On a fresh March day in 2016, Steven Olwain entered the 'Wendy’s' diner in Minneapolis. Sensing the smell of stale frying oil, he looked for a person in dark jeans and a blue jacket. Olwain, who worked in IT support, was a thin nerd in wire-rimmed glasses. He had $6000 in cash with him – he had gathered it by bringing in […]
Hello, community! On May 18, a meet-up of network operators from the 'Medium' network took place in Tsaritsyno Park in Moscow. This article provides a transcript from the event: we discussed the long-term development plans for the 'Medium' network, the need to use HTTPS for eepsites when using the 'Medium' network, the deployment of a social network within the I2P network, and much more. The most interesting details are below. 1) […]
The release of PacketFence 9.0 has taken place, a free network access control (NAC) system that can be used to organize centralized access and effectively secure networks of any size. The system's code is written in Perl and distributed under the GPLv2 license. Installation packages have been prepared for RHEL and Debian. PacketFence supports the provision of centralized user access to the network via both wired and wireless connections.
We discuss the prerequisites and provide expert opinions. / photo IBM Research CC BY-ND Why is helium needed in quantum computers? Before we delve into the situation with the helium shortage, let's talk about why quantum computers need helium at all. Quantum machines operate using qubits. Unlike classical bits, they can exist in states 0 and 1.
A new major version of Flare has been released — a free isometric RPG with hack-and-slash elements, being developed since 2010. According to the developers, Flare's gameplay is reminiscent of the popular Diablo series, and the official campaign takes place in a classic fantasy setting. One distinctive feature of Flare is the ability to expand with mods and create custom campaigns using the game engine. In this release: Redesigned menu […]
The Opera 51 build for Android debuted a built-in VPN. In the new version, number 52, this service has been improved, but something else has been added as well. Specifically, this is the ability to save web pages as PDF files. This can be useful for saving tickets, texts, and other data. To save, you need to use the browser menu with three dots, and the print option in this […]
From the translator: a brief summary of the articleCentralizing smart home devices (like Apple Home Kit, Xiaomi, and others) is detrimental because: The user becomes dependent on a specific vendor, as devices cannot communicate with each other outside of a single manufacturer; Vendors use user data at their discretion, leaving users with no choice; Centralization makes users more vulnerable since […]
From the translator, Mozilla has created a universal hub for smart home devices to connect devices from different vendors and protocols (including Zigbee and Z-Wave) and manage them without using clouds and from one place. A year ago, there was news about the first version, and today I am posting a translation of the recently updated documentation that answers most basic questions […]
If you found this page in a search, you are probably trying to solve a problem with running bash. Perhaps, in your environment, bash is not setting the environment variable and you don't understand why. Maybe you've put something into various bash startup files or profiles, or into all files at random, hoping it would work. In any case, the meaning […]
Serverless isn't about the physical absence of servers. It’s not a 'killer' of containers or a fleeting trend. It’s a new approach to building systems in the cloud. In today's article, we will touch on the architecture of Serverless applications, explore the role of the Serverless service provider, and look at open-source projects. Finally, we will discuss the applications of Serverless. I want to write the backend of an application (even an online store). […]
The release of the Linux distribution Peppermint 10 has taken place. Based on the package base of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, it offers a lightweight user environment based on the LXDE desktop, the Xfwm4 window manager, and an Xfce panel, which replace Openbox and lxpanel. The distribution is also notable for the inclusion of the Site Specific Browser framework, which allows web applications to be used as standalone programs. The project is available through the repositories […]
Our colleagues from TechPowerUP, citing publications in the Dutch press, report that Intel attempted to bribe researchers who discovered MDS vulnerabilities. Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities were found in Intel processors sold over the past 8 years. These vulnerabilities were discovered by security specialists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam […]