tech-related-help

[fringe jetty]

yeah I think its good to be brand agnostic and use what has the most software availability and specs for price including battery

[carmine pewter]

ty for the pointers! the thing about the pen should be fine, if it is the case at all i guess

[fringe jetty]

I plan on acquiring more hardware for programming on different operating systems or architectures, for example, so I can write cross-platform programs.

[drowsy dawn]

recommend an ereader under 50 bucks

[gray mesa]

kindle

i got mine for like $40 i think on sale on amazon.com

I use a hisense touch now as my preferred ereader, but I used the kindle for a very long time and had no complaints honestly. i had a pop socket on it and took it everywhere with me

[ember scaffold]

Boox note air 2 imo

I use an iPad 9 w/ Apple Pencil and it’s great ftr

Such a good deal

[tight ocean]

haha I alr have an iPad, but wanted to get an e-reader tablet to remove the apple bloat and use for longer periods

I can't study on my iPad for more than a few hrs because of eye strain, so ideally I'd like to use it for digital art + the occasional note-taking and wanted to try out an eink tablet if possible

[tight ocean]

That's what I was eyeing, I think I might pull the trigger

My undergrad is finishing in a few weeks and then I'm gonna be job hunting and starting my self-study for my graduate degree, so I wanna optimize my study routines within a few weeks post-grad

[ember scaffold]

You could also get a boox note X like James but he got it through taobao so I’d imagine it would take a bit to show up

It’s cheaper(?) but you’d also have to pay shipping

[opal hare]

Hello, i'm trying to build my study youtube channel and i want to find a fine and cheap microphone that can help me filming 'study with me with no music' . Do you have any recommends? Or any way for sound control?

[hollow zinc]

boox tab ultra

but you gotta wait for a sale or something

cuz i think last time i check it was around 450$

[carmine pewter]

Blue Snowball is still a go to recommendation for cheap but good.. ive had mine for 6 years now and its still perfectly fine for universal use
(Blue yeti would be an upgrade but obviously also more expensive, depends on ur budget)

[eager olive]

I don't know if you've got the mod's approval to post that, but I honestly doubt it (rule #2)

[calm ridge]

I thought the same thing, it's a violation of rule #2

[eager olive]

yup, already opened a ticket

[real musk]

anyone here good with python?

[fringe jetty]

I am @real musk

don't know too much about intermediate or advanced topics though

[real musk]

could you look at something for me? I have a program that won't run because variables aren't defined, but I am not sure where I went wrong

welp

that didnt work lol

[fringe jetty]

you probably have a typo

[real musk]

i looked and couldn't find anything

[fringe jetty]

I can help if you DM me.

[real musk]

anyone here good with f-strings in python?

[shrewd heron]

whats up

[fringe jetty]

f string looks like this:

variableName = "name"
print(f"variable's value is: {variableName}")

will output:
variable's name is name.

[shrewd heron]

i feel like its a p like

straight foward concept, so theres not much to explain other then whats already out there

[idle dew]

Hello, I am trying to build a simple API with a database using python. I'm using FastAPI, SQLAlchemy as an ORM and SQLite as a database.
I am struggling to understand how to link the database to the API and I don't really understand the directory structure or what each file is supposed to do.
Could someone explain to me what each of the files database.py, models.py, schemas.py and crud.py are supposed to do?

I am especially lost on the schemas.py .Is this file just for the automatic documentation?

Also, my directory structure looks like this:
sqlapp
|-- _init_.py
|-- crud.py
|-- database.py
|-- main.py
|-- models.py
|-- schemas.py

But, in the main.py file, when i write from . import crud , it gives me a error ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package. I'm quite puzzled at this since i simply followed the FastAPI tutorial in the documentation

[limber lagoon]

Don't really know where else to ask this but im looking to get a dumb phone because of jvscholz video. Im trying to cut back on my screentime on stuff like instagram and tiktok. Im looking for something that i can still listen to music and have Bluetooth with. any suggestions?

[prisma copper]

i think Nokia 2760 flip phone and Nokia 225 4G r pretty good options, u can listen to music n even use its bluetooth, they both have really nice battery life n stuff. ig the first one is around 20$? pretty cheap too. second one is kinda more expensive like around 47$ i think.

[limber lagoon]

tsym!

[prisma copper]

ofc!

[thin hound]

try doing import crud or from crud import *

[idle dew]

Thanks that works.

[merry crane]

Anyone knows where I can look for a vim setup similar to James?

[ripe cipher]

if you don't want to go through the trouble of configuring everything yourself spacevim works well and is quite customizable

tbh idk what his setup looks like but i'm sure you can customize it to your liking :)

[glad wyvern]

james uses vanilla vim

[obtuse coral]

Does anyone know if the cryptographic method of "salting", or the randomization of the hashing process, can be used to defend against rainbow tables?

[hot fable]

yeah salting adds extra data to change the hash so a rainbow table won't work

[obtuse coral]

Thanks! 🙏

[idle dew]

Well, to my knowledge (which is limited i'm just a 1st year student), the goal of salting is to defend against rainbow tables. raindbow tables are precomputed hashes, so if you add a random salt makes them totally useless as now you can't just use the precomputed hash of password, as the final hash of password is the hash of password + salt which is completely different. The attacker would have to brute force the hash of password+salt. So it also adds security in that if the attacker could only really get the password of one target person except if he had huge amounts of computational power, enough to brute force multiple long passwords (the passwords are longer because we add the salt).

[bleak jetty]

how to remove autofill of links in chrome, need to stop easy access to socials and to reduce time waste

[obtuse coral]

POV: You used google

1. Click the Chrome menu icon. (Three dots at top right of screen.)
2. Click on Settings.
3. In the "Autofill" section, expand the area for which you wish to disable Autofill.
4. Toggle the setting OFF if it is on. The system will automatically save your settings.

[hardy tree]

I’m 25 and considering going back to university to get a undergrad degree in User-Experience Design.

Is this not the channel to ask for more broad advice?

[neon fern]

anyone know the model of jimmy's note tablet?

[tall swan]

dont 😂

[prisma copper]

idk where else to ask this but does anyone know how to access to a virtual phone number for free? I'm trying to make an apple id w it cause phone numbers in my country r not registered in apple but whenever i use the ones on " free numbers for sms" websites it keeps saying " this number has been used too much"

[tall swan]

quackr?

[prisma copper]

oh is it free

it doesn't let me choose a country.

[tall swan]

are you planning to keep the phone number

there are already available numbers up there

[prisma copper]

nope

[prisma copper]

this was its only option tho + rent a number

[tall swan]

just dmed you, i dont want to post links here

[prisma copper]

aight

[gusty wing]

Anyone got a good to-do list app recommendation?

[idle dew]

Notion/ Pomofocus

[hardy tree]

Why?

[tall swan]

1. degrees are expensive and matter less over time for UX designers, instead an active portfolio showing that you understand key design principles will take you further
2. you don’t need a degree to step foot into ui/ux work, portfolio matters more
3. spend your time and energy on building an impressive portfolio instead

[ember scaffold]

Boox Note X

Only available in China

[vale crag]

todoist

[tight ocean]

i agree w/ all of this, and all my friends in UX design legit told me that most of their degree was design fundamentals, human-computer interaction courses, and a few coding classes - all of which you can probably find for free online while you focus on building a portfolio

[hardy tree]

My main concern comes from what a lot of the big internships from the larger tech companies ask for in London.

They list being enrolled in a MA or BA as a basic requirement, on top of a solid UX Portfolio.

I guess the plan is to create a portfolio anyway, up until the hypothetical start of the degree in September, or just to start applying in the final quarter of the year.

And you're 100% right based on what I've seen on the module overview, it's all skills you could acquire through self-study, and I've been doing that.

[hardy tree]

Thank you for your response. These are all incredibly important, and valid points. I'm curious what you think about doing both? I've been self-studying how to draw since 2019, and it hasn't worked out for me. I've gotten a lot better, but I'm not hireable. Losing both time to self study and a degree are pretty daunting, but I guess after years of doing it alone, the structure seems appealing, with a qualification and a solid portfolio to show for it...

three years later lmao

goddamn that's a long time

[calm ridge]

art as a career is hardcore 😭

[tight ocean]

sometimes those basic requirements can be overlooked if you have experience/projects to show for it. obviously having qualifications is important to a certain degree, but I think what's more important in the field of UI/UX is your actual work, as opposed to a college degree. those are also for internships - it might take a long time, but if you have a strong enough portfolio, it might be better to just dive straight into jobs. internships might get you some experience in how the field works, but i don't think they're absolutely necessary for an eventual job.

if what you seek is a college degree, specifically because you enjoy the material or the subject itself, then that's a different matter. for the career itself, I don't think its particularly necessary (I have the same stance on CS degrees - a degree in CS is nice, but i've known people with business, economics, and chemistry degrees get into SWE jobs, so I don't see it as an absolute requirement for a portion of the industry).

I probably should've asked earlier, but do you already have a degree in something?

[tall swan]

Self-studying how to draw and not getting opportunities for what kind of jobs? Your approach may just be completely unaligned with what employers are looking for.

