lb and I'm not going back.

bertieb

2:54 PM

I'm pretty sure the laptop I had with the SLI cards weighed more than my first car

djsmiley2k - CoW

3:44 PM

lol at flagspam

bwDraco

🤷‍♀️

Biswapriyo

4:30 PM

Who got the first Winter Bash hat here at Superuser?

Burgi

no-one yet

but if i had to guess.... @DavidPostill

djsmiley2k - CoW

@JourneymanGeek had one before it even began

Biswapriyo

5:00 PM

@pimp-juice-it got one.

XKCD

6:21 PM

Cyanobacteria wiped out nearly all life on Earth once before, and they can do it again!

DavidPostill

7:00 PM

@Burgi I've no idea if I got the first hat but I'm in joint first place with 3, even though I haven't done anything on the site since it started :)

Ah. It was my HNQ answer earned all 3 :)

Hennes

7:29 PM

Gah, hats . Well, see you all on the other side of new year then

Educ

8:10 PM

Hi

Please How can I boot from the temporary install partition on mya laptop ASUS UX310U

bwDraco

9:34 PM

trustedreviews.com/news/…

FEATURE, NOT BUG!

bwDraco

9:51 PM

@Bob I'd love to have an Alienware Area-51m... but it won't fit in my Osprey Apogee backpack and would look really out of place in the office.

And I'd probably break my back commuting with it every day even with an appropriately-sized backpack.

My point is that thin and light is not a "great-to-have" feature. For many, including me, thin and light is a nonnegotiable requirement.

Michael Frank

I lug a T430 around with me.

bwDraco

That's ollllllld.

Michael Frank

It still works perfectly fine for what I need.

bwDraco

:p

bwDraco

10:09 PM

@Hennes lol

rahuldottech

Just leaving this here for future reference by me:

> "A problem with Conexant audio means that you may hear no sound in Windows 10 even though everything appears to be working correctly. While this is being investigated, Microsoft suggests running msconfig.exe and heading to the Boot tab. Click the Advanced options button, check the Maximum memory box and set the value to 4096."

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/…

Still can't believe MS forums actually had a proper working solution to offer.

Also, shame on MS for not fixing this in like 3+ years

bwDraco

10:33 PM

@MichaelFrank If I needed a new laptop now? ThinkPad T490s.

(thought about getting the Razer Blade, but I'm no longer interested in a gaming laptop and would rather get a business-oriented machine)

I'd rather leave the gaming to Astaroth.

But where the f--- are the 10th Gen Intel Core processors?

I hate how you can't get ThinkPad T-series systems at B&M stores.

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