In anticipation of the start of the next stream of the “Databases” course, we have prepared a small author’s material with important tips on designing a database. We hope this material will be useful to you. Databases are everywhere: from the simplest blogs and directories to reliable information systems and large social networks. Whether the database is simple or complex is not so important as it is important to design it correctly. […]
Noctua has introduced the long-awaited Chromax.black series of products, which brings together new versions of the NH-D15, NH-U12S and NH-L9i cooling systems, made entirely in black. According to the Austrian manufacturer, the release of the Chromax.black series is a response to numerous requests from consumers who asked to dilute the signature chocolate and cream color scheme. The cooling systems NH-D15, NH-U12S and NH-L9i have black radiators, […]
The mid-level smartphone Motorola One Macro has been officially presented, information about the preparation of which was previously published on the Internet. The main feature of the new product is a multi-module rear camera with a macro function. The system combines a 13-megapixel main unit with a maximum aperture of f/2,0 and laser autofocus, as well as a 2-megapixel sensor for obtaining scene depth data. Another 2-megapixel module is responsible for macro photography […]
TL;DR DevOps Slurm will be held in Moscow on January 30 - February 1. Again we will analyze DevOps tools in practice. Details and program under the cut. SRE was removed from the program because together with Ivan Kruglov we are preparing a separate Slurm SRE. The announcement will come later. Thanks to Selectel, our sponsors since the first Slurm! About philosophy, skepticism and unexpected success I […]
Today, Yandex shares fell sharply in price amid discussion in the State Duma of a bill on significant information resources, which involves introducing restrictions on the rights of foreigners to own and manage Internet resources that are important for the development of infrastructure. According to the RBC resource, within an hour from the start of trading on the American NASDAQ exchange, Yandex shares fell in price by more than 16% and their value […]
An entry has appeared on Microsoft’s official blog that dots all the i’s in terms of timing and readiness for the release of the autumn Windows 10 update. It also announces the official name – November 2019 Update. Previously, this assembly appeared under the name Windows 10 (1909) or Windows 10 19H2. Presumably, the final version number will be 18363.418. It is reported that November […]
Publisher Team17 and developers from the Black Matter studio have announced a free Steam weekend in the online shooter Hell Let Loose. Until October 14, everyone can play without any restrictions. As usual in such cases, no special actions need to be taken: just have an account on Steam, go to the project page and click the “Play” button. Simultaneously […]
Epic Games has launched a free distribution of the video game about the colonization of Mars - Surviving Mars. It can be picked up at the company’s store until October 17. Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city-building simulator from Haemimont Games. The user must colonize Mars and survive in the harsh conditions of the Red Planet. The project received 76 points on Metacritic. Previously, the distribution of the game about a duck [...]
The first smartphone with a flexible display, Samsung Galaxy Fold, is gradually entering the markets of different countries. Previously, the manufacturer announced that the cost of replacing the Galaxy Fold screen for the first buyers who managed to purchase the device this year will be significantly lower than the standard price, which was not announced. Now online sources are reporting that future display replacements will […]
The Linux version of the free BlueMail email client was recently released. You might think that another mail client for Linux is not needed. And you are absolutely right! After all, there are no source codes here, which means that your letters can be read by many people - from client developers to fellow majors. So what is BlueMail famous for? Nobody knows for sure. What it is written on is also [...]
The protocol previously received $5 million from Status.im in 2017, which allowed the developers to stabilize the specification, client and server reference implementations, hire UI/UX professionals to work on a global redesign, and significantly improve end-to-end encryption. After this, cooperation was established with French government agencies, which needed a secure means for internal communications. On that […]
The developers of the anonymous Tor network have warned of a major purge of nodes that use outdated software that has been discontinued. On October 8, about 800 outdated nodes operating in relay mode were blocked (in total there are more than 6000 such nodes in the Tor network). The blocking was accomplished by placing blacklist directories of problem nodes on the servers. Excluding bridge nodes that have not been updated from the network […]
