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i am always tired :(

anyway to solve this.. arrggghh

Do a blood test, your thyroid might not be working properly. Happened to me too

and i'm always hxxny like daily.
what should i do. haha

leobox1 said:
anyway to solve this.. arrggghh
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Quit masturbating yourself. It might help you.

Although maybe it shouldn't be used more than a couple of times a week at most, 5 hour energy seems to work really well for me.
But be careful, contrary to the commercials, it can make you quite jittery. Once, I took an entire bottle (only 2 fluid ounces, which actually contains over 8000% of your daily B vitamin requirements) before a major exam, and was shaking the entire time.
My teacher thought I was having a nervous breakdown or problems with stress, and now seems to think I should get a stress buster and maybe a therapist too... but other than that it works great.
But like I said, be careful with it, I actually have a really stupid friend who had a heart attack from drinking too many energy drinks at the same time. So USE IT RESPONSIBLY!
Dave

Go and by yourself some Cranberry Juice.
That stuff makes you sleep... like KRZY!

If you take the caffine road, be careful of an overdose, my sister took some caffine pills that you can buy ower the counter here in sweden.
Had to pump her stomach

Making sport helps a lot. Don't know if you make some, if not just pick one up, that's healthy .
I noticed that when I don't make sport for some reasons, I'm getting less active and more quickly tired hehe.

1) Make sure there is nothing wrong with you - get your bloodwork checked out.
2) Make sure you sleep enough and regularly. Try going to bed and getting up at exactly the same time each day for a month, and make sure there are about 8 hours between those events (for some people the sweet spot is 7, for others 9). Do not deviate from these times. For some people this is completely unnecessary, others really need to do this. Especially if you have been sleeping irregularly for some time.
3) Make sure you eat right, i.e. getting the right vitamins you need. Having too little of some vitamins makes you tired. Having too much of other vitamins may kill you though Again, get yourself checked out - it is fairly common that your body may not 'handle' certain vitamins right, which again can make you dead tired. There are various ways to handle that, your doctor will know the best way for you if that is your problem. BUT, do NOT take general vitamin supplements. Most of the time taking those leads to having too many vitamins, which is just as bad as too little. You will get enough of most vitamins from whatever you eat, even if you don't eat healthy.
4) Stop drinking anything containing caffeine - period. Not drinking caffeine at all for weeks straight has pretty much the same effect as drinking caffeine daily The more caffeine you drink, the longer it takes for this to go normal again. Energy drinks, coffee, etc are all bad ideas if you want to be awake. Quit them altogether. (Remember caffeine is a drug!)
5) Stop drinking milk and similar dairy products. Milk is the primary dairy product that can cause what I'm about to explain, but it depends on yourself. Most people for example don't have this issue with yoghurt or cheese. About 1 in 10 people does not burn dairy products correctly - but a much smaller number actually knows this. The result is almost always getting tired. I personally know several people who suffer from this and not drinking milk, eating yoghurt etc solved most of their tiredness issues.
6) Don't drink any alcohol for a few weeks. Makes you tired if you drink more than your body can properly take care of (which isn't all that much).
7) Stop smoking. Also makes you tired.
8) Exercise! Helps a lot. And not just your body - do not forget your brain. Keep your mind occupied - throw away the TV (there's nothing worth watching on it anyway!)
9) Destress yourself. If you are having stress, do what it takes to get rid of it. Stress is a killer and wears you out if you have it for long periods of time.
Try doing all of the above for a month... I guarantee you will feel better. Once everything is settled again your body should be able to take some 'slacking' again for a while

Get a life, which obviously none of us have

thanks for those who gave the constructive advise
i guess its the lack of sports and sleep... i manage around 6-7 hours.. i think i am a 9hours person... work work.. with the great crisis now... WORK IS MORE IMPT sigh

denco7 said:
Get a life, which obviously none of us have
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Are you sure about that? Because I'm sure as hell I got a life

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Are you sure about that? Because I'm sure as hell I got a life
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Nuff Said, lol

I forgot to bring eye problems up. Do you wear contact lenses or did you notice that your view was somehow getting worse?
Both cases are pretty harsh for your brain, cause contact lenses are known to be tougher to wear than standard glasses (yes, that's also a question of habits and so on ), and if you have view problems (even small), then you brain tries hard to adapt but can't succeed it.
All of this make tired as hell, own experience speaking .

