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12:55 AM

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Q: AMD 8 core vs. Intel 8 core - Are they too much different?

So somebody was telling me that an AMD 8 core processor only really has 6 cores as opposed to an Intel having a full 8 cores. Is there any truth to this at all?

cpu

whut?

HackToHell

2:37 AM

wh0t ?

utf-8.jp/public/aaencode.html

Robert Harvey

2:48 AM

How do you choose the right DDR3 memory for an LGA 1150 motherboard and, say, an Intel Core i5-4690K Processor running at 3.5 GHz?

DragonLord

@RobertHarvey You'd want to get at least DDR3-1833 for optimal performance. If your processor is unlocked, the ability to use high-performance memory modules is ultimately governed by the motherboard.

Learn more about XMP and memory overclocking here

However, most benchmarks show that memory faster than DDR3-1866 has limited performance benefits except in memory-intensive applications, and premium low-latency modules may sometimes deliver better performance than modules with higher bandwidth

...and I meant DDR3-1866, not DDR3-1833

anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

Robert Harvey

3:13 AM

@DragonLord So if I'm an average, run-of-the-mill desktop user (Visual Studio is probably my heaviest application), the DDR3-1600 RAM that Amazon recommended might be more than adequate?

Journeyman Geek

3:27 AM

@RobertHarvey: pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/… is worth a read

tldr - Unless you overclock, or have a APU, high frequency ram is not really worth it.

Robert Harvey

Ok, thanks.

DragonLord

3:50 AM

Android 5.0 Lollipop disables all downloaded apps in safe mode, as in "you cannot open them at all"

This is new behavior

Journeyman Geek

safe mode?

Also, by downloaded, you mean off store apps?

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek All non-system apps

Safe mode has always been part of Android

Journeyman Geek

o0

DragonLord

In 4.4 and earlier, Android would disable all downloaded apps which loaded at startup in safe mode

android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/…

@JourneymanGeek, did you see this? vine.co/v/O5nLEdQxmQY

Journeyman Geek

4:06 AM

Yeah, I did

DragonLord

First time using Vine

Bob

4:27 AM

Uhm

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A: AMD 8 core vs. Intel 8 core - Are they too much different?

There is a complete difference between the intel 8 core and the AMD 8 core processors, and its the Optimal Hyper Threading Data Up Link Rate that these idiots below me has not stated. The Hyper Threading Data Link Rate or HTDLR is the primary factor that differentiates between the capacity that ...

Preeeeeeeetty sure this guy is making up random bullshit.

@JourneymanGeek ^

Journeyman Geek

4:43 AM

whoa superuser.com/a/840735/10165

This is the first time I've ever seen anyone post nearly plausible bullshit for an answer

Ok Second.

..... whut?

Bob

@JourneymanGeek Make that 8th

DragonLord

Your recent posts indicate what appears to be "rep-whoring", through the posting of hard-to-understand content to look like an expert in an attempt to quickly gain reputation. Unfortunately, that's counterproductive here. We expect real, useful information on Stack Exchange, not puffery. — DragonLord 3 mins ago

Bob

@DragonLord That's not "rep whoring" by any measure. It's straight up bullshitting. Probably more as a troll than trying to get any rep.

Journeyman Geek

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A: Set NVIDIA digital vibrance to 100 with a batch file

can you please specify the nvidia product that your using and the bit code root directory of the product; because NVIDIA products have different architectures as they mass produce new ones on the shelves; where 650 gtx has a different architecture than the titan card. The bit code root director...

Bob

So. What's the official policy in the case of a stream of bullshit answers?

I suppose maybe downvotes, but that'd probably be regarded as serial downvoting. Especially at this rate.

More BS => superuser.com/questions/840731/lenovo-power-supply/…

Journeyman Geek

5:02 AM

That's a good question

DragonLord

This guy is just being a smartass

Port forwarding bypasses the firewall if your using a linksys router. I'm sorry that i didn't ask for the router information before hand, and I'm sorry that I may have angered your in any war. I'm just trying to help from my own experiences in the IT industry and my Computer Science degree to solve many rudimentary but intriguing problems that people ask for solutions along with experience to help them more forward in their projects. — penn 4 mins ago

There's nothing special about a computer science degree by itself. I myself hold a CS degree with high honors and know for certain that the firewall needs to be reconfigured. Port forwarding is unnecessary and irrelevant. — DragonLord 1 min ago

Journeyman Geek

I'm waffling between a suspension and a account destroy.

