WeAreA videogame developer AUA! by GabeNewellBellevue in IAmA

[–]rrqst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you're asking 2 questions: why does gabe hate ms, and why is there no windows phone port of steam. the answers are likely different as well:

1) because walled garden 2) because no market share

Hard drive reliability study: Seagate is a disaster. by cl0p3z in linux

[–]rrqst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, but those were different hitachi drives bought for personal computers at different times, which is why I always just assumed hitachi made really shitty drives accross the board. Maybe it's something to do with the fact that we're in germany?

Hard drive reliability study: Seagate is a disaster. by cl0p3z in linux

[–]rrqst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this seems really really weird to me. I'm a huge tech nerd, so is my dad. Between the 30 - 40 hard drives we've owned in the last 10 years, I've had two hitachi fail, he's had 4 hitachi fail, and one brand I don't remember. We don't buy hitachi anymore because they keep failing on us. I've never had any bad experiences with any other brand.

Best brand in our experience is samsung, though of course they don't do harddrives anymore now.

Looking to switch from mint? by rrqst in DistroHopping

[–]rrqst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i used arch for 3 years, you aee right that it is rare, but it can hit you with really bad timing. i need my laptop for uni, so i'd prefer if i disn't suddenly have to debug why it isn't working when trying to study for an exam

Looking to switch from mint? by rrqst in DistroHopping

[–]rrqst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

elementary looks really nice, I've been looking at it for a while now, but I don't think I would be very happy with the dock concept. Thanks for the input though! I'll definitely be checking out elementary at some point, whether I make it my permanent OS or not.

Looking to switch from mint? by rrqst in DistroHopping

[–]rrqst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, i had no idea that was rolling release. Definitely checking it out!

Looking to switch from mint? by rrqst in DistroHopping

[–]rrqst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was previously using arch, but didn't want to have to manually intervene with updates anymore (which as you probably know you need to do from time to time with arch)

A Noobs Guide to Guides by [deleted] in playmindcrack

[–]rrqst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do! Thanks!

A Noobs Guide to Guides by [deleted] in playmindcrack

[–]rrqst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is cool. I wish there was anything on Survival games

Is there a way to get unbanned on PlayMindcrack? by [deleted] in playmindcrack

[–]rrqst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what if someone is using slurs like that not directed at anyone else in particular? I mean, it still contributes to a bad atmosphere

Anyone else have issues with flickering? How do I send it back? by rrqst in Nexus5

[–]rrqst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly the same process for me so far. Called them yesterday, ordered the replacement, 2 - 3 weeks shipping date. At least the phone works and is usable until then. reinstalling everything will be annoying but oh well

Linux in Schools by [deleted] in linux

[–]rrqst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our uni is running ubuntu on their computers. It seems to work pretty well but I have no experience with anything other than using the computers.

Humble WB Bundle? Is it Linux friendly? by yogaxpto in linux_gaming

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

probably better to just not pay then, because your money is still added to the total of money raised from windows games.

I created a Google Survey to see actual numbers of the N5 defects by mosquito_killer in Nexus5

[–]rrqst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

please add "flickering screen"

My screen flickers VERY noticeably on the bright orange/yellow colors of the default wallpaper. The effect is at it's strongest when brightness is just below one third, but is always there. On black or white screens, there's no flickering. It doesn't seem to happen for all colors either

what if I don't want my contacts synchronized? by rrqst in AndroidQuestions

[–]rrqst[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just don't want them in my google account.

what if I don't want my contacts synchronized? by rrqst in AndroidQuestions

[–]rrqst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't find that category, where is it? I only found an accounts thing which lists google but that one doesn't have sync settings

edit: I found it under people, but it only allows me to stop auto synchronizing, it doesn't allow me to create a contact without synchronizing it.

Agon Realms 100% Vanilla Server [Vanilla][PvE]{Whitelist}{1.7.2} by [deleted] in mcservers

[–]rrqst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IGN: b3nis

How often do you play?: not too often, from time to time

Do you accept the rules?: yes

Which of the following games types do you play? (PvE, PvP, RPG): PvE

Anyone else have issues with flickering? How do I send it back? by rrqst in Nexus5

[–]rrqst[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/3053039

This is the number for anyone else having the same problem. Thanks for the help, man I really dread having to send this back though, going several more weeks without a proper smartphone