Go to the Gym, if you dont already

no time for gymmmmmmm
my eye sight is indeed not the best..

leobox1 said:
no time for gymmmmmmm
my eye sight is indeed not the best..
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I used to spend a lot of time around my computer screen for work and leisure. I committed myself to less time on the computer and more time with paper work, friends, and family. Try not to use the computer as much I am full of energy now, well somewhat.

redbandana said:
I used to spend a lot of time around my computer screen for work and leisure. I committed myself to less time on the computer and more time with paper work, friends, and family. Try not to use the computer as much I am full of energy now, well somewhat.
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oh .. u mean u tear yourself off the pc.. and u find yourself less tired?.. any idea why? is using the pc so tiring? i heard folks saying this too

leobox1 said:
oh .. u mean u tear yourself off the pc.. and u find yourself less tired?.. any idea why? is using the pc so tiring? i heard folks saying this too
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I was at work one day and my boss said I looked exhausted. I told him I wasn't sleeping that well. He suggested I spend less time around the computer at work then he unplugged my monitor. I then decided to take his advice within a week of using the computer 2-3hrs less a day, I was sleeping better and when I did not get the best sleep I had more energy.
So if time does not allow you to exercise, try stepping away from the computer when you are at home for a few hours less a day or even a week. See if that helps.

Yeah the problem nowaday for lots of people is that people use computer at work AND at home. That represents a large (huge) amount of the day (let's say one use the computer 6/8 hours at work + 3/5 hours at home, if not way more).
That way, yes, you get tired (why, I don't know, I'm no doc , but it certainly has to do with the light from the display, concentration and so on). At the same, you destroy your eyes, very modern sadely.
One thing I have heard and learned to do: never go to bed directly after switching off the tv or the cmputer, your head is then still too much working on what you saw or did before you get yourself in bed. Reading is friendlier.

Kinetic on Windows 7

I know this is kind of an old topic but this is awesome, the iron man and matrix movies are coming to real life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-wLOfjVfVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HkKcFKzorQ&feature=related
Anyone know when this will be released to the public? If it even gets released.

I´m sure we will see something like that soon!

I'd rather move the mouse than my whole hand

husam666 said:
I'd rather move the mouse than my whole hand
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Only in the lazy world.....
Its pretty cool, though. They probably might start building games for the computer also that involve Kinect.
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It's all nice to watch, but it would be completely exhausting for your arms and hands.
I bought a P5 glove way back in the day, thinking it was so cool to have the future in my hand, literally. It made my arm hurt after 5 minutes and it was definitely not worth it.
Everyone loves to see Minority Report and hope for a chance at that interaction, but what you don't know until you try it is how awful the experience really is.

rorytmeadows said:
It's all nice to watch, but it would be completely exhausting for your arms and hands.
I bought a P5 glove way back in the day, thinking it was so cool to have the future in my hand, literally. It made my arm hurt after 5 minutes and it was definitely not worth it.
Everyone loves to see Minority Report and hope for a chance at that interaction, but what you don't know until you try it is how awful the experience really is.
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Agreed, it's never going to be practical.

well, it's not like kinetic is better than touch screen.. unless they also develop the hologram screen to touch..
low accuracy, less responsive, and on top of that, it's not even easier to do.. it just looks cooler.. and only counts when someone see you doing that.. otherwise, that's non sense..

By the way, this:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...ming-to-pcs-says-korean-developer-2010-12.DTL

Super huge detailed space image *warning* 250mb

What happens when you take a monster 4.1 meter telescope in the southern hemisphere and point it at the same patch of sky for 55 hours?
This http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/large/eso1213a.jpg
Just a word of warning the picture is 17,000 x 11,000 pixels and comes in at around 250mb so if you want to to view its best to have at least 8mb broadband
Ps don't forget to save it if you wanna view it again
Source: http://mblogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/03/23/an-ultradeep-image-thats-full-galaxies/
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The Total Perspective Vortex from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
.........., when you are put into the Vortex you are given just one momentary glimpse of the entire unimaginable infinity of creation, and somewhere in it a tiny little mark, a microscopic dot on a microscopic dot, which says, "You are here."

Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day
thanks for the link man

Np dude amazing when you actually look at the picture in detail
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dam, My internet sucks so bad... it's like going dial up speed. Lol I'm paying 48 dollars for dial up speed.

Note my DROID RAZR does not agree with this pic lol I can't zoom in and then it makes my phone slow down and my gallery app force closes lol. Amazing photo though I guess ill have to view it on my computer haha. I guess a 250mb photo is a little to much for a phone.
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torikorocks said:
Note my DROID RAZR does not agree with this pic lol I can't zoom in and then it makes my phone slow down and my gallery app force closes lol. Amazing photo though I guess ill have to view it on my computer haha. I guess a 250mb photo is a little to much for a phone.
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im going to test if it works on mine, and laugh if it works probably moto is the problem haha no jk.

the weirdest thing about this is when you have the slightest understanding of general relativity, and look at this trying to connect the science behind it. SG-1 scenarios all over the place for sure, billions of past, ongoing and future civilizations in space, banned from visiting eachother via the awesome relativity laws
Do we have Cosmology/theoretical physics thread ?

Igoritza said:
the weirdest thing about this is when you have the slightest understanding of general relativity, and look at this trying to connect the science behind it. SG-1 scenarios all over the place for sure, billions of past, ongoing and future civilizations in space, banned from visiting eachother via the awesome relativity laws
Do we have Cosmology/theoretical physics thread ?
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The universe may never know, because who truly knows maybe one day we will know when and if we had space travel fast enough to do so
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Igoritza said:
Do we have Cosmology/theoretical physics thread ?
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We do indeed...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284024

XxLostSoulxX said:
The universe may never know, because who truly knows maybe one day we will know when and if we had space travel fast enough to do so
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Sorry to dissapoint you - but no. unfortunately. and sorry for the long post im about to write
Im kind of a science geek also, and Im updated with all the current stuff from theoretical physics and there is no actual way for us, or anybody out there to reach anyone else, or any other part of this picture apart from their starting point, for instance.
As it seems - the recent screw up with measuring neutrino speed was actually good for science (they taught that in 72 kilometers distance, neutrinos go 18 meters longer than photons but it was a mistake) cause it has been proven that Einstein was right, and that there is no higher possible speed than 299.792km/h (light in vacuum)
laws of universe are constant in every part of the universe, and for any kind of matter to go bigger distances there are only a couple of ways in theory:
1. entering some sort of "Hyperspace" (yeah, TV shows got that right) - long story short - we observe 3+1 dimensions, but on a much smaller scale, there is total of 11 dimensions (M theory) and our space-time configuration is only one of many combinations of all dimensions. If someone, somehow managed to change that, he would enter "hyperspace" where it would be possible to use "instant transmission", like Goku does. we are, on our current development scale, about 2000 years behind that discovery, and it may be very wrong (M theory, that is)
2. bending time-space: using artificial gravity, or using wormhole (blackhole that has sort of a tunnel that you could go through) - each method requires negative energy, that exist only in theory cause of the other theory called - vacuum energy. If someone is interested in that, I would offer explanation, and a simple one to understand. And we are also 2000 years behind that.
Seeing how we are more likely to kill ourselves before we get to the point where Gravity makes sense (biggest mystery in modern theoretical physics) - No, we wont go anywhere past the solar system.

