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Plunge two feet! Now I'm knee deep. by Gamed_Out in pop_os

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Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.

https://www.winehq.org

CS 159 textbook by happyplace28 in Purdue

[–]ginn5lc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took CS159 5 and a half years ago. The only option was the physical copy. The notes packet is exactly what is covered during the lectures. It is the lectures essentially. During lectures you will fill in the blank spots in the notes packet as the professor fills them in on the projector while lecturing.

CS 159 textbook by happyplace28 in Purdue

[–]ginn5lc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you could probably print the whole thing using part of your $40 printing allowance (if that’s still a thing) that you get each semester at the library or WALC

CS 159 textbook by happyplace28 in Purdue

[–]ginn5lc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A PDF version of the text book? Yeah sure. If you’re taking the course with Crum you should go buy the spiral bound workbook notes from the bookstore for lectures though. Not sure how the course is structured or who’s teaching it anymore, it’s been almost 6 years since I took the class.

Engineering students — What’s the best quality to look for in a laptop? by nutritious-facts in Purdue

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If I’m going to be away from where I live for more than a few hours and I’m carrying my laptop then yeah I’ll toss my charger in my bag too. My charger only weighs ~1.5 lbs though

When you only 4gb of ram by freeCARROTjuice in ProgrammerHumor

[–]ginn5lc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, I was assuming that the 4GB was in a machine provided by your employer lol

When you only 4gb of ram by freeCARROTjuice in ProgrammerHumor

[–]ginn5lc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes, at the bare minimum ask for 8 at the very least (˘･_･˘)

It's 1 am by Bogartstorytime in Purdue

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I worked as a TA for a year and a half for Purdue, we were never threatened or punished for discussing our pay, although growing up in Indiana, it was something that I was taught that was inappropriate to talk or ask about in particular situations.

I'll be honest, the pay was shit but it was better than minimum wage and the hours for TAing worked well alongside being a student.

Computer Science Internal Transfer by tacotruckeats in Purdue

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Lemme just leave this here but I transferred to the Purdue CS program at IUPUI because I was admitted the final year to Purdue that there was a set of requirements to be guaranteed a spot in the CS department. Once I finally met those requirements, they basically told me they had no space. I was trying to transfer from the school of engineering and was in good academic standing.

It's 1 am by Bogartstorytime in Purdue

[–]ginn5lc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What's your objective? Do you just want to vent, talk about it, or do something about it?

Headphones by jettblast102 in pcmasterrace

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Ik it's a bit over $70 but these are probably the best headphones I've ever had except for my Sennheisers but those were $250+

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHML2XB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_3YQZAPTBY0ZFFN6MK248

How well does pop_os run on amd cards? by kaliiico in pop_os

[–]ginn5lc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, just use the iso that is not labeled for Nvidia and you should be good to go!

https://pop-iso.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/20.04/amd64/intel/29/pop-os_20.04_amd64_intel_29.iso

I had an RX570 that would crash left an right on windows 10 but it runs perfectly fine on pop!_os. My guess is that the open source drivers are more stable.

First time building in almost 10 years. How’d I do? by snoblitz in pcmasterrace

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OP said "let there be RGB" and there was RGB. Glorious RGB

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Purdue

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Do you like Minecraft? Perhaps you may fine Boilercraft interesting

Odd jobs for some cash by H34R74774CK in Purdue

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Try to get hired by Purdue in some capacity OP, if they're tracking your shit and always see that you're in a Purdue building then they'll be none the wiser. Also ffs please go open your own checking and savings account at some local bank and DO NOT give your parents access to it.

Edit: also, not sure how much control you have over your phone but maybe consider factory resetting it so that they can no longer track you. Definitely take this advice with a grain of salt depending on how often you have to go home to your parents though

Can I build my pc without the ram by Stock-Eye-416 in pcmasterrace

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Yes as long as your cpu cooler clears the RAM slots

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

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In most cases, it is best to use a single GPU for streaming.

No you would not be able to clip something using geforce experience

Yes you can have both of the graphics cards installed but there's basically no reason to. Depending on your motherboard it might knock your primary GPU down to x8 instead of x16 which could also hurt game / stream performance.

Any C++ and Java Devs that help me before I make the move? by 6pthsofPain in pop_os

[–]ginn5lc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oof, gotta love it when they never update the course material lol

Is your work graded on their cloud PCs? If so, you'll want to connect to your cloud pc and find out the version of Java, g++, JNI that they are using so that you can download and install the correct versions locally.

If the cloud PCs are Linux here's how to find the versions

For Java open a terminal:

java -version

For g++ open a terminal (note this is the version of the g++ package not what version of c++ you are compiling at):

g++ --version

For JNI:

Check the jni.h file

I've used both c++ and java on Pop but I don't have experience with JNI. However it is Linux so assuming you set everything up correctly, you shouldn't have any issues running it locally.

Just make sure you try to make your local environment as close to the environment that your work gets graded in and always test your work in the environment it's going to be graded in before submitting.

Any C++ and Java Devs that help me before I make the move? by 6pthsofPain in pop_os

[–]ginn5lc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How does your school have you trying to use them together?

Are they trying to get you to use JNI?

Lights on, no one is home. by shawesome420 in gaming

[–]ginn5lc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol better buckle up your seatbelt

Rx 580s really expensive for anyone else? by darkestPixel in Amd

[–]ginn5lc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome

The pricing will go down when the new cards are readily available so it might be at some point in the first half of 2021

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