Author: Yuri Gagarin

The first computer genome could lead to the creation of synthetic life forms.

All DNA sequences of the life forms studied by scientists are stored in a database owned by the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the USA. On April 1, a new entry appeared in the database: "Caulobacter ethensis-2.0." This is the world's first fully computer-simulated and then synthesized synthetic genome of a living organism, developed by scientists from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich). However, […]

News at 11

It was pouring outside like from a bucket. All the channels were buzzing about the superstorm gathering strength. It was supposed to pass a hundred kilometers to the north. We would have a regular storm with flooded streets, downed power lines, and fallen trees. I was occupied with everyday tasks. I worked in the morning and then spent the whole day flying over the desert on a military drone. I shot down an enemy […]

Microsoft plans to 'kill' regular PCs with Windows Virtual Desktop

Microsoft has long been developing alternatives to traditional PCs. And now the next step has been taken. Recently, the beta version of Windows Virtual Desktop was presented, which is expected to lead to the demise of regular computers. What's the essence? Essentially, it's a sort of response to Chrome OS, where the user only has a browser and web services. Windows Virtual Desktop works differently. The system virtualizes […]

Windows 10 partially launched on a smartphone

The marathon of launching Windows 10 on various devices continues. This time, enthusiast Bas Timmer from the Netherlands, known by the nickname NTAuthority, managed to run the desktop OS on the OnePlus 6T smartphone. Naturally, this concerns the edition for ARM processors. He described his developments on Twitter, publishing brief messages with photos and videos. He noted that the system managed to […]

Virtual file systems in Linux: why they are needed and how they work? Part 1

Hello everyone! We continue to launch new streams for the courses you already love, and we are excited to announce that a new cohort for the "Linux Administrator" course will start at the end of April. A new publication will be dedicated to this event. The original material can be found here. Virtual file systems act as a kind of magical abstraction, […]

ESET: New Delivery Schemes of the OceanLotus Cyber Group's Backdoor

In this post, we will discuss how the cybergroup OceanLotus (APT32 and APT-C-00) recently exploited one of the publicly available exploits for CVE-2017-11882, a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, and how the group's malware ensures persistence in compromised systems without leaving traces. We will further describe how since the beginning of 2019, the group has been using self-extracting archives to execute code. OceanLotus specializes in cyber espionage, prioritizing […]

Magnetically loaded nanotubes can increase the recording density on hard drives

Carbon nanotubes have found yet another application. A few days ago, a paper was published in Nature Scientific Reports that for the first time discusses the possibility of using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in magnetic recording on hard drives. These are various complex CNT structures in the form of “matryoshkas,” “bundles,” and other configurations. The task in all cases comes down to one—filling […]

The moment we started believing in innovations

Innovations have become commonplace. And it's not about modern “innovations” like ray tracing technology in Nvidia's RTX graphics cards or the 50x zoom in Huawei's new smartphone. These things are more useful to marketers than to users. We're talking about real innovations that have fundamentally changed our approach and outlook on life. For the past 500 years, especially […]

From Skype to WebRTC: How We Organized Video Communication via the Web

Video communication is the primary means of interaction between teachers and students on the Vimbox platform. We long ago abandoned Skype, tried several third-party solutions, and ultimately settled on the WebRTC - Janus-gateway combination. For a while, everything was satisfactory, but some negative aspects continued to emerge. As a result, a separate video direction was created. I asked Kirill Rogovoy, the head of […]

Network settings from FreeRadius via DHCP

A task has come in to set up IP address distribution for subscribers. Task conditions: No separate server for authorization will be provided—you’ll manage just fine 😉 Subscribers must receive network settings via DHCP. The network is heterogeneous, including PON equipment, regular switches with Option 82 configured, and WiFi bases with access points. If none of the IP assignment conditions are met— […]

Thoughts on Solar Hosting for Bees

It all started with a giveaway... a hive giveaway among beekeepers in exchange for a fun story about why they needed it. Here, the little thoughts in my head took over, and quickly crafted a message that I needed this hive not for bees, but to set up a monitoring server 😉 Then the imagination pictured Raspberry blades instead of frames […]

Beekeepers vs. Microcontrollers or the Benefits of Mistakes

One of the most conservative human activities is beekeeping! Since the invention of the frame hive and honey extractor about 200 years ago, progress in this area has been minimal. This has manifested in the electrification of certain honey extraction processes and the use of winter heating for hives. Meanwhile, the bee population worldwide is declining significantly due to climate change and the widespread use of chemicals in […]

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