Igoritza said:
Sorry to dissapoint you - but no. unfortunately. and sorry for the long post im about to write
Im kind of a science geek also, and Im updated with all the current stuff from theoretical physics and there is no actual way for us, or anybody out there to reach anyone else, or any other part of this picture apart from their starting point, for instance.
As it seems - the recent screw up with measuring neutrino speed was actually good for science (they taught that in 72 kilometers distance, neutrinos go 18 meters longer than photons but it was a mistake) cause it has been proven that Einstein was right, and that there is no higher possible speed than 299.792km/h (light in vacuum)
laws of universe are constant in every part of the universe, and for any kind of matter to go bigger distances there are only a couple of ways in theory:
1. entering some sort of "Hyperspace" (yeah, TV shows got that right) - long story short - we observe 3+1 dimensions, but on a much smaller scale, there is total of 11 dimensions (M theory) and our space-time configuration is only one of many combinations of all dimensions. If someone, somehow managed to change that, he would enter "hyperspace" where it would be possible to use "instant transmission", like Goku does. we are, on our current development scale, about 2000 years behind that discovery, and it may be very wrong (M theory, that is)
2. bending time-space: using artificial gravity, or using wormhole (blackhole that has sort of a tunnel that you could go through) - each method requires negative energy, that exist only in theory cause of the other theory called - vacuum energy. If someone is interested in that, I would offer explanation, and a simple one to understand. And we are also 2000 years behind that.
Seeing how we are more likely to kill ourselves before we get to the point where Gravity makes sense (biggest mystery in modern theoretical physics) - No, we wont go anywhere past the solar system.
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What if all the information that makes sense to us is actualy false haha, the word impossible is just an obstacle. I'm going to laugh and find you one day and say I told you that it could happen. Plus how do you know if there other people that have discovered and accomplished just havent got to our planey yet?
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think of it this way -
world record 100 meters running is: 9.58 meters, held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica. it has been long time (30 years when sport drugs came in) that record was ~9.80
and WHATEVER they do, and whit all the new drugs they invent - human wont be able to run it faster than 9 seconds.
Does that mean that somewhere in Africa there is an African man, that could do it in 6.5 seconds .. ? no. genetics are the same, gravity is the same, conditions are the same. now this is analogy that goes for: space-time-matter conditions all around the universe. they are the same. and ANY civilization that arose in universe would come to the same conclusions that we did. Aliens would have their Pitagoras, Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, Tesla, Bhor, Fermi, and so on, and they would also hit the milestone of the speed of light.
Kind of a proof that General relativity is right, and that there is no way of Faster-than-light travel is the fact that we humans didnt see anyone visit. And acording to science - Milky way is a perfect place for harboring earth-like planets suitable for carbon-based life (recent findings). There may very well be over 1 million civilizations just in ours galaxy, that CANT connect to each other.

Igoritza said:
think of it this way -
world record 100 meters running is: 9.58 meters, held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica. it has been long time (30 years when sport drugs came in) that record was ~9.80
and WHATEVER they do, and whit all the new drugs they invent - human wont be able to run it faster than 9 seconds.
Does that mean that somewhere in Africa there is an African man, that could do it in 6.5 seconds .. ? no. genetics are the same, gravity is the same, conditions are the same. now this is analogy that goes for: space-time-matter conditions all around the universe. they are the same. and ANY civilization that arose in universe would come to the same conclusions that we did. Aliens would have their Pitagoras, Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, Tesla, Bhor, Fermi, and so on, and they would also hit the milestone of the speed of light.
Kind of a proof that General relativity is right, and that there is no way of Faster-than-light travel is the fact that we humans didnt see anyone visit. And acording to science - Milky way is a perfect place for harboring earth-like planets suitable for carbon-based life (recent findings). There may very well be over 1 million civilizations just in ours galaxy, that CANT connect to each other.
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Here's the thing those unstable planets for "Us" maybe stable for those out there? Ever think of that maybe there's other people out there that have passed us because of that there are so may factors that we 100% truly don't know.
Plus who knows maybe some can do a 100 meter dash in 9.57 and below I gurantee it.
Think there's a lot of talented people out their that just don't promote or bother to show others that they can achieve something.
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Not to mention by looking at a planet thousand of light years away you are in fact looking at it thousands of years in the past. It could very well be different at that very planet now.
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patrao_n said:
Not to mention by looking at a planet thousand of light years away you are in fact looking at it thousands of years in the past. It could very well be different at that very planet now.
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Exactly we need some instant telescopic time

Still loading with a 8mb net... I think it'll never be complete

ArmorD said:
Still loading with a 8mb net... I think it'll never be complete
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I sat there for 30 mins lol because I have clear which, sucks miserably. I'm supposed to have unlimited and no cap but its 4 to 6MBps with bursts up to 8 to 10MBps. And nevr hit 1MB ever for download speed I average 200 to 500kbps with 3 to 4 bars out of 5 bars on clear modem. BS service
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Was just about to load this up on my data plan, luckily I noticed and switched wifi on!
Still waiting for it too load completely but from what I can see it looks epic!

I just downloaded the image through Wi-Fi n can view when ever I want
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Making a full immersion PC; need help and thoughts.