UX designers could be looking for someone with design skills using software like Adobe Xd, figma, Sketch, etc. and a portfolio to prove that the can prototype mock-ups and iterations. Basically I can’t be applying for game dev jobs now if I spent my time drawing instead of learning how to use Unity, Blender, coding in C#; i need to be actually making games and putting them up on itch.io to show my potential employers that hey I’m actually already doing what a game dev does.

I strongly urge you, before you commit to a degree, to take a step back and observe your journey for the past 3 years. The uni will NOT teach you how to use UX software nor more importantly, the mindset to be one, all it will give you is a piece of paper that matters less over time. The portfolio is the most valuable artifact to invest into and you do not need a degree for this to start. If you think enrolling in a university will give you structure to work on your portfolio, then I mean this in the nicest way: you’re doing it all wrong.

[tall swan]

I second this. My boss hired a teammate few months ago whose previous job was on a farm, but her GitHub contributions chart was literally green af with contributions to open source projects over 7 months

[idle dew]

how to download forest for pc

[somber elk]

I believe on pc you can only get the chrome extension, but you could try downloading an android emulator like BlueStacks and downloading it through there

[idle dew]

thnx its working

[ivory bear]

does anyone know what this symbol represents ??

[outer condor]

looks like a switch

[ivory bear]

it's a withdrawable circuit breaker with magneto thermal relay

[teal gull]

im sorry you probs get this question constantly, but how does james get that code that he has on his computer with his schedule and todo list, has he released?

[teal gull]

where up

[undone lily]

Anyone have any experience with a dumb phone? I've been trying to make my phone as simple as possible, but I'm considering making the jump to a simpler device

[midnight ledge]

I Did use But can’t survive, digital payment system now days I want to use my smartphone as a payment and cab ride or train tickets

[obtuse coral]

I have no clue if any of the acronyms found here will be of any use to anyone due to resources such as google and ChatGPT Regardless, this is a list of acronyms that I have put together in the general area of Information Technology, including a variety of topics, such as Networking, Cryptography, and Hardware.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RrR53i2gt-ilhnNykSMzQFUq--NsNm_KYYpAvOgNUv8/edit?usp=sharing

[eager olive]

This will be plenty useful, thanks dude

[steady oak]

Does anyone know if you can use super glue on strain guages??

I need help ASAP; I was going to use hot glue, but felt like it might mess with the temperature too much

I just don't know if super glue is flexible enough ig??? And these gauges are a little expensive, so I don't want to really try and experiment with it rn

wait

nvm

looked it up on google, first result, ig I didn't something that specific would come up

[humble tide]

Hey, i search a small E-Ink Reader that could run Instagram, is something out there? Thank you.

[amber mountain]

what do IT auditors do?

and why should they be part of the overall audit team when performing the annual financial audit of a client?

[idle dew]

how do y'all think a i7 6700k will put up if i use for touch designer and resolume

[idle dew]

get a small sized phone make it black and white

[frosty sequoia]

can someone tell me what is a thinkpad since i searched and all i can see is just a pc is there anything different

[idle dew]

a laptop line that used to be made by ibm which is now made by lenovo

[frosty sequoia]

is there any difference between it and a regular pc ?

[idle dew]

it's more aimed towards corporate buyers and not for regular customers so they are built very reliable and good build quality with pretty much the best keyboards

and the older thinkpads are like a niche thing

[frosty sequoia]

thank you for the information

[idle dew]

np!

[eager olive]

I've reached 40+ wpm on azerty layout, but I don't really use àéè ect... much
so my question is, should I learn the qwerty layout ?

[calm ridge]

@eager olive good question, do you already know a little bit of qwerty, or nothing at all?

and will you be swapping computers often?
and use vim?

yes to any of these = qwerty is worth learning, indeed :)

otherwise
nah, learn colemake :D you get the same keyboard shortcuts, but more comfort

[eager olive]

Well yeah I do use vim from time to time (with yakuake my beloved)
the thing is, google's windows application for japanese (forgot what it's called) uses qwerty

meanwhile here in france we use azerty which feels incredibly niche

[calm ridge]

Ah, what was it called xD I think it's mozc

There should be a way to use your IME without changing your layout, if it is already doing that

Because, all it does is translate English characters to hiragana, and then you can cycle through kanji options

are you on windows or Linux?

[eager olive]

currently on linux

wait imma check the AUR

[calm ridge]

Are you on Gnome? you can probably just set JP through the keyboard settings
You can't try others because an IMF is built into Gnome already

At least, from what I remember
I wasn't able to get fcitx and mozc working on Gnome, but I was on Plasma

https://tatsumoto.neocities.org/blog/how-to-type-in-japanese

[eager olive]

yeahhh I'm on plasma too

[calm ridge]

couldn't find anything about using a different layout + fcitx
seems to default to default qwerty every time

hmmm, in this case, learn qwerty :) i think you can get it up to 70wpm
though, just make sure to take breaks and have proper form to prevent injury, and you'll be fine

also, i didn't consider this before
but if azerty is similar to qwerty, then it should be easier to pick up qwerty as a result

that's just the main disadvantage ppl hate when switching layouts. It disrupts workflows .w.

[eager olive]

well, there's this old keyboard I stuck the qwerty layout on top of
guess that's the plan then
people say it's scandalous, and I totally agree, but it's handy

[calm ridge]

haha yehhhh xD

[eager olive]

this could become a no brainer tbh

[calm ridge]

Is this your qwerty performance?

[eager olive]

for now yes

[calm ridge]

Ohhhhh it iss I checked xd

Niiiiiiiice

See, your performance translated from azerty nicely 😄

[eager olive]

well to be fair. most of the change is q a z w m ; switching places

[calm ridge]

Ahh

Well, I think mostly m and a are used most anyways

[eager olive]

Welp, all it'll take is 30min of training on each layout per day

The real challenge will be colemak

[calm ridge]

Ohh
So you will know 3 layouts in total?

good luck ^^
colemak is neat, it was what I tried to learn in the past

[eager olive]

have you succeeded ?

[calm ridge]

made it half-way then dropped it a while ago ^^;
reason being that I didn't really have much of a great reason to dedicate time into it tbh

I tried to force myself to learn it by going full colemak too, but my measily 20wpm slowed me down so much, haha

I don't like qwerty and how my fingers look like a spider with broken legs when typing or smth xD it's uncomfy, but it works

[eager olive]

I mean, yeah, forcing yourself too learn something sucks
except when it's useful and you know it's gonna pay off later

[eager olive]

what do you normally use ?
I think it's QWERTZ in Germany ?
not sure

[calm ridge]

100% but I'm also guilty
because I picked learning JP, so I can spend thousands of hours learning something to read untranslated books/shows, instead of translated ones XD lmao

[calm ridge]

good ol' QWERTY

[eager olive]

reading them good ol' untranslated re:zero wn and the likes

[eager olive]

damn, learning two layouts is confusing 💀

[void shore]

hey, how do i turn off the sound that appears whenever someone joins or leaves the chat

thanks in advance

[merry steeple]

go to settings, then under app settings find notifications. then there should be a heading called sounds and you can choose to mute all notification sounds or choose certain ones to mute for example leave / join call or ping

^ settings in discord

[amber mountain]

can anyone help me with my chapter 3 capstone project? I already do some of it, but there's still lacking on my data and research design. I can send you the files. Thank you in advance.

[idle dew]

good minimal launcher?

[undone lily]

I use Olauncher

[sinful lake]

Im a neon user and I wanna switch to windows 10, when I boot with my usb drive for installing windows, the ssd isn’t showing up

It’s also not recognized in Fisk part

DISKPART*

elp pls

[frozen socket]

anyone know any good guides / informational videos on software defined radio?

[wanton briar]

If anyone is good at ethical hacking, what should i learn first? Are there any good sources/courses for what i should be learning first? Thanks a lot :))

[willow dust]

bruh what does this shit mean

english aint enlishing rn

[fringe jetty]

@wanton briar I would say you should definitely take a CompTIA course before anything else since it is industry standard and covers the fundamentals in IT. (A+ -> Network+ -> Security+ -> PenTest+, I'd start at Network+ before Security+)

Cengage's curriculum, for example, has labs built in so you can get practice on virtual machines.

From what I've done so far in my class, it isn't necesarrily ethical hacking but it gives you a lot to study and to learn about cybersecurity. It is almost overwhelming if I'm being honest.

I recommend watching this video course as well for more on hacking: https://youtu.be/fNzpcB7ODxQ

Here are some websites that train you with practical, hands-on skills:
HackTheBox: https://www.hackthebox.com/
OverTheWire: https://overthewire.org/wargames/

HackTheBox is probably the closest you can get to actual ethical hacking.

[wanton briar]

Thank You so Much :)

[wanton briar]

Ill definetley look into these

thanks bro

[fringe jetty]

research trade schools around you that specialize in Networking or Cybersecurity

[wanton briar]

alright

im trying to get into cybersecurity as a future career so

[fringe jetty]

programming and CS also help for that career

while I'm currently on the career path of various IT fields thanks to the trade school class I attend, I would rather have a web development or game development job.

