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Fedora developers intend to stop creating repositories for the i686 architecture

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Among the upcoming changes in Fedora 31, it is proposed to stop creating the main repositories for the i686 architecture. The formation of multi-lib repositories for x86_64 environments will be preserved and i686 packages will be saved in them. The change has not yet been reviewed by the FESCo (Fedora Engineering Steering Committee), which is responsible for the technical part of the development of the Fedora distribution. The proposal is supplemented by the one approved for implementation and embodied in the branch [...]

Google shuts down project to develop censored search engine for China

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At a meeting of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Google Vice President of Public Policy Karan Bhatia announced that the company would stop developing a censored search engine for the Chinese market. “We have stopped developing Project Dragonfly,” Bhatia said of the search engine Google engineers have been working on since last year. It is worth noting that this statement is the first [...]

Heaven's Vault is still available on GOG, although the store previously refused to sell it

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The archaeological adventure Heaven's Vault received a lot of positive reviews from the press and players, but the game was not allowed into the GOG store. As one of the developers said, while going through an early version of the project, GOG moderators did not see anything in it that could be of interest to potential buyers. At the same time, GOG representatives assured that they tend to make mistakes […]

ISO-images of the distribution kit Nitrux became paid

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The Nitrux distribution, built on the Ubuntu package base and developing its own Nomad desktop, based on KDE technologies (an add-on to KDE Plasma), has stopped distributing free iso images. Separately, the project's developments are still distributed under free licenses. The need to cover costs and pay developers full-time is cited as the reason for the transition to paid distribution of images. […]

Around the world with an e-book: ONYX BOOX James Cook 2 review

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“Do at least once what others say you can’t do. After that, you will never pay attention to their rules and restrictions.” James Cook, English naval sailor, cartographer and discoverer Everyone has their own approach to choosing an e-book. Some people think for a long time and read thematic forums, others are guided by the rule “if you don’t try, […]

Small but bold: a miniature linear particle accelerator that set a new record

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The familiar principle of “more is more powerful” has long been established in many sectors of society, including science and technology. However, in modern realities, the practical implementation of the saying “small, but mighty” is becoming more and more common. This is manifested both in computers, which previously occupied an entire room, but now fit in the palm of a child, and in […]

Neural network in glass. Does not require power supply, recognizes numbers

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We are all familiar with the ability of neural networks to recognize handwritten text. The basics of this technology have been around for many years, but it is only relatively recently that leaps in computing power and parallel processing have made this technology a very practical solution. However, this practical solution will fundamentally come in the form of a digital computer […]

CryptoARM based on PKCS#12 container. Creation of electronic signature CadES-X Long Type 1.

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An updated version of the free cryptoarmpkcs utility has been released, designed to work with x509 v.3 certificates stored both on PKCS#11 tokens, with support for Russian cryptography, and in secure PKCS#12 containers. As a rule, a personal certificate and its private key are stored in a PKCS#12 container. The utility is absolutely self-sufficient and works on Linux, Windows, OS X platforms. A distinctive feature of the […]

Resuming work on integrating Tor support into Firefox

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At the Tor developer meeting taking place these days in Stockholm, a separate section is devoted to the integration of Tor and Firefox. The key tasks are to create an add-on that provides work through the anonymous Tor network in standard Firefox, as well as to transfer patches developed for Tor Browser to the main Firefox. A special website torpat.ch has been prepared to track the status of patch transfers. […]

Apple investigates iPhone 6 explosion in California

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Apple will investigate the circumstances surrounding the explosion of an iPhone 6 smartphone belonging to an 11-year-old girl from California. Kayla Ramos was reportedly watching a YouTube video in her sister's bedroom while holding an iPhone 6. “I was sitting there with the phone in my hand, and then I saw sparks flying everywhere and I just threw it at her.” blanket", […]

How we created the Dream Service Desk

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Sometimes you can hear the phrase “the older the product, the more functional it is.” In the age of modern technology, the far-reaching web and the SaaS model, this statement almost does not work. The key to successful development is constant monitoring of the market, tracking customer requests and requirements, being ready to hear an important comment today, drag it into the backlog in the evening, and start developing it tomorrow. This is how we […]

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