So basically my friend showed me the Reactor PC which is a watertight case with most of the components fully immersed in nonconductive fluid instead of regular closed water cooling and air systems. Even with multiple GPUs and when everything is maximum overclocked while playing intensive games the system didnt go above 70 degrees.
The problem with this little slice of awesome sauce is the big slice it'll take out of your wallet... $4500 for the base configuration! And the motherboards and such are all custom made by the company which means 1) no off the shelf upgradibility and 2) if the company goes down, well hope your happy with what you got.
To circumvent these downfalls, I had an awesome idea! Why not take a small, cheap aquarium (~12"^2), a small motherboard (MicroATX, 9.6"^2), and a few bottles of nonconductive fluid (I call it NCF for short) and make my own?
So that's where this thread comes in. I would like comments, suggestions, thoughts, ideas, etc. on this build. Everything is appreciated!
What I have planned:
Motherboard: MicroATX because a smaller board = a smaller aquarium = less NCF to buy and they still have all the functions and slots I want.​Aquarium: As close to mobo size as possible, again to save on NCF.​NCF: FluidXP+ from articmod.com ($34 / 32fl.oz.), it's made for liquid cooling systems but it claims to be as close to 0% conductivity as possible (.000000000131% the conductivity of copper, which is used to test conductivity). Also they submerged a motherboard in it for 6 hours and it ran fine during and after.​
Problems (I think) I've solved:
HDDs and DVD drives: I'll keep these out in a rack or something.​BIOS battery: Shouldn't cause problems because if there's no conductivity there's no corrosiveness right?​Fans: I'll just not plug them in so i can still have the heatsink, well, sink heat.​PSU: I'll just leave it out, mostly because i don't wanna pry it open to disable the fan.​USB, etc. ports: A couple hubs with long cords should do the trick.​
Problems I haven't solved:
Filtering the NCF: Will it be a problem in a sealed container? (I know aquariums have breather holes but that's what duct tape is for) If so would a standard fish bowl filter system be supplemental, detrimental, or useless?​Keeping NCF cool: I'm sure my setup wont be outputting a lot of heat since I'm not planning on overclocking or anything, but I'd rather not have a bowl of boiling NCF (probably wont actually boil but you get what I mean) and especially not a risk of melting the aquarium.​Making NCF/Cheaper NCFs: $34 is quite a bit for what is essentially 2 vending machine bottles of Dr. Pepper. I know it's a weird thing to buy which means it's not cheap, and it's probably worth the premium for the longevity of the system, but if anyone knows where to get a good NCF for less or how to make a reliable NCF that would be awesome.​And many more I'm sure.​
Again, all input is appreciated!

Good luck, I'd like to see where this goes.

thanks, i go home within a month i hope and im first gonna toss an old motherboard i dont care about in there first just to make sure and ill be sure to upload pics and such

Yeah, I can't help with anything but bump for the thread. I'm no hardware guy. But that sounds awesome. I want to see it when it gets done.

daktah said:
I'm sure my setup wont be outputting a lot of heat since I'm not planning on overclocking or anything
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So why do you need to go to all this hassle??
Buy the aquarium and put some fish in it, problem solved and surely much more relaxing.
Just remember to pimp it out with a little "No Fishing" sign and one of those giant clams that opens up every now and then with a mermaid inside and blows a few bubbles.
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conantroutman said:
So why do you need to go to all this hassle??
Buy the aquarium and put some fish in it, problem solved and surely much more relaxing.
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I would actually like to see him combine the two ideas fully. If he generates enough heat from the motherboard then he could put some fish in the tank before he goes to work and by the time he gets home they would be perfectly cooked for his dinner. He could use CPU overclocking to adjust the heat, and therefore the cooking time.

conantroutman said:
So why do you need to go to all this hassle??
Buy the aquarium and put some fish in it, problem solved and surely much more relaxing.
Just remember to pimp it out with a little "No Fishing" sign and one of those giant clams that opens up every now and then with a mermaid inside and blows a few bubbles.
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hardy har-har, har-hardy har-har.
1) proof of concept
2) it would be pretty awesome to have
3) overclocking isnt a requirement for gaming
4) the internals can still get pretty hot at standard clocks
5) community benefit
Simon.TS.HTC said:
I would actually like to see him combine the two ideas fully. If he generates enough heat from the motherboard then he could put some fish in the tank before he goes to work and by the time he gets home they would be perfectly cooked for his dinner. He could use CPU overclocking to adjust the heat, and therefore the cooking time.
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+1 thats hilariously brilliant!

daktah said:
hardy har-har, har-hardy har-har.
+1 thats hilariously brilliant!
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If it's that brilliant then hit the 'Thank' button on my post

any updates here...? any pictures...?
I have this in mind and i will be making one but not now, maybe after 6 months or so. i will be opening my shop and i wish to keep one such pc fully submerged in liquid with rgb lights. The main goal here is to attract customers...! (so it would be a basic configuration)
i have some thoughts & ideas about it, will share it here in a day or two..