[wanton briar]

that makes sense, cybersecurity definetley has a lot of cons

[fringe jetty]

Security+ Certification is definitely something to aim for. Know that it will take a lot of time to do all the assignments and study for each quiz.

[wanton briar]

ok! btw, are threre any free CompTIA courses

[fringe jetty]

there is professor messer's video series on YouTube

[wanton briar]

got it thanks!

[fringe jetty]

iirc the actual good courses and study resources you have to pay for but its worth it. I recommend Cengage since its what I've done the past year. Out of all the different services we've used in my class I like them the most.

[wanton briar]

that makes sense. ill check that out

thanks for your time :)

[fringe jetty]

I highly recommend Cybersecurity out of all the options in IT outside of Computer Science / SWE because there will be more high paying and available jobs in cybersecurity no matter where you go. (I'm biased because I've found the command line things to be most fun) Make sure you generalize first and then focus on what you are the most passionate about.

@wanton briar your welcome. I'm open to chat anytime.

[wanton briar]

thank you!

[wanton briar]

fr

[serene flume]

should i buy ibm thinkpad 2373 f7g for 27$?

[idle dew]

yes

should work for wordprocessing and terminal

[steady moon]

i’m having difficulties blocking some adult websites in my mac’s terminal and i have no idea why

some sites are able to be blocked easily while some are stubborn and simply won’t be blocked

despite typing out the domain properly

[wide geode]

which distro does jay use? arch? or anything else arch based?

[idle dew]

arch

[idle dew]

anyone know some good budget mechanical keyboards that come with an Azerty keyboard layout?

[glad wyvern]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/france_shopping_guide

this guide is pretty much all you need to explore mech keyboards

[idle dew]

thanks a bunch!

[glad wyvern]

no problem welcome to the hobby

[bronze vessel]

Hi! Why do we use Cartesian coordinate system in machine learning? Why most of algorithms are calculating distances in that system? Like why that system, if u know what i mean. Thanks

[glad wyvern]

it is just easier and more intuitive to use cartesian coordinate system for eg you can consider x axis as input and y axis as output , also it makes easier to plot difficult calculus graphs and those functions are used many times in deep learning or machine learning in general

same reason why cartesian coordinate system is used in calculus classes

[sonic hemlock]

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There's a NoteX2?

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[ember scaffold]

woah what no way

[ember scaffold]

i can't find it on any other sites, has anyone else talked abt it online

[calm ridge]

Rule #2

[sinful onyx]

Can I ask what you do with e ink devices?

I have an iPad Air, idk if I should go for one e ink

[glad wyvern]

i feel like eink in general will offer less functionality than ipad and ipad can do everything eink can but if it is a distracting device then u can switch other than that i dont think there is any reason to switch if not for eink and distraction less env

[eager olive]

where can I buy not-too-expensive phone parts ?
Ifixit doesn't have a battery for my phone model T-T

[glad wyvern]

local stores is the best bet

[eager olive]

sadly, no local stores here have those

[glad wyvern]

ah that sucks

[arctic cradle]

iPads are good if you take a lot of notes

My problem is that my school doesn’t allows phones or any devices inside so I can’t use it

[modest wolf]

i got hard time understanding this leetcode problem description https://leetcode.com/problems/x-of-a-kind-in-a-deck-of-cards/ can someone helps me; why deck of 4 0s; 2 1s; 2 2s and 2 3s returns true; any help is appreciated

[sinful onyx]

0,0 and 0,0

[modest wolf]

oh i forgot that. ty lol

[scenic oriole]

do u still need help?

[modest wolf]

I’m good now

[rapid frost]

Should i learn something before javascript?

[glad wyvern]

nah , normally you would go learn html css and then js

but i would say going directly in js wont be a big issue

u can always figure things out while doing it

if you get stuck google and chat gpt is your best friend

[indigo bear]

you have to know html and css to start javascript

[vale crag]

does anyone know any resources online that can help learning css and html? I did learn it a few years ago but I feel like I learned it way too complicated and kinda forgot

[calm ridge]

Odin Project

[vale crag]

oh thanks a lot I'll check that out!!

[calm ridge]

No problem ;)

[glad wyvern]

yeah u need to but its not a end of the world if u dont

i learned it along with way

[indigo bear]

no I promise you that you need it

or you can’t use the dom

it will depend of your need but understand the dom can be nice even if you don’t wanna do web programming

[scenic oriole]

yea if ur learning javascript for the purpose of web development, its best to have an understanding of HTML and CSS

even if you are not manipulating DOM for your projects, simply creating and building things will be much harder as you have no foundation

although if you are for some reason just picking it up for leetcode or as a general language igggg u dont need it lol

[flint ravine]

qwerty is the one you should learn first bro 💀

[idle dew]

why did u scroll so far

[flint ravine]

idk lol

[idle dew]

[eager olive]

not everyone country uses qwerty by default yknow

[flint ravine]

now i know

which country tho

[idle dew]

so i found a deal on a thinkpad T61 with these specs for 40 euros, is it worth it?

planning on running arch on it, might upgrade ram and storage in the future

[glad wyvern]

for aesthetic purpose yeah got for if it is in decent state

T61 is a great machine

as far as i know u can max it out to 4gb

[idle dew]

the exterior is pretty banged up tbh, so i will see about it, also do you know how long a charge on a replacement battery for one of these old thinkpads lasts?

[stoic blaze]

I guess you can get custom motherboards for t61 from 51nb

With an i5

[idle dew]

how much does this cost?

[stoic blaze]

I have no clue about that

[calm ridge]

Kinda mid

Core 2 duo and 2gb ain't gonna get you anywhere
Unless you know what you're doing and how to upgrade
Also you only use Linux and are familiar with tiling window managers, etc
It's probably best to find something better

I would say a minimum of 4gb and an i5 would be necessary for casual computing with a desktop environment and all the sorts

[calm ridge]

There is stuff like Xfce and specific DEs that save RAM, but it'd be pretty tight

Unless this is reserved for using on the side for coding and light browsing, it's probs not worth considering ihmo

[idle dew]

aight i see, i'll keep looking

[calm ridge]

:)

[tight ocean]

so true

[wide geode]

Environment?

[idle dew]

i3

[silver cloak]

@idle dew what are you tryna use your laptop for?

[idle dew]

mainly for studying, so tekstbooks and browsing, writing some notes too

[silver cloak]

You use Linux much?

[idle dew]

i have a powerful gaming laptop but as it's a bit distracting i'm looking for a cheap school-only thinkpad

[idle dew]

not really, but i'm familiar with linux and bash commands so i think it would be no problem installing some linux distro and using it

[silver cloak]

Yeah that's basically the name of the game

Will require some tinkering that will be fun if you like computers

Afaik the ram is easily upgradable on that model, and the CPU is probably upgradable too. A small SSD should be a cheap buy as well and it'll run pretty fast

As others said Google something like 'resource efficient desktop environment' and install the one you like. I've been using xfce lately and it's cool. If you're just note taking and on the net it should do you great

Only caveat is to make sure you're keeping your work up to date and available on your other machine in case you run into some set back on your thinkpad

Otherwise it's a very cool computer that will definitely read pdf's and run a browser!

[idle dew]

thanks for the input! i'm really tempted to get it now haha

[bronze vessel]

Does anyone know how to make an iframe a link? I dont want an image or anything just text to click on. I tried the a tag, but because it is an pptx file it doesnt work. Thanks

[next salmon]

<a href="LINK"> TEXT <a/>

in powerpoint you can also select the text you want to be a clickable link and right click on it ....then it will show link option there you can in =sert any web/file link you want

[neat dirge]

does anyone know how to set up a boox tablet like how james did?

[wide geode]

does he use i3 over another environment

or like directly

idk if its possible to do it directly

but im currently running kde

but i want my environment to look like jay's

could someone help me doing it

like give me a step by step guide to follow

[idle dew]

https://youtu.be/j1I63wGcvU4

legend of a guide

[wide geode]

ayy

thank you

appreciate it

[neat dirge]

im guessing no?

[long plank]

https://unstop.com/o/n1KmANI?refId=L0ZoafX

this is code competition host by agoda prize til 10k$

[calm ridge]

Rule #2 again

[steady oak]

Does anyone here possibly know how to get the schematics for vintage technology? I have a Realistic Portavision T.V. (Model Number: 16-243) which uses a type of radio signal for video input (a type that isn't transmitted anymore), so I thought it would be funny to try and make it compatible with an HDMI, DVI, VGA, or even DisplayPort input so I could use it as a monitor to push my douchebag, vintage hipster agenda. The only issue is that I have never attempted anything like this before, especially with a tv, and so I don't want to try anything without proper schematics of the setup in front of me, but I can't seem to find almost anything about this specific model online. If anyone could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated!

[fringe jetty]

Anyone have tips on writing software you are unfamiliar with? I want to write a user database/management server in C++ that is also for video games. I am afraid of using tutorials but also unsure how to go about coding a program like this from scratch.

I'm really enjoying myself so far but that's because I was playing with std::variant and different response codes or status codes I can create.

[quaint obsidian]

bloat use dwm

[fringe jetty]

i3 with vim keybindings seems appealing. I'm on windows so can't really use a window manager.

