"CB" (jrcb)
11/28/2018 at 21:14 • Filed to: Computers are witchcraft which is illegal in Canada
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"CB" (jrcb)
11/28/2018 at 21:14 • Filed to: Computers are witchcraft which is illegal in Canada | 0
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I don’t know what I did, but after leaving my desktop alone for nine months, unplugging the hard drives, plugging them back in, and turning it on again, it works. Somehow. Guess that means I get to save that $2k I was planning on spending on a new desktop!
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> CB
11/28/2018 at 21:37 |
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Yay! What were the symptoms before when it started acting up?
winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> CB
11/28/2018 at 21:39 |
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Sometimes unplugging it and then plugging it back in fixes everything.
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CB
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
11/28/2018 at 21:40 |
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Once I logged in, I’d have audio but no video. Video would work in safe mode. I assume it’s the Nvidia drivers for my graphics card because it’s always graphics driver issues . I need a new graphics card, but that will happen in unison with the new build.
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CB
> winterlegacy, here 'till the end
11/28/2018 at 21:52 |
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It didn't work the last ten times, but this time...
NKato
> CB
11/28/2018 at 22:04 |
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I build computers. Ironically, my current rig started having glitches as soon as I started ordering parts for a new build...
Future Heap Owner
> CB
11/28/2018 at 22:13 |
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I love it when that happens. Once, my laptop was repeatedly failing to recognize its primary hard drive. I don’t keep full-drive backups anymore (anything I care about I work on in a git repo that’s pushed to my VPS which is backed up in two different ways), so I was resigned to ordering a new drive and then spending a couple nights re-installing and re-configuring my roll-your-own Linux distro. I decided to put that off until after I got back from a weeklong backpacking trip. Upon my return, I decided to try booting it up one more time, just in case. It worked fine. It’s still working three years later.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> CB
11/28/2018 at 22:53 |
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You saved $2K?
It is your destiny
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CB
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
11/28/2018 at 23:28 |
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I mean, I'm also dropping $1500 on a camera in the next month, so it's not like I have more money, just different goals.
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> CB
11/28/2018 at 23:31 |
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Jeebus. That's a lot of money on a camera (I know it isn't)
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CB
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
11/28/2018 at 23:36 |
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It's on sale, too. $600 off helps.
ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
> CB
11/29/2018 at 09:31 |
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What are you getting?
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CB
> ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
11/29/2018 at 10:07 |
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Sony A7II.
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ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
> CB
11/29/2018 at 10:59 |
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Very cool. I want to go mirrorless, but I can’t justify a new / better camera yet. Don’t have the time to commit to using it. So for now I’ll just watch and see what everyone else gets and how they use it. Eventually I want to go full frame. I have a 4 year old Nikon D3200 which was great as an introduction, but now I want something more capable.
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CB
> ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
11/29/2018 at 11:14 |
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I’ve been doing it a fair amount, and I figure I’ve only spent about $500 CAD on the hobby so far, so might as well get a camera with more than 6.1 megapixels and that can shoot better at night.
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ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
> CB
11/29/2018 at 11:18 |
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Yeah Im most interested in Astrophotography, Night Landscapes, and better video capabilities for documenting family events. The D3200 is a good basic tool but the auto-focus with video is terrible; light-sensitivity is sufficient but I’d like something much better. I look forward to seeing how you do with the new camera.
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CB
> ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
11/29/2018 at 11:25 |
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It’ll be another two or three paycheques before I get it, but absolutely.