Bob

...except CS degrees have little to nothing to do with port forwarding w/ NAT...

You can probably stop feeding the troll now :P

@JourneymanGeek I suppose official SE would probably just say downvote.

Are answers rate limited?

Journeyman Geek

Oh, that's automagical.

Oh screw it.

Nuked

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek If I were a moderator, I would send a mod message first, then delete the account if user fails to correct behavior

Journeyman Geek

5:07 AM

@DragonLord: He's posted NINE answers like this.

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek I would have given a warning before it got to this stage.

Bob

@DragonLord I don't think this guy is interested in warnings.

This isn't accidental.

It's very intentionally writing random crap to get a reaction. i.e. trolling.

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: if he had posted one good answer, and/or had registered. Yeah.

DragonLord

I did see a couple of reasonable attempts to answer a question.

I agree that the user needed to be nuked at this point, though.

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: which on closer reading, were entirely useless too.

I'd actually gotten a warning drafted, but... I was like..."

Bob

5:10 AM

@DragonLord Mind linking to one? Pretty sure they were all ranging from just somewhat useless to entirely and obviously made-up.

Journeyman Geek

At some point of time you need to make it clear that one does not do toilet on the floor.

DragonLord

The account's already gone.

I'm currently on a mobile device, so I couldn't examine the posts as closely.

I seriously thought the account deserved to be deleted as well.

Journeyman Geek

Lets see, 3 obvious bullshit ones. One telling the user to go to the chrome store from IE to download chrome...

DragonLord

Sorry—do my prior messages hurt my standing in a future mod election?

Journeyman Geek

meh, I wouldn't consider that at all.

DragonLord

5:16 AM

I'll take this as a lesson as this situation is entirely new to me (and 99% of us here)

Journeyman Geek

It is!

and meh, asking for clarification is entirely fine.

You generally assume good intentions from posters (even says so on the help) unless proven otherwise.

Bob

@DragonLord I don't think anyone would even notice them, and if they did most won't care too much.

@JourneymanGeek I had to re-read the first answer a few times. Actually thought he was serious for a bit.

Journeyman Geek

@Bob: ja

Bob

And that's why this guy is so dangerous.

Journeyman Geek

If he'd LEFT it at that...

Bob

5:19 AM

Ideally, downvotes would be enough. But spreading obvious misinformation across the whole site?

@DragonLord This is the only one I could find that might be correct, but at this point I wouldn't trust this guy if he told me the sky was blue.

Journeyman Geek

How would you go into bios if quickboot was on? ;p

IIRC you had to disable it from the OS or something, right?

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek, you have far more experience here than me with more than 70k rep. I've spent some time in the 10k tools but haven't encountered any obvious pattern of abuse using the tools.

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: 20K tools arn't good for that.

Bob

The 10k tools became mostly irrelevant after reviews were introduced.

Journeyman Geek

And some mods are better than others at spotting stuff like that. There's quite a lot of stuff we may still need help with - like the issue bob had with serial downvotes.

Bob

5:24 AM

@JourneymanGeek ...there are no 20k tools? :P

Journeyman Geek

@Bob: 20K lets you protect posts ;p

IIRC

Bob

Oh yea.

I don't think I've actually done that yet.

DragonLord

I'll see if I can spend more time doing reviews and stuff to uncover more abuse. In the past, I've caught all sorts of sneaky spam that others miss.

@JourneymanGeek You can protect questions at 15k.

Journeyman Geek

When I was trying to get 2k flags, the new user and late answer review queues were useful

@DragonLord: >_>

I've been at 20K a while? ;p

DragonLord

superuser.com/help/privileges/protect-questions

Journeyman Geek

5:32 AM

ahh!

tag wikis and undeletion at 20K

Never used undeletion as a normal user

I think

DragonLord

Wait a sec...

penisland

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adobe-photoshop networking router windows-7 wireless-networking

Answers have the same "Hope this helps!", so this could be a sock

Caught this while reviewing suggested edits

Okay, he's back:

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A: Screen drawing lag issue in Adobe Photoshop on Windows 7

Ok by assuming that there are no other programs running in the background while using adobe photoshop (which should at be most 90 processes), and assuming that you have already installed the latest update for the CS5 version of Photoshop, then by going under the task manager and selecting the pho...

