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evilarceus

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    evilarceus got a reaction from soldier_ph in World's Most Comfortable Gaming Setup Part 1   
    As soon as I put my phone down to go to sleep :'(
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    evilarceus got a reaction from soldier_ph in Show Yourself [Image]   
    (Don't worry about the dead Pikachu in the background)
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Crunchy Dragon in install OS in RAM   
    In theory, it's a pretty cool idea, and could be plausible. Boot up PC, wait to copy the entire OS from a hard drive to a ramdisk, and then boot from ramdisk. Of course, it's too unreliable and boot times are extremely slow, so you might as well just buy an SSD. I don't really see a need for speeds (heh) faster than an SSD, and either way, you're getting less storage for the price if you're using a ramdisk.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Vatablous in Minecraft Raspberry PI Server   
    I've waited 5 minutes after reading this post just for a Vanilla server to start up on my RPi3, so I guess there's your answer  I'd doubt modded will be any better.
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    evilarceus reacted to Nuluvius in Looking for an advanced programming project   
    'Advanced' is a relative term. When this question comes up I like to suggest a rather simple premise; start with something very basic, uncomplicated, and above all else easy. Once you have that then layer on the complexity as a series of clear, concise and separate concerns. It lends itself well to an easy win, positive sense of fulfilment/accomplishment ethos which also makes it great for kids too. An example of this that I like to use is the Matching Squares game:
    Start with the basic and simple implementation of the game: Consider the architecture and concerns Separate these out into an appropriate design pattern or combination of patterns While paying particular attention to opportunities for context specific design patterns i.e. game design patterns in this case Make it simple but make it well Carefully adhere to good engineering and design principals Add some animation Add some sound Make the thing use more than one spacial dimension i.e. tasteful 3D or quasi 2D/3D Add some difficulty levels Maybe consider a sandbox option i.e. create one's own board and all of the paraphernalia underpinning that concept Add a score tracking system Move the implementation online and multi platform Implement LAN play And extend this to a WAN implementation Chat VoIP Lobbies General communications protocols and packet handling Is the cloud a good fit? Client server topology Scaling Security Accounts and profiles Do you want to make a website for it? With forums At this sort of point you may realise that you've just gone done built a game so maybe it's time to be thinking about platform involvement such as Steam for example  Community/official 'map' sharing Download Content (DLC): Some kind of supporting API Bonus packs Expansions Micro transactions £££££ Profit! Just some rough idea outlines; one can really run away with things, doing as little or as much as they may choose... And of course this can apply to any kind of game idea that one may like.
     
    Another one that I like is the ASCII Renderer:
    Take any static image and turn it into an ASCII representation Add scaling options Add character choices Add some colour settings Make it deal with other image formats such as GIF with animation Extend it to deal with video Move the implementation online I did this particular project quite recently while I was laying on my back recovering between surgeries. It was a nice short distraction from the agony that I was in at the time.
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    evilarceus reacted to yathis in Why aren't these forums Tor-compatible?   
    I havent seen much spam anymore.
    Rememeber that terroristic squiggly shit they used to plaster.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from ARikozuM in Why aren't these forums Tor-compatible?   
    lol
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    evilarceus reacted to ARikozuM in Why aren't these forums Tor-compatible?   
    Wow, that's racist!
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Roll_Like_Rollo in Experiences with non-techies   
    Oh god, just thought of this.
     
    I randomly said to my dad "I need a microSD card for my phone"
    Dad: "Why, you need more space?"
    Me: "Yes. Android takes up about half of my storage."
    Dad: "Don't you already have an SD card that came with your phone?"
    Me: "No."
    Dad: "I thought you had an extra 2 GB."
    I facepalmed.
    Me: "Yeah, that's RAM!"
    Dad: "..and you can store more things on that RAM."
    I swear I facepalmed so hard it left a mark on my face.
    Me: "I have 16 GB of internal storage, nothing else..."
    Dad: "I thought Androids can only use microSD cards for storage..."
    Me: "Yeah, try putting an SD card in your iPhone."
     

    oh btw http://www.downloadmoreram.com/
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    evilarceus got a reaction from DaemonWarrior44 in Partition File Format for Linux   
    ext4. It's the default for modern distros.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from SCHISCHKA in Partition File Format for Linux   
    ext4. It's the default for modern distros.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from DaemonWarrior44 in Partition File Format for Linux   
    You have to set the mount point for /dev/sda1 to /. You can do this by pressing "Change" on the bottom right left (EDIT: I don't know my directions).
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Techstorm970 in All new tabs are called chrome://newtab   
    Same for me.

