Author: ProHoster

Delta Smart City Solutions: Have you ever wondered how green a cinema can be?

At the COMPUTEX 2019 exhibition, held in early summer, Delta showed off its unique “green” 8K cinema, as well as a number of IoT solutions designed for modern, eco-friendly cities. In this post we talk in detail about various innovations, including smart charging systems for electric vehicles. Today, every company strives to develop more environmentally friendly and advanced projects, supporting the trend of creating Smart […]

Technologies that will be popular in 2020

Although it seems impossible, 2020 is almost here. We have until now perceived this date as something straight out of the pages of science fiction novels, and yet, this is exactly how things are - 2020 is just around the corner. If you're curious about what the future might hold for the world of programming, then you've come to the right place. Maybe me […]

Study and work: the experience of undergraduates of the Faculty of Information Technology and Programming

We talked with teachers and graduates of the master's program "Speech Information Systems" about how the university helps to combine study and first steps in a career. Habraposts about our master's degree: How to start a career while still at the university - the experience of graduates of four specialized master's programs How master's students of the Faculty of Photonics and Optical Informatics study and work Photos of ITMO University University knowledge Students studying […]

See the almost invisible, also in color: a technique for visualizing objects through a diffuser

One of Superman's most famous abilities is super vision, which allowed him to look at atoms, see in the dark and over great distances, and even see through objects. This ability is extremely rarely shown on screen, but it exists. In our reality, it is also possible to see through almost completely opaque objects by using some scientific tricks. However, the resulting images are always [...]

Respawn to show 'top-notch' VR shooter at Oculus Connect event

On September 25-26, the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, will host Facebook's sixth Oculus Connect event, dedicated, as you might guess, to the virtual reality industry. Online registration is now open. Organizers have confirmed that Respawn Entertainment will be attending Oculus Connect 6 with a playable demo of its new high-end first-person action title, which the studio is co-developing with […]

Vanlifer showcases Tesla Semi-based motorhome concept

As Tesla prepares to begin mass production of the Tesla Semi electric truck next year, some industrial designers are considering possible uses for the platform outside of the trucking segment, such as in the Tesla Semi motorhome. A motorhome is often associated with freedom of movement and the ability to change places frequently. The idea of ​​going on the road together […]

Russian communications satellite Meridian launched

Today, July 30, 2019, the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Meridian satellite successfully launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, as reported by the online publication RIA Novosti. The Meridian device was launched in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This is a communications satellite manufactured by the Information Satellite Systems (ISS) company named after Reshetnev. The active life of Meridian is seven years. If after this the on-board systems […]

France plans to arm its satellites with lasers and other weapons

Not long ago, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a French space force that will be responsible for protecting the state's satellites. The country appears to be taking the issue seriously as France's defense minister announced the launch of a program that will develop nanosatellites equipped with lasers and other weapons. Minister Florence Parly […]

History of docker storage (docker root) migration issue

Not more than a couple of days ago, it was decided on one of the servers to move docker storage (the directory where Docker stores all container and image files) to a separate partition, which had a larger capacity. The task seemed trivial and did not foretell trouble... Let's get started: 1. Stop and kill all the containers of our application: docker-compose down if there are a lot of containers and they are […]

Glibc 2.30 System Library Release

After six months of development, the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.30 system library has been released, which fully complies with the requirements of the ISO C11 and POSIX.1-2008 standards. The new release includes fixes from 48 developers. Among the improvements implemented in Glibc 2.30, we can note: The dynamic linker provides support for the “--preload” option for preloading shared objects (analogous to the LD_PRELOAD environment variable); Added […]

Video: 4 players in the arena in the street fighting game Mighty Fight Federation for consoles and PC

Developers from the Toronto studio Komi Games presented the multiplayer fighting game Mighty Fight Federation for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. It will appear in Steam Early Access in the last quarter of this year, and will be available on other platforms in the second quarter of 2020. A trailer was also shown, showcasing the game's main fighters and its vibrant and […]

Overwatch League team sold for $40 million

The esports organization Immortals Gaming Club sold the Houston Outlaws Overwatch team for $40 million. The price included the club’s slot in the Overwatch League. The new owner was the owner of the construction company Lee Zieben. The reason for the sale was due to league rules that only allowed ownership of one OWL club due to a potential conflict of interest. Since 2018, Immortals Gaming has owned the Los […]