[gray mesa]

i dont use i3 but i use kde with bismuth which gives it tiling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaguFVfN8_s

[fringe jetty]

I'm lowkey wondering why mac has tiling WM but windows doesn't

nevermind, I found one on the windows store for you guys to try out.

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/fancywm-dynamic-tiling-window-manager/9P1741LKHQS9?hl=en-us&gl=us

not going to use it myself unless you can use HJKL or WASD

[graceful ore]

is there anyone that can help me with my python program? it's a simple fix most likely but i can't think of what to do

[fringe jetty]

@graceful ore check DM

[blazing topaz]

Best model of Thinkpad for programming?

And I need an opinion about who is better , Mackbook air m1 or thinkpad ( any model)

[fringe jetty]

I can't say since I don't own both.

I will say I use an Lenovo IdeaPad (a 2014 one and now a 2020+ one) and can say they are a good brand. (thinkpads are more repairable)

anything with a SSD and 8GB or more ram and 1080p display and Ryzen or better iGPU is good in my opinion. just make sure integrated graphics or dedicated graphics is decent if you plan on doing game development or machine learning, and make sure RAM is 16GB if you plan on doing Mobile App development or anything involving Virtual Machine.

you can really do programming on any device since most tools are cross-platform. I think it comes down to personal preference and depends on the target platform you plan on developing for.

Note that for the same price as a good macbook you can probably get both a Thinkpad Laptop for Windows/Linux development and a Mac Mini Desktop for Mac OS development.

[blazing topaz]

Thanks for your answer bro I will keep it in mind

[idle dew]

they asked for james' pc

any recs for x220 upgrade

[hollow topaz]

can anyone help me with this?

[idle dew]

what language?

[idle dew]

w?

[calm ridge]

w

[idle dew]

ty

[calm ridge]

np

[glad wyvern]

W

massive one

the one thing i love about dumb phones is that they are SMOLLL

can easily and comfortably carry them in my hoddie pocket

[idle dew]

absolutely.

[blazing topaz]

macbook air m2 with 8gb is good for programming ? or its better the macbook air m1 with 16gb

[obtuse igloo]

screaming in non-native english

[glad wyvern]

i would say go for m1

more ram is always better

and the performance difference between m1 and m2 is not that huge compared to m1 and other intel based macs

and with 16gb of ram u will be more future proof

and at the end of the day both are excellent machines for programming

[idle dew]

wym 😭

questions in non native English

[harsh lintel]

I want to use more my iPad Pro, any suggestions on how to improve productivity on it? Any apps, or website or other tips?

[digital scroll]

I'm using VS Code as my IDE, and I want to use the library #include <openssl/sha.h>, but I need to install OpenSSL first. Can anyone send me a youtube video or a blogpost on how to install OpenSSL correctly?

[glad wyvern]

what operating system are you on ?

[digital scroll]

I'm coding in C++ and using Windows, my only purpose for using that library is just for hashing. are the other libraries I can use instead?

[glad wyvern]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHEoBkxYaQ

[wide geode]

anyone?

[violet maple]

you wanna use i3 over some other env?

[wide geode]

i wanna know what env does jay mainly run

[glad wyvern]

he just uses plain i3

[wide geode]

how do you install

plain

im a newbie

sorry to disturb

[glad wyvern]

what distro are you using

[wide geode]

arch

without any environment

like just terminal

[glad wyvern]

ok

[wide geode]

i did a fresh installation

[glad wyvern]

do this following steps

sudo pacman -Syu

then

this installs i3

sudo pacman -S i3

then

echo "exec i3" >> ~/.xinitrc

this will make sure i3 starts whenever you boot your pc

sudo pacman -S xorg xorg-xinit

install this too

if you havent

[glad wyvern]

this install the x window system which is basically what i3 runs on

then

restart the laptop

or

doo

startx

to start the x system

lmk if u get any errors

[wide geode]

brb

[wide geode]

it gives me 4 options

i3wm

i3blocks

i3lock

i3status

what do i intsall

[glad wyvern]

all of it

[wide geode]

k

[glad wyvern]

i3wm is actual window manager

i3block is well it is a bar thingy

i3 status is a bar to show time and date

and i3 lock is screen lock

[wide geode]

how?

oh

i misread

ok

i did

everything

and now my screen has

this

box in blue

and like

some kind of colours in the bottom

[glad wyvern]

yeah

thats i3

ggs

u installed it

[wide geode]

ayy

how do u open terminal

[glad wyvern]

if i remember correctly

windows key + enter

on nvm

its alt + enter

yeah default mod is alt key

if it does not open then u dont have the terminal installed maybe

[hollow zinc]

hey, do any of you have any recommendation for (in-ear) earphones??
like for long use (10-12hrs a day type)
like something thats real comfortable and Active Noise Cancelling would be really cool since ill be needing them to watch lectures : )

[idle dew]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOSuiajvJ4&t=5376s

pretty much sums it all up

[hollow zinc]

1.5 hr

💀 💀

have you seen it?

[idle dew]

nah i went to the recap, 1:26:35

[hollow zinc]

i see

anyways

thanks for the vid bud : )

[idle dew]

ur welcome man

[fringe jetty]

Any Computer Science or SWE guys... I need help. College OR Technical Trade School OR Bootcamp? Which will get me a job faster.

[scenic oriole]

depends how hard u work

if u wanna grind ur ass off and acc make it go the bootcamp way

ik friends who have gotten jobs within 6 months from 0 epxirience

but they had no life those 6 months

[fringe jetty]

I wanted to go to the trade school because of a bachelor's degree and internship possibility, but bootcamp makes sense if my family wants me to learn remotely only.

[scenic oriole]

if ur in highschool and wanna go into software, just go into a field related

[fringe jetty]

I have 3 years of programming in python and C++ and java. Only know the fundamentals of each but have made game projects.

[scenic oriole]

not too sure what trade school, never really heard of that

[fringe jetty]

I don't really qualify for college because I suck at math and english and hate extra electives and homework. Only homework I enjoyed was programming assignments.

[scenic oriole]

but if u already have epxirience and dont wanna waste 4 years then go bootcamp, the thing is cs doesnt help u get a job xd. It just gives u basic fundamentals (important stuff is dsa, databases, concurrency, operating systems, and compilers are prob the only important courses ive taken)

[fringe jetty]

I've been coding on and off in python since I was 12. Only have been "programming" in the sense of actually understanding things in the past three years after I got language textbooks.

C++ I enjoy but there is no jobs in it in my area. (I want to use it for games specifically)

[scenic oriole]

like bachelors is a lot to do right its 4-5 years of ur life, if u wanna get a job fast + u already have expirience, maybe i would suggest bootcamp

[scenic oriole]

everythings remote lool, just gotta look hard and find all the postings

also look into internships maybe if u have never had a job within the software field

[fringe jetty]

also a side note is that I've already gone to a trade school during highschool where I studied the CompTIA A+ and Network+ and Security+ curriculums and done IT labs.

[scenic oriole]

u can always transition but its nicer to have some eprieincere.

is trade school like college?

[fringe jetty]

its a technical career training school. One of the classes there that I attend is for general IT skills and certifications. I'd imagine college is much more serious and harder. When it comes to programming I am only self taught. Programming is what I am most passionate about.

[scenic oriole]

Also I would suggest seeing what particulair field of programming you would want to go into, whether thats web development, low level hard ware stuff, or machine learning. Each really have their own kinda skill set and if you know exactly want you want to do, it will also be easier to narrow down what path u want to take.

Like i said, if you wanna grind a bit harder, go into a bootcamp, consider the training school, or some online course, if u for some reason want to udnerstand more theoretical computer science concepts, go into a bachelors program

[fringe jetty]

I want to become a entrepreneurial game dev so C++ is fun but I think a web development or cybersecurity job is the most likely option professionally speaking.

[scenic oriole]

Not too sure about cyber security as, but ik for game dev, you will def need to learn everything on ur own (aside from basic object oriented programming skills which will be taught in school, which you can def learn on your own), all the game engines like Unity or unreal engine you will def need to learn yourself. If this is what you want to do, just know you will learn not much from a bachelors (in gaming aspect).

[fringe jetty]

yeah but game dev isn't really the best choice considering my geography

maybe if I lived on the west coast.

I don't want to deal with low-pay and crunch time

its more of a hobby

[scenic oriole]

The thing is jobs are getting really remote, if you looked on linkedin half their listings are all remote

[fringe jetty]

okay

[scenic oriole]

I got a job in austin tx and im in toronto haha

[fringe jetty]

wow opposite side of the continent lol

[scenic oriole]

eh kinda lol but yea def not close

and i just work remotely

[fringe jetty]

damn I looked it up and typescript devs are making 6 figures

[scenic oriole]

you'd be suprised how well jobs in software pay, my friend is an intern making 6 figures already

[fringe jetty]

I'd have to move to get a job which sucks

are interviews being done remotely?

[scenic oriole]

everything is my friend

[fringe jetty]

thats the main thing I'm concerned about

I live out in the country and everyone else has a job outside of tech.