Definitely a sockpuppet

@JourneymanGeek, I need your attention now, I've got a sockpuppet on my hands

Bob

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DragonLord

@Bob lol

I'm monitoring the new users feed for further sanction evasion attempts

Journeyman Geek

5:48 AM

Done ^^

Feel free to flag too.

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek Already used 7 8 flags so far.

Journeyman Geek

Some people have too much time on their hands.

DragonLord

There goes another flag:

Upvote Law Area 51 Proposal

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microsoft-outlook microsoft-word-2013 email adobe-acrobat microsoft-outlook-2010 microsoft-outlook-2013 microsoft-word

Bob

@DragonLord ?

DragonLord

@Bob Username is promotional in nature.

This isn't the intended use of the username field.

Bob

5:54 AM

@DragonLord ...I really don't think that's a problem.

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A: Usernames as Advertising or Spam?

I'm not seeing the downside. If a user is posting good content, who cares what their user name is? If you're implying some sort of spammy-ness to the name they choose, I'm still not seeing the downside. They still have to post good content to get their name in lights. That's a net win to us! Th...

^ most-upvoted answer on the related question

DragonLord

@Bob That's new to me

Maybe I need to lurk Meta more

Bob

@DragonLord Eh, that was my opinion anyway. I was just searching for any community consensus one way or another - I didn't know what the consensus was, or even if this was raised, five minutes ago.

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: meh, I'd leave it as is.

(also, I know the guy from elsewhere, and its probably not worth the effort)

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek You haven't handled the flag I put on a question asked by this user.

Journeyman Geek

declined ;p

DragonLord

6:09 AM

There still seems to be a lot for me to learn before I can become a good moderator. What do I need to do?

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: In my experience? Stop worrying about being a moderator ;p

You're ready when people start bugging you to be one.

(I intentionally skipped the election before last for that reason)

DragonLord

Whoops, wrong person

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: I was too busy this election too.

DragonLord

(That was allquixotic)

Journeyman Geek

Yeah

Also, moderatorship is positional authority

Bob

6:12 AM

@DragonLord He withdrew for other reasons.

Journeyman Geek

You can do a lot by sheer reputation (small r intended)

Bob

lol

Journeyman Geek

Other than the seekrit mod stuff like the flag queue, you can do a lot of what I do now

DragonLord

13.4k isn't really much

There's still a lot of work to do

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: soft power is pretty important.

In my case, least on SU, I used my understanding of how things work, and posted a fair bit on meta. I also tend to comment a fair bit to nudge people.

Over time this gets you a ton of visibility.

I also happen to be fairly cross site, so if someone on AU or SF, they may know me. I'm pretty sure I got the entire comms room vote ;p

DragonLord

6:15 AM

@JourneymanGeek Five years of membership

I guess I'll just have to commit more time to helping the community.

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: I'm pretty sure there's folks who have been here longer, with more rep, with less of a good reputation.

DragonLord

I'll also spend ~~more~~ a lot more time on Meta

Journeyman Geek

Its not quantity, its quality ;p

Bob

I rarely spend time on the main site now :\

Journeyman Geek

(I actually spend most of my SE time on chat. Heck, I have chat running on a spare screen)

Bob

6:16 AM

Maybe two answers a month.

Journeyman Geek

lol

Bob

Used to comment a lot more, but not even that lately.

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek More time means better quality responses

Journeyman Geek

@Bob: I don't really do OQOD any more

Bob

@JourneymanGeek OQOD?

Journeyman Geek

6:17 AM

@DragonLord: I disagree.

One question One Day ;p

(since I keep mispelling one question a day)

Bob

Ah.

DragonLord

It takes a long time to write good quality responses. The impatient may simply downvote or vote to close without explaining. While I do tend to VTC without explaining, I'm aware of the issue and will do my very best to support users new to Stack Exchange.

All of this extra work takes time and patience.

Patience is key to being a good moderator.

Journeyman Geek

@DragonLord: per forma comments may help there

I don't use them, but a lot of mods do

Bob

@DragonLord Most of my longer/higher-voted answers actually didn't take that long, surprisingly.

Journeyman Geek

ditto

Bob

6:19 AM

Oh, the incremental edits took a chunk of time. But the initial answers were pretty fast.

