Author: Yuri Gagarin

Mozilla has fixed the certificate issue that caused extensions to be disabled.

Last night, Firefox users noticed an issue that arose with the browser's extensions. Current plugins were inactive, and installing new ones was not possible. The company announced that the problem was related to the expiration of a certificate. It was also stated that a solution is already being worked on. At this time, it is reported that the issue has been identified and a fix has been initiated. In the meantime, all […]

‘How We Build IaaS’: Materials on the Work of 1cloud

We discuss how we launched and are developing the 1cloud, addressing the evolution of its individual services and architecture as a whole. Additionally, we debunk myths about IT infrastructure. / Wikimedia / Tibigc / CC Evolution How we began the development of our IaaS provider. We compare our expectations before the platform launch with our initial experience in providing services to clients. Let’s start with a brief […]

In Chrome 76, Flash will be disabled by default.

Google plans to cease the default playback of Flash content in the July release of Chrome 76. The change has already been implemented in the experimental Canary branch, which will serve as the basis for the Chrome 76 release. Until the release of Chrome 87, expected in December 2020, Flash support can be restored in the settings (Advanced > Privacy and Security > Site Settings) with subsequent explicit […]

Release of the ClearOS 7.6 distribution.

The release of the Linux distribution ClearOS 7.6 has occurred, built on the package base of CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6. This distribution is aimed at serving as a server OS for small to medium-sized organizations, including for connecting remote offices into a unified network infrastructure. Installation images of 1.1 GB and 552 MB are available for download, compiled for the x86_64 architecture. […]

About the 'yellow rain' and 'orange agent'

Hello, %username%. Congratulations: based on the voting results, it seems I haven't been silenced yet, and I continue to bombard your brain with information about various poisons—both strong and not so strong. Today, we will discuss a topic that apparently interests the majority—this has become clear, especially since the closest competitor was disqualified for non-compliance with the standards […]

New messaging anonymity rules.

Unpleasant news that we have been anticipating. On May 5th, new rules for identifying messengers users by phone number came into effect in the Russian Federation. The corresponding government decree was published on November 6, 2018. Now, Russian users will need to confirm that the phone number they are using belongs to them. During the identification process, the messenger will send a request to the mobile operator […]

DoubleContact 0.2.0

After a series of minor versions, a significant new update of DoubleContact has been released — an autonomous and independent contact editor, primarily focused on editing, comparing, and merging phone books. Key changes compared to version 0.1: support for CSV format (currently supporting files from some Explay phones, as well as a universal profile that allows saving all contact information); support […]

The creator of Earthworm Jim has announced a new installment in the series.

Intellivision Entertainment has announced the continuation of the famous adventure Earthworm Jim, which turns 25 this year. The new project is being developed by a team that contributed to the original games. The release is planned exclusively for the upcoming Intellivision Amico console. According to the press release, programmers, artists, sound designers, and level designers from the original team are returning to create a new installment of Earthworm […]

A hacker is demanding a ransom for the restoration of deleted Git repositories.

Network sources report that hundreds of developers have discovered code missing from their Git repositories. An unknown hacker is threatening to publish the code if their ransom demands are not met within the specified time frame. Reports of attacks surfaced on Saturday. It appears that they are coordinated through Git hosting services (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab). It remains unclear how the attacks were […]

How YouTube engineers unilaterally 'killed' Internet Explorer 6.

At one time, Internet Explorer 6 was quite popular. It's hard to believe, but 10 years ago it held one-fifth of the market share. It was used both in Russia and abroad, predominantly by government agencies, banks, and similar organizations. It seemed like 'the six' would never end. However, its demise was accelerated by YouTube. Moreover, without approval from […]

The Most Interesting Poisons

Hello, %username%! It's evening again, and once more I find myself with nothing to do, so I've decided to spend some time writing the third part of my series on poisons. I hope you've read the first and second parts and enjoyed them. In the third part, we'll take a little break. There won't be a discussion about the poisons you encounter on a daily basis — probably even […]

The Chinese brand Longsys aims to produce '100% Chinese' flash drives.

Recently, Longsys, the largest Chinese OEM and ODM manufacturer of various flash storage devices, celebrated its 20th anniversary. During the festivities, a lot of interesting information was shared. In particular, among many partners supplying flash chips and controllers, the company Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) was mentioned. It is the first manufacturer of 3D NAND multi-layer flash memory in China. Currently, YMTC supplies […]

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