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Acorn Eyes

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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from RGProductions in Who's your favorite player?   
    Admin, he's doing it sideways!
     
    This kid pushes like a fucking idiot!
     
    Is Roca phoon?
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from W-L in Diffusing material on Amazon?   
    I didn't buy the strip yet, and the goal is to diffuse the light, not soften it.
     
    I'm thinking of buying acrylic tubing actually, and sanding it down.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from BloodyWaters in Excellent article on the absurdity of Modal Newsletters   
    The stupid modals that appear on sites (mostly news sites) to entice users into subscribing to their newsletter, does have higher subscription rates. But most of them consist of fake emails (old people who think its a requirement to enter their email will enter one they don't care get spammed. And they lose User Engagement, which is a lot more important than a conversion.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from BloodyWaters in No post every second time I boot my PC.   
    Check your cables, make sure nothing is loose.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from Torn in No post every second time I boot my PC.   
    Check your cables, make sure nothing is loose.
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    Acorn Eyes reacted to Godlygamer23 in Would a network standard that implements peer to peer work?   
    Thread moved to Networking.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from kirashi in Would a network standard that implements peer to peer work?   
    Your payment is in the form of reliable and fast internet, all the time.
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    Acorn Eyes reacted to dalekphalm in Did it irk anyone else that Linus tried to use an Arduino Uno for the RGB chair?   
    The Arduino Uno is a very well known product in the tech sphere. The Adafruit Feather - not so much. In fact, this is the first time I've heard of it. Sure, DIY PLC enthusiasts would know about it, but by using the Uni, Linus can ensure that a more widespread audience will know what he's using.
     
    It's also readily available, and still pretty cheap.
     
    You're obviously supposed to take the general concept he shows, and tailor it to your needs. If that means buying a Feather instead? Sure, whatever. No problem.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from TheCherryKing in Window's 10 worth upgrading to?   
    You are completely ignoring what I'm saying.
     
    But to counter your point, Windows 10 leaves a backdoor that basically leaks your information constantly. The NSA or whoever can take this information.
     
    What I'm saying is, it's bogging down your computer. If they weren't constantly sending out data from your machine it wouldn't eat up resources.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from TheCherryKing in Window's 10 worth upgrading to?   
    https://theintercept.com/2015/12/28/recently-bought-a-windows-computer-microsoft-probably-has-your-encryption-key/
     
    http://www.informationweek.com/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes/d/d-id/1059183
    Follow up:
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/windows-10-updates-to-be-automatic-and-mandatory-for-home-users/
     
    Although this is just Windows 8, still relevant:
    http://www.computerworld.com/article/2500036/desktop-apps/microsoft--we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps.html
     
    http://www.networkworld.com/article/2993490/windows/windows-10-upgrades-reportedly-appearing-as-mandatory-for-some-users.html#tk.rss_all
     
    http://www.computerworld.com/article/3012278/microsoft-windows/microsoft-sets-stage-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html
     
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3080351/how-to-manage-windows-10-notification-and-upgrade-options
    (Just the sheer amount of complicated methods to just disable the notification)
     
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012982/the-processor-is-not-supported-together-with-the-windows-version-that-
    (Planned obsolescence)
     
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/01/windows_10_nagware_no_way_out/
     
    Not exactly Microsoft's doing, but a massive backdoor:
    http://fossforce.com/2015/11/dell-comcast-intel-who-knows-who-else-are-out-to-get-you/
     
    http://mashable.com/2013/09/11/fbi-microsoft-bitlocker-backdoor/#SkHG2W20Wiqm
     
    http://www.ghacks.net/2015/11/24/beware-latest-windows-10-update-may-remove-programs-automatically/
     
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/02/microsoft-downloading-windows-10-automatic-update
     
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130622044225/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm
     
    http://m.slashdot.org/story/322039
     
    http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/
     
    http://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/
     
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160407082751/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/26/microsoft_renamed_data_slurper_reinserted_windows_10/
     
    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/
     
    http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article40836.html
     
    http://www.itproportal.com/2014/05/14/microsoft-openly-offered-cloud-data-fbi-and-nsa/
     
     
    Also FYI, these are all individual issues, not the same one in multiple articles.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from TheCherryKing in Window's 10 worth upgrading to?   
    The amount of monitoring they do is your processing power. Even if you don't care that they are monitoring you, their bullshit is bogging down your computer.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from Damascus in Why do domain names cost money?   
    He probably spends 10 times that on electricity monthly to keep the server running.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from WikiForce in RGB fan here   
    So are you a fan of RGB or an RGB fan?
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from Goldensapling in RGB fan here   
    So are you a fan of RGB or an RGB fan?
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from Megah3rtz in RGB fan here   
    So are you a fan of RGB or an RGB fan?
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from linustouchtips in RGB fan here   
    So are you a fan of RGB or an RGB fan?
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    Acorn Eyes reacted to iamdarkyoshi in Why is the Nexus 6P Camera failing?   
    Never have I angrily repeated this phrase so many times...

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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from pauunsy in Alternatives?   
    My bad, only did a quick google search
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from pauunsy in Alternatives?   
    What's the use case?
     
    Like if you're planning on streaming music while on a walk or anything like that, you're wasting your money.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from pauunsy in Alternatives?   
    But what are you using it for?
    For example streaming music through things like Spotify will not sound improved through more expensive headphones. The music is compressed and is not lossless. 
     
    I don't know what else you need high quality headphones for if its not sound engineering or listening to very FLAC music. 
     
    If you don't listen to lossless music and are just looking for good headphones for pretty much anything, M50X is perfect: https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50x-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1490112004&sr=1-3&keywords=m50x
     
    If you truly want audiophile headphones and you actually have files that are capable of utlizing the full capabilities of high end headphones, get these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013TLYRC8/?tag=fin040-head-phones_dd-20 better range, and lower THD (which is good) than the $500 ones you linked.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from pauunsy in Alternatives?   
    No.
    Lossless audio  is audio that is compressed to preserve all the data in the song. What you usually hear is compressed 256 kbps audio, which like I said would sound exactly the same in a $60 pair as it would in a $5000 pair. (assuming the exact same sound signature)
     
    It sounds to me that's exactly the case, you listen to compressed audio and not lossless. To get lossless in fact you either need to buy music from the artist that is specifically labelled lossless or FLAC, or pirate it specifically called lossless or FLAC, or use a streaming service like http://tidal.com/ to stream lossless music (however you need to pay more than the base for that functionality.)
     
    You can tell the difference from a $20 pair and a $150 (I'm talking about lossless only of course), but the more money you spend the less difference you will hear. For example $150 and $500 will probably not sound too much more different to you. 
     
    Go to a guitar shop, or some other shop with headphones and ask if you can try them out with some lossless music, bring it with you in case they don't have any. See the difference for yourself.
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from The Sloth in Nexus 6P camera not focusing   
    That's a last resort for me. Unless there are other vanilla ROMs with Pixel features I can't go back.
     
    I'm trying to find a replacement part for the AF but it looks like it might be soldered on.
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    Acorn Eyes reacted to The Sloth in 2k res phones ~$500 USD? (no name brand tax)   
    fixed it 
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    Acorn Eyes got a reaction from gtx1060=value in Wood looking keycaps?   
    CNC stands for computer numerical control.
     
    Basically you program it to make exact cuts in the wood.
     
    You still need to hand sand and polish the keys manually. As well as not fuck up the wood.
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    Acorn Eyes reacted to Jade in Wood looking keycaps?   
    Non plastic keycaps are expensive. Especially ones that require special machining for production -- which wooden keycaps do require. I've got a single keycap on my keyboard that costed $55 retail.
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