The final game of a three-game Go rematch between a human and a computer program, which took place a few hours ago, put an end to the career of the international champion. Earlier in November, South Korean Go icon Lee Sedol said that he did not feel able to beat the computer and therefore intended to retire from the sport. Professional career [...]
The mid-price smartphone Huawei P Smart Pro has been officially presented, information about which has previously appeared on the Internet. The new product is equipped with a 6,59-inch IPS screen with Full HD+ resolution (2340 × 1080 pixels). This panel has no cutout or hole. It occupies approximately 91% of the front surface area of the case. The selfie camera with a 16-megapixel sensor (f/2,2) is made in the form of a retractable module […]
On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end support for the Windows 7 operating system and the Windows 10 Mobile OS (1709). On the same day, UL Benchmarks' 3DMark 11, PCMark 7, Powermark, 3DMark Cloud Gate, and 3DMark Ice Storm tests are expected to be discontinued. In addition to the lack of new patches, test packages will also be free, like other […]
Amazon launched Project Kuiper at the end of last year with the goal of creating a constellation of more than 3,2 thousand satellites in low Earth orbit to provide Internet access to the population of remote and hard-to-reach regions of the planet. On Wednesday, the company announced in a blog post that the project had entered its next phase. Amazon is currently renovating a rental in […]
In general, we don’t really like translations of articles about CRM, because their business mentality and our business mentality are entities from different universes. They focus on the individual and the role of the individual in the development of the company, while in Russia, unfortunately, we focus on earning more and paying less (optional - serving time faster). Therefore, views on [...]
The Mars 2020 rover made its first test ride almost six months after the wheels were installed. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) reported that during the test drive, the rover successfully navigated and turned in response to commands on a small ramp covered with special mats. According to Rich Rieber, lead engineer […]
IP camera-based security systems have brought many new benefits to the market since their introduction, but development has not always been smooth sailing. For decades, video surveillance designers have been faced with equipment compatibility issues. To solve this problem, combining products from different manufacturers within one system, including high-speed PTZ cameras, devices with varifocal lenses and zoom lenses, multiplexers, network video recorders, […]
From time to time, a developer needs to pass a set of parameters or even an entire selection “as input” to a request. Sometimes you come across very strange solutions to this problem. Let's go backwards and see what not to do, why, and how we can do it better. Direct “insertion” of values into the body of the request It usually looks something like this: query = “SELECT * FROM tbl WHERE […]
This note was written in 2014, but I just came under repression on Habré and it did not see the light of day. During the ban I forgot about it, but now I found it in the drafts. I thought about deleting it, but maybe it will be useful to someone. In general, a little Friday admin reading on the topic of searching for “enabled” LD_PRELOAD. 1. A short digression for […]
When developing a network infrastructure, one usually considers either local computing or cloud computing. But these two options and their combinations are few. For example, what to do if you cannot refuse cloud computing, but there is not enough bandwidth or traffic is too expensive? Add an intermediate that will perform part of the calculations at the edge of the local network or production process. This peripheral concept […]
Despite the variety of e-book formats (readers), the most popular are readers with a 6-inch screen. The main factor here remains compactness, and an additional factor is the relative affordable price, which allows these devices to remain at the level of average and even “budget” smartphones in their price range. In this review, we will get acquainted with the new reader from ONYX, named ONYX BOOX Livingstone in honor of […]
After the latest cumulative updates for Windows 10 November 2019 Update, the situation with the operating system has not improved. The search bar is reported to still be malfunctioning, which is a very common issue. As you know, Windows 10 build number 1909 includes an updated Explorer that allows you to quickly view search results for local partitions and OneDrive. However, so [...]
