...like I said, stuff I prefer to do at the router level.
I have an Ethernet card like that. Bricked it when I tried to flash the wrong firmware. Oops.
--Patrick
[Rant] Tech Whine Like a baby thread
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As it turns out, I have all kinds of missing info in my config file, as reported by netsh> dump. Like, IPv6 really is still disabled. Most of the settings from the IPv4 interface are gone. My default Interface is currently reporting as (Kernel Debug) instead of its name. It's just a big ol' mess. So, tomorrow, I'm going to try one more thing (exporting Aislynn's config, changing the IP to my own, and doing a netsh import), and if that doesn't work I guess I'll just reset to factory settings and never mess with these settings again.
I uh... I done goofed. So, apparently, Google has tracked my activity across the VPN networks recently and has decided that I'm suspicious enough to warrant them formally reviewing my most recent password reset request, and they'll get back to me within 3-5 business days. If they don't decided to let me back in, that's literally all of my emails, all of the emails in my backup account, all of my passwords (I can't log back in to Chrome to retrieve my passwords), and, while the Windows 10 reset did fix the internet problems AND save my documents and downloads, I've misplaced the text file with the keys to my KeyPass account. So I am just altogether FUBAR.
At this point, I'm probably just going to buy an email domain and be done with it. I don't want to be giving Google (or anyone else) this much control over my entire computer experience. I literally clicked one button on my secondary profile and lost everything. And, while it was a spectacular confluence of events, both needing to reset Windows 10 and having Google stop remembering passwords in the same week is insane.
I made that decision like 20 years ago. I've never used gmail for anything, until forced to by WGU. I don't use my google or facebook account to log into any sites that require accounts. I keep track of all of it myself. It's a pain, but if I fuck something up, I have no one to blame but myself
Well, I've managed to recover some of my accounts. I managed to find my main gmail password, but all of the passwords and keys that were saved to that account were deleted, apparently, when I accidentally changed my default google account to my backup account by trying to turn on backup and sync. I say again, no company should have this much control over my life. I knew it was out of control, but this is ridonkulous.
I'm sorry, I know this must be frustrating for you, but this right here elevates your situation from "sucky" to "hilarious".
I couldn't make half of this stuff happen if I TRIED.
See if Gared can help you.I couldn't make half of this stuff happen if I TRIED.
—Patrick
See, the first step is to be stoned out of your goddamn gourd.
Dude, it was hilarious. I've recovered both of the gmail accounts now because I found a spot where I'd written down the password for one of them, so now I can at least use password recovery options for the rest of my accounts, I just have to go through one by one and find out which accounts lost their passwords. I'm sure bill paying time is going to be spectacularly fun this month and next.
I’m not a huge headphone expert, but for most things I believe that you get what you pay for. I have bought many cheap sets of headphones at the airport on work trips and have hated them. I invested in a good pair this weekend and I really hope they’re better. I also bought a dongle so I can use them for my Switch.
Kinda, yeah. Are/were they actual headphones, or were they earbuds?
Earbuds.
How many years have I been saying the answer is always M50 now? I has a sad.
VE Monks are supposed to sound quite good for really cheap. I have tried various KZ IEMs, they're not spectacular but they're pretty good for a decent price, like $25-40. Not the most durable things though, a bit hit and miss.
Don't has a sad - I don't have a phone headset because I prioritized my computer headset and bought a $70 Corsair wireless set.How many years have I been saying the answer is always M50 now? I has a sad.
I'm not saying price is always equal to quality, but yeah, good ear pieces cost.
I'm personally a fan of the Trekz Aftershockz, but it really depends on use case - their sound cancelling is literally non-existant (as in, they're deliberately intended not to cancel noise, so you can use them in traffic, or still talk to colleagues with them in)L
I'm personally a fan of the Trekz Aftershockz, but it really depends on use case - their sound cancelling is literally non-existant (as in, they're deliberately intended not to cancel noise, so you can use them in traffic, or still talk to colleagues with them in)L
I know that I’m not talking quite the same thing, but how does my oldest trash her gaming headset so frequently? I had one that I used for years and it lived through being sat on by me a few times.
I paid $159 for my M50s... in 2011. The M50x is around $230 today. An add-on mic for either one is another $50 or so.
uh DA, i paid like 150 for mine 2 months ago. they were not on sale....
Those were the prices Amazon gave me when I checked at work. Now it's giving me ~$170 at home. Weird.
Which translates to their bottom line concerns.
Kid's computer wouldn't start up tonight for game time. It was working fine yesterday. All the built-in hardware tests pass, issue persists with GPU and USB peripherals removed, so likely software, but since I can't get it to boot, I also can't roll it back/check for issues/do selective startup. I also can't get it to boot to an external Windows 10 install USB. BIOS update from USB was successful, at least. Internet says lotsa people have been having trouble with the WinX-2004 update, am wondering if that's what's going on.
Been troubleshooting this thing now almost 6hrs (4.5 of which were hardware tests). Need to get it back up and running for school next month. Don't want to buy a replacement right now.
--Patrick
Been troubleshooting this thing now almost 6hrs (4.5 of which were hardware tests). Need to get it back up and running for school next month. Don't want to buy a replacement right now.
--Patrick
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CMOS was low but not too low, replaced it anyway. Even with HDD disconnected, still won't boot even to WinX-1709 USB installer. Have not tried DVD-based boot cuz I'm too impatient to burn a disc right now. Will try tomorrow with EVERYTHING non-essential unplugged, but I gotta be to work in 4hrs and should probably get at least a little sleep before then. Emphasis on "little."
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anywhere I can get my hands on a couple of these without the month- to 2-month lead time currently on Amazon?How many years have I been saying the answer is always M50 now? I has a sad.
A lot of other stores have them. Guitar Center for one.
Can get to BIOS and on-board diagnostics but can't get it to boot even if the only things in the box are the PSU, the CPU, the MLB, and one stick of RAM. I am currently shopping for a replacement.
Poor little Inspiron 3650. It endured so much.
EDIT: I think we paid something like $300 when I bought it originally, but now the exact same model is being sold for anywhere from $500-$800? WTF? Is having a valid Win7 license key really that valuable right now? Sheesh!
EDIT2: Fortunately the place I got the first one still had one just like it left for only $25 more than they sold it to me back in 2017. So yay should be able to just move over RAM and HDD and it'll be like nothing ever happened. On the other hand, ouch, my wallet.
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