You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
For a long time I only had a g router, but it didn't bother me because our computers were all old enough that they were only capable of b and g anyway :V
Thankfully we got an n router from Insight around the time we started getting more n-capable devices
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
For fuck's sake
Intel has an updated driver for my graphics card. When I try to install it, it works once. Then, when I reboot, Windows "helpfully" replaces it with the version from Windows Update, which is older.
I'm not sure whether I should be annoyed with Microsoft for not having Windows Update check whether it's downgrading drivers, or Intel for not pushing the most recent updates into Windows Update to begin with.
(I say "graphics card", in reality I mean the lame integrated graphics thing that comes with a low-end laptop)
can you like, get a better graphics card into a laptop?
Because someone was recommending me a decent one the other day but I don't know if I can like, actually replace that in a laptop. I get the feeling it's just not possible.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I'm pretty sure he would have noticed if his laptop had a bloody PCI slot in it, lol
There was a standard in the making for small form factor video cards called "MXM", but uptake has been pretty limited; aside from a few (very expensive) gaming laptops, as well as things like the Apple Xserve, it's just not a thing. (Not even servers tend to use it now, since you can just as easily cram a full-size PCI Express card into them. This is true of HP's rackmount pizzaboxes, anyway.)
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
...would most servers even have a use for a fancy graphics card?
There are a few people who use them as rackmount workstations (the Xserve was actually intended to be dual-purpose in that respect), and they would need a nice card, but for server farm work the card is really there so Windows will work properly.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
So my laptop is falling apart. The hinge is basically broken, which I'd be mostly okay with except that the cord connecting the monitor to the rest of the PC is also probably broken, since I get weird flashes of green in random places(either regular patterns or replacing certain colors) and it goes away when I adjust my monitor pretty arbitrarily.
If I knew a good way to clamp the hinge part of my monitor shut it'd basically solve the two problems as a stopgap, I think, but if this isn't covered by warranty(and I kind of doubt it is) then I'm probably going to have to either buy a new laptop soon or go back to my old one.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
In short, it just did, really. It coming loose and trying to open and close the thing makes it break more, and it probably honestly came loose because I grabbed the laptop by the screen, which I shouldn't do.
Honestly, I might should get a desktop; it'd be cheaper for the same specs, but I don't really have room for it.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Touché.
This is why you're the Royal Sysadmin and I'm just the monarch
apparently it's possible to make your own laptop by buying basically a case with like a screen and not much else in it and putting it together yourself. i'd want to do that if i had a good space to do so, maybe.
so my laptop is off to get fixed by hp. currently i'm using my old thinkpad from 2008 that i currently mostly use as a server because it's easier to have a linux box and a windows box
It's worth remembering too that graphics cards are increasingly used for parallel processing so some people are sticking them in servers purely for CUDA etc. Amazon has two different families of GPU-equipped virtual servers you can rent; one based on an earlier card and in short supply since they don't make those cards anymore, and one based on newer but more "consumer-grade" hardware.
It's also used for rendering virtual desktop environments for some applications.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You know, if there's one thing I wish the App Store and Google Play would come down harder on, it's blatant theft
Like, if you wanna make a half-assed clone of Flappy Bird or 2048, fine, that's fair game
But actually calling your app "Flappy Bird" or "2048" in an attempt to mislead people looking for the more popular game is dishonest and I don't see why Apple and Google tolerate such things
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Yeah, that complaint always confused me because (a) it was obviously meant as an homage to Mario, and (b) it's not like he ripped the sprites straight from a Mario game; he at least re-drew them. Unless we're saying Nintendo "owns" the concept of a green pipe?
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Am I the only one who prefers having a physical menu button and "normal" menus to the whole "toolbar with a ... button for extra options" thing in Android 4.x?
Like, I dunno, part of the appeal of Android over iPhone, to me, was always that it had a few fixed physical buttons. It meant having some consistency, because the interface wasn't entirely at the mercy of the developer like it is on devices with no physical buttons...
Am I the only one who prefers having a physical menu button and "normal" menus to the whole "toolbar with a ... button for extra options" thing in Android 4.x?
Like, I dunno, part of the appeal of Android over iPhone, to me, was always that it had a few fixed physical buttons. It meant having some consistency, because the interface wasn't entirely at the mercy of the developer like it is on devices with no physical buttons...
Yes.
Google and I both agree on this; the menu is better when placed within an app because having a physical button more often than not just screws with the interface.
I know it's not the best example, but I'll cite the old Amazon Appstore; before it got updated to look like something that didn't come out of 2009, it relied on the physical menu button so much that it was nearly unusable if you didn't have a device with a button included.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
See, in a case like that, I'd say the fault lies with whoever decided it was ok to sell devices without buttons.
Hell, even iDevices have physical Home buttons, which is more than some Android stuff has...
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I always found a physical menu button to be a plus point of Android *shrug* I think getting rid of it was silly. I use IOS now, mostly because of the app selection, physical build quality, and the fact that I know I won't hate an iPhone after 2 years as much as I'll hate an Android then.
For some reason, the thought of having a touchscreen -- without physical buttons -- worries me in case I'll ever have to "pop open the hood" of a device.
In the case of a traditional computer, I'll always have a keyboard from which I can dick around in the command prompt when all else fails. But what if it's a system with just a touchscreen?
It's almost impossible to find a good, solid desktop motherboard without it being gussied up for XTREEM SHOOTAN GAEMS. It's like going to the car dealership to buy a sensible mid-size sedan, and all they have are top-end Corvettes and Mustangs.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I only use HDMI when I want to connect my computer to the TV, since that's the easiest way to do it...
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It's a somewhat complicated process that can't really be done without the use of a computer, but it works.
congrats!
Because someone was recommending me a decent one the other day but I don't know if I can like, actually replace that in a laptop. I get the feeling it's just not possible.
Also I downloaded the Rogue Legacy demo and it seems to run fine.
This is why you're the Royal Sysadmin and I'm just the monarch
'plagiarism' implies you're trying to be sneaky and pass it off as your own invention
i know like nothing about the game
if he re-drew them i guess it's better
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Google and I both agree on this; the menu is better when placed within an app because having a physical button more often than not just screws with the interface.
I know it's not the best example, but I'll cite the old Amazon Appstore; before it got updated to look like something that didn't come out of 2009, it relied on the physical menu button so much that it was nearly unusable if you didn't have a device with a button included.
In the case of a traditional computer, I'll always have a keyboard from which I can dick around in the command prompt when all else fails. But what if it's a system with just a touchscreen?
and then caught people doing naughty things on them
and people were turned on by them
would that mean that they are webcames?