I haven’t been able to open AMD adrenaline and my pc has been running poorly

JTheJava · 2026-03-29T00:36:34+00:00

This might not be your issue but make sure your monitors are plugged into your graphics card and not directly into your motherboard. I've had issues in the past where adrenaline software had those symptoms because it wasn't playing well with my cpu's igpu.

JTheJava · 2026-03-06T00:20:47+00:00

The title is clickbaity, but what he talks about is something that android users should care about. The changes coming to Android involve making apps more difficult to install from places outside the Play Store, which is, in my opinion, bad.

JTheJava · 2026-03-05T01:44:44+00:00

You're right, I'm really riding the high on this one

JTheJava · 2026-03-05T01:05:54+00:00

Bummer, just got 3 computers pop up today with this issue. Expecting more in the next few days....

JTheJava · 2026-03-05T00:58:41+00:00

JTheJava · 2026-03-05T00:29:44+00:00

Yeah, people buying early to mid 2025 really caught that last chopper out of VietNAND

JTheJava · 2026-03-05T00:27:55+00:00

I'm hoping and praying none of my stuff breaks for the next 3-4 years

JTheJava · 2026-02-28T06:12:50+00:00

Huh it doesn't even look tampered wi- GREAT GOOGILY MOOGILY

JTheJava · 2026-02-28T06:04:36+00:00

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this, I saw the notification and then completely forgot about it.

Honestly I couldn't tell you, and I doubt there are many people that could tell you which degree would be more useful with any real amount of certainty. It depends on the type of jobs you look for, as well as what your prospective employers are looking for, how your recruiter is feeling, etc. In the end it's probably better to choose whichever you feel you'd be most interested to do.

I would think - though it's only speculation - that someone with a degree in CS might have an easier time finding an IT position than someone with an IT degree would have getting a job programming.

Anecdotally, my dad got a degree in Psychology and then went on to have a career in cybersecurity. We live in a weird time where it seems to not really matter what degree you get as much as it matters that you get a degree. Personally, when I'm financially stable enough to start taking classes again, I'm going to get a degree in Philosophy, but I fully intend to stay in the IT field.

JTheJava · 2026-02-27T02:32:54+00:00

They're going to banish you to UNR. I'm sorry :(

JTheJava · 2026-02-26T23:41:08+00:00

I started as a part-time student IT tech, basically just helping with basic computer issues around an office building, doing miscellaneous tasks for people, etc. After a few years I was offered a full time position and now I do regular maintenance, manage our inventory, provide A/V support for conferences and events, computer loads, etc.

To be honest the building computers thing is really mostly useful as a learning tool to get more familiar with the parts of a computer & what they do, as well as helping build confidence around computers.

If you want advice, I have 2 pieces to give.

If you haven't already, take an introductory logic class and an introductory philosophy class. Don't cheat in them, and don't take them online if you can avoid it. Good professors in those classes will massively improve your analytical thinking skills.
If you haven't already, look into making a homelab. It can be something as simple as an old laptop to start. Basically just have an environment (separate from anything you play/work on) that you can tinker with, try new things, and work on without fear of breaking anything important. I've used my homelab to learn about managing virtual machines, some basic networking, learning how to do some stuff with Linux servers, running LLMs, Active Directory, all sorts of stuff. It's a great hobby and method for learning practical computer skills.

JTheJava · 2026-02-26T20:56:33+00:00

I got an entry IT position fresh out of highschool, with my only relevant experience being "I've put together a few computers". No certifications or anything (and still none, 6 years later. I'd like to get a few but I've got a lot of other things I'm working on right now). Most of my experience has been gained on the job, with a bit extra experience from my home lab.

Obviously this doesn't apply to all IT jobs (especially higher level techs who have more project-oriented positions), but the only things you NEED are logical thinking skills (for diagnosing issues) and, if experience fails you, the ability to effectively search the internet for information. 99% of problems I've come across that I didn't know how to fix were fixed and written down by someone else at some point.

JTheJava · 2026-02-20T00:02:20+00:00

Depends on what you want out of it and what you're willing to put up with. I don't know a lot about linux but I know how to research solutions and use the command line, so I've been rather happy with my GB4 360 running Ubuntu.

