Owners of solar power plants may face the need to manage energy consumption of end devices, as reducing consumption can extend battery life in the evening and during cloudy weather, as well as avoid data loss in the event of a sudden shutdown. Most modern computers allow adjustment of CPU frequency, which leads to reduced performance on one hand and […]
A new release of the NeoPG project has been prepared, which develops a fork of the GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard) toolkit with tools for data encryption, working with electronic signatures, managing keys, and accessing public key storage. Key differences of NeoPG include significant code cleanup from outdated algorithm implementations, a transition from the C language to C++11, and a redesign of the source code structure for easier maintenance […]
The GNU Shepherd 0.6 service manager (formerly dmd) has been introduced, which is being developed by the developers of the GuixSD GNU/Linux distribution as a supporting alternative to the SysV-init initialization system. The managing daemon and Shepherd utilities are written in Guile (one of the implementations of the Scheme language), which is also used to define settings and parameters for launching services. Shepherd is already used in the GuixSD GNU/Linux distribution and aims to […]
Node.js 12.0.0 has been released, a platform for running high-performance network applications in JavaScript. Node.js 12.0 belongs to the long-term support branch, but this status will only be assigned in October after stabilization. Updates for LTS branches are released for 3 years. Support for the previous LTS branch Node.js 10.0 will continue until April 2021, while support for the older LTS branch 8.0 […]
According to CNBC, smartphone and networking equipment manufacturer Huawei employs hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide, and now the tech giant has opened its new campus in China to create a comfortable space for even more people to collaborate. The vast Huawei campus, named 'Ox Horn', literally translates to 'Bull's Horn', is located in the south […]
A recent Gallup study indicates that over the past 11 years, the number of Russians wishing to move to another country has tripled. Most of these individuals (44%) are under 29 years old. Also, statistics show that the most desired country for immigration among Russians remains the USA. Therefore, I decided to compile data on visa types in one material […]
Recently, some PCs running Windows 10 began displaying messages that the Paint application would soon be removed from the operating system. However, it seems the situation has changed. Brandon LeBlanc, Senior Program Manager for Windows Insider at Microsoft, confirmed that the application will be included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. He did not specify the reasons for such […]
After a year of development, a new stable branch of the high-performance HTTP server and multiprotocol proxy server nginx 1.16.0 has been released, which incorporates changes accumulated in the main branch 1.15.x. Going forward, all changes in the stable branch 1.16 will relate to fixing serious bugs and vulnerabilities. Soon, the main branch nginx 1.17 will be formed, under which further […]
A popular Android app for finding Wi-Fi access points has exposed the passwords of over 2 million wireless networks. The program, used by thousands of people, is applied to search for Wi-Fi networks within the device's range. Additionally, users can upload passwords from known access points, allowing others to connect to these networks. It turned out that the database, […]
We developed DevOps as best we could. There were 8 of us, and Vasya was the best at Windows. Suddenly, Vasya left, and I was tasked with rolling out a new project that delivers Windows development. When I laid out the entire stack of Windows development on the table, I realized that the situation was painful… This is how Alexander Sinchinov's story at DevOpsConf begins. When the leading Windows specialist left the company, Alexander wondered what to do next. Switch to Linux, […]
The State Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos and the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) presented the project "Music of Pulsars." Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars of extremely high density. They have a rotation period and a specific modulation of the radiation coming to Earth. Pulsar signals can be used as time references and guides for satellites, and by converting their frequency into sound waves, one can […]
SQLite version 3.28.0 has been released, a lightweight database management system implemented as a shared library. The SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: Window functions have been extended (window functions […]