[scenic oriole]

you dont have to step out of ur house to find a job

Oh but idk about certain restrictions

like about visas and stuff if thats what your wondering

Remotley you can often work in like the states, but depending on where you are the rules migth be different

I work from canada in a company within the states and I dont need a visa

[fringe jetty]

I'm only looking for jobs in the states close to me if not 100 miles within my own state

[scenic oriole]

If you live in the states, and are a citizen, should be 0 issue working at any company in any state

[fringe jetty]

what about interviews?

[scenic oriole]

there might be hiccups with timezone issues

but again, usually they will understand and adjust for instacne I start work here at 12 and get off at 8, bc the timezones are fucked up

interviews also just online

lol

[fringe jetty]

I live on east coast so time zone shouldn't be a problem because I wake up earlier

[scenic oriole]

yea so all east coast positions would work

even if not u would just need to adjust your working times

as long as its not too drastic of a change

ie in korea or smth

[fringe jetty]

there is also a load of cybersecurity jobs but I think its harder to get into even with the beginner certs

I just don't know how realistic it is to make that much money in an entry level position

and that is something where they'd prefer you to work locally

[scenic oriole]

there are places where they still ask you to come into office or have some hybrid system, true

i mean its the survival of the fittest, if you dont grind and work hard other people will just eat u

how it is man

[fringe jetty]

hopefully I can start going to the gym. I need to lose weight so going for a run every day would keep me more motivated to work hard

[scenic oriole]

if thats what gets u working hard then ye go for it

just know its hella competetive

and ur gonna need to properly grind if u wanna make it

[fringe jetty]

do you watch Melkey's livestreams?

[scenic oriole]

nope

dont know who that is

[fringe jetty]

he is a canadian twitch engineer who covers job advice in SWE.

he is always giving a lot of advice on how to be competetive

[scenic oriole]

ye def lots of resources and people to listen to for sure

but its always a little subjective, if you try something and it doesnt work, change and adapt

[fringe jetty]

anyways thanks for the advice.

[scenic oriole]

ye nw

[gray mesa]

college can help with networking, though. don’t underestimate the value of that. I’ve gotten various opportunities t work in data/programming internships just within my university + a partner company which are good resume builders

[idle dew]

heyo im lookin for your notion notes to literally any subject of yours im tryna collect a big amount of data to make an overview over any subject that is out there and bring it together to a big pool of useful notes.If u feel like u could help me out please dm! PEACE

[scenic oriole]

true depends on uni, but most networking can be done online nowadays. There is maybe a bit more security in getting an intership or getting to know people, but it also costs close to 80k lmao. kinda depends on the person ig/

[jade summit]

you can ask notion ai for summaries. i'm not sure how many times you can use it for free though

[gray mesa]

yeah, it definitely depends on the person, but to be fair i'm on a scholarship so other options could be more cost-efficient

[idle dew]

someone can help me to do a pomodoro timer with html, css and js?

[idle dew]

yea but its easier that way, because i will have a own perception on how people make notes instead of an A.I making everything for me. P.S i didnt got one single request for sending me some notes lol this society is dead as hell...

[unkempt tide]

Hey! Anyone studying Cisco networking (CCNA, CCNP, etc) in need of advice, study material or other resources feel free to DM me and I will try to help out.

[wispy finch]

does anyone know how can i make missionaires and cannibals game with html,css and js ??

[modest wolf]

How do i partition a list into sublist the same size (java) in Leetcode

[gray mesa]

does anyone have earbud/headphone recommendations (with active noise cancellation)? sweat resistance is a plus because my current pair has a broken earbud and i wear them to the gym ):

[jade summit]

I like the Jabra elite 7 pro but they do come out when I sweat. They have anc and you can connect to 2 devices at the same time.

[misty ibex]

Does anyone is studyin design?

I want a partner

Im noob but im learning every day

[plain rivet]

Can anyone suggest me some programs of nested for loop to practice (JAVA LANGUAGE)?
Please ping me

[fringe jetty]

@plain rivet I thought you wanted a DM not a ping.

here are some for loop problems I recommend

For loop problems to do:
- Fibonacci Sequence
- Prime Numbers
- Draw a Line in Terminal (implement line-drawing algorithm)
- Draw a Diamond shape in Terminal 
- Draw a Triangle shape in Terminal (4 types of triangles, don't do just one.)
- Doing something with user/entity/object data by iterating over two arrays of different databases.

drawing shapes with for loops and algorithms is really hard to do without cheating. I had to do it in my Java class.
I notice when I'm doing side projects that I tend to use nested for loops a lot when checking objects data for multiple conditions against two objects.

[plain rivet]

@fringe jetty Thank you

[fringe jetty]

graphics programming involves nested for loops if you want to iterate over a two dimensional vector of screen width and screen height but you can also just do if (i % width = 0) without the nested for loops if its just a buffer with a size of that width * height.

[plain rivet]

Ok

[glad wyvern]

print pyramids

like the following

*****
 ***
  *

[plain rivet]

Ok 🙂

[pastel shell]

Thx, in the exam triangle, Floyd triangle both came

Btw i am GalaxyDragoon......same person

Thx @fringe jetty

[wide geode]

how do i get this workspace thing on my desktop

also

can i like use i3 with gnome

it seems a little difficult to use it raw

[glad wyvern]

read the docs

even if explain like this you wont get any use

[glad wyvern]

honestly if you want you can just use gnome with tiling extensinos

no need to use i3

james uses i3 because his hardware is old

i would suggest if you dont want to learn i3 just use plan gnome with tiling extensions

[wide geode]

oh

but like the hardware im running on is also pretty old

it is a family computer from 2011

running a quad core pentium

and i got a 4gb ddr3 stick

from another comp from my friend

i upgraded it

it runs arch gnome perfectly fine

till the ram runs out

(about 12 firefox tabs with youtube videos running at 720p)

i actually tested it out 💀

so like im fine with gnome but i wanted to extract some more stuff from it

like

a bit more multitasking

so i thought about i3

[glad wyvern]

yea then its fine

learn i3 tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1I63wGcvU4

this video series of 3 epi is all you need

watch it through and try to replicate what he does

[wide geode]

though its not my main computer (its a system76 galago)
i want to use the old comp coz i feel way more productive and it like sits gathering dust

[glad wyvern]

thats nice

[vale bear]

Anybody have a suggestion for a good enough OS launcher

[glad wyvern]

wdym by os launcher

[vale bear]

just android launcher

[glad wyvern]

aio launcher
unlaucher

[wide geode]

if your phone is out of warranty try a custom rom

if not

then prolly go for nova, lawnchair etc

these two were the ones i used

but now have i run pixelOS

[undone badge]

Does anyone know where I can get MacOS 10.13 High Sierra?

[inland sapphire]

google.com

[idle swan]

💀

[undone badge]

tried and didn't have luck, hoping someone tech-nerdy has intel about it.

I can only find newer versions but need the base 10.13 install first 🤷‍♀️

[calm swan]

Should you switch to linux(arch or some flavor of ubuntu) as a highschooler? Or a even better question: Is it worth your time and productivity?

[glad wyvern]

if you are into compsci it is always good to know how linux works

also if you are someone who uses old hardware and are tired of windows crashing then linux is a great option

other than that i dont think there are any reasons one should switch to linux

it is very productive for a developer as it is unix env

[glad perch]

Hey which Hisense e-reader model does James have?
And where is the best place to buy them? Since goodereader is not trust worthy
Thanks for the help

[calm ridge]

Nope

Rule of thumb
If you don't have a reason to begin with, there's no need to switch
Linux is a learning curve, and it depends if you want to learn to use it or not

You will likely face technical issues, and you wouldn't have the know how to troubleshoot your problems, and a lot of the times you'd be looking up how to, which is a time sink in an of itself

[calm swan]

I have used it on a Vm extensively and i know my ways around unix commands but i haven't used it ever as my PC's main OS. So the learning curve will be much shorter but thank you still for a great answer

[calm ridge]

Oh
Then for the most part, it will be fine
As long as you know how to troubleshoot

I suggest dual-booting :) running both windows and linux

Try EndeavourOS, pick a DE you like, and while you're installing it, click "install alongside windows", or smth, and once it's done, you will have the option to either boot into Linux or Windows.

And in the future, once you feel like you've gotten comfy daily driving it, you can simply delete the partition.

[shell spoke]

speed & accuracy > how cool your os looks

you should know how to use both and know how to manage users, fs, mounting, and other key differences. 99% of the worlds networking is linux so learn that too if you havent already.

[prime rapids]

what you peep understand by positional arguments in python

oe

[white hazel]

for vm? otherwise ull have to use hackintosh prolly but i wont recommend it @undone badge

[white hazel]

yea arch is cool im in highschool too and i use it mainly but you should try it in virtualbox for few days if its not comfortable/ takes too much time then just doesnt use it remember the best os is the one which works the best for you

[idle dew]

The question is not if it's worth your time to switch. The question is if it's worth your time NOT to switch. If you are going to spend any amount of time working on a computer then your computer setup should be customized and optimized to your needs. There's no better way of doing that than installing Linux.
This video will explain my point way better than I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xl56IJGKwY

[wide geode]

highschooler here too
I first used linux three years ago (to try get a really old laptop working for a project where i chose ewaste as the topic)
then i intsalled linux mint on my main laptop worth the switch
4 months ago i bought a laptop from system76 (they make linux laptops with their inhouse os called popos), works pretty well
and now i have been trying to get into arch
i would say linux is definetely better in terms of productivity and stuff as on a windows or mac its fairly easy to get distracted
i didnt have a reason to switch but now i dont want to switch back 🙂

if you have the time do it

[neon moss]

Hey guys, in James “my productivity workflow in 2023” video he has a monitor in the background

Can someone tell me the name of his monitor ?

