Ragingwasabi

i came across this thing called Gatebox yesterday. Anime style 3D Holographic virtual assistant. Im fascinated by the tech, especially how they achieve the holographic feature and the software that powers its interactions. and lately they've been experimenting with using the ChatGPT API too (as seen from their twitter posts), so this is about to get seriously amazing for those without a social life like me lul.

I think it would be cool to see an in-depth video on it.

3 hours ago, duncannah said:

Yes, otherwise the layout might either break or be off center

alright, I see. thank you!

M means masochi- oooh wrong forum

oh wow its working! Thank you so much!

A further question though, is the width supposed to be the combined width of both columns?

Just now, duncannah said:

Try `margin: auto` on the parent element. Seeing the source code would be helpful

the source code is the same as the one i linked, i just changed the widths to use absolute  values rather than %.

I have tried margin:auto on everything i could but it doesnt seem to work.

Hey guys,

I have to make a simple website as an assignment, but I have an issue with getting the layout to what I want.

I want my site to have 2 columns (navigation on the left, content on the right). I found a css template from 

https://www.w3schools.com/css/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_layout_cols

that does this.

However, that setup stretches the page across the whole width of my screen. I've figured out how to set a fixed width for the columns, but now I cant figure out how to centre them on the screen.

Can any one help me please?

43 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

They're almost the same price as well.

One comes with Windows Home and the other with Windows Pro. One uses dual channel RAM, the other doesn't say (maybe it does, maybe it doesn't). One has an optical drive and fingerprint reader, the other one doesn't. They may differ in other details (screen, I/O, battery, etc), although not by much judging by the prices. None of them seem cheap, tbh.

All things considered, one is coming from their home lineup (Ideapad) and the other from their business line (V330).

 

That's a question only you can answer, it's up to how you value the small(ish) details they do differ in.

 

If I was buying, I would probably be more inclined to the business one. Assuming the weight is similar.

thanks for replying.

yea i think ill go for the V330. windows 10 pro is good to have. Im guessing its also the one that comes with the fingerprint reader and optical drive? not that useful to me i think, but nice to have. im just using it for uni (IT course).

 

i looked up specs and theyre like 2mm difference in thickness. so like... which do i buy?

2 minutes ago, LienusLateTips said:

 

 

i dont even know which one is the ultrabook. they look the same thickness.

so is the 320S the better one? its slightly more expensive

what are the differences? im trying to figure which to buy

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-V330-15-6-HD-Intel-Core-i5-8250U-1TB-HDD-8GB-DVDRW-Windows-10-Pro-Laptop/260963364169?epid=8025845585&hash=item3cc2a0ed49%3Ag%3AVp4AAOSwrwhbtFJ9&_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D5c62f8e88a5cfe47dc25ba20

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-Ideapad-320S-Core-i5-8250U-1-6-3-4Ghz-8GB-1TB-15-6-FHD-Laptop/254002074524?hash=item3b23b4139c%3Ag%3AfW4AAOSwezRb~fwj%3Asc%3AAU_StandardDelivery!2176!AU!-1&_trkparms=%26rpp_cid%3D5c62f8e88a5cfe47dc25ba20

These 2 laptops (Lenovo V330 vs Lenovo Ideapad 320S) seem identical in specs to me. what is even the difference??

13 minutes ago, kingblook said:

long story short, i was planning on getting all my pc parts at the same time to make sure i could return them (if for some reason they didn't work). but right now at best buy, the gtx 1070 is on sale for only $350 usd. i've never seen a gtx 1070 on sale for that cheap and considering it's the most expensive part of my build, i'd like to take advantage of it. but i have no idea when i'll have all the other parts. it could be 3 weeks, it could be 3 months. maybe longer, but i doubt it. either way, it'll definitely be outside of best buy's return period, but if something is wrong with it, nvidia has a 3 year warranty.

so what should i do? buy it now and trust that it will work, and if not, rely on the manufacturer warranty? or suck it up and pay full price and/or hope i see it on sale again so i can buy it with all my other parts?

10 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

u can always claim warranty

 

but having new GPU launches in the horizon... i dont see why you shouldnt wait

actually it might be better to buy asap. im not really sure myself. 

https://www.pcgamesn.com/pc-hardware-gpu-pricing-trade-war

wait so does that mean we should buy our graphics cards now rather than wait for the 1180?

the cheapest i can find an rx vega 64 for is AUS$1000. i can find gtx 1080 for like $800. why is an amd card costing more than an nvidia card? and will the vega prices drop to a more reasonable price soon?

2 minutes ago, Crazycatman said:

Buy a TV? Jk. Have you ever looked at the side view of the 49in Samsung model lol. I can't bare to get that. But I think it's needed that point. I also heard either Asus or LG was doing the same as Samsung did with the 49in but use 2x 2560x1440p making 5120x1440p.

jesus christ...

Just now, Jurrunio said:

I know is there. The main point is to make every pixel the same distance to the viewer's eyes. Heavily curved ones are best left for TVs, but not not the sligthly curved ones.

if i did speadsheets and word docs all day i might appreciate that reasoning. but i play games and watch videos and movies a lot. when i see a straight line i want it to look straight. and i want my image to not be distorted in general. thus im not going to buy a curved monitor at this time

Just now, Jurrunio said:

That's what happen if you move your head while using the monitor. Curved ones work best if you turn your head rather than moving.

no the curve is there regardless of what ur doing

55 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Because things displayed near the edges of these long monitors will be compressed horizontally and look weird. Being curved offsets some, if not most of the effect.

 

Flat is justice has another use as well

have a read of this.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/221682-the-flawed-math-behind-curved-monitors/
on top of all that, if u just look at an obviously straight line on a curved monitor, that line will looked curved. i will never understand why people would put up with that.
 

44 minutes ago, Crazycatman said:

Here is a list with what you want

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#xcx=0&W=3200,5500&r=344001440&H=60,240&C=0

Enjoy

all but 2 of those are above 60Hz. and for some reason the pixio is curved but still shows up

one is 34UB88 which i already mentioned.

the other i havnt seen, its the 34CB88.

and im kinda confused now cos the specs seem exactly the same

i did a bunch of searching and the only monitor i found that is 1440p, 21:9, faster than 60Hz and NOT curved is the LG - 34UB88-P
http://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/products/desktop-monitors/lg-34UB88-P

why is it so hard to find non-curved ultrawide monitors jesus christ. if anyone else knows other monitors that fit these specs please tell me.

thanks for the replies guys.

ive picked different parts from your builds and come up with this. i decided to spend a bit more more for the i5, tho it does seem really expensive..

dads pc.xlsx

im building a desktop for my dad. he will be mostly web browsing, some word processing and youtubing but no gaming at all.

budget of about US$500.

id like the build to be lag free, so not completely cheaped out.

i found this build and would like some opinions on it, is it good?

original website: https://stickystatic.com/tech/cheap-desktop-computer-build

$109.67     Intel i3-6100 3.7Ghz

$53.99       GIGABYTE LGA1151 Intel H110 Micro ATX DDR4 Motherboard GA-H110M-A

$68.79       Kingston HyperX FURY Black 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL14 DIMM Desktop Memory (HX421C14FBK2/8)

$114.29     Samsung 750 EVO - 250GB - 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-750250BW)

$19.35       Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case FBM-01

$29.99       EVGA 400 N1, 400W, 2 Year Warranty, Power Supply 100-N1-0400-L1

$35.88        TP-Link Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800)

total: $431.96

try to update windows, may get fixed that way

did u or previous owner ever open the case up and clean out the dust? maybe dust buildup caused the fire

question is, is it genuine though?