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“Learning process in IT and not only”: technological competitions and events of ITMO University

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We are talking about the events that will take place in our country in the next two months. At the same time, we are sharing competitions for those who are undergoing training in technical and other specialties. Photo: Nicole Honeywill / Unsplash.com Competitions Student Olympiad “I’m a Professional” When: October 2 – December 8 Where: online The goal of the “I’m a Professional” Olympiad is to test not only [...]

Modernization of the informatics class in a Russian school on Malinka: cheap and cheerful

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There is no sadder story in the world than Russian IT education in the average school. Introduction The educational system in Russia has many different problems, but today I will look at a topic that is not discussed very often: IT education in school. In this case, I will not touch on the topic of personnel, but will just conduct a “thought experiment” and try to solve the problem of equipping a classroom […]

Release of MirageOS 3.6, a platform for running applications on top of a hypervisor

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The MirageOS 3.6 project has been released, allowing the creation of operating systems for one application, in which the application is delivered as a self-contained “unikernel” that can be executed without the use of operating systems, a separate OS kernel and any layers. The OCaml language is used to develop applications. The project code is distributed under the free ISC license. All the low-level functionality inherent to the operating system is implemented in the form of a library attached to […]

Release of Pacman 5.2 package manager

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A release of the Pacman 5.2 package manager used in the Arch Linux distribution is available. Among the changes we can highlight: Support for delta updates has been completely removed, allowing only changes to be downloaded. The feature has been removed due to the discovery of a vulnerability (CVE-2019-18183) that allows arbitrary commands to be launched in the system when using unsigned databases. For an attack, it is necessary for the user to download files prepared by the attacker with a database and delta update. Delta update support […]

Detailed video comparison of models and animations of Warcraft III Reforged with the original RTS

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Recently, more and more information has been appearing about the upcoming re-release of Warcraft III. This is the Russian voice acting of Warcraft III: Reforged, and illustrations from the game, and an excerpt of the gameplay, and 50 minutes of gameplay. Now, several comparison videos of Warcraft III Reforged have appeared on the Internet, comparing the character models and animations with the original game. In published on the channel [...]

AMD Almost Beats Ryzen 9 3900X Shortage in US Stores

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The Ryzen 9 3900X processor, presented in the summer, with 12 cores distributed between two 7-nm crystals, was difficult to buy in many countries until the fall, since there were clearly not enough processors for this model for everyone. The most interesting thing is that before the appearance of the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, this processor is considered the formal flagship of the Matisse line, and there are a sufficient number of enthusiasts willing to […]

Monitoring + load testing = predictability and no failures

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The VTB IT department several times had to deal with emergency situations in the operation of systems, when the load on them increased many times over. Therefore, there was a need to develop and test a model that would predict peak load on critical systems. To do this, the bank’s IT specialists set up monitoring, analyzed data and learned to automate forecasts. What tools helped predict the load and did they succeed […]

Android clicker subscribes users to paid services

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Doctor Web has discovered a clicker Trojan in the official catalog of Android applications that is capable of automatically subscribing users to paid services. Virus analysts have identified several modifications of this malicious program, named Android.Click.322.origin, Android.Click.323.origin and Android.Click.324.origin. To hide their true purpose and also reduce the likelihood of detection of the Trojan, attackers used several techniques. First, they built the clicker into harmless applications - cameras […]

Making MacBook Pro 2018 T2 work with ArchLinux (dualboot)

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There has been quite a bit of hype about the fact that the new T2 chip will make it impossible to install Linux on the new 2018 MacBooks with a touchbar. Time passed, and at the end of 2019, third-party developers implemented a number of drivers and kernel patches for interaction with the T2 chip. The main driver for MacBook models 2018 and newer implements VHCI (work […]

Entertaining practice for the developer

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A person remains a beginner for 1000 days. He finds the truth after 10000 days of practice. This is a quote from Oyama Masutatsu that sums up the point of the article quite well. If you want to be a great developer, put in the effort. This is the whole secret. Spend many hours at the keyboard and don't be afraid to practice. Then you will grow as a developer. Here are 7 projects that […]

ISS-module "Nauka" will go to Baikonur in January 2020

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The multifunctional laboratory module (MLM) “Nauka” for the ISS is planned to be delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in January next year. TASS reports this, citing information received from a source in the rocket and space industry. “Science” is a real long-term construction project, the actual creation of which began more than 20 years ago. Then the block was considered as a backup for the Zarya functional cargo module. MLM conclusion to […]

Samsung is designing a slider smartphone with a swivel camera

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Samsung, according to the LetsGoDigital resource, is patenting a smartphone with a very unusual design: the design of the device includes a flexible display and a rotating camera. It is reported that the device will be made in a “slider” format. Users will be able to expand the smartphone, increasing the usable screen area. Moreover, when the device is opened, the camera will automatically rotate. Moreover, when folded, it will be hidden behind the display. […]

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