Can I send a photo here ?

If someone responds to my question please reply to my comment so I can get the notification on my phone, thanks !

[fringe jetty]

@neon moss if its the white model apparently it is an apple monitor. I don't know where he got it from, sorry,.

[neon moss]

Dang, thank you !!

[wide geode]

there is another sun microsystem monitor also right

[wide hamlet]

its an apple cinema display its available in 2 sizes he has the smaller size , i think he bought it from ebay for like 20 bucks . Its still pretty usable but it would be hard to find the power adapter cus that thing is ancient

[neon moss]

Oh man

Thanks !

[wide temple]

hey is anyone here any good in matlab programming? i really need some help with my code. i'd really appreciate if someone can help me out :)))

[neat coral]

Anyone know of any good electronic resources I can access to learn how to code with JavaScript as a beginner (preferably something that doesn't push you to pay for a subscription)?

[unborn viper]

You can search on udemy for free javascript courses

There are a couple of them out there i remember doing one 2 years back all for free

Or just search on yt and you'll find plenty of coursed

[idle dew]

Sup

You can learn from FreeCodeCamp. That's the best resource IMO

[finite stirrup]

something that's helped me understand some js concepts is the "bro code" yt channel
but yh, like tony said, freecodecamp is the best go to option

[fathom stump]

yo could anyone who's going to uni right now and is going for comp science or another computer related major help me with some questions i have?

[prime basin]

are ereaders really worth it? over an ipad

[idle dew]

for beginner i'd recommend freecodecamp

you can also try w3schools

[calm ridge]

Nah
Unless you read often on the go and get eye strain often

[ember scaffold]

Depends on how much u read and what your intentions are

For example, I wanted to look at screens less before bed, so I got an ereader

I started w a secondhand kindle and then decided to get a boox leaf 2 after a bit, since I knew I’d use it

[tight valley]

As a high school freshman, I think it depends on your workflow and what you do with your computer. If you do coding or plan on coding, using linux will help you get used to the command line which most programmers use. Also with linux you can customize your system to do pretty much what you want, so you can mold it around how you use your computer/how you work. I recommend trying out different linux distros to see what you like the most, and maybe do a dualboot for a period of time.

[prime basin]

I see. Thank you

[prime basin]

Do kindles allow downloads from uh chrome sites

For epubs :p

[idle dew]

gt1030?

[ember scaffold]

Not in the kindle directly but you can download files on a laptop and send them to your kindle’s email address

[prime basin]

I see thank you so much

[calm ridge]

Unless it's manga, then you'd have white margins

[ember scaffold]

Yeah for manga I had to use kindle comic converter and all that stuff. It’s still very possible, just a lil more work

[calm ridge]

That didn't work for mine, because I had the new paperwhite, which is slightly bigger, so all the software used to do that didn't work

[teal lichen]

here is a nice resource: https://teachyourselfcs.com

[mellow ferry]

I'm thinking about getting an ereader bc I'd like to have a nice little device to read and take notes on (my laptop is so big it broke part of my messenger bag) and I wanted to know if the Boox Leaf2 is compatible with a stylus? Its touchscreen but I don't think it comes with one and I was wondering if I could buy a seperate stylus and pair it with a note app or something. Anyone know?

[idle dew]

rz

[calm ridge]

I'm pretty sure the screen has to have sensors to register them accurately.
That's how it is for all tablets. If it didn't come with pen compatibility, then it's not gonna work well.

[ember scaffold]

Look into the nova air 2, it’s basically the leaf w/ a stylus

There’s even a case available w/ page turn buttons

[iron rose]

Hi everyone, I've got an issue with html/bootstrap. Would anyone be able to give me a hand?

[proud holly]

anyone here familiar with LSL

[amber mountain]

hi, can someone help me with data mining questions?

[idle dew]

Ask chatgpt

[tall cosmos]

Ask chat gpt, don't copy it word for word tho

[little escarp]

I have a problem with the r language and I have one subitem with the task: "Generate a number sequence from the rnorm distribution that will show 10 numbers from 1 to 20."

[distant rock]

question

what does return 0 mean in C

[sick ruin]

function main need to return an int at the end soo we return 0 , some would say 0 means no errors

@distant rock

[distant rock]

oh aight

i'm new at C and don't understand a thing

and have an exam tomorrow

yippy

[sick ruin]

@distant rock good luck i went through that too but at the end you gonna love the language (except for pointers thats ehm ehm sad)

[distant rock]

thanks

[sweet lintel]

Hello people, I wanna start learning C language but Idk where to start, like 0 idea never code nothing in my life

can anyone give me a light

[calm ridge]

@sweet lintel
The C lang is very hard to start with
Here you go - https://www.w3schools.com/c/index.php

And it will be tough
My advice, just keep going
This is something you have to push through
Brute force it

You may feel like you're not learning anything, but don't let that stop you

Watch this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtfbWkxJTHw

And JUST DO IT

[ember scaffold]

I’d recommend CS50

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQjrBD2T382_R182iC2gNZI9HzWFMC_8

I believe it’s primarily taught in C

[sharp rose]

Anyone familiar with using excel?

[wary kelp]

it's python and actually i have doubt that in the first output the p is printed right i.e. 150 but after the hash the output is 100.....shouldn't it be 50 like 150-100 i.e. and same with other cases

[bronze widget]

Problem Statement:
A program will receive inputs from the user and save them in a double type array, salary [ ]. The minimum data to be saved is ten (10).
This program also allows user to retrieve the saved data. User will enter the keyword (salary) to be searched in the array.
The program then will display the following information:
-an appropriate message if the element is found
-the index of found element
-an appropriate message if the element is not found.

import java.util.Scanner;
public class LinearSearchSALARY {
static Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

public static void main (String[] args)
{

double[] salary = new double[10];
System.out.println("Enter 10 salary: ");

for (int i=0; i<salary.length; i++) {
salary[i]= input.nextDouble();
}

this is what i get for now, any good resources for linear search? Our book only have 1 example

[brazen smelt]

hi, i know a little bit i may be able to help u !!

[sweet lintel]

Thanks for the help ❤️

[idle dew]

hello world, i want to learn bash so as to become a power user in linux and what not, so could you guys help me to get started and what to do (i don't know bash at all , new to it)

[idle dew]

I need help with some decoding, shouldn't be that complex imo

[idle dew]

try this on https://www.pythontutor.com

[lament kelp]

The "real way" of doing this is the man page man bash or just to man any command like export.
To be honest though not many has the time or the patience to read a full man page. The best way of learning, in my honest opinion, is to just use it. Learn the basics like the important env variables (PATH) and the basic commands like ls, cd (if you consider it a command), mv, cp, find, grep, less, more, etc. The hard part is to push threw and to not get tempted by an easier to learn GUI app. An exercice that got my hooked up on the shell is to compile the software i needed from source instead of installing it using the package manager. This way i leaned, make, cmake, mv, cp, less, pipes, jobs, gcc, g++ and many more.

On a final note try and learn stuff that is POSIX it will avoid many problems down the line if you start scripting and porting stuff to other OS or just other machines

hope this helps and best of luck 😄

[tall cosmos]

Hello can someone help me with this lines of code

Im trying to make the rectangle rotate round the player

public playerMovement mv = null;

[SerializeField]
private float speed;
[SerializeField]
private float rotationSpeed;
public Transform father;

// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
   // mv = GetComponent<playerMovement>();    
}

// Update is called once per frame
void FixedUpdate()
{
    if(mv.moveVector != Vector2.zero)
    {
       // Quaternion toRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.forward, mv.moveVector );
      //  transform.rotation = Quaternion.RotateTowards(transform.rotation,toRotation, rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
       
        
        Vector2 moveDir = transform.position-father.position;
        float angle = Mathf.Atan2(moveDir.y, moveDir.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
        transform.RotateAround(mv.transform.position,transform.position, angle);
    }


}

}

this is my Code but I cannot figure ou why it wont work

[exotic cairn]

Does anyone know how James transfers his handwritten PDF annotations into Emacs org-mode here?

https://youtu.be/K0Unn3EojhA?t=458

[tall cosmos]

I fixed the problem I was having if anyone needs to create a rotation around a gameobject using movement position. Here is the script fr unity 2D

// Update is called once per frame
void FixedUpdate()
{
if(mv.moveVector != Vector2.zero)
{
Quaternion toRotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(Vector3.forward, mv.moveVector );
transform.rotation = Quaternion.RotateTowards(transform.rotation, toRotation, rotationSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
}
}

[gray mesa]

i think he does it manually because the thing he showed in his emacs org mode was not what he wrote

[wheat heart]

I wanna get into computational physiocs cuz i like physics but im more of a compsci perosn

where should i even start 😭

[exotic cairn]

Yeah, I noticed that too. The text description in the video confused me a bit then. Because I assumed there was a way to automatically import handwritten notes into an emacs org file. Too bad that is not the case. Would be awesome. But thank you for your reply.

