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Difference between bin, sbin, usr/bin, usr/sbin

On November 30, 2010, David Collier wrote: I noticed that in busybox the links are divided into these four directories. Is there some simple rule to determine in which directory which link should be located... For example, kill is in /bin, and killall is in /usr/bin... I don’t see any logic in this division. You, […]

Another opinion on the difference between bin, sbin, usr/bin, usr/sbin

I recently discovered this article: Difference between bin, sbin, usr/bin, usr/sbin. I would like to share my view on the standard. /bin Contains commands that can be used by both the system administrator and users, but which are necessary when no other file systems are mounted (for example, in single-user mode). It may also contain commands that are used indirectly by scripts. There […]

Once again about Cyprus, the nuances of life

After reading articles about life in Cyprus, I decided to also share my experience, slightly supplementing the experience of previous authors. Arrival on a work visa, your own company that can issue visas, green card (LTRP), citizenship, only 15 years. And add more numbers. Perhaps this will be useful for potential IT immigrants. The narrative will be as abstract as possible without water. The work of an IT specialist In previous articles, all [...]

Strategic partnership: why ServiceNow team up with a major cloud provider

Microsoft has entered into a partnership agreement with ServiceNow, whose solutions we implement at IT Guild. Let's talk about the possible goals of the deal. / Unsplash / guille pozzi The essence of the agreement In mid-July, ServiceNow announced that some of their solutions will be deployed in the Microsoft Azure cloud. This particularly applies to applications for organizations in highly regulated industries—[...]

Building a face recognition system based on Golang and OpenCV

OpenCV is a library designed for computer vision projects. She is already about 20 years old. I used it in college and still use it for my C++ and Python projects because it has good support for those languages. But when I started learning and using Go, I wondered if OpenCV could be used to […]

Video: Disney's Switch Version and Disney Tsum Tsum Festival Minigame Collection Coming in November

Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that a collection of its mini-games, Disney Tsum Tsum Festival, presented in February, will be released on November 8, 2019. We are talking about a rather unusual exclusive for the Nintendo Switch platform - the main characters in it are funny Tsum Tsum collectible figurines based on Disney characters. This will be their first look at a Japanese console. The developers also presented [...]

New article: Aggressive overclocking and undervolting Radeon RX 5700 and Radeon RX 5700 XT: how to do it and whether to do it

Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is profitable New Testament, Cor. 10:23 In recent years, NVIDIA graphics cards have not offered the average gamer the ability to overclock. Already on 10-series boards, the algorithms for automatically controlling GPU clock frequencies are configured in such a way as to use up most of the performance reserve within the calculated TDP and cooling system capabilities. Accelerators of the Turing family, […]

SilverStone PF-ARGB: a trio of liquid cooling systems for processors

SilverStone has announced the PF-ARGB series liquid cooling systems (LCS), designed for use with AMD and Intel processors. The family includes models PF360-ARGB, PF240-ARGB and PF120-ARGB, equipped with a radiator size of 360 mm, 240 mm and 120 mm, respectively. The new products use three, two and one fan with a diameter of 120 mm. The rotation speed is adjustable in the range from 600 to 2200 […]

How Dark deploys code in 50ms

The faster the development process, the faster the technology company grows. Unfortunately, modern applications work against us - our systems must be updated in real time without disturbing anyone or causing downtime or interruptions. Deploying to such systems becomes challenging and requires complex continuous delivery pipelines even for small teams. […]

Youtuber showed how Cyberpunk 2077 could look like on the first PlayStation

The author of the YouTube channel Bearly Regal, Bear Parker, showed what Cyberpunk 2077 could have looked like on the first PlayStation. To do this, he recreated the game level from E3 2019 in the Dreams constructor for PlayStation 4. The developer changed not only the graphics, but also the sound. This isn't Parker's first time recreating modern games in a retro style. He previously released […]

Weapons, locations and huge bosses in the new The Surge 2 trailer

Publisher Focus Home Interactive has presented a new trailer for The Surge 2, an action RPG from the studio Deck13. The developers continue to stir up interest in the game, which will be released on September 24 this year. In the new video, the authors show fresh locations, new armor and weapons of the hero, as well as enemies and powerful bosses that you will have to fight. Special attention is paid to cutting off limbs, [...]