Author: ProHoster

Video: Tons of Cosmetics and Free to Play in Overwatch 3rd Anniversary Event

Blizzard Entertainment is hosting a seasonal Overwatch event from May 21 to June 10 to celebrate the competitive team-based shooter's third anniversary. During this period, logging into the game will reward you with a Legendary Anniversary Container containing at least one Legendary item. In general, this will be the largest anniversary celebration of Overwatch in the history of the game: the project is three years old, and […]

How we built a reliable PostgreSQL cluster on Patroni

Today, high availability of services is required always and everywhere, not only in large expensive projects. Temporarily unavailable sites with the message “Sorry, maintenance in progress” are still encountered, but usually cause a condescending smile. Add to this life in the clouds, when you need only one call to the API to launch an additional server, and […]

Tails 3.14 distribution release

The release of a specialized distribution kit, Tails 3.14 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, is available. An iso image capable of working in Live mode, 1.2 GB in size, has been prepared for downloading. The Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) distribution is designed as a Live system that allows you to provide the maximum level of anonymity and security out of the box. […]

Release of the distribution kit for researching the security of Kali Linux 2019.2 systems

The distribution kit Kali Linux 2019.2 was released, designed for testing systems for vulnerabilities, conducting audits, analyzing residual information and identifying the consequences of attacks by intruders. All original developments created within the distribution kit are distributed under the GPL license and are available through the public Git repository. A full iso image (3.2 GB) and a shortened image (929 MB) have been prepared for downloading. Assemblies are available for [...]

Wiki projects and Noosphere are called to HACKNOWLEGE

On May 25, a hackathon will begin in Blagosphere (Moscow) for everyone who is ready to work with open resources - wiki projects (primarily Wikidata), Noosphere, Scientific Correspondent and international aggregators of open works. The organizers of the hackathon are NP “Wikimedia RU” and the Association of Internet Publishers (AIP), whose experts will tell you how to interact with the projects’ API. More detailed information about the hackathon and a sample list […]

What could be a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phablet: the novelty appeared on concept renders

Well-known blogger Ben Geskin published conceptual renderings of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phablet, created based on the latest leaks. According to available data, the new product will be equipped with a screen measuring 6,28 inches diagonally. In addition, there will be a modification with the Pro prefix, equipped with a 6,75-inch display. Leaks suggest that the device's screen will have a hole for the front camera. Moreover […]

New Google Pixel 3a randomly turns off, cause unknown

The Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones entered the market just a couple of weeks ago, but their first owners have already apparently encountered a manufacturing defect. On online forums, users complain about devices randomly shutting down, after which they can only be restored to functionality through a “hard reboot” by holding down the power button for 30 seconds. After this, the smartphone […]

Live broadcast of the presentation of the Honor 20 smartphone

On May 21, at a special event in London (UK), the presentation of the Honor 20 smartphone will take place, which many expected back in March. Along with Honor 20, the Honor 20 Pro and Lite models are expected to be presented. The live broadcast of the event, which will begin at 14:00 BST (16:00 Moscow time), can be viewed on the 3DNews website. Huawei, the owner of the Honor brand, […]

Observation Launch Trailer: The Role of AI in the Space Station Disaster

Last fall, publisher Devolver Digital and studio No Code (authors of Stories Untold) announced an interesting sci-fi thriller, Observation. Its peculiarity is that the player will take on the role of the artificial intelligence system SAM on a space station where some dark events took place. The only living person on the station will be Dr. Emma Fisher, who does not remember anything. The rest […]

Steam Chat became a standalone app for iOS and Android

Last year, Steam chat underwent a major overhaul and improvements in an attempt to compete with Discord. Now Valve has released a new standalone mobile app that includes many of the chat features of the digital game distribution service's desktop client. The application is available in versions for iOS and Android. Mobile chat includes many of the key features from Steam: friends list - the ability to immediately […]

The evolution of the architecture of the trading and clearing system of the Moscow Exchange. Part 1

Hi all! My name is Sergey Kostanbaev, at the Exchange I am developing the core of the trading system. When they show the New York Stock Exchange in Hollywood movies, it always looks like this: crowds of people, everyone yelling something, waving papers, there is complete chaos. We have never had anything like this on the Moscow Exchange, because from the very beginning trading has been conducted electronically and […]

The evolution of the architecture of the trading and clearing system of the Moscow Exchange. Part 2

This is a continuation of a long story about our thorny path to creating a powerful, highly loaded system that ensures the operation of the Exchange. The first part is here: habr.com/ru/post/444300 Mysterious bug After numerous tests, the updated trading and clearing system was put into operation, and we encountered a bug, about which it is just right to write a detective-mystical story. Shortly after starting on the main server, one of the transactions was processed with an error. […]