Quora: What is the most amazing thing that computers have made possible? Alan Kay: Still trying to learn how to think better. I think the answer will be very similar to the answer to the question “what is the most amazing thing that writing (and then the printing press) has made possible.” It is not that writing and printing made possible a completely different kind of […]
A year ago I learned C, mastered GTK, and in the process wrote a wrapper for Wine, which simplifies the setup of many tedious actions. Now I don’t have the time or energy to complete the project, but it had a convenient function for adapting the Wine theme to the current GTK3 theme, which I put into a separate console utility. I know that Wine-staging has a “mimicry” function for the GTK theme, [...]
The Linux kernel has one weak point: poor testing. One of the biggest signs of things to come is that KernelCI, the Linux kernel automated testing framework, is becoming part of the Linux Foundation project. At the recent Linux Kernel Plumbers meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, one of the hottest topics was how to improve and automate Linux kernel testing. […]
In the third quarter of this year, Intel generated $19,2 billion in revenue, allowing it to announce that it has updated its historical record and at the same time acknowledge that its efforts to move away from the client systems segment are beginning to bear fruit. At least, if the revenue from the implementation of client solutions was $9,7 billion, then in the business area “around data” the revenue reached $9,5 billion. […]
One of the main problems in the development and subsequent operation of microservices is the competent and accurate configuration of their instances. In my opinion, the new microconfig.io framework can help with this. It allows you to solve some routine application configuration tasks quite elegantly. If you have a lot of microservices, and each of them comes with its own configuration file/files, then there is a good chance […]
So, your team has finished the alpha version of your blockchain, and it's time to launch testnet and then mainnet. You have a real blockchain, with independent participants, a good economic model, security, you have designed governance and now it’s time to try all this in action. In an ideal crypto-anarchic world, you publish the genesis block, the final node code and the validators yourself […]
Hello Habr. Almost everyone probably has a Raspberry Pi at home, and I would venture to guess that many have it lying around idle. But Raspberry is not only a valuable fur, but also a completely powerful fanless computer with Linux. Today we will look at useful features of the Raspberry Pi, for which you don’t have to write any code at all. For those who are interested, details [...]
News that AMD is able to systematically increase the share of its processors in various markets and in different regions appears with enviable regularity. There is no doubt that the company's current CPU lineup consists of very competitive products. On the other hand, Intel is unable to fully satisfy the demand for its products, which helps AMD […]
Everyone who keeps a pet at home loves them. However, would your beloved dog look even cuter if it were a different breed? Thanks to a new tool from NVIDIA called GANimals, you can evaluate whether your favorite pet would look even cuter if it were a different animal. Earlier this year, NVIDIA Research specialists already surprised users […]
Google has long announced that the popular music service Play Music will soon cease to exist. It will be replaced by the YouTube Music service, which has been actively developing lately. Users cannot change this, but they can rejoice at the outstanding achievement that Play Music was able to achieve before its final closure. During all this time […]
The social network Instagram continues to struggle with graphic images that are somehow related to suicide or self-harm. The new ban on the publication of this type of material applies to drawn images, comics, memes, as well as excerpts from films and cartoons. The official blog of Instagram developers states that users of the social network will be prohibited from posting images related to […]
CD Projekt RED has announced the launch of a Halloween sale on GOG.com. Users can purchase over 300 horror, adventure and action titles with discounts of up to 90%. “This Halloween, GOG.COM invites everyone to visit the quiet town of Gogsville, above which a magical portal has opened, through which dozens of strangely shaped creatures have entered the city. Googies do not give rest to children, [...]
