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Dog
12:05 AM
Well I'm too damned cat
 
Dog
12:24 AM
Hot damn.
Even if Windows desktop looks crappy in 4K, games look incredible
 
Dog
12:39 AM
It also makes my graphics card scream, literally.
 
12:57 AM
lol
thats a big part of the point
My desktop looks ok tho
and text, once I have things dialled in
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek mine looks perfectly fine :/
wait when did @Dog go 4k
or did I forget again
 
Dog
@Bob Catsitting for a friend who has a 4K monitor
For a game that has the buggiest and least consistent UI of anything, ever, Star Trek Online has surprisingly good resolution independent UI scaling.
Far better than the Windows 8.1 desktop
Oh er, and going from a 12" laptop display to a 40" 4K desktop display is a bit of a shock to my system
@JourneymanGeek Probably because you're using something slightly newer than Windows 8
@JourneymanGeek What, making your graphics card turn into a hoover?
 
1:12 AM
@Dog games looking incredible
 
Dog
Mind you, a SFF card with a 50% overclock in a single-fan mini-ITX case was never going to win any awards for acoustics...
@JourneymanGeek Oh
 
but yeah, turning your graphics card into a hoover is... pretty common
Even on a gigantic case with what was the only single card 4k capable solution at the time
 
I really hope I can build that desktop soon...
Q: Full-tower overkill?
I hope I won't need a hand truck to move the system...
 
lol
I have a full tower case
So far, no
 
Nov 14 at 0:40, by bwDraco
Building a full tower PC: Will I wind up with a system I can't move without a hand truck?
@allq says it's a bad idea to build a full tower unless genuinely necessary...
 
Bob
1:19 AM
@JourneymanGeek my 560ti was a jet engine under moderate load, more than the 560
but 1080 fe is... quiet
even when manually setting the fans at max
 
@bwDraco I prefer full tower cases to actually work on
 
Bob
hand truck depends on physical condition
 
Don't build a PC based on what other people think. We may give advice, and a lot of it is good, but at the end of the day, its your machine.
 
The reference R9 290X was notorious for being extremely noisy when the fan is maxed out.
 
Dog
@Bob What's the RPM at max?
 
Bob
1:21 AM
it's not that heavy. maybe a bit bulky if you've got a belly...
iirc quix had a bunch of heavy hdds
I swear most of my pc's weight is hdds
 
@allquixotic has different needs from you (I believe he wants a luggable build at this point), and I have different needs from him.
 
Bob
@Dog can't remember, sorry. I'll check if I remember when I get home... in about 6 hours
 
Dog
@Bob Most of my 24-drive server's weight is HDD's :-P
Everything else... pretty much nothing else has a HDD in it.
 
Google is seriously messing up at this point. No one needs five different apps or services from the same company which do the same thing
 
My build goal is a multipurpose high-performance PC that excels at workloads ranging from everyday Web browsing and productivity to photo editing and demanding AAA gaming at resolutions up to 1440p with high frame rates.
 
1:23 AM
@Rahul2001 google is big enough to use the college student pasta model of development
@bwDraco you have the system build down. I'm talking about the things that make your system your own.
 
@JourneymanGeek Heh. Now idk which of their chatting apps to use because I don't know which will get discontinued.
 
I prefer bigger cases since I have trouble fitting my human's giant hands paws into a case.
 
I care about a lot about scalability and future-readiness.
A full tower makes for a more scalable system.
 
I like tool-free cases.
@bwDraco I have... 6 hdd bays, and 3 5 1/4 inch bays
I use 3 of the HDD bays, and one more for screw storage
 
Hopefully, AMD will deliver on its promise with Ryzen...
 
I could just pack this chock full of drives or turn it into a home server.
 