Case similar to eyepatch? (privacy slider for cameras)

I tried searching google, amazon, and this forum. No dice.
Anyone heard of a case for note8 that is both decent and also has some kind of physical slider for the camera?
I've only found one online, and its only for junk iphones lol.
Figured I'd ask. Thanks!

This is more gay than everything else that has ever been gay before for a phone accessory. Just my 2 cents... :laugh:
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Dejan Sathanas said:
This is more gay than everything else that has ever been gay before for a phone accessory. Just my 2 cents... :laugh:
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Noted.
However, it is more gay having some fat dude spying on yourthrough your selfie cam unknowingly while you are getting dressed/naked.

cricketpaddleinmyhand said:
Noted.
However, it is more gay having some fat dude spying on yourthrough your selfie cam unknowingly while you are getting dressed/naked.
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If someone can see you through the phone's cameras, you have bigger issues then some fat dude seeing your junk.

I can't see any photos on this thread

Dejan Sathanas said:
This is more gay than everything else that has ever been gay before for a phone accessory. Just my 2 cents... [emoji23]
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You need to be more in line with your verbiage. Gay is not a politically correct word to use these days. I'm thinking using the word " so hetro", as opposed to so gay. Thoughts?
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That is actually a good idea. I don't see why case manufacturers don't include this in their case designs as it would add another layer of protection to camera sensor.

cricketpaddleinmyhand said:
Noted.
However, it is more gay having some fat dude spying on yourthrough your selfie cam unknowingly while you are getting dressed/naked.
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There is absolutely no way, and I mean zero, someone could be looking at you through your selfie cam without you knowing.
Firstly, when the screen is off, the device cuts the feed to the camera. You can test this by using any number of apps that allow video calling and video call a friend using all of them and turn the screen off during the call. Your friend should report your video feed either freezing or going away entirely.
Secondly, and this is the most important one, the only way someone would be able to have access to your selfie cam is if you installed an app from some unknown source that grants someone access to use your selfie cam without your knowledge. And even then, you'd have to give the app permission to use the camera, first. Apps can't just start using your camera or your microphone without you knowing about it. They need explicit permission, first.
So, if this is a concern for you, go into all the apps in your app manager and turn off the camera permission for every app, except your camera. Or, hell, turn that off also, if you're scared Samsung is spying on you, like someone else on this forum is.
These devices aren't like Windows. You can't accidentally go onto a website and suddenly someone is using your webcam to look at you. Very nearly anything that happens on your device needs your explicit permission. They can't just take control of sensors or install apps willy-nilly without your knowledge.
Also, something someone said once about people sticking tape over their webcam on their laptops; let's say something like this actually happened. Your device is presumably laying on your desk or in your pocket for most of the day. So, for a good portion of the day, whomever is spying through your selfie cam will be looking at a ceiling or a dark pocket. The couple of times that you are using your device, all they'll be looking at is your face, looking at your screen. They can't see what you're doing or looking at, only your face. Why would someone want to hack your device just to look at your face for 5 minutes, a couple of times a day and look at the ceiling the rest of the day (this is assuming also they can access the camera while the device's screen is off, which they can't. So, essentially they'll be looking at a blank camera feed and staring at their monitor all day for that hopeful chance they'll catch you checking your email for 2 minutes, which won't help them anything, again, as all they'll see is your face and not what you're doing).
TL;DR
No need to be so paranoid about anyone spying on you. Trust me, your life isn't that interesting and the ceiling of your work place isn't either.

