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Scorpian USB Charger
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I won one of these today http://www.scorpionsystem.com/catalog/speed_controllers/usb_charger/p_usb_charger/ It's a convenient little charger for say a phone and plugs into a LiPo battery to get power
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Laptop charger "exploded"
by zmurko- 1 follower
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Just wondering if it's happened to anyone else. Yestrerday I witnessed a loud bang (similar to when a lightbulb explodes), but couldn't figure out what exactly happened. Checked all the lights in the room, nothing, all outlets looked intact too, so after a while I just shrugged it off. But today when lifting the laptop power supply off the ground, I've noticed a burn in the floor and where the cord from the outlet plugs into laptops power supply / charger, things look a bit burned too. Now the funny thing is, it still works, not sure if 100% or if it's not working properly, but laptop is being charged. It also still smells when it's plugged in... Shoul…
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4K TV Essential
by Smurf- 0 replies
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Minimum Screen Size 55-70 inches before seeing a marginal difference in seeing the pixels between a 1080p and 4K Television. HDR (High Dynamic Range) there are two standard here, Dolby Vision and HDR 10. (Dolby Vision is a version that requires licensing fee's vs HDR 10 standard that does not, prompting Xbox One S to stick to HDR 10 instead). OLED Screen is the best for low latency. Ultra-high-definition Colour Space which gives a 4x4x4 Pixel Colour that is not compress of each pixel. (HDMI UHD Colour) HDMI 2.0 Compliant native 60fps. Game Mode / PC Mode This turns off all features that would cause video input lag. OLED Screen …
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How to clean air intake ports?
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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On my laptop (HP Pavilion g7-1083nr) the fan is running constantly, so I figure the first step is to clean the ports that the air goes in from outside the laptop, whats the best and proper method to clean them without messing up the computer?
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Insanely Fast Computer
by Smurf- 0 replies
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Steam Summer Sale has begun!
by silenttigercd- 4 replies
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Goodbye bank balance
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Playstation Massage Controller
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Does your other complain about your game time, might have to try this out in the future http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/video-game-controller-massages-107039
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broken PC monitor - advice
by djw180- 2 followers
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Does anyone have any expertise in this area and can maybe diagnose my problem? The monitor on my home PC seems to be broken. The PC starts up OK but after about a second or so the screen just goes blank. The monitor light is on, it shows green as in normal operation as opposed to yellow when it goes into power saving. If I switch it on and off then the normal screen display comes back but disappears again after a second or so. For the brief time it does stay on the display looks fine and by switching it off and on repeatedly I can at least shut the PC down normally. I plugged an old PC in using the same cables and had exactly the same problem. So I assume it must be …
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IPhone for 13 yr old
by Lann- 2 followers
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Looking to get one for my daughter. Rather not spend a fortune, any advice? (so many different ones)
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Windows 10 1 2
by Squirrel- 1 follower
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Anyone got Windows 10 yet? I've been offered a free upgrade for both my systems even though the copy of windows I have for my media server is a pirated copy. It runs like a legal copy, has the genuine software logo and I have no issues with it at all but wondering what would happen if I upgraded. Also if I do upgrade, decide its complete trash and want to go back to Win 7 how easy would that be too do without wiping out the whole system? My plan was to upgrade on my media server first, see if it's any good before installing it on my laptop which I use for work.
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What was the best invention in the last 50ish years?
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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Microwave IMO, home cooked meals were never the same since (I do remember when the first ones come out, size of a smart car and weighed just as much it seems)
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Solid State Drive (SSD) lifespan
by silenttigercd- 2 replies
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I've had an SSD in my laptop for three years and put another one in my pc a few weeks ago. I've read that the life span of them isn't that great and is based on write cycles. The drive in my laptop is only 128gb and I've downloaded lots of shit, installed and uninstalled games etc. so I'm concerned about the lifespan. Has anyone had one die on them? Are there ways to predict when it will die? Is there a gradual decline in performance or does it just suddenly die?
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Do we have any PC gamers amongst us? If so what do we play and what do people recommend? The Witcher is on my list to play plus I've got The Division free with my GPU so I need to try that at some point.
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4k tv's
by JustHatched- 2 followers
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So does anyone have a 4k tv? Obviously this is where the market is going and eventually most will have them, price seems to be coming down a bit on them. I bought my daughters a 4k a couple weeks ago, it was on sale and I was gonna get them a bigger one anyways so I went that, it is a 48" Vizio for $350. It's got a nice picture even without a 4k feed
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Cross Console Play Someday?
by furdog- 4 replies
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Looks like Microsoft is working with some devs to allow cross-console play. If this ever happens and Sony, Microsoft and Rockstar get on board then I would actually buy GTAV for the XBOne to be able to play with all of the PS4 owning crew! Of course, this is all speculation at this point and nothing beyond Xbox/PC cross play has been announced but it was mentioned that other networks would be welcome. http://news.xbox.com/2016/03/14/letter-chris-charla-idxbox-updates-gdc/ Here's to hoping that this actually happens...