Bob
but it's a single fan
 
but essentially I got this case cause I love how it looks
 
Bob
and an enclosed design
so not much noise
 
Dog
@Bob Huh. Pretty impressive to still remain quiet at those speeds
 
1:27 AM
My next build may be the same case (or a new one of the same model) or a HAF XB Evo coolermaster.com/case/lan-box-haf-series/haf-xb-evo
 
Bob
@Dog well, compared to other cards and my cpu cooler (stock).
definitely still audible
 
@JourneymanGeek Current plans call for a HAF 932 Advanced.
 
Yup
but but
at the end of the day, a good part of case selection is what you want
and you're not going to be moving your case every day
 
Dog
Pretty much every fan I've known gets to "clearly audible" at about 1000 RPM, "pretty noisy" at about 1500 and "Sounds like a jet engine" at about 2000 RPM
 
Dog
1:31 AM
My main case fan goes to about 2000-2500 IIRC and is definitely in the "Sounds like a jet engine" range, although it also probably pushes as much air as one...
 
65 dBA, anyone?
 
Dog
(At least, gram for gram...)
It's airflow rating in open air would be enough to empty out the entire case and refill it six times a second.
In the actual case it's probably 1-1.5x
 
Bob
@Dog well, google.com.au/…
dunno how accuratethose are, can't watch right now
 
Dog
@Bob 4000 RPM :-o
 
Bob
maybe it's just lower pitched than the other ones
idk, it sounds quieter?
 
Dog
1:39 AM
I think I went way overboard with the fan in this PC... 130CFM is a lot of air, for a 0.4 CF case. It's usually running at 30% or less and never had to go above 40%
 
Bob
lo
@Dog that might be more than some air compressors I was looking at for heatsink cleaning
 
Someone needs help ...
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Bob
@DavidPostill soooooo their human rights attacked them?
 
Dog
@Bob Lol. I have a pair of 170 CFM PC fans somewhere I use for room ventilation
Mind you air compressors probably do far higher pressure than these things
Even as "high static pressure" PC fans, the actual pressure is paltry
 
1:44 AM
@Bob I wonder if this is the same user who complained about all those "radio waves"
 
Bob
@Dog that they do, but it's still in the ballpark for their continuous airflow :P
well, a small one
a medium one does 120 LPM though 50% duty cycle
 
Dog
Bleh, why does Cities Skylines let me select 2160p but then reverts to 1440p when I click apply
Also why does it not actually change the display resolution nomatter what i select
Erf. If I turn off desktop scaling it works fine
I guess it must be launching in some sort of legacy windowed mode where Windows gives it a (native resolution)/(scaling factor) render surface...
 
@Dog, try changing the compatibility settings in the program's properties to disable DPI scaling.
(@Bob, relay the above)
 
2:03 AM
@Dog that's a thing
Not everything is display scalaing happy.
 
Bob
@bwDraco I've done that for borderlands I think
 
Dog
@JourneymanGeek Yeah but "Fullscreen" 3D games tend to use D3D exclusive fullscreen mode and not care.
It's just "Fullscreen" in this game is fake fullscreen :-(
Also, render at 8K and downsample to 4K... holy cow
 
I thought it works fine once you set the resolutiom?
lol
 
Bob
on mobile. @dog, draco said thing to you if you want to see
 
Dog
That said, this compact 16GB RAM system is having a hard time.
 
2:13 AM
.... the amount of power that would need is staggering...
 
Dog
Where's my 32GB RAM when I need it :-(
@JourneymanGeek My GTX 970 can do it!
At 2fps.
Oh hah, my old 32GB Skylake system is right next to me
I suppose I could put my OS drive into my flatmate's PC and use it as my own >_>
He's got a GTX 780 6GB he specifically chose for the extra VRAM for 4K and shit
 
Bob
@Dog 6gb is such a weird number
 
Dog
@Bob Yeah, but it was when 3GB cards were common...
Better than selling a "4GB" card with 3.5GB usable and 0.5GB crippled
 
lol
@Dog kinda ironically, that made me buy a more expensive/higher end card ;p
 
Dog
Holy cow, 47 mods active in my Skylines save :-o
It gets pretty ridiculous with these Unity engine games when there's more mod files than the game itself...
 
