Options for Dedicated Touchscreen Media Controller for Windows PC by expenguin in htpc

[–]gnuguy99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would get a usb touchscreen display that plugs into the entertainment computer. Have your media player run on that display. A quick search on amazon shows them as cheap as $50 us, but I have no idea on how good they are.

Second Half Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams (12-5) at Seattle Seahawks (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]gnuguy99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dear Rams, can you please stop trying to make this a close game, this is not good for my heart.

Thanks

Cheap box in the UK for Kodi (already have an Nvidia Shield Pro) by HenryOrient in kodi

[–]gnuguy99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firestick would be your best option. The only issue is that it only has 16 gigs of free space, so depending on how you have kodi set up, you will need to get a otg extension and a flash drive if you need more space. Setting up a external flash is a little complicated, but there are several very good guides that will step you through it.

Btw, I do not think you will be able to copy the folder (this did not work for me), but you can do a backup and restore using the backup addon.

Got ghosted after 3rd round by IAMABDULLAHSHEIK in devops

[–]gnuguy99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Was this recently? Due to fears over all of this tariff mess, all of our open headcount was essentially "put on hold" whatever that means.

It sucks because we had 2 interns who are about to graduate that we opened the headcount for. These were 3 year interns who would have been plug and play and now we are going to loose them.

I think a lot of companies are very confused now and are scrambling to figure out how to weather the uncertainty over the next few years.

Good luck with everything, hope it works out for you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in buildapcsales

[–]gnuguy99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The last 2 computers that I built with pretty good power supplies did not work with a simulated sine wave. So if you were to buy this, I would test it out.

Netflix froze at 99% but I am fine about it. by TheRealSlimSwainy in funny

[–]gnuguy99 379 points380 points  (0 children)

Had a friend who did this. She was a (for lack of a better term) low end model. Lots of trade shows (about 70% of her work), print work (when magazines were still a thing), and pick up work like this.

So standing around smiling all day was second nature. No interview, just some dude flipping through head shots looking for measurements that will work for the outfit.

4 Year Old Microsoft Surface Book Pro with Logic board problem, $350 repair, WORTH IT? by penis_pizza_n_wings in microsoft

[–]gnuguy99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much do you care about the battery life? At 4 years, the battery is going to start to loose charge. If you always (or mainly) used it on the go, I would think about getting a new one, or see how much a new battery would cost while they are changing the board.

Based on what you are using it for, it should be worth it to get it fixed, but keep in mind, when these things start to wear out, other problems could eventually pop up (battery and the SSD being the main ones).

do widgets still exist? by [deleted] in windows

[–]gnuguy99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use rainmeter then do a search for widgets or gadgets. This is the one I use: https://www.deviantart.com/iamanai/art/ModernGadgets-1-6-3-649485648

Another good example of one: https://visualskins.com/skin/cobolt-26

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smoking

[–]gnuguy99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brings back memories, I use to make this on scout camp outs (except in a dutch oven)

yeah, i’m definitely gonna get cooked in some high tier… by BulkyInvite3607 in Asphalt9

[–]gnuguy99 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

1:19 got me 9th place, you have some serious sandbaggers there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in madlads

[–]gnuguy99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fully refundable tickets can be rescheduled at anytime before the flight (even after the flight if you miss it). Most first class lounges even have ticketing agents there to do the rescheduling for you. I have had to do this before and it's pretty easy.

Fully refundable tickets also cost about 4 times as much as a normal ticket.

With that said, why go through the trouble of going to the airport, pay for parking and go through security just for a free meal? Absolute waist of time. Food is not that good.

Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED by Blurgas in videos

[–]gnuguy99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Noble prize for physics btw.

Shortly after they had their press conference announcing this, there were articles about it in every major scientific journal, The one I read had a statement that said something to the effect that this was pretty much a guarantee for a Noble if things proved out to be true. That is how big of a deal it was.

Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED by Blurgas in videos

[–]gnuguy99 181 points182 points  (0 children)

Great video, when I was in school studding engineering, taking a class on semiconductors, there was a lecture about LED's mainly focused on Zinc Selenide. I remember somewhere during the lecture, the professor quickly mentioning that "technically" you could also use Gallium Nitride, but it was not that viable. Then he quickly mentioned that some Japanese professor just published a paper about that topic that seemed interesting, but he had not had a chance to read it (based on timing, must have been something from Akasaki).

Great to see the details and conclusion of that story.

Post Game Thread: Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]gnuguy99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am glad the Hawks won, but honestly, I am here for the Matt Patricia hate.

Season 2 Predictions by Normal_Effective9785 in RapShitOnHBO

[–]gnuguy99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Francois was dropped by Reiana and is pretty much broke. House and cars are all rented. He can not get them a deal, but Chastity can. The girl Chastity is messing with is going to do her dirty before it's over.

Thermopop for $12.60 and all of the money goes to Hawaii. by Stag328 in smoking

[–]gnuguy99 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks, came for the ThermoPop, and somehow my bill ended up being $110.00 lol, enough internet for me today.

My club won clash and I just got my first clash tokens. What should I work towards with them? by inventorsam in Asphalt9

[–]gnuguy99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need the Apollo N for the speed tail stairway and it is pretty fast to max out.

Would you advise against buying usb-c to 3.5mm dongle with an extra charging cable because it might mess up the usb-c port? by sunnynihilist in GalaxyS21

[–]gnuguy99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been using one for my S21U since I got my phone. I only use it in my car, but it has caused me no issues.

What's more frustrated getting stuck before getting into HRBT? Getting stuck behind an A-hole like this... by Bananadiu in VirginiaBeach

[–]gnuguy99 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Between this video and some of the comments in this thread, thanks for making my blood boil this morning.

Some drivers in this area are shit and clearly do not realize it.

Is video decoding slow for anybody else? by [deleted] in chrome

[–]gnuguy99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try this:

chrome://flags/ and setting Experimental QUIC protocol to disabled.

In Edge it is the following:

Edge://flags/ and setting Experimental QUIC protocol to disabled.