    Going to assume it's from a Google Chrome update or something.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Shiv78 in What's better, Corsair Vegence LED or G.Skill TridentZ RGB?   
    RGB = more performance
     
    I'd get the G.Skill if price doesn't matter. They literally are almost the same in terms of performance.
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    evilarceus reacted to Nikesta in Multi Installer USB   
    Are you also sick of having 10 Different USB's for each individual OS, Well here is your solution. An app called MultiBootUSB (http://multibootusb.org) allows us to do that, I recently created a MultiBoot USB that has 8 different installers and a few other Linux Based software. Before starting format the USB to Fat32 otherwise it won't work since the Multiboot app doesn't reformat because (obviously) it'll wipe the previously installed ISO's. that's all Enjoy it. it'll spare you a crap ton of USB's
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    evilarceus reacted to brwainer in How can a network differentiate between notebook and smartphone?   
    There are a few possible ways.
     
    The first is the browser identification string, which your browser sends with every HTTP request. Not only does this include the name and version of the browser, but it also includes some indication of what OS the device is running.
     
    The second method is based on the MAC address of your device, although this is not very reliable and only available to a server that is on the same LAN as your device. The first 6 octets of a MAC address uniquely identify a manufacturer - MAC addresses are assigned in blocks to the manufacturers. Looking up the manufacturer of a MAC is trivial. An organization might create a white list of MAC address blocks that they believe to only be smartphones. Again, this is not very reliable, since new MAC blocks are assigned all the time. A more practical use for this method I have seen is for identifying the Smart TVs, thermostats, etc that a large apartment complex may have installed in their apartments, since they will typically be buying hundreds of them at the same time, and thus they are likely to all be in the same MAC block, while at the same time it is unlikely that a resident will get a device in that block.
     
    The third way of identifying what type of device it is, is to look at what websites the device tries to reach by default. Every OS has its own list of hard-coded websites that it tries to reach, Windows devices try to reach a few different Microsoft sites, Apple devices do the same for apple websites, etc. This is how the OS determines if it is online or not, and it is also this request that a login system, like at a coffee shop or hotel, will redirect to their login page. Smart devices will do teh same things, with some sort of manufacturer-run website. We have an issue with Belkin routers that do this check to a specific website, but how these routers handle the situation if they can't reach that website is that they tell the user they are not online, and prevent all attempts at reaching outside websites. This means that the router prevents the user from reaching the login page of the network, because it isn't online. I'm not saying that this is happening to you, just giving an example of how this method is used and the type of unexpected problem it can cause.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from NinJake in Replacing My Galaxy S3. What To Get?   
    Would've said OnePlus 3T if you had a GSM carrier. 
    I've had my Galaxy S5 for a while and it still works great, though battery life isn't great. One of the main factors of the Galaxy S5 (for me personally) is how much support it gets from custom ROMs, especially LineageOS (https://stats.lineageos.org device is klte). If you can find it used in your price range I'd recommend it.
     
    If you want something slightly more recent, the LG G4 is a good choice with your price range.
    This would also help: http://www.gsmarena.com/smartphone_buyers_guide_holidays_2016-review-1510.php
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Mr.Humble in if i got a RYZEN cpu would i need a new motherboard -_-   
    Yes. It uses the new AM4 socket.
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    evilarceus reacted to dizmo in [HELP] - Linus SSD video   
    Why would you change it? Those are pretty good.
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    evilarceus got a reaction from RGProductions in Your opinion and suggestion needed on my 2017 build   
    I'd wait until AMD's Ryzen architecture comes out, which should be in the next coming months (hopefully)
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    evilarceus got a reaction from kirashi in Windows Sound Mixer help   
    Drag the Razer Comms slider to where you want it to be and lower the volume sliders for all other applications (yes, you'll have to adjust them individually)
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    evilarceus got a reaction from nanopudding in Clarification on SSD/HDD and their uses.   
    Most applications will default to using the SSD. You are correct that if it is stored on the C:\ Drive, it is stored on the SSD.
     
    All of your Downloads and Pictures are going to your SSD. In order to make all your Downloads and Pictures be saved on the HDD:
    -Right click the Downloads or Pictures folder
    -Click properties
    -Click "Location" at the top tab
    -Change the location to the D:\ drive (or whatever drive letter your HDD is)
  23. Funny
    evilarceus reacted to Nuluvius in Ip grabber   
    What you need to do is this:
    Let us know how you get on.
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    evilarceus reacted to Electronics Wizardy in need something to record sound on my computer   
    Audacity should work. 
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    evilarceus got a reaction from Lurick in My windows 10 Alienware aurora-r4 isn't connecting to the wifi   
    You will need a WiFi adapter in order to connect to WiFi. Either USB or PCI-E will work.
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