2:34 AM
Does WebRTC have access to read/write on local storage?
lol @dog
 
2:58 AM
@hyperj123 that doesn't make sense; "WebRTC" APIs only pertain to voice and video communications, nothing to do with storage
you can always use separate JS code (in the same module/function, or separately) to access HTML5 local storage
 
hey
so i set up SSH to use OTPW authentication
however, when i try to SSH, i get a permission denied error
presumably it's because i don't have the one time password filed on that computer
right?
 
@allquixotic so can a web app automatically grab data, upload it and delete the local data automatically?
 
if so, how am i supposed to copy them to the computer
 
@ZachHauk on the client or the server? have you checked the logs? what OS are you using for the client and the server? if you're using Linux on the server, check both the PAM access logs and the OpenSSH access and error logs
@hyperj123 HTML5 local storage isn't equivalent to arbitrary access to the host filesystem; there is no web application that can access any arbitrary files on the host filesystem.
that would be a tremendous security breach if it were possible
it can create/read/update/delete entries in what is usually stored as a local sqlite database in a specific file whose location and path can't be changed by the application, and it can't read/write to other websites/domains' HTML5 storage
 
@allquixotic I realize that would be a big security issue but it's nothing more than what happens on android when you get the prompt "This app wants to access local storage" you know?
 
3:12 AM
@allquixotic i don't have the password file on the client
server is running raspbian, client is running ubuntu
 
Bob
@allquixotic there's a restricted api that implements that
I think only chrome for now
 
@allquixotic the openssh logs say "error: PAM: Permission denied for pi from client name
and also it said "faulty module"
 
@Bob So in theory what I am trying to do is possible then? However only on android (because they use webkit in their android web view system)
 
Bob
@hyperj123 I don't know what you're trying to do. I'm on mobile for the next few hours and I'm not gonna read the transcript now
 
3:27 AM
@Bob Basically allow a web app "add to home screen" on android to auto upload files and delete from local storage.
 
Bob
@hyperj123 whoops I was probably thinking of the extension api developer.chrome.com/apps/fileSystem
@hyperj123 pretty sure you need an app to do that
perhaps cordova or phonegap
 
3:44 AM
@Bob Interesting thanks for the info.
 
 
1 hour later…
4:58 AM
It's about time, Intel!
 
Dog
5:22 AM
!!caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
 
@Dog That didn't make much sense. Use the !!/help command to learn more.
 
6:11 AM
@bwDraco interesting
 
Training place says that big blue didn't get back in touch
 
so apps optimized for SSE1 or SSE2 would run fairly inefficiently in microcode or even in software...?
@JourneymanGeek who or what is that?
 
They're talking to an indian consultancy which I haven't assigned a code name to. But I should have a interview lined up soonish.
@allquixotic er... yanno I'm job hunting again, right?
I got called up for a training/placement opportunity with BB as a sysadmin
but its been delayed allegedly cause BB hasn't gotten back in touch
The place doing the placement... well I don't trust my contact person so I keep emailing him CCing his boss, and he has another possible gig, this time with someone calling me up for an interview next week
If it works out, 2 year contract
I'll mention the company name in gitter ;p
 
so anyway
reasonable chance of another job, this time with a longer contract
also the training place is funny
I asked them for email confirmation. They said there's no need...
"eh. Look. I need to research the company before the interview."
"That way I'll know what they're looking for"
 
6:21 AM
@JourneymanGeek good luck!
 