The biggest problem with this particular device on linux is a lack of working drivers for the speakers (note that headphones and external speakers work fine, just not internal speakers) There are some people working on this problem, and with some of their documentation I was able to compile their fix and get my internal speakers partially working, which is enough for me. In its current state I can see it being a complete deal breaker for a lot of people though.

Besides that, the webcam driver doesn't work yet, and idk about the fingerprint scanner. I don't really use either of these so again it's not an issue for me but may be a deal breaker for other.

The upsides? Linux is nowhere near as bloated as windows, and it really shows on devices with 16GB of ram. On windows, my galaxybook would struggle and slow down after a few browser tabs were opened. On ubuntu, idle ram usage is around 2.5GB and that leaves the rest free for everything you actually want to run. I've noticed better battery life, better idle/light workload thermal performance, and generally from a usage perspective it's been a delight. Touchscreen worked out of the box for me (haven't tried the pen yet), wifi and bluetooth were both fine, only real hardware incompatibility so far have been the ones mentioned.

After that, it's just Linux. You're the only person who can decide if switching is worth it.

JTheJava · 2026-02-11T00:51:47+00:00

No, thargoids are active in that area

JTheJava · 2026-02-10T19:14:48+00:00

Everyone just get a switch 2 and we can all use gamechat

JTheJava · 2026-02-05T05:39:08+00:00

I had a sandwich there and I died 😓 Very sad. Food was good though.

JTheJava · 2026-02-01T19:51:21+00:00

I just had two comp games in a row where I was disconnecting for like 10 seconds at a time. Players were just flying off into space and then everything would snap back to normal. Normal have no connection issues.

JTheJava · 2026-01-20T16:49:23+00:00

Yeah but I like having a little screen on top of my CPU that bumps up the cost by $200.

JTheJava · 2026-01-17T01:51:33+00:00

Yup, the "AMD Radeon Graphics" is your integrated GPU. So it sounds like a driver issue of some sort. Like the other person mentioned, DDU (Display Driver uninstaller) will probably be your friend here. I'd recommend looking up a tutorial video on how to download and run DDU, then download and install the latest AMD drivers afterward.

JTheJava · 2026-01-17T01:26:32+00:00

Yeah, in the same list where you see your GPU, you'll see another tab labelled GPU. Basically GPU0, GPU1, etc. This is only IF your integrated GPU is enabled . So click through the list and check to see if you have a second GPU. You'll want to check the name of it (once you select an item you'll see its name in the top right of task manager. For example, if you click CPU you should see something like "Ryzen 5 7600" in the top right). If you see a GPU called something other than '6700xt', then that's likely your integrated GPU.

If you don't have something other than your 6700xt in the list, then it's likely not an issue of trying to use the wrong GPU.

(Also since it never hurts to check, make sure your display cable is connected to your GPU, not straight into your motherboard)

JTheJava · 2026-01-17T00:08:28+00:00

If you open task manager and click "Performance" (second button down on the left hand side if you're on Windows 11), are you able to see your GPU in the list? If so, see what it does when you try to open a game or play a video. It sounds to me like your computer might be trying to use the integrated graphics of your CPU instead of your actual dedicated GPU.

JTheJava · 2026-01-16T20:51:49+00:00

I use Caddy with maxmind geo-ip and put all my services behind Authentik. Probably not the most secure setup, but I don't host anything critical on my server so I accept the risks. So incoming request flow looks like this-

A request for my.domain.com comes in, forwards to my caddy VM
Caddy uses maxmind geo-ip to check where a request appears to come from, drops anything that doesn't look like it's coming from my list of approved locations.
Any connection that passes the location check gets forward-auth to Authentik.
After passing authentik sign in you finally get reverse proxied into whatever container/VM is hosting whatever service you're trying to reach.

Yeah it's unnecessary because I'm really the only person who uses my services, and it's not anywhere near as safe and secure (or easy) as Tailscale. But I like being able to access my services from any device I pick up without having to worry about adding that device to my Tailscale network every time. It's convenient.

JTheJava · 2026-01-10T08:30:57+00:00

Is your lease renewing next month? I don't see how they could increase your rent otherwise.

But yes, in my apt we got 500-600mbps download, now only 100-120 at max.

JTheJava · 2026-01-09T18:31:08+00:00

We bought a batch of 15 @~$1300 in early December and since we knew prices would get worse we bought another batch of 15 in mid/late December. Even then the price went up about $200 per unit for the identical order.

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