@JourneymanGeek @bwDraco Looks like KingFast might actually be a good choice :P http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/manufacturer-shipped-review-sample-ssd-contains-fake-nand-flash-memory/
@Bob: Didn't read this until now.
Looks like somewhere along the supply chain, low-quality NAND chips got slipped in and KingFast unknowingly put those fake chips into the drive.
I've been having intermittent problems with my Windows 10 (version 1703) system hanging while entering sleep mode. The machine turns off most hardware, but the disk activity indicator still flashes a bit. After a few minutes, the CPU fan revs up and the system powers off with one press of the pow...
@Bob Another thing a software-driven BT radio does that a full-stack USB sound card Bluetooth transmitter doesn't do, is proper power saving mode; when there's no audio being rendered for a few seconds, there's a barely perceptible pop (it's not at all loud, perfectly comfortable) and the headphones go to sleep, which is a mode that consumes almost zero power (3 months runtime)
I left them on overnight and the battery fuel gauge didn't budge
about the same battery life if I listen to music constantly or play a game that always has background noise, but if I'm coding and sporadically listening to videos, battery life could be... days between charges
@djsmiley2k Did you suggest rsync to me the other day? It's working a treat. :)
Although this copy is going to literally take all night. :|
@BenN Since I finished Check, Please! I've been working through Stand Still Stay Silent. It's got a pretty incredible art style, haven't seen much of the story though even after like... 60 strips haha
Well, I had a certain sync problem, for which I wrote a small app. This app is far from being optimal. I wonder if rsync does what I want.
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I am syncing contents across a network over SMB protocol. The problem is that the resource being synced is secured. The syncing app needs to run in context of a certain user account.
@DavidPostill I got a great job from SO Jobs! (not with the company StackOverflow, but from their jobs board)
@Bob Happy New Year! I've still got 11 hours to go
also, encoding speed with a GPU-capable encoder like Adobe Premiere Pro (for example; ffmpeg is great too) is quite impressive... usually with GPU assisted encoders, a ton of it still runs on the CPU and it's more or less CPU bound... not sure about pure VCE/NVENC encoders, those might not be
but Adobe Premiere Pro uses OpenCL or CUDA to use the GPU to assist; the CPU is definitely the limiting factor.. and it was using all 6 cores :D
@djsmiley2k I've had an Asus RT-AC68U for a while, been quite happy with for a couple of years (?). Got it because it is flashable, but haven't felt the need to flash it as I've done in the past with eg WRT54GL.
any model of Netgear Nighthawk (not only the most expensive R9000 / X10) should have fantastic 802.11ac support (and the legacy 2.4 GHz protocols like G) and great Dynamic QoS which prevents download stall when uploading, for example
> Investors don't like seeing companies spending huge amounts of money with the expectation that they would only make it back several years down the road; they want to see profit now, even if it means hurting customer satisfaction and loyalty.
yo i have a drive that seems to be parking its head. at one point i think i set APM to intentionally do this, because i didnt think i used the drive very often. flash forward a couple years and ive got 200,000 load_cycle_count in smart data now. ive tried setting APM back to default of 128 and its still head parking! im can watch this number go up every minute or so. what do??
I got a tplink archer 1900. I think it was over Eur 100. But I did not have many requirements.
Before deciding on a model, ask yourself: what do I want? * .n, good .n, or .ac * How many stream? * 100 or 1000 LAN ports. * Potatoe or similar compatible * Q.o.s settings? * etc etc
The R7800 is the best value if you want fast 802.11ac connectivity with long range and the ability to support lots of devices. There are more advanced models, but you'd probably won't benefit from it unless you need more advanced connectivity or have unusual requirements.
Tree things: * Is it the OS which in doign this (OS dependant, but on windows control panel, power settings, something) * Is it the drive on its own (hdparm and its less capable windows port) * Is it a damn 'green' model? * Ugly: batch/.sh something to access to the drive every minute
@Hennes ive checked for a persistent hdparm configuration, udev rule or systemd unit, and cant find anything thatd reset the APM setting. i dont see the APM setting getting reset to 128+ on reboot, either, so thats not the problem. running smartctl -g all, i dont see a standby timer supported, either. im baffled. theyre seagate barracudas ST3000DM01
Not using apple anyway. Still waiting on apple device with a user replaceable battery and a sane price. Also, user allowed settings and not an 'Apple knows best'. So apple is out regardless
I choose products mainly on their technical merits. If a company messed up for some reason, I may shy away from them in the future, but it does not need to taint them forever. What happened more than a decade ago isn't relevant if more recent products and services are mostly free of problems.
But other companies have resisted doing this. Ubisoft learned after the Assassin's Creed Unity disaster and the successful launch of Assassin's Creed Origins that it's better to invest into quality products that consumers like.
@Hennes seems like its related to the drives themselves. disabling APM didnt stop them from load cycling, but doing so on another drive (different model) did.
i think its fine though. this drive is 3 years old. so if it continues, itll still last a long time.
@allquixotic: I agree this is a very hard problem. IMO part of it is corporate greed, but it isn't the only or even the primary reason for the whole MTX/loot box issue.
> Investors don't like seeing companies spending huge amounts of money with the expectation that they would only make it back several years down the road; they want to see profits now, even if it means hurting customer satisfaction and loyalty.
This is a very, very hard problem for all parties involved.
Consumers are having trouble paying $60 or more for a game but expect cinematic experiences. Investors want maximum profits NOW even at the expense of consumers. Developers and publishers must contend with skyrocketing development costs.
The real losers are the people working at the game studios.
Crunch is not fun, especially when you're not paid for the extra hours you're working.
If you throw out the microtransactions (MTX) and low-value DLC (major DLC expansions are okay), a typical AAA game today would cost $80 to $100, and likely closer to $100 considering how much money game developers and publishers currently make from MTX.
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