@allquixotic wierd thing is my original placement was with BB, and these guys essentially seem to be a contractor for them here.
but eh
You pays my moneys, you gets my services.
(and ugh, that was almost a month ago, so slow going)
 
7:11 AM
is there a place like unix & linux but to windows?
idk where to ask my questions about command line applications in windows
 
@Freedo you can just ask on super user, it's probably on topic
 
you only get answers there if you lucky to have up votes quickly enough before dumping to oblivion
 
7:30 AM
Morning.
You also get better answers with a good question.
Just using 'command line' rather than 'ps for cmd.exe' is similar silly helps. (you did that one right, so already one up)
Ugh. Headache. Lower lips which is peeling. Cold....
And dressed up to the nines (cat hair free clothes, tie, polished shoes, stinky stuff known as after shave...)
But the job interview is tomorrow.
Well, I am awake now.
 
@Freedo ask questions worth upvoting then
 
Bob
@allquixotic which would be dumb, since a whole lot of programs are still compiled for lowest-common-denominator, namely SSE2
 
I got to test the new Intel 7260 card at my parents place. Link speed 866. Nice (backed by powerline2 and dog slow internet. About 25KB/sec upload due the ISP)
But local is nice and spiffy
 
Bob
@bwDraco meh, as if they pulled anything out their arse
no shit they're trying to improve
and, eh, unsourced rumors
> perfect balance of power consumption/performance/price
*COUGH COUGH CHOKE DIE*
nothing is generally perfect in this world
> Nowadays a lot of software house have to develop code for ARM and for x86, but ARM is lacking useful SIMD.
wat. what is NEON?
> Intel will be able to develop a thin and fast x86 uArch, and ICC will be able to optimize the code both for ARM and for x86 as well.
wat. WHAT.
either I'm missing a lot, or this article is complete and utter bullshit
 
7:57 AM
I'm not surprised they're looking into an architectural rewrite, but I just glossed over the rest of the details because they just weren't reliable.
Am I hurting my reputation by linking to unreliable sources repeated and showing gullibility?
If I have deceived anyone here... I am deeply sorry. I will make sure to read with a skeptical mind, no matter how trusted the source may be, and will take steps to avoid referring to unreliable content.
I am very, very sorry to everyone here.
@Bob, have you looked into kick-muting me for posting crappy links?
Aug 26 at 1:31, by Bob
> Fudzilla
Aug 26 at 1:41, by allquicatic
@bwDraco I think it's better to look at what a better news source could do when writing an article along the same subject lines as the Fudzilla article you linked... For starters, when they're bashing Apple's "gate" issues with various users having issues, they should compare problems Apple has had to, at least, its closest smartphone hardware competitors.
Oct 23 '15 at 16:43, by tereško
for fuck sake, why is WCCFtech site always writing crap? http://wccftech.com/frequency-malwares-macs-reached-time-high/
I'm making myself very hard to believe by posting to lots of dubious content lately. This practice will come to an end as I will be vetting the links I post and making sure the content isn't just speculation.
@Bob, any ideas on the next steps to take with this issue?
Dec 14 at 16:48, by DavidPostill
In other words all guessing games :)
This cannot be allowed to continue.
 
8:21 AM
for all the inaccuracy of wccftech, there's usually a kernel of truth in there somewhere related to the big idea
I'd be inclined to believe they're planning a major arch rewrite for 2020, considering how many years it's been since they've done one, and the general benefits of doing so
but the details of the article are probably conjecture
 
^^^ I would tend to agree with you here.
 
looking back, they get a lot of stuff wrong when it comes to details of upcoming products long before their release
they originally thought Pascal would have HBM2
sapphire screen glass on iPhone 7
curved display iPhone 7!
 
In all honesty, my repeatedly linking to WCCFtech as if it were reliable is inexcusable. It's not much different than intentional deception and might warrant a kick-mute or even a chat suspension because it's actively harmful to the community.
 
I think everyone here is well aware of the clickbait-ness and general unreliability of wccftech, and we tend to just read it as "entertainment" more than news
 
It's not up to the standard of conduct expected for a high-reputation user. I'm sorry.
 
