Author: ProHoster

Windows Insider builds with WSL2 subsystem (Windows Subsystem for Linux) published

Microsoft has announced the formation of new experimental builds of Windows Insider (build 18917), which include the previously announced WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) layer, which ensures the launch of Linux executable files on Windows. The second edition of WSL is distinguished by the delivery of a full-fledged Linux kernel, instead of an emulator that translates Linux system calls into Windows system calls on the fly. Using a standard kernel allows [...]

A version of Astra Linux for smartphones is being prepared

The Kommersant publication reported on Mobile Inform Group's plans in September to release smartphones and tablets equipped with the Astra Linux operating system and belonging to the class of industrial devices designed to work in harsh conditions. No details about the software have been reported yet, except for its certification by the Ministry of Defense, FSTEC and FSB for processing information to the […]

Re:Store, Samsung, Sony Centre, Nike, LEGO and Street Beat customer data leaked

Last week, Kommersant reported that "the client bases of Street Beat and Sony Center were in the public domain", but in fact, everything is much worse than it is written in the article. I have already done a detailed technical analysis of this leak in my Telegram channel, so here we will only go over the main points. Disclaimer: All information below is published exclusively in […]

Benchmarks for Linux servers: 5 open source tools

Today we will talk about open tools for evaluating the performance of processors, memory, file systems and storage systems. The list includes utilities offered by GitHub residents and participants in thematic threads on Reddit - Sysbench, UnixBench, Phoronix Test Suite, Vdbench and IOzone. / Unsplash / Veri Ivanova Sysbench This is a MySQL server load testing utility based on […]

The story of one SQL investigation

Last December I received an interesting bug report from the VWO support team. The download time for one of the analytical reports for a large corporate client seemed prohibitive. And since this is my area of ​​responsibility, I immediately focused on solving the problem. Background To make it clear what I'm talking about, I'll tell you quite a bit about VWO. It is a platform […]

How to take to the skies and become a pilot

Hello! Today I will talk about how you can get to heaven, what you need to do for this, how much it all costs. I will also share my experience of training to become a private pilot in the UK and dispel some myths related to aviation. There is a lot of text and photos under the cut :) First flight First, let's figure out how to get behind the controls. Though […]

AMD Reveals Ryzen 3000 APUs for Desktops

As expected, AMD today officially unveiled its next-generation desktop hybrid processors. The new products are representatives of the Picasso family, which previously only included mobile APUs. In addition, they will be the youngest models among the Ryzen 3000 chips at the moment. So, for desktop PCs, AMD currently offers only two new […]

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake Gameplay and Trailer - Release September 20

In addition to announcing the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo at E3 2019 pleased fans of The Legend of Zelda universe with information about the re-release of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Let's remember: in February the company announced a full-fledged three-dimensional reimagining of its classic adventure, released back in 1993 on the Game Boy. The developers presented a new trailer [...]

Popular RPG Torchlight II Coming to Three Consoles in September

The popular action role-playing Torchlight II will receive versions for the Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 3 consoles on September 4 - all thanks to the famous studio Panic Button, which specializes in porting games. Torchlight II, which was developed by the now-shuttered Runic Games, was originally released on PC in 2012, and this year's launch will mark its console debut. The game can be […]

E3 2019: Animal Crossing: New Horizons showing, new details and release date postponement

During the Nintendo Direct presentation at E3 2019, a new part of Animal Crossing with the subtitle New Horizons was demonstrated. The trailer showed the main character arriving on a charter flight to a desert island. The video shows gameplay footage and gives a general idea of ​​the upcoming project. The video begins with showing locations, and then the main character sets up a tent. She […]

AMD officially unveiled the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X

Today at the Next Horizon Gaming event, AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced another processor that will complement the expected third-generation Ryzen family from above - the Ryzen 9 3950X. As expected, this CPU will receive a set of 16 Zen 2 cores and will become, according to AMD, the world's first gaming processor with such an arsenal […]

AMD Compares Ryzen 3000 Performance to Core i9 and Core i7 in Real Tasks and Gaming

Leading up to the AMD Next Horizon Gaming event, Intel tried hard to convey to its competitor the desire to compete in gaming performance, clearly doubting that the new desktop processors of the Ryzen 3000 family have a chance to surpass the “world's best gaming CPU” Core i9-9900K. However, AMD decided to answer this challenge and, as part of its presentation, demonstrated the results of testing its flagship models […]