[thick kernel]

Hello so I'm having a project and for that i need an Arduino UNO and an ESP8266 connected .Everything seems fine and code was running and suddenly ESP8266 stopped being recognized by the computer and now i noticed that if only i hold the reset button of the ESP the system can read it .When i leave it goes back to nothing .Anyone knows anyway to fix this .

?

[zealous lily]

Does anyone have any idea on how to use these type of lcd screens?

[idle dew]

anyone here anygood with c

specifically c90

[spare depot]

idk, but this guy, has extensive arduino YT channel about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT2EiBglLvc&list=PLJcaPjxegjBUsCc8PDvalF9j9dvc1RpUh

[strange reef]

I am an certified Indian nerd ask anything if you want 🤓

[zealous lily]

Will check ty

[idle dew]

does anyone know how i can connect my laptop to a old retro tv?

[fringe jetty]

if it has HDMI out you just need to get a converter @idle dew

You want an HDMI to component converter

note that you should set the resolution to 480p if you are going this route unless its a high definition crt.

[idle dew]

nah it dosent have a hdmi output, it has the red yellow white cable thingies

[fringe jetty]

your laptop has those cables?

converts any modern device to old format.

I know with my gamecube upscaler I use it is very blurry even when outputting to HDMI it has the same quality as the normal adapter.

[idle dew]

are you trying to circuit bend

[idle dew]

nah mine has an HDMI cable only and i want my laptop to use my old tv as a monitor

[idle dew]

wdym

[idle dew]

nvm nvm, you should check it out tho if you are into crt visuals

[idle dew]

Yeah i bought a HDMI to AV converter and my laptop recognizes the tv as a screen but the tv dosent recognizes my laptop thats the thing

[dusky grove]

What kind of TV is it?

[idle dew]

samsung, its one of those big blocky ones

[idle dew]

ah damn i see i see

maybe try changing the channel

like in normal tvs u chan choose between avs and hdmi

there's that other port in tvs for antennas, maybe it's set in that

[idle dew]

IT WORKS

i connected it again today and changed channels and it worked

[paper wedge]

For anyone using Adobe Design programms. Is there a way to send a file eg. A Newsletter as an Email. So the recieving part doesnt have to download a file, but can look at it immediatly in the email??

[paper wedge]

I know its possible with word files

[idle dew]

Export as image maybe?

[paper wedge]

I dont know I dont wanna buy the application without knowing that. And my free trial ran out 😦

[idle dew]

woohooo

[stray pier]

hello can someone help me with excel could we jump in vc so i can explain my situation better

[idle dew]

does anyone use scoop here or spotify tui

nvm i fixed it

[spare bronze]

As constructive criticism. Just don't use black arch unless you are familiar with standard arch and with Kali. (Im speaking from experience here) also this is not the place to ask for help with pen testing). Also with your problem try unmounted the part and perhaps use Gparted if you are new 🙂 cli can be aqward. 🙂 (Good luck).

Hope you fix it

[idle dew]

export from adobe as word files?

[pseudo ridge]

i wanna learn ML, i know python and trying to learn linear regression, anyone have a good roadmap then plz tell me

[paper wedge]

Will this export fuck up the design tho?

[idle dew]

I don't think it will

u can always try once

[celest sand]

Anyone with knowledge of devops ?

[light moss]

https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50s-introduction-programming-python?delta=0

free hardvard coure of python starting soon

[idle dew]

What os is james using?

[fathom vine]

@worldly shadow @hallow tapir @strange grove @idle dew Hi, I was wonder if someone can tell me what I did wrong on line 24 and 42? I’m using c++ and the 1st pic is my code, 2nd pic is what its supposed to be, and 3rd pic is what I got on the terminal

[idle dew]

linux

and mac

[idle dew]

is the first one for even and second for divisibility by 3 and 5

[glossy pulsar]

python, pygame. how do I pass the value (what's in parentheses) to Ship() (where the arrow is) so that links work in another class (where the arrows are). I tried Ship(screen), but then it gave NameError: name 'screen' is not defined. I'm trying to get the screen size (access to the screen object of the Alien Invasion class) to assign it to the Ship class attribute and continue working with it

[idle dew]

Thank you very much

[humble canopy]

No worries, he presumably uses an arch based distro. I'm just not sure which one.

[idle dew]

is anyone here good at coding w python specifically data analysis :,)

[west vale]

What need?

[misty ibex]

hey guys

im so much worried about AI in my future job role that i can even stop to study right now

Im looking for UI/UX design, a friend, who is a programmer( a fucking good one) and other sources of info told me that is going to end in a near future

Does someone is passing throug it ? I need talk and understand better this problem, this is ledding me crazy

Because im finishing my online college and well, that role was my plan till now hahahahah

[still ice]

AI right now isn't anywhere near of eradicating our jobs. It can be a useful tool for sure but a language model like GPT lacks the problem solving capabilites humans do.

[glad wyvern]

ai wont replace anyone who is good at their thing

if u think ai can replace you then maybe you are really noob at it

i would say this is the time you should leverage it and use it to produce maximum output

[misty ibex]

yes, as i said i am a student, i'm at college yet, i dont even have a job in Design role. Im just getting different opinions about it, to choose one role and develop myself in the best way, to my future job, thinking about with all these tech advances and new problems....

ty man, i would love it.
I'm already have some ideia of how AI works because i tried some myself and i did some research about it too My problem is more about the UI/UX role of design, what it looks like it's going to be more affected than other design roles.

And it was the exactly role that i want to enter

yes, but if they get better than now i think that is going to be a lot of lay offs in some areas and of course some new jobs getting created

That is why i want to understand better it and dont start whit a bunch of software in determined area that have literally none future

[idle dew]

it did , thank you kind stranger

[misty ibex]

Im like a guy who wants to be a junior dev and wants to know what progamming language are on the market

but in web design haha

the fact is that UI/UX are being on pressure

and things dont look like they are going to get better

[jolly tartan]

Tell me

[stray pier]

Hii thanks for the reply though I have already fixed my problem , have a good day!

[south bobcat]

Just playing video games and monitor ended up like this

Anyone know how to fix it

[cyan torrent]

restart?

[spare bronze]

He uses Arch Linux and i3 with picom compositor. Also just noticed he swapped to Neovim. (f*** emacs)

https://archlinux.org/

https://i3wm.org/

(I think he uses i3-gaps but i3 and gaps have now been merged)

[spare bronze]

(the best linux )

[rotund ingot]

hey

[spare bronze]

yeah

but what do you want to learn

[rotund ingot]

C and Python for now

[spare bronze]

Ok how much experience do you have in either

functions, OOP or

[rotund ingot]

a beginner I know the basssssics

[spare bronze]

Ok

so I would say stick with python C can come later

[rotund ingot]

Actually I know more about C

[spare bronze]

Ok

Im not too familiar with C but I am familiar with other low level langs

[rotund ingot]

do you know of anyone explaining it in details

[spare bronze]

For C https://practice.geeksforgeeks.org/courses/c-Programming-basic-to-advanced

For Python

https://www.youtube.com/@TechWithTim

https://www.freecodecamp.org/

Thats what I used

First one I did c++ instead of C

[rotund ingot]

Tysm

[spare bronze]

Yeah I also have to say getting into linux will be really useful if you want to program a lot

Also I assume your a student rn?

if so

https://education.github.com/pack

Got some forums and lots of nice free stuff

[rotund ingot]

tyyy

[rotund ingot]

yep

[spare bronze]

So then just prove to them your a student and you get it

student id etc etc

[rotund ingot]

yeah life is hard for students we do NOT have money yet we need to learn somehow

[spare bronze]

Yeah

[rotund ingot]

Thanks again frr : )

[idle dew]

does anyone here use emacs?

[spare bronze]

Also perhaps try https://www.rust-lang.org/ best lang and also the best methods of learning.

[spare bronze]

No go away this is a VIM only zone

Jk yeah I did what you need help with

[idle dew]

i need help w installing org mode

[spare bronze]

You on linux? or mac

[idle dew]

windows

[spare bronze]

ah ok

sheet

https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/docs/getting_started.org#on-windows

I would just use DoomEmacs conf

has it installed by defualt

[spare bronze]

https://www.rust-lang.org/learn

[idle dew]

what does org mode even do

[spare bronze]

Calendar and TODO list etc etc

I would't use emacs on windows

VS code is better on windows

https://vscode-org-mode.github.io/vscode-org-mode/

OK i gotta get going again

[idle dew]

alr thanks cya

[spare bronze]

yeah cya

[south bobcat]

If anyone get this problem with an Acer nitro monitor leave it off for like 12 hrs and hopefully it will fix like mine

Nvm it broke happend again after 5 mins

[humble bough]

So, ive used up all my icloud storage, but still have a lot of device storage. It says that I wont be able to send/recieve messages from my icloud email, but can I still with my phone number?