Max_Terrible said:
There is absolutely no way, and I mean zero, someone could be looking at you through your selfie cam without you knowing.
Firstly, when the screen is off, the device cuts the feed to the camera. You can test this by using any number of apps that allow video calling and video call a friend using all of them and turn the screen off during the call. Your friend should report your video feed either freezing or going away entirely.
Secondly, and this is the most important one, the only way someone would be able to have access to your selfie cam is if you installed an app from some unknown source that grants someone access to use your selfie cam without your knowledge. And even then, you'd have to give the app permission to use the camera, first. Apps can't just start using your camera or your microphone without you knowing about it. They need explicit permission, first.
So, if this is a concern for you, go into all the apps in your app manager and turn off the camera permission for every app, except your camera. Or, hell, turn that off also, if you're scared Samsung is spying on you, like someone else on this forum is.
These devices aren't like Windows. You can't accidentally go onto a website and suddenly someone is using your webcam to look at you. Very nearly anything that happens on your device needs your explicit permission. They can't just take control of sensors or install apps willy-nilly without your knowledge.
Also, something someone said once about people sticking tape over their webcam on their laptops; let's say something like this actually happened. Your device is presumably laying on your desk or in your pocket for most of the day. So, for a good portion of the day, whomever is spying through your selfie cam will be looking at a ceiling or a dark pocket. The couple of times that you are using your device, all they'll be looking at is your face, looking at your screen. They can't see what you're doing or looking at, only your face. Why would someone want to hack your device just to look at your face for 5 minutes, a couple of times a day and look at the ceiling the rest of the day (this is assuming also they can access the camera while the device's screen is off, which they can't. So, essentially they'll be looking at a blank camera feed and staring at their monitor all day for that hopeful chance they'll catch you checking your email for 2 minutes, which won't help them anything, again, as all they'll see is your face and not what you're doing).
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No need to be so paranoid about anyone spying on you. Trust me, your life isn't that interesting and the ceiling of your work place isn't either.
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And yet, my question still stands and I still am looking for a case like this.
Thanks for the reply and information sir.

But the question is why? Lol. If it was a major concern wouldn't you think case manufacturing companies would jump on the chance to make a quick buck off people's paranoia? They would be offering all sorts of microphone blockers, cameras covers, etc..

luisramon17 said:
But the question is why? Lol. If it was a major concern wouldn't you think case manufacturing companies would jump on the chance to make a quick buck off people's paranoia? They would be offering all sorts of microphone blockers, cameras covers, etc..
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Exactly this.

cricketpaddleinmyhand said:
And yet, my question still stands and I still am looking for a case like this.
Thanks for the reply and information sir.
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Just buy any case, cutout a piece of paper, paint it if you would like, stick upper side of the paper to the case and thats it.
Idc if some fat dude is watching me. I always leave my phone upside down and also i dont use dex station so no way of anyone seeing me.
Also go ahead and test it yourself, open a videocall in whatsapp, when you turn the screen of the feed will freeze. If you still dont want to leave it as is, try the method i gave, works everytime. Or simply you can 3d print a case for yourself.

All that noise. If can be done in any way it is being done. You public schooled parrots.

To those of you that state it cannot be done or you have nothing to worry about you are VERY wrong. It happens all the time and doesn't take much to be able to infiltrate someones personal phone and turn on the mic or any of the cameras and apps WITHOUT alerting the end user(Yes that means even if the screen is off). Its a fairly common practice, so much so that those in my line of work that take it seriously buy the Vysk QS1 Quantum Security Case. The Vysk takes it a step further and also encrypts your phone calls. Information security is no joke and is rampant in the corporate espionage world. What the OP is looking for is a basic version of the Vysk that only blocks the cameras I think that is a great move and you should too. If you do not congratulations you been dumbed down and made so docile that you believe the world is all rainbows and fairytales. lol OP if you cannot afford the Vysk do what I used to do and tape the cameras with a small dot of electrical tape. Also to you entrepreneurial types, there is a market for camera blocking phone cases. Get on it!!!!
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Also, OP forgot to mention there is a cheap alternative for the mic as well it's called Mic-Lock. There are also small webcam/phone cam sliders that are sold on Amazon just search webcam cover slider. And as another FYI your phone continues to gather data whether it is off or in airplane mode or not. The gyros and all the sensors are actually dialed up in when the phone is in airplane mode and caches all info recorded. As soon as it connects to a tower the cache is sent over to the servers. This is not science fiction or a conspiracy theory it is fact! Whether you choose to believe it or not. So much so that VIP's in many industries carry around portable dead boxes or what you would call a faraday cage to prevent information from exiting or entering the phone during closed-door meetings. You are right in worrying about your privacy OP as everyone should be....

