Author: ProHoster

“Smart” garbage containers will appear in Russian cities

The RT-Invest group of companies, formed with the participation of the state corporation Rostec, presented a project for digitalizing the collection and transportation of municipal waste for smart Russian cities. We are talking about the implementation of Internet of Things technologies. In particular, garbage containers will be equipped with fill level sensors. In addition, garbage trucks will be refurbished. They will receive attachment control sensors. “The cheapest and most reliable technical solution will provide […]

ExoMars-2020 mission deadlines revised

The Roscosmos State Corporation reports that the launch dates for the ExoMars-2020 spacecraft to explore the Red Planet have been revised. Let us remind you that the ExoMars project is being implemented in two stages. During the first phase, in 2016, a vehicle was sent to Mars, including the TGO orbital module and the Schiaparelli lander. The first one operates successfully in orbit, but the second one crashed. Second phase […]

Cisco Training 200-125 CCNA v3.0. Day 19. Getting Started with Routers

Today's lesson is an introduction to Cisco routers. Before I start studying the material, I want to congratulate everyone who is watching my course, because the video lesson “Day 1” has been viewed by almost a million people today. I thank all the users who contributed to the CCNA video course. Today we will study three topics: a router as a physical device, a small […]

OpenDrop is an open implementation of Apple AirDrop technology

The Open Wireless Link project, which analyzes Apple's proprietary wireless protocols, presented a report at the USENIX 2019 conference with an analysis of vulnerabilities in Apple's wireless protocols (possibility of carrying out a MiTM attack to modify files transferred between devices, a DoS attack to block interaction between devices and cause freezing was found). devices, as well as using AirDrop to identify and track users). During the […]

nftables 0.9.2 packet filter release

The nftables 0.9.2 packet filter has been released, developing as a replacement for iptables, ip6table, arptables and ebtables by unifying packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP and network bridges. The nftables package includes user-space packet filter components, while the kernel-level work is provided by the nf_tables subsystem of the Linux kernel […]

Vivo, Xiaomi and Oppo team up to introduce AirDrop-style file transfer standard

Vivo, Xiaomi and OPPO today unexpectedly announced the joint formation of the Inter Transmission Alliance to provide users with a more convenient and efficient way to transfer files between devices. Xiaomi has its own file sharing technology ShareMe (formerly Mi Drop), which, similar to Apple AirDrop, allows you to transfer files between devices in one click. But in […]

The PC version of Grandia HD Remaster will be released in September 2019

The developers of Grandia HD Remaster have announced the release date on PC. The game will be released on Steam in September 2019. The remastered version will have improved sprites, textures, interface and cutscenes. Unfortunately, it will not support the Russian language. The original game was released in 1997 on the Sega Saturn. The storyline follows the journey of the main character Justin with his friends. They try […]

NVIDIA reveals ray-traced trailer for Control launch on August 27th

Developers from the studio Remedy Entertainment and publisher 505 Games will present the action thriller Control with Metroidvania elements next week. As you know, the game will support hybrid rendering effects using ray tracing on GeForce RTX series video cards. NVIDIA could not help but take advantage of this opportunity and presented another special trailer dedicated to RTX effects, which are designed to improve […]

"Audioman's Finds": sound maps as a way to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of an unfamiliar city

Sound maps are usually called geographic maps on which various types of audio information are plotted. Today we will talk about several such services. Photo by Kelsey Knight / Unsplash On our blog on Habré -> Weekend reading: 65 materials about streaming, the history of old “musical hardware”, audio technology and the history of acoustics manufacturers Radio Garden This is a service with the help of which […]

Essentials at a Glance: Clean Architecture, Robert C. Martin

This will be a story about the impression of the book, and will also discuss some of the concepts and knowledge that, thanks to this book, were learned Architecture Can you, by reading this publication, give a clear answer to the question, what is architecture? What is architecture in the context of programming and design? What role does she play? There are quite a lot of ambiguities in this term. […]

One stand-up in Yandex.Taxi, or What you need to teach a back-end developer

My name is Oleg Ermakov, I work in the backend development team of the Yandex.Taxi application. It’s common for us to hold daily stand-ups, where each of us talks about the tasks we’ve done that day. This is how it happens... The names of the employees may have been changed, but the tasks are quite real! It’s 12:45, the whole team is gathering in a meeting room. Ivan, an intern developer, takes the floor first. […]