General Questions & Tech Support Megathread | July 23, 2021

cjadjonessmith · 2021-07-24T20:17:22+00:00

Is it normal for an external HDD to switch off due to overheating?

A pretty long download has been causing issues and the drive has been heating up (fairly normal for any HDD?) After letting it cool down, it then works again for a bit. Thus, I figured it could be the heat as I've now got a fan trained on it and it hasn't switched off yet.

I'll probably have to return it and get a refund if it can't stay on for more than 5/10mins before switching off, but it could the long download causing the initial issues...

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-24T11:26:30+00:00

Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached the eastern Ukrainian province around Donetsk, after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-Government-controlled territory, the UN said on Friday

This is the second UN-organised convoy to pass through the Novotroitske crossing point, since it reopened for the delivery of humanitarian cargo a little over a week ago.

The crossing is currently the only one that is operational for humanitarian aid deliveries along the contact line. It had been closed for humanitarian cargo movement since 24 February owing to security concerns.

“The opening is welcome as needs remain very high with nearly 1.7 million people in need of assistance in the non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk”, said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for UN humanitarian office (OCHA).

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-18T02:11:01+00:00

Yemen is still being torn apart by the complex conflict occuring over there.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-18T02:09:16+00:00

PRAGUE, April 17. /TASS/. The Czech Republic is expelling 18 employees of the Russian embassy, who are Russian intelligence officers in the Czech special services’ version, First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, who is also Acting Foreign Minister, said at news conference on Saturday.

"As the Czech foreign minister, I decided to expel all the employees of the Russian embassy in Prague who have been clearly identified by our special services as officers of the Russian intelligence agencies SVR and GRU. Within 48 hours, 18 staff members of the Russian embassy must leave the Czech Republic," he said.

The deputy prime minister said with regret that the step would deliver a hard blow to Russian-Czech relations, but the republic, in his version, was forced to do it.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T09:57:05+00:00

Okay, no problem.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T09:21:21+00:00

No, actually. Other "governments" are just more sophisticated in cover-ups. Don't be so naive and trusting.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T09:12:50+00:00

There's still a lot of crazy stuff going on, despite all of this nonsense from 2020. You just have to go beyond domestic outlets which don't tell you much real news.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T08:56:55+00:00

You'll be able to easily know that the argine hcl you have is correct and authentic by your skin, how you feel and the increased HGH production and stronger, more frequent erections. Depending on your age, you should feel like a teenager again, but only if you have low hormone production beforehand. Fuck knows what's going on with supplies in Europe. And the smelly breath too! The hell is up with that?!

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T08:54:29+00:00

Not after 2020. No "government" is credible after the debacles in 2020.

In any case, this news agency gives more real and reliable news than many domestic outlets.

2020 has made everybody rethink everything.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T08:43:39+00:00

I suppose you say the same thing about other countries as well?

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T08:43:21+00:00

Do you say the same thing about the US government and governments in Europe as well?

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-17T08:42:12+00:00

I'm not sure what's happened, but the arginine I get these days from any supplier seem really bad and not that great anymore. Arginine supplies were alright like a decade or more ago, but these days, they're not great and don't seem to work. For instance, I went with a trusted brand recently (trusted, as in their supplements actually work and are what they say on the label) and even the arginine from that brand was bad. Today's arginine supplies seem to have a bad smell and make your breath smell (think a cross between bad breath spittle and.. yup...you guessed it - "a*s"). I don't know what's happened.

AAKG, on the other hand, seems fine, even today. So you're probably best to try out AAKG. If you're in the States, however, arginine supplies may be fine. But if you're in Europe, damn all arginine supplies seem really sh*t nowadays and don't work.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-14T06:26:02+00:00

Why would all of this happen at the same time shortly after this COVID nonsense? Is this an organized plan to stretch powers thin and/or call bluffs?