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek To get a sense of what I have so far:

Journeyman Geek

(and heh, my answer today was cut short cause it was time to go to the dog park. Did some edits)

DragonLord

/* Question posted as answer to question */
Unfortunately, this doesn't answer the question. If you'd like to ask a new question, click on the Ask Question button at the top of the page and enter your question. This area is for answers, so your post will likely be deleted shortly.
/* Hardware recommendation */
Sorry, but as stated in the [help/on-topic], hardware recommendation questions are off-topic for Super User. Voting to close.
/* Link-only answer caution comment */
Can you give a more detailed description of the linked content, and explain how it relates to the question? This will he…

Bob

I spend entirely too much time on the site, but rarely does anything catch my interest. Most of that time is now spent browsing hot network questions :\

DragonLord

For me: 1282 days, 41 consecutive.

Journeyman Geek

6:23 AM

Most of these comments are super quick

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek 679 comments on my account

I've got a really long way to go

Journeyman Geek

I've had longer ;p

Bob

1,769 here.

Side effect of commenting more after giving up on answering :P

DragonLord

Never though I was so deficient until now...

Bob

@DragonLord Eh, there's nothing really deficient about that.

IIRC SE doesn't particularly like comments anyway.

I'm sorely lacking in edits, VtC and downvotes.

Journeyman Geek

6:27 AM

~2600+ revisions ;p

DragonLord

More flags than comments on my account—that should get a sense of what my specialization is

I'll try to branch out more.

Answer more questions. Spend time on Meta. Help new users. Browse the review queues. Use the 10k tools.

Journeyman Geek

2205 flags ;p

Granted, I've had no flags since ~july for obvious reasons ;p

DragonLord

I'll try to commit at least 30 minutes every day whenever I can

Maybe even an hour or more.

I've been on and off lately because of academics, but I do have enough spare time to do this and I should be using it for the better of the Super User community.

Journeyman Geek

lol

Naw. If you want to spend the time, do it cause its fun for you.

DragonLord

@JourneymanGeek It's my passion to help others.

It all began in my freshman year in undergraduate college when I found several different websites with the same design theme: upvote/downvote controls, Questions/Tags/Users/Badges/Unanswered/Ask Question buttons, and a banner that always said "Welcome to Q&A for ... check out the FAQ"

That's when I discovered Stack Exchange.

Journeyman Geek

6:34 AM

lol. I ended up here cause it was mentioned on /.

Bob

@JourneymanGeek 380 revisions, mostly on my own :P

Journeyman Geek

And I've always been a computer geek

Bob

@JourneymanGeek I don't even remember how I got here.

And I somehow haven't missed a day o.O

Journeyman Geek

Which is impressive ;p

DragonLord

I think I've found my calling online and I've contributed ever since.

Journeyman Geek

6:35 AM

1830 days, 319 consecutive

DragonLord

"welcome to q&a for * check out the faq" (including the quotes) returns 1.19 million results on Google (but only three pages)

It all comes down to patience—how much you're willing to spend time to support the community.

Journeyman Geek

wrong screen ;p

DragonLord

6:51 AM

@DragonLord it's not link only answer, it's the actual link used to build the query. — Sathya ♦ 1 min ago

Another silly mistake on my end

I just don't seem to have the patience

Until I retrain myself to be more patient and stronger willed, I may simply refuse to run for moderator when the next election comes along

Journeyman Geek

Mods arn't perfectly calm and infallible XD

DragonLord

I suppose by the time there's a new election, I'll be a far different beast than I am now

This is just as much an issue for me in real life as it is online.

My actions in cyberspace reflect my real-world personality, and I'm running a huge personal project to fix these issues.

I'm usually well-behaved online, but sometimes my lack of self-control gets to me.

@JourneymanGeek Of course, there's no such thing as perfection, but we can all strive to be better people.

Journeyman Geek

eh, I can't find it, but I messed up badly enough the other day that a user suggested I take a nap.

Which I did ;p

No real foul, but we do occasionally act slightly impulsively

Course, that was primarily a comment thread

DragonLord

7:19 AM

On a funnier topic: When was the last time you saw this?

Looks like HTTP 500's are a thing of the past here on Stack Exchange...

Boris_yo

7:41 AM

@Psycogeek Which Microsoft Word is this?