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Ps4 has taken damage
by Ninja- 1 follower
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So my brother dropped my ps4 off of my little table it it has taken some damage inside. My screen now has a blackout for approx. 3 seconds every now and then and its getting more frequent. Also i have these little red dots blinking in my screen and thats getting worse aswell.. https://imgur.com/a/Xo0NB
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Contact lenses the next big computer screen?
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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A polymer film coating with the ability to turn contact lenses into computer screens is set to transform the wearable visual aids into the next generation of consumer electronics. Scientists from the University of South Australia's Future Industries Institute have successfully completed "proof of concept" research on a polymer film coating that conducts electricity on a contact lens, with the potential to build miniature electrical circuits that are safe to be worn by a person. UniSA researcher from the FII, Associate Professor Drew Evans said the technology was a "game changer" and could provide one of the safest methods to bring people and their smart devices cl…
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fiverr.com
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Have you ever bought anything off of https://www.fiverr.com/ ? I've looked at it a few times, never bought anything but some of the "services" being sold are.......interesting
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Real hover board world record set
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Fuck those hover boards with a wheel that catch fire, this is the real deal here...
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This is what happens when you reply to spam email
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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Nuff said..
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If it is to be believed, apparently this happened few days ago: https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/1214
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Tech Advancements
by Smurf- 1 follower
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Feaking Hell
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PS4 USB Music
by Smurf- 2 followers
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So the PS4 can play music through USB via two apps, Media Player & USB Music Player from the online Playstation Store. All you have to do is format your compatible usb drive to fat32 and create a folder named 'MUSIC' on the drive and copy your music files and paste them in that folder, which is require for both apps and they both support the AAC & MP3 codec and they both support M3U playlist. If your usb drive is recognized but do not show the music files, make sure the 'MUSIC' folder is at the root of the usb drive or try to copy photos from you PS4 to usb drive and if the photo show up, use its location to store the music files inste…
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PlayStation's massive PS4 3.50 update is out NOW
by zztop911- 1 follower
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The beta testing is over. Nice update! http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/506007/PS4-PlayStation-Sony-Update-Windows-PC-Mac-Stream-new-social-features-Remote-Play
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ps4 The Future of Consoles?
by ScottyB- 2 followers
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Just come across this and would like to know people's thoughts. Basically, Microsoft are planning to make future consoles upgradable like a PC. I can see pros and cons for both ways but I hope it doesn't go down this road. If they do, I'd most likely just stick to a PC which will be a lot more powerful than a console will ever be. What at are your thoughts? Xbox are also planning to make their games cross platform. That would be cool between ps4 and Xbox but PC should probably be left alone because the controls are very different (possibly better once mastered) and of course they are far easier to mod which would be frustrating…
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238Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Threads (1984) dir Mick Jackson A terrifying and shockingly brutal TV film about a nuclear war in the 1980s. The back story is the USA and USSR both intervene in a civil war in Iran. This then escalates over the course of a few weeks and ultimately leads to all out nuclear war with both countries, and their allies, bombing each others cities into oblivion. It's set in Sheffield, where I now live, a large, industrial city. It was more industrial in the 80s and had an RAF base fairly close, so this is what makes it a target. It's not made completely in the usual narrative style of films, although there is a basic plot following a young couple, expecting a baby, and their parents and friends (at least those who survive the initial attack). Parts of it are more documentary and some bits almost like a public information film explaining what would happen in the event of a nuclear war. Things like who would take control of local government, how would they distribute food and medicine in the aftermath. A lot of it is narrated, explaining things like how there would be no electricity, because early nuclear strikes would be aimed at destroying that sort of infrastructure. And then after the attack, what life would be like for those who were not killed outright. This is when the film is at it's most shocking, making you feel that the people killed instantly when the bombs hit were the lucky ones. It explains how the fallout would kill many of those not killed already; debris blown into the air, with lethal levels of radiation, that gradually falls back to the ground, blown by the wind away from where the bombs fell, so spreading death over an even greater area. It continues the story for many years after the war, showing how other clouds of dust blown into the upper atmosphere by the blast shroud huge parts of the Earth, blocking out the Sun, leading to a “Nuclear Winter” as temperatures plunge and hardly anything can grow for years. And of course this does not just effect the countries who fired their nuclear missiles at each other. So there's no winners in nuclear war, every one loses. I reiterate what Lime said in his review and urge you to watch this if you can. 10 / 10 I'd also recommend another TV film I saw many years ago, on the same basic theme but from a very different angle and without the documentary style. By Dawn's Early Light (looks like it could be available on Youtube), which follows the crew of a US B-52 bomber, armed with nuclear bombs and on patrol when war breaks out, plus other military personal and politicians who survive the initial strikes. No where near as brutal as threads, about the choices these people have to make.- 2
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