Once, I discovered a phone number form behind the windshield of my wife's car, which you can see in the photo above. A question arose: why is there a form, but no phone number? The genius answer was: so no one can know my number. Well… "My phone is zero-zero-zero, and don't think that's a password." […]
A new version of the Russian distribution Astra Linux Common Edition (CE), release "Eagle," has been released. Astra Linux CE is positioned by the developer as a general-purpose OS. The distribution is based on Debian, and it uses its own Fly environment as the graphical interface. Additionally, there are many graphical utilities to simplify system and hardware configuration. The distribution is commercial; however, the CE edition is available […]
Today, I want to discuss what 'digital' means. Digital transformation, digital assets, digital products… These terms are everywhere today. In Russia, national programs are being launched, and even ministries are being renamed, but when reading articles and reports, you often come across vague phrases and unclear definitions. Recently, I attended a 'high-level' meeting at work, where representatives from a well-respected […]
A long time ago, I decided to demonstrate the reversibility of the process for laughs and learn to generate JavaScript (or rather, Asm.js) from machine code. QEMU was chosen for the experiment, and some time later, an article was written for Habr. In the comments, I was advised to switch the project to WebAssembly, and it was hard for me to abandon a nearly finished project… The work continued, but it was really […]
Several years ago, Fabrice Bellard wrote jslinux — a PC emulator written in JavaScript. After that, there was at least Virtual x86. But as far as I know, they were all interpreters, while Qemu, also written significantly earlier by Fabrice Bellard, and probably any self-respecting modern emulator, uses JIT compilation of guest code into code […]
"I created OASIS because I felt uncomfortable in the real world. I didn't know how to get along with people. I was afraid my whole life. It wasn’t until I realized that the end was near that I understood that despite how cruel and frightening reality can be, it remains the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality […]
In the latest version of the messaging app Telegram, developers added many new features and improved existing ones. The main innovation is the ability to archive chats. A new design for the Android app was also introduced along with several other functions. Archiving Chats As the name suggests, this feature allows you to create archived copies of chats to remove them from the list if they are not needed but you want to keep […]
Windows 10 has a built-in antivirus, Windows Defender, which protects your computer and data from unwanted programs: viruses, spyware, ransomware, and many other types of malware and hacker activities. Although the built-in solution is sufficient for most users, there are situations where you may not want to use this program. For example, if you […]
I had a vision of the future. Out of nowhere, during a mundane meal of mashed potatoes, I was overwhelmed by a wave of clarity that stunned and disoriented me, and when the wave receded, I was left with several phantasmagorical images. To ensure I wouldn’t forget them, I immediately transferred them to a file, and now I’m revealing them. I eagerly await April 12, 2026 – […]
The Microsoft PowerToys utility set for Windows 95 and Windows XP is well-known among users. In its time, this suite allowed for easy customization of the operating system by adding new features to context menus, enhancing the Alt + Tab application switcher, syncing files and folders, and so on. Unfortunately, these utilities are no longer functional in newer OS versions. But, […]
There are reports of a wave of attacks aimed at encrypting Git repositories on services like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Attackers are wiping the repository and leaving a message requesting 0.1 BTC (approximately $700) for data recovery from a backup (in reality, only commit headers are damaged, and information can be restored). So far, 371 repositories have been affected in this manner on GitHub. Some of the attack victims […]
The release of the KWin-lowlatency 5.15.5 project has been announced, which includes a version of the composite manager for KDE Plasma 5.15, enhanced with patches to improve interface responsiveness and fix certain issues related to user action delays, such as input lag. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv2 license. A ready PKGBUILD is available in AUR for Arch Linux. Inclusion in Gentoo […]