To those who shave with Gillette crap, here's revelation: amazon.com/review/R3A5X9EB0GFCK9/…

@Psycogeek How do ye shave matey?

Bob

8:01 AM

@DragonLord This particular image? Not sure. Messagebox spam? About two days ago, when I created a bug in a program I was writing.

DragonLord

@Bob superuser.com/error

Gotta get to bed, it's 3 AM here in New York

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Q: How to know a disk is SSD or not on Windows 8

I've received a PC recently, which is assembled and I don't know if the disk is SSD or old HDD (SATA or other technologies). I can't find a way to tell if the disk is SSD or not, apart from the size of the disk. However, now that size of SSD drives are getting close to the real HDD disks, this w...

windows-8 hard-drive ssd

The solution is really simple:

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A: How to know a disk is SSD or not on Windows 8

Actually, there's a much simpler solution. Windows Drive Optimizer (formerly Disk Defragmenter) reports whether a drive is an HDD or SSD. You can access this utility by pressing Windows+S, searching for "optimize", and selecting Defragment and optimize your drives.

Bob

Note that most of these solutions will only work if the drives are directly connected. If they're part of a RAID volume, the OS likely won't be able to tell what the underlying storage is. — Bob 5 secs ago

Journeyman Geek

I'm a big fan of popping the hood.

William 'MindWorX' Mariager

9:33 AM

Could I ask a few questions about a TV I bought in here? Not sure if super user is the right place.

Bob

@William'MindWorX'Mariager In chat, sure. On main, no.

William 'MindWorX' Mariager

Alright :P

Well, I bought this TV, that said 100Hz in the ad.

> This TV is compatible with HDMI resolution up to 3840x2160 30Hz. All HDMI inputs
accept 4K (3840x2160 30Hz) signals.

But that's from the manual.

Bob

There's a distinction between display refresh rate and the max framerate through HDMI.

If it takes DisplayPort, that probably goes higher.

@JourneymanGeek Any chance of getting links to the other answers by that deleted user?

I only have two of them :(

William 'MindWorX' Mariager

@Bob Hmm. Only has VGA besides the three HDMI ports.

All ports have the same specs as far as the manual states.

Seems the TV was sent out in two different versions. I got the gimped version. I'm trying to figure out if I have a case for getting a replacement.

Oh, Clippy, how I haven't missed you even the slightest ...

AzkerM

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Q: Canon printer does not print over the network at times

We've been having this printing issue for the last two months where the printer stops taking prints over the network at a certain point. Each and every time we need to reset the printer by powering it off and on to get it back online. Few canon technicians came and said that we may have a network...

networking printer network-printer issue-tracking

any help or piece of advise on this. :)

Journeyman Geek

9:54 AM

@bob superuser.com/questions/840742/… superuser.com/questions/840718/… superuser.com/questions/840731/lenovo-power-supply/… (which was ok till the comments) superuser.com/questions/822862/…

Bob

@JourneymanGeek Thanks!

Journeyman Geek

superuser.com/questions/840720/… superuser.com/questions/840730/… superuser.com/questions/840674/…

I might have missed one or two.

@Bernhard: sorry about that

The japanese text, btw is also offensive

Bob

@JourneymanGeek Yea, I just tried translating it :P

Journeyman Geek

ahh

japanese speaking friend of mine says the phrasing is wierd.

Bob

@JourneymanGeek Straight off Google Translate, probably.

Journeyman Geek

10:11 AM

@AzkerM: The least you could include is the printer model, and how its connected?

Bernhard

@JourneymanGeek Eh, huh?

Journeyman Geek

@Bernhard: Pinged bob, pinged the wrong person

>_>

Bernhard

Hahaha, ok, np :p

ping works :p

Journeyman Geek

;p

I'm not sure it counts when you ping the wrong person with a long list of posts he can't see anyway ;p

Michael Frank

10:34 AM

@William'MindWorX'Mariager If it was advertised as 100Hz then you should have a fairly good case to get a replacement from the retailer you purchased it from.

It could even be possible they didn't know they were getting supplied with lower spec models as well.

Bob

@MichaelFrank The panel itself might refresh at 100Hz.

William 'MindWorX' Mariager

Well, as far as I can tell, it's just the display.

Bob

Wouldn't be the first time marketing spun it like that.

William 'MindWorX' Mariager

HDMI 1.4 is specified to 2160p30. HDMI 2.0 is specified to 2160p60. But this TV was advertised as HDMI 1.4, so I got what I paid for.

Now I just need to consider if I want to return it or live with it as it is. :)

It's still a cheap TV considering the features. I was just hoping it'd be a bit better. :P

The annoying thing is, the seller sent out two models. A better one and the one I got. But since the one I got matches the ad, there's not much of a case for getting it replaced with the better one.

Michael Frank

It never hurts to try.

William 'MindWorX' Mariager

10:50 AM

Yeah, I'm going to call them tomorrow and see what they say.

Boris_yo

11:16 AM

@DragonLord I remember myself going to sleep that late. Woke up at 11AM at earliest with brainfog, impaired memory and felt like sack of shit. The day ran through fast, I didn't get to do a lot and it's already evening. Today I strive to sleep at least at 22:00PM because I am able to wake up at 6AM, do the exercise and be optimally productive. I try to make myself to go at 21:00PM to wake at 5AM because 5AM - 8AM are golden hours for ideas and productivity. Check Robin Sharma on YouTube.

Journeyman Geek

Adjusting sleeping time isn't easy

Kristian

11:40 AM

So... I found a monitor in the trash. It's sortof a piece of #¤%& but it works. Now my issue is, it only has DSUB / VGA input and the image is really bad. Any tips for making it better? I already reset the monitor to factory defaults, and played around with the built-in image settings, but cant get a decent "pixel perfect" image. Any tips?

hannsg.com/Global/Products/LCD%20Monitors/…

Boris_yo

@JourneymanGeek But it's doable

Kristian

^ link for the monitor specs

Journeyman Geek

define bad

I assume resolution is native? Tried swapping the cable?

Kristian

resolution native. Cable is one I had, worked fine previously with other monitors

Journeyman Geek

It could just be shit ;p

Kristian

11:44 AM

that's what I'm thinking too

gotta be a reason it was in the trash, after all

I will test with my desktop PC also, just to confirm it's not my laptop graphics that sends a shitty VGA signal

Journeyman Geek

How is it shitty?

Kristian

12:02 PM

I dont know exactly how to explain

the text is not sharp

it's very clear that the monitor is getting an analog signal

i.e. the pixels from the image aren't translating 1:1 to the pixels on the screen

and I got same result on my desktop

using the built in intel 4600 graphics

Journeyman Geek

ahh

Kristian

my "real" gfx does not have a VGA output

my best explanation is it looks "blurry" but that's not a very accurate description :p

Ive tried adjusting the clock and phase but nothing seems to help

Journeyman Geek

is it only text?

Kristian

also did 'factory reset' followed by 'auto adjust' on the monitor

it's very much visible on text

the background image looks okay-ish

I was thinking it might be the old "ClearType" thing windows used to do in the XP days

but cant find any setting for it in Win7

Journeyman Geek

Try Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\

erm

Kristian

12:09 PM

found it, will test with the new monitor

hang on

and by "new monitor" I mean "crappy old found-in-the-trash monitor" ;)

Journeyman Geek

understood

Kristian

it's still pretty damn crap :P

Journeyman Geek

One can only polish a turd so much

and least it runs. I have a monitor that's been recapped, and apparently needs a replacement transistor of some sort according to the internet.

Kristian

I've tried taking a pic with my phone, but it's hard to get an image to show the issue on a phone camera

Journeyman Geek

yeah

Kristian

12:18 PM

going through the "ClearType wizard" helped a bit

Journeyman Geek

Yeah

different screens have different subpixel rendering

Kristian

I'm sure it would be a lot better if the monitor had a digital input

Journeyman Geek

yeah

Psycogeek

1:27 PM

removed, just snagging a pic sorry.

Boris_yo

1:37 PM

@Psycogeek Are you leaving reviews after using products you buy?

Psycogeek

@Boris_yo More often than not only for products that are good :-( "If you dont have anything good to say" Bah I dont last long enough to review a bad product, and I cant be sure it isnt ME

@Boris_yo The cat in tom and jerry was probably in the process of loosing its "9Lives" not its souls. but it is a freaking cartoon anyways , and creative licence means they can do anything .

Boris_yo

@Psycogeek I am not US dweller so I am not familiar with traditions. In particular 9 lives.

