Author: ProHoster

How we designed and implemented a new network on Huawei in the Moscow office, part 2

In previous episodes: Jet switched to a new network based on a well-known vendor. Read about the process of auditing systems, collecting “wish lists” and taming the “mutant reserve” in the first part. This time I will talk about the process of migrating users (more than 1600 people) from the old network to the new one. I invite everyone who is interested to cat. So, the company’s existing network as […]

Reviews of the first users of Huawei Hongmeng OS published

As you know, Huawei is developing its own operating system that can replace Android. The development has been going on for many years, although we only learned about it recently when the US authorities blacklisted the company, prohibiting it from cooperating with American companies. And although at the end of June Donald Trump softened his position towards the Chinese manufacturer, which allowed him to hope […]

Latest Linux distributions not working on AMD Ryzen 3000

The AMD Ryzen 3000 family of processors hit the market the day before yesterday, and the first tests showed that they are quite good at work. But, as it turned out, they have their own problems. It is reported that the "three thousandth" has a flaw that causes a boot failure in the latest Linux distributions of the 2019 version. The exact reason has not yet been reported, but, presumably, the whole point is in the instructions [...]

New Firefox 68 released: add-on manager update and video ad blocker

Mozilla presented the release version of the Firefox 68 browser for desktop operating systems, as well as for Android. This build belongs to the long-term support (ESR) branches, that is, updates to it will be released throughout the year. Browser add-ons Among the main innovations of the version, it is worth noting the updated and rewritten add-on manager, which is now based on HTML and […]

Netflix Hangouts lets you watch Stranger Things and The Witcher right from your desk

A new extension has appeared for the Google Chrome browser with the self-explanatory name Netflix Hangouts. It was developed by the Mschf web studio, and its purpose is very simple - to disguise the viewing of your favorite series from Netflix, so that your boss at work thinks that you are doing something useful. To start, you just need to select a show and click on the extension icon in the Chrome menu. After this the program […]

Cyberpunk 2077 will run even on weak PCs

Not long ago it became known on what computer Cyberpunk 2077 was launched when they demonstrated the game behind closed doors at E3 2019. The authors used a powerful system with NVIDIA Titan RTX and Intel Core i7-8700K. After this information, many were worried that for the future CD Projekt RED project they would have to update their computer. The community was reassured by the artificial intelligence coordinator […]

Red Hat acquisition by IBM officially completed

It was announced that all formalities have been settled and the transaction for the sale of the Red Hat business to IBM has been officially completed. The deal was agreed upon at the level of the antimonopoly authorities of the countries in which the companies are registered, as well as shareholders and boards of directors. The deal was worth approximately $34 billion, at $190 per share (Red Hat's share price is currently $187, […]

Educational program from memory: what it is, and what it gives us

A good memory is an undeniable advantage for students and a skill that will certainly be useful in life - regardless of what your academic disciplines were. Today we decided to open a series of materials on how to boost your memory - we’ll start with a short educational program: what kind of memory there is and what memorization methods work for sure. Photo by jesse orrico – […]

Who are eidetics, how do false memories work, and three popular myths about memory

Memory is an amazing ability of the brain, and despite the fact that it has been studied for quite a long time, there are many false - or at least not entirely accurate - ideas about it. We’ll tell you about the most popular of them, plus why it’s not so easy to forget everything, what makes us “steal” someone else’s memory, and how fictitious memories affect our […]

Siemens releases Jailhouse 0.11 hypervisor

Siemens has published the release of the free hypervisor Jailhouse 0.11. The hypervisor supports x86_64 systems with VMX+EPT or SVM+NPT (AMD-V) extensions, as well as ARMv7 and ARMv8/ARM64 processors with virtualization extensions. Separately, we are developing an image generator for the Jailhouse hypervisor, generated based on Debian packages for supported devices. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. The hypervisor is implemented in [...]

Mozilla has identified recipients of grants for research projects

Mozilla has identified projects that will receive grants in the first half of 2019 as part of its Internet Research Initiative. The grant is worth $25, 10% of which goes to child care charities. Grants are awarded to individual researchers from universities, research institutes and non-profit organizations in any country. Among those who received grants […]

False start #2: Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900X reviews also hit the web ahead of schedule

In addition to the review of Radeon RX 5700 series video cards, a review of Ryzen 3000 processors was also published ahead of schedule, although it was supposed to appear only on Sunday, July 7. This time, the German resource PCGamesHardware.de distinguished itself, which, of course, soon deleted the page with a review of the Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900X processors, but screenshots of diagrams with […]