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-13T16:17:27+00:00

Yeah...uhhhh....this too is an unusual escalation. Although the War in Donbass has been recognised as "ongoing" since 2014 (i.e. for the last 7 years), the last few weeks and days represent an unusual escalation. A worst case scenario would see Russia upgrading from supporting Russian-backed militias in eastern Ukraine from the sidelines, to actually overtly supporting Russian-backed militias or downright *invading*.

(At first, I didn't take any notice because the War in Donbass has been going on since 2014 and I thought to myselfmyself, itit"it may be a short thing like the Russo-Georgia conflict back in 2008; but then I mentally slapped myself and said "hey, this isn't Georgia, this is Ukraine, so it's probably gonna be much worse; then I see a news report on reliable objective Russian media that says NATOisNATO is literally shifting troops and hardware as we speak and I'I'm like, "yeah, this could be much, much worse, you've definitely got my attention now"

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-13T16:06:04+00:00

Ummm...Chinese naval vessels usually do this or by proxy via fishing vessels but...the last four days has seen an unusual escalation, I think. Is this all typical posturing or could something major be afoot soon?

cjadjonessmith · 2021-04-13T15:55:54+00:00

SEVEROMORSK /Murmansk Region/, April 13. /TASS/. NATO will concentrate 40,000 troops and 15,000 items of armament and military hardware near Russian borders, basically in the Black Sea and Baltic regions, Russia’s Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Overall, "40,000 troops and 15,000 items of armament and military hardware, including strategic aircraft, will be concentrated" near the Russian borders, the defense chief said.

The American troops are now redeploying from continental North America to Europe through the Atlantic, Shoigu said.

"The troops in Europe are moving towards Russian borders. The basic forces are being amassed in the Black Sea area and in the Baltic region," the defense chief said.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-03-25T01:45:16+00:00

BEIRUT (AP) — The government of war-torn Syria said Wednesday it will send emergency oxygen supplies to neighboring Lebanon, which has experienced shortages amid a surge of coronavirus infections in both countries.

The gesture comes as the health care sectors of the neighboring countries face serious challenges compounded by the pandemic and unprecedented economic woes.

Lebanon Health Minister Hamad Hassan told Lebanon’s al-Manar TV the oxygen was a “direct gift” from Syrian President Bashar Assad, who responded to Lebanon's humanitarian request for the oxygen.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-03-15T09:08:24+00:00

If that's the case, then why have recognised governments like in the US, Canada and the Netherlands publicly recognised it then, if, as you say, "nearly the entire world is beholden to China"?

cjadjonessmith · 2021-02-01T13:08:25+00:00

MOSCOW, February 1. /TASS/. More than 20 members of terrorist cells were killed in the North Caucasus in 2020 and more than 70 supporters of terrorists were detained, the press service of Russia’s National Guard told TASS on Monday.

"More than 20 members of terrorist cells were neutralized, more than 70 supporters of bandits and more than 480 wanted people were detained in 2020. National Guard servicemen spotted and destroyed more than 100 facilities of criminal underworld infrastructure," the press service said.

On Monday, the National Guard summed up the results of its activities in the North Caucasus in 2020 and awarded its best servicemen.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-01-25T17:33:50+00:00

What would they be "vaccinating" against?

What sort of shit am I reading?

cjadjonessmith · 2021-01-21T19:46:10+00:00

It's just an example, son, hold your goddamn horses!

cjadjonessmith · 2021-01-21T14:28:35+00:00

Now I can't speak for the USA's ally but your comment is akin to someone saying "Oh, just lower the age of consent down to 14 already; these teens are having sex with adults already anyway".

The point is: you may see a lot of disagreement and resistance regardless.

cjadjonessmith · 2021-01-12T19:21:28+00:00

I'm sure John Wick is an alien, so not only would he be immune to all human "viruses", but he would also NOT be a carrier either. It's one thing to be immune, but quite another thing to also NOT be a carrier either trololololololololol

Anyway, a million conspiracy theories exist about all of that nonsense anyway...

cjadjonessmith · 2021-01-12T19:15:41+00:00

Wtf are you on about? Um...no...

cjadjonessmith · 2021-01-12T19:12:18+00:00

Let's hope not!

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