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what? did I misspell something? pretty sure that's a word...

 

You cant just put "er" on the end of any word you like and have it mean "more". There are "er" words out there, lesser, greater, faster, etc... but stupider is not a word. "More stupid" is what you were after. Learn some phonix kid!

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You cant just put "er" on the end of any word you like and have it mean "more". There are "er" words out there, lesser, greater, faster, etc... but stupider is not a word. "More stupid" is what you were after. Learn some phonix kid!

Dictionary.com would have to disagree with you. "Stupider" is in their dictionary.

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You cant just put "er" on the end of any word you like and have it mean "more". There are "er" words out there, lesser, greater, faster, etc... but stupider is not a word. "More stupid" is what you were after. Learn some phonix kid!

 

 

Dictionary.com would have to disagree with you. "Stupider" is in their dictionary.

 

"Stupider" is accepted in non-formal communications. (at least that's what my Formal English professor taught us...)

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Somehow my friend managed to get her computer to orange screen.  As in, upon booting up the computer you were presented with a solid orange screen and couldn't do anything.  :v

So I reinstalled Windows for her.

 

Then there was this other time that same friend said her keyboard wasn't working.  So I push a button to test it just in case and it worked just fine.  :v :P

 

I generally avoid fixing people's computers though as what'll happen is you fix it once and then they'll break it and want you to fix it again.  :P

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According to a teacher in my school, Macs last longer because they don't get viruses. wat

because a virus(software) affects the lifetime of the hardware right?

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because a virus(software) affects the lifetime of the hardware right?

Duh. It's common knowledge dude. (joke) Technically some can though, but I consider those exceptions. Not the rule.

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because a virus(software) affects the lifetime of the hardware right?

 

Yes /s

If it's a mining virus (like that one packed in a fake GTAV torrent)... (seriously)

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CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Duh. It's common knowledge dude. (joke) Technically some can though, but I consider those exceptions. Not the rule.

yeah, don't they hack the software on the cpu/motherboard itself?

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Yes /s

If it's a mining virus (like that one packed in a fake GTAV torrent)... (seriously)

i know some can, but most don't ;)

 

also, going back to WinNut's post, kinda funny because macs actually can get viruses ;)

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i know some can, but most don't ;)

 

also, going back to WinNut's post, kinda funny because macs actually can get viruses ;)

Bullshit.  ;)

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Dictionary.com would have to disagree with you. "Stupider" is in their dictionary.

 

mhmm... Oxford/Websters (ie, real dictionaries) won't have it.

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I got told off the other day for restarting a laptop that needed to install 32 updates because it updated itself.

 

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Everyone just stop arguing on this one. We don't want another "more data adds weight to a hard drive".

 

It doesn't? /s

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Everyone just stop arguing on this one. We don't want another "more data adds weight to a hard drive".

I was really lazy and skipped over all that, long story short does it add more weight, if any?

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A friend of mine (bit tech illiterate) treats his gaming laptop horribly. It has a Core i7 and a mobile GTX 6-something. The works.

 

One day, I'm helping him with his comp. science homework. I see viruses everywhere (I do mean everywhere, on the taskbar giving pop-ups, there was this picture of a guy right next to the X, window size and -, don't even get me started).

I kind of just ignore it and show him what to do. As the clock reaches the time we have to go he turns his computer off.

 

Not by going into the start menu and pressing Shut Down but by holding the power button and forcing it to shut off without question...... He told me "Wait, you're not supposed to do that? I do that all the time."

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"Smart phones and dumb people"

 

seriously though. I hate how simple it is to use any piece of technology. I feel like I'm being pushed along a path for the most part. Do this do that without any real way of being able to tinker with most products because of software limitations. *couchapplecough*

i hear stories and sometimes I wish I was born before all this ease of use stuff. At least make a class in k-12 mandatory that teaches how a computer works.

 

it saddens me to see how many people are able to "use" technology but are unable to truly use it if that makes sense to you guys.

 

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I'm starting to make a name for myself at my school as "The kid who is good with tech"

(Accurate, I guess, but that's besides the point)

A girl came up to me and asked how to add more storage to her phone because her SD card was full...

 

Really? You put the files on your computer and then delete them off the card. And if you really want the files on your phone, just get a bigger SD card!

Mind blowing, I know.

I've built 3 PC's, but none for myself... In fact, I'm using an iMac that my dad bought for me as my desktop. Awkward...

Please don't say "SSD drive." By doing so, you are literally saying "Solid State Drive Drive" and causing my brain cells to commit suicide. The same applies to HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express).

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Yes /s

If it's a mining virus (like that one packed in a fake GTAV torrent)... (seriously)

Or one that can stop your fans, then max your gpu and cpu on every boot. Or somehow edit the bios and set the voltage of cpu + ram to max. That would be a deadly virus.

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I'm starting to make a name for myself at my school as "The kid who is good with tech"

(Accurate, I guess, but that's besides the point)

A girl came up to me and asked how to add more storage to her phone because her SD card was full...

 

Really? You put the files on your computer and then delete them off the card. And if you really want the files on your phone, just get a bigger SD card!

Mind blowing, I know.

Me after seeing this awesome new technology:

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Who knew you could buy more storage for your phone?

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I have to say the whole macs don't get viruses thing is seriously getting on my nerves almost everyone i know that has a mac uses that as the main reason they get a mac.

 

And then you bring up Linux... after which they shut their traps...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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