Juice56 said:
blah blah blah smartphone conspiracy
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OK just for clarification, why get a bloody smartphone in the first place........ I mean the only vibe I get from your post is to never get a smartphone, actually even a cell phone might be exposing yourself to unwanted "privacy intrusion", actually scratch that, the internet is a big flaming heap of privacy intrusion...... I hear foil makes for an excellent Faraday cage

SteelPicori said:
OK just for clarification, why get a bloody smartphone in the first place........ I mean the only vibe I get from your post is to never get a smartphone, actually even a cell phone might be exposing yourself to unwanted "privacy intrusion", actually scratch that, the internet is a big flaming heap of privacy intrusion...... I hear foil makes for an excellent Faraday cage
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hahahaha always with the tin foil labels. Jest all you want brother but in my industry and many other information security is no joke. So much so that it has grown to 100 billion dollar A YEAR industry. The numbers and security methods do not lie. If it wasn't an issue I wouldn't have a job right now.
Don't take my word for it, do your own independent research or don't and trust the bought and paid publications of your choice. I cannot post links due to me just joining this forum but if you search "Forbes Information security growth" you will see the industry went from 75B a year in 2015 to 124B in 2019. Click the second search result to read the article. Educate yourself instead of throwing out labels when you know absolutely nothing about the topic.

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Educate yourself instead of throwing out labels when you know absolutely nothing about the topic.
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Always interesting when this is thrown out, look I do not doubt that infosec is a big thing, not only on a commercial level but on a national level too, I am all too aware of how unguarded our national infrastructure is. There are without doubts individuals and organisations who can easily compromise any given assests in our possession.
It is a game is acceptable risk, that is, I do not believe myself to be a valuable enough target, that they might expose themselves to detection, just for a bunch of compromising media on me, I mitigate some of this risk by following smart internet usage and not leaving anything that maybe valuable on an expose attack surface.
So again I will ask, because you did not answer, why get a smartphone given how large of an attack surface such a device pose, or indeed even use the internet.

Juice56 said:
To those of you that state it cannot be done or you have nothing to worry about you are VERY wrong.
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Me, myself, am not too concerned about this. There is nothing, anyone can learn from hacking my camera or my mic. Firstly, they will notice my phone lays on my desk for a large part of the day and they will be staring at the ceiling, or the inside of my pocket. As far the mic is concerned, they'll only hear the radio station I prefer to listen to and sometimes the podcasts I listen to. As far as conversation, English isn't my native language, so they'll only hear me talking in a foreign language which they most likely won't understand, and even if they do, it will by and large be about my work, which is electrical repairs. I doubt them hearing me promising a client his board will be ready in 2 days, will be all that interesting.
Then of course, there is also the matter if they were happening to stream video or audio data from my device, I would notice very quickly, as my data bundles will run out very fast and I will notice the bandwidth traffic on my device, as I also have network traffic monitoring apps on my device so I can see which apps are the data hogs.
This is one thing conspiracy theorists never consider, is that it's not like in the movies where this information is streamed in real time with no means of noticing it. It would require an internet connection and needs to transfer large amounts of data. People on limited packages will notice their data running out very quickly, or if the person has a slow connection, they certainly won't be able to stream HD footage from a mobile device.
It might be possible to do the things you speak of, but it certainly won't be inconspicuous.

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So again I will ask, because you did not answer, why get a smartphone given how large of an attack surface such a device pose, or indeed even use the internet.
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Assumptions.... I personally have a dumb phone but I am required to have a smartphone for work which is always in its vysk case that was included due to my works security measures. They are pricey! So if you are looking to purchase one yourself be prepared to pay to play.

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Assumptions.... I personally have a dumb phone but I am required to have a smartphone for work which is always in its vysk case that was included due to my works security measures. They are pricey! So if you are looking to purchase one yourself be prepared to pay to play.
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Never made any assumptions, just did not notice your recommendation to the OP to forego his smartphone and get a standard cell phone (which are by no means any less secure given that even modern feature phones also runs on some OS or other that probably can parse java applets). I always thought that infosec would be using phones similar to the blackphone and call it a day.