[spare bronze]

anyone use vimtex?

(with nvim)

[fickle harbor]

anyone that is good with python??

[spare bronze]

I might be able to help depends

[regal rampart]

is rust better than c++?

im completely new to this

but i want to go all in

[glad wyvern]

depends on your usecase

if you learn c++ there are use cases for competitive programming jobs etc

rust is good for personal projects and opensource

also rust gives you good user experience

[regal rampart]

is it easy to convert to rust from c++

since i just bought resoucers for c++ ...

@glad wyvern so yea....

[glad wyvern]

yeah if you learn cpp transitioning to any programming lang wont be a big issue

but rust has its own quirks

just remember if you become good enough programmer then programming language is just a tool doesnt matter which one you use

[regal rampart]

thanks for the tip 👍

[cerulean patrol]

Question for Objects and Inheritance in Java. Can I extend an object with subclass material after already initiating it with the base class class material?

in basic logic the subclass contains everything the base class does, but wouldn't that change the Object's type or something?

[spare bronze]

Rust is almost factually better than cpp

however is not so common in education and is becoming more popular in companies but I agree that cpp is a good language to transition from however

it is not easy to transition to rust

rust is a very difficult language to start learning and requires some grit.

[idle dew]

real

💯

[spare bronze]

i3 is great

a bit rough for beginners

[glad wyvern]

why am i getting pinged for a month old messege lmao

[glad wyvern]

trust me it is the only decent wm for beginners things like sway sowm are the ones which are real real tough

anyways wms are overrated

[spare bronze]

what are you even talking about man it doesent even work out of the box thats not 'decent'

for begginers

[glad wyvern]

oh trust me there are wms out there for which you have to edit source code to work

[glad wyvern]

it does??

it just doesnt have a wallpaper lmao

it is the most well made out of the box wm out there

[spare bronze]

It has no nm-applet or any applets ugly borders and opens a shitty default terminal keybindings you have to google and terrible screen tearing until you fix it maually.

oh and xorg

[spare bronze]

Im super biased though so dont listen

[glad wyvern]

other than awesome wm what other wm gives you all that out of the box

i wont even call awesome a wm but it is what it is lol

wm are meant to be barebones because you can bring whatever tools you like

at least i3 has a bar by default

i use my desktop without bar and without notifications lol

[calm ridge]

Seconding what voidz said, that for a window manager, not to be confused with a full-fledged desktop environment, i3-wm is great for starters because of its easy config file and good documentation + the included bar

And yeh, window managers are so overrated 😅 I switched from Gnome to i3-wm for a while, and then went back to Gnome, lmao

[spare bronze]

Why use a wm as a beginner is my point

[spare bronze]

Anyway its interesting to see how many students use linux

its cool

[glad wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/linux-heart-heart-keyring-beloved-traffic-gif-21738640

[calm ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/linux-penguin-gif-19799664

[cerulean patrol]

bye a modern laptop nerd, also a greasy laptop doesn't make you a special.

just disgusting

also rip out the stickers.

[visual pasture]

guys, how I can learn python fast? I started to learn it but it gets more complex and Even I learn the functions etc. I still suck at the creativity part

[nova basin]

i would say more coding, watch youtube video. don't try to learn faster. just try to get better understanding first.

[modest belfry]

If your problem is in ideas and creativity to solve and create an algorithm, I suggest you to watch the cs50 course on YouTube once so that your mind is formed.🙌

[spare bronze]

+1

[spare bronze]

https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x
and
https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

Make sure you have a github account and start getting into some small projects like the ones in make your own X then think about learning git and linux then start open source projetcs 🙂 later on I have some OSS (open source software ) projects.

and watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtfbWkxJTHw

recommended channels https://www.youtube.com/@Fireship

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=no+boilerplate+

https://www.youtube.com/@freecodecamp

https://www.youtube.com/@programmingwithmosh

https://www.youtube.com/@TechWithTim

[calm ridge]

This is my favorite programming tutorial ever

[spare bronze]

@visual pasture These are the materials I would recommend it took me a while to compile these over maybye 2 years and are well thought out

[calm ridge]

Double recommend his Python tutorial, it's sweet

[spare bronze]

and maybe https://www.rust-lang.org/learn

(im biased)

[calm ridge]

What I'm trying to do is go through the Python course here + the beginner projects, which is ordered by difficulty
On their YouTube
It's really good

[spare bronze]

Yeah cool

[calm ridge]

Someday 😭 maybe after Python and basic programming logic

Which I struggle with often

Also might worth recommending

https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

[spare bronze]

After I learnt python I got into linux then into rust and now I cant get away from it I love it

[spare bronze]

yeah

[calm ridge]

Sooooo all of his books are beginner friendly and free under the CC license

[calm ridge]

Epiiiic :D that's the plan then

Although
I've been using Linux for 3yr, lol

[spare bronze]

I recently started writing wasm with rust

< 3

[calm ridge]

Ohhh

[spare bronze]

and for fun https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeagen

he is really funny nice guy!

(a bit not for beginners though as he can be quite intense)

[calm ridge]

I like coding channels that are fun to watch
Coding can be really painful, but seeing ppl make interesting stuff with it motivates me to learn

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFt_AvWsXl0ehjAfLFsp1PGaatzAwo0uK

Probably my fav series

Otherwise, I would have hated it forever XD

Check it out, you might like it

[spare bronze]

@visual pasture Now you have the best materials no excuses lets see you master python then master rust (im biased)

[tribal ore]

heyo, I was looking into making a simple 2d platformer game in c++, I know the basics in it, and I really think a project like this is going to boost my knowledge, problem is I have no idea how to make the game panel, or how to implement images, where do I put the functions, etc. I'm also on linux so preferably a multi-platform tool? thank you in advance

[spare bronze]

good luck love too see what you come up with, Unfortunately I have no idea but none the less think its a cool idea! Will it be on GH>

?

[tribal ore]

my guy I just said I got no idea how to implement it what is GH

oh it's a compiler

or is it?

[tribal ore]

pls enlighten me 🤲

[spare bronze]

Oh sorry I mean GitHub

[glad wyvern]

sdl2

is the lib you are looking for

https://github.com/Luxon98/Super-Mario-Bros-game

take a look at this repo

clone it look at the functions and sprites etc

sdl is also cross platform so thats nice

check how they implement basic game mechanics

thats the tough part as it req a bit of math and understanding it through code can be a bit daunting at first but i would say it is it would be fun so go for it

[glad wyvern]

this guy has made it very complicated

you try it keep it simple

[tribal ore]

hm looks interesting

thank you

[idle dew]

does anyone know any photographers to research

[modest belfry]

About what topic?

[stiff storm]

Hello guys. I would like your thoughts on this. What do you think about this information being collected (esp, the keystroke patterns one)?:
"Technical Information we collect about you. We collect certain information about the device you use to access the Platform, such as your IP address, user agent, mobile carrier, time zone settings, identifiers for advertising purposes, model of your device, the device system, network type, device IDs, your screen resolution and operating system, app and file names and types, keystroke patterns or rhythms, battery state, audio settings and connected audio devices. Where you log-in from multiple devices, we will be able to use your profile information to identify your activity across devices. We may also associate you with information collected from devices other than those you use to log-in to the Platform." - https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/row/privacy-policy/en

[spare bronze]

You already know the answer

[stiff storm]

yes, kind of. But I want to know your thought on it.

[spare bronze]

They are a Chinese company whom have a destructive and unsafe service that collects the same data that a piece of spyware would. It is a technological (for lack of a better term) bioweapon.

[stiff storm]

So, is this just TikTok or are there other tech companies that do that too?

[spare bronze]

I cant say for certain. However I personally stopped using all social media except youtube because I can say that it affects state of mind. However, for those who dont care about that I think they should care about being spied on.

[spare bronze]

In short I dont know nor particularly need to

[stiff storm]

Nobody really pays attention to social media companies' privacy policies. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic.

[ember scaffold]

I think that this is why tiktok is so good at serving you content you’re more likely to be interested in, but also keep in mind that every successful social media company does this

Look into the attention economy if you haven’t

As for terms and services there’s no real way to say no to them because you have such a strong social incentive to use these apps and they’re purposely made super long so that ppl don’t read them

[calm ridge]

https://tosdr.org/

[glad wyvern]

i appreciate your pfp

we love our kettle <3

[calm ridge]

Thanks!
She will always have a place in our hearts o7

[glad wyvern]

o7

[spare bronze]

Little challenge for people: Calculate the primes that are in the Fibonacci sequence as fast as possible up to n.

For some reason my screenshots from the terminal are marked as explicit by the moderator robots. So

Yeah

[modest wolf]

Is there any math based problems in coding like make a reverse number from a positive integer? Just want to practice them.

[spare bronze]

Well you can try that one above it requires some math

[spare bronze]

And do you mean inverse ?

[modest wolf]

I googled the answer already lol

[spare bronze]

For what?

[modest wolf]

for the problem above

[spare bronze]

It's not very easy to get it efficient

You can't just Google it

🤦‍♂️

It's gotta run 🙂

[modest wolf]

it ran