8:28 AM
there's a certain degree of accuracy in the tautological conjecture that "things tend to get more advanced over time" and "newer, higher-tech, more advantageous developments and features will eventually get integrated into new products"
but wccf translates those general principles into "the next awesome features ARE coming to the next product release!!!!!111oneoneone"
which is entertaining to think about, but often quite optimistic due to the realities of actually putting a product to market
 
Yeah. I read it because I want to get an idea of what's coming up, but repeatedly linking to it as if it was reliable is immoral and wrong.
At a minimum, I need to start putting "rumor" warnings on links like this.
> might warrant a kick-mute or even a chat suspension
No, seriously. It's showing how irresponsible I am.
Once again, I am very sorry for this.
 
you're over-punishing yourself again >_> it's fine, really
even just a "<wccf link> lol, probably BS" is fine
 
Thanks, @allquixotic and @Bob. I'll be more careful with what I link to and will add disclaimers to links that are less than reliable.
It's getting very late here. Good night, everyone.
(deploying a bugfix with the next build of my brain firmware :p )
 
8:49 AM
A review of my chat history points to systemic issues reading online content, including failure to pay close attention to the entire content and failure to read skeptically or question the content. This will be addressed ASAP.
 
Bob
@allquixotic I'm more annoyed at how they (or their sources) seem to get facts about current hardware wrong. Makes it kinda hard to believe their speculation.
@bwDraco Eh. I just tend to attach some kind of "rumor says" to it, e.g. chat.stackexchange.com/…
And, eh. Don't take me trying to pull apart a linked article too seriously.
 
yay finally got bluetooth A2DP sink to work with Linux
and it sucks :\
Disconnects too often
and there are latency spikes
 
Bob
9:07 AM
@HackToHell welcome to Bluetooth. You can join @allquixotic's club :P
 
@allquixotic Aren;t they just emulating Samsung? (with the S7 edge?)
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek I feel like getting an SMD LED tape but I have no idea what I'd do with it :P
@Hennes Except they aren't, because there is no curved display iPhone.
 
Maybe the iphone 9...
Assuming the next one is not an iPhone 11, since windows is already at 10.
 
Bob
@Hennes so... they're gonna pull a Microsoft? :P
 
And I am sadly not joking as much with that as I want to. Marketing names are.... creative
Or pull a wordperfect.
 
9:13 AM
@Bob :'( I don't get it, it's kinda okay in Android
It's bloody bad here
Sigh
 
@Bob lol
@Bob I had a project first
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek nah I was just looking for nylon ropes and apparently LED tape counts
 
0_0
"Do not use as climbing equipment"
 
Bob
 
Why not. Having one items rarher than two seems a bright idea.
 
Bob
9:19 AM
It's surprisingly hard to find these things -_-
 
hm. Glow in the dark climbing rope?
 
Bob
they used to be in all the random corner shops
just simple twisted nylon rope
 
@Bob I was about to say "You should try a random corner shop"
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek they all closed :(
 
Bob
9:22 AM
@JourneymanGeek hm. that actually works. dammit mum, you told me it was expensive at bunnings -_-
 
Bob
I forgot to double-check
@JourneymanGeek and yea I searched PE and nylon but forgot about PP
doh
 
I searched for "Nylon Rope Utility Australia"
 
Bob
I should just go to sleep and try again tomorrow
 
and skipped "Jade Rope Australia | Hojojutsu, Kinbaku & Shibari Supplies"
cause erm
Yeah. I'm pretty sure that's not the place.
 
Bob
9:28 AM
@JourneymanGeek ...search history, man
 
lol
Mine, not yours ._.
 
Bob
@JourneymanGeek sooooooooooooooooooooo, what've you been searching for? :P
naughty dog
 
>_>
My human pleads the 5th.
He's also completely confused, and is barooing at his search history.
nope, nothing there ;p
 
 
2 hours later…
11:05 AM
morning
i'm beating the community in hats
:D
 
the community user? ;p
 
yes
 
ah
I'm joint number 2 on SU ;p
>_>
I'm not even trying for hats
 
fixer isn't even wearing any of his hats
 
and I don't know what most of these secret hats are
 

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