Psycogeek

@Boris_yo Yup, even long time razor shavers (not me i am electric 98% of the time) find that a simple single blade non-pivoting, non feature filled, not only works better, but is cheaper and that is what they use more often. Could have some to do with the patterns they aquired before this miracle of useless stuff existed.

@Boris_yo A cat is said to have "9 Lives" because it can get into so many bad situations, where it seems like it should at least be severly hurt, and it runs off like nothing happened. That isn't always true. Cats are too proud to tell how stupid they were, and how much that did hurt . They go off into a corner and lick thier wounds.

Boris_yo

1:53 PM

@Psycogeek Today you don't invent - you improve upon.

Psycogeek

2:05 PM

@Boris_yo a zombie with 4 arms and 3 legs is still a zombie :-) You cant make a silk purse from a sows ear, but you might be able to make a football :-)

Boris_yo

3:27 PM

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080822214825AA1shyO

No answer referencing sufficient reason why 9 lives but cats have terminal velocity? Remember "Terminal Velocity" on MS-DOS about pixelated spaceships flying above planets and shooting lasers?

Boris_yo

3:44 PM

This looks serious: store.dji.com/product/inspire-1

Psycogeek

3:58 PM

The problem is not so much that programs are connecting to many different places to get stuff off the web, the problem is expecting that program to Work correct when it can no longer do that. Sites go down, domains change hands, things are abandoned. Having a web dependancy program , is more likely to be a program that you will not have forever. it will only work right as long as all the places it connects does.

Simon Sheehan

Bit off topic from computers, but, do you guys think this will work? reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2m6sbm/nexus_5_lollipop_ota_link

I've got an LG Nexus 5 with the same build number, version 4.4.4

Psycogeek

One of the problems with a program no longer working, is the Freaking Ammount of Time :-) the user had put into it , before all thier time is tossed into the trash.

@SimonSheehan There should be seedy little shops in back alleys , with people who root and rom phones for a living :-) Taking 2-3 days to stumble through it all, and hope it works, to find out you lost a feature here or there. It just would be so valuable if one person(s) made a whole paycheck, for knowing IF and How , and whipped it out in 10 minutes.

Simon Sheehan

@Psycogeek hmm. Well, It seems like it'll work using this little guide haha. Everything matches up. I'm impatient for android updates

Psycogeek

Root 'Я Rom services inc.

Boris_yo

4:14 PM

@Psycogeek Was this addressed to me?

Psycogeek

XDA developers Forums have provided much information about phone roms and rooting , and has proved to be a good source of those in the know.

@Boris_yo no just talking out my assKII text again .

Psycogeek

4:28 PM

I think people do not realise how easily some of the new programs can be shut down and obsoleted on command. Or given various "acts of god" that would stop many things cold. Why are more users not aware when a program has connected to the web 25 times that day? They have wireshark, firewalls they assume work, and routers watching what goes here or there. But when a belkin router can no longer call home, it just Quits!

Why people do not see a trend that begins, and ends when (say) a whole block of level3 goes down for a week or so? "oh that cant happen, because they have re-routing methods" for failed hardware, not for tsunamies :-)

Simon Sheehan

Well, update is now installing

fingers crossed

Passing verifying update and verifying system so i have high hopes

Psycogeek

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Psycogeek

5:05 PM

@Boris_yo Dude sitting on his porche driving around a toy that costs as much as my car :-) did you see the battery pack? how much more could be done (again) with some amazing nuclear batteries (new amasing battery tech that actually makes it out of the lab).

Boris_yo

@Psycogeek Block Level 3? Crushed by tsunami in China? Now you have to give mainstream news a look sometimes.

Psycogeek

THere have been hundreds of claims that new battery tech would be 30-100 times where we are at today. These hype battery statements always get huge responce, but literally a full 10 Yeats after making many such claims of new battery tech, we still do not have one of these miracle batts, even for testing

Boris_yo

I wonder if these work: beatsbydre.com/collection-headphones/beats-solo2-wireless.html

Psycogeek

@Boris_yo $300 for $30 in parts it better work :-) or i assume you could get your money back. Just wait for the reviews. when people plunk down that kind of money they are unforgiving in reviews.

Boris_yo

@Psycogeek 2 guys try to take Gillette's market share: harrys.com/products/the-truman-set

Psycogeek

5:21 PM

I doubt they can compete with the Mach 15 (15 blades) or the Fusion 48