Unix 50!
50 years since the start of the era! Source: linux.org.ru
“Immediately After the Holidays”: Seminars, Master Classes and Technology Competitions at ITMO University
We decided to start the year with a selection of events that will be held with the support of ITMO University in the coming months. These will be conferences, Olympiads, hackathons and master classes on soft skills. Photo: Alex Kotliarskyi / Unsplash.com Yandex Scientific Prize named after Ilya Segalovich When: October 15 - January 13 Where: online Students, graduate students and researchers from […]
TT2020 is a free typewriter font by Fredric Brennan
On January 1, 2020, Fredrick Brennan introduced the free font TT2020, a multilingual typewriter font created using the FontForge font editor. Font features Realistic simulation of text printing defects typical of typewriters; Multilingual; 9 “defect” styles for each character in each of the 6 font styles; License: SIL OFLv1.1 (SIL Open Font License, version 1.1). […]
ProtonMail open source client for iOS. Android is next!
A little late, but an important event of 2019 that was not covered here. CERN recently opened the sources of the ProtonMail application for iOS. ProtonMail is a secure email with PGP elliptic curve encryption. Previously, CERN opened the sources of the web interface, OpenPGPjs and GopenPGP libraries, and also conducted an independent annual audit of the code for these libraries. In the near future, the main [...]
Termux stopped supporting Android 5.xx/6.xx
Termux is a free terminal emulator and Linux environment for the Android platform. Starting from version Termux v0.76, the application requires Android 7.xx and higher. Download Termux for Android 7.xx and higher (F-Droid) Download Termux for 5.xx/6.xx (F-Droid Archive) As previously stated, support for package repositories for Android platforms has also been discontinued since January 1, 2020 [ …]
Windows 10 (2004) has almost reached release candidate status
Microsoft is currently working on Windows 10 (2004) or 20H1. This build should be released this spring, and the main development phase has reportedly already been completed. Windows 10 Build 19041 is considered a release candidate for the new version, although this has not yet been officially confirmed. However, there is a preview watermark on the desktop in this build, which […]
The Brazilian system is not a myth. How to use in IT?
The Brazilian system does not exist, but it works. Sometimes. More precisely like that. The system of express training under stress has been around for a long time. Traditionally, it is practiced in Russian factories and in the Russian army. Especially in the army. Once, thanks to a strange Russian television program called “Yeralash”, the system was called “Brazilian”, although initially this name only related to the placement of players in football. […]
5.8 million IOPS: why so many?
Hello Habr! Data sets for Big Data and machine learning are growing exponentially and we need to keep up with them. Our post is about another innovative technology in the field of high-performance computing (HPC, High Performance Computing), shown at the Kingston booth at Supercomputing-2019. This is the use of Hi-End data storage systems (SDS) in servers with graphic processing units (GPU) and GPUDirect bus technology […]
What an IT specialist should not do in 2020?
The hub is full of forecasts and advice on what to do next year - what languages to learn, what areas to focus on, what to do with your health. Sounds inspiring! But every coin has two sides, and we stumble not only in something new, but mostly in what we do every day. “Well, why is no one […]
Seccomp in Kubernetes: 7 things to know about from the very beginning
Note transl.: We present to your attention the translation of an article by a senior application security engineer at the British company ASOS.com. With it, he begins a series of publications dedicated to improving security in Kubernetes through the use of seccomp. If readers like the introduction, we will follow the author and continue with his future materials on this topic. This article is the first in a series of posts about how […]
4 years of the way of the samurai. How not to get stuck, but to enter the IT history
In 4 years you can complete your bachelor's degree, learn a language, master a new specialty, gain work experience in a new field, and travel through dozens of cities and countries. Or you can get 4 years in ten and all in one bottle. No magic, just business - your own business. 4 years ago we became part of the IT industry and found ourselves connected with it by one goal, constrained […]
Experience of admission to the magistracy in Germany (detailed analysis)
I am a programmer from Minsk, and this year I successfully entered a master's program in Germany. In this article, I would like to share my experience of admission, including choosing the right program, passing all tests, submitting applications, communicating with German universities, obtaining a student visa, dormitory, insurance and completing administrative procedures upon arrival in Germany. The admission process turned out to be much […]