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Cable TV networks for the little ones. Part 5: Coaxial Distribution Network

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Having gone through the theoretical foundations, let's move on to describing the hardware of cable television networks. I will start the story from the subscriber's television receiver and, in more detail than in the first part, I will talk about all the components of the network. Series Contents Part 1: General Architecture of a CATV Network Part 2: Composition and Waveform Part 3: Analog Component of a Signal Part 4: Digital Component of a Signal Part […]

Managing a team of programmers: how and how to properly motivate them? Part one

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Epigraph: The husband, looking at the grimy children, says to his wife: well, shall we wash these or give birth to new ones? Below the cut is the discussion of our team lead, as well as RAS Product Development Director, Igor Marnat, about the peculiarities of motivating programmers. The secret to success in creating cool software products is well known - take a team of cool programmers, give the team a cool idea and don’t interfere with the team […]

Xiaomi is preparing a new 4K HDR smart projector

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The Chinese company Xiaomi, according to online sources, is launching a crowdfunding program to release a new smart projector based on laser technology. The device is a 4K format product, that is, it allows you to create an image with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels. There is talk of support for HDR 10. The stated brightness reaches 1700 ANSI lumens. The size of the picture can be from 80 to 150 inches diagonally. Dimensions […]

Musk calls for extreme austerity as he tries to save Tesla from bankruptcy

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Last year, Elon Musk was convinced that increasing production of the Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle would help the company significantly reduce its dependence on borrowed funds and also break even on an ongoing basis. The first quarter of this year turned out to be a disappointment: net losses reached $702 million, problems with logistics were observed, old debts had to be paid off, […]

Google will restrict Huawei's access to its Android services

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In accordance with the restrictive measures imposed by the US Department of Commerce against Huawei, Google has suspended its business relationships with Huawei regarding the transfer of hardware, software and technical services, with the exception of projects publicly available under open licenses. For future models of Huawei Android devices, the release of application updates offered by Google (Google Apps) will be stopped and the operation of Google services will be limited. Representatives […]

Minecraft sold over 176 million copies worldwide, excluding China

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Minecraft has been on the market for 10 years, a period that can make many people feel old. And the other day, Microsoft announced that it had reached a new milestone in the distribution of the popular sandbox: according to the company, 176 million copies have currently been sold worldwide on all platforms. For comparison: according to official data as of October last year, the game […]

E3 2019: THQ Nordic Announces Return of Two Famous Franchises

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THQ Nordic will present two unannounced projects at E3 2019. THQ Nordic's first project will be a remake and the hotly anticipated return of the "galaxy's favorite game/franchise." The company has almost 200 items under its belt. Perhaps this is a remake of Destroy All Humans!? The second project will also be something from long-standing series, a new vision of a certain franchise. Kingdoms of Amalur? TimeSplitters? Alone in […]

13. Check Point Getting Started R80.20. Licensing

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Hello friends! And we finally got to the last, final lesson of Check Point Getting Started. Today we will talk about a very important topic - Licensing. I hasten to warn you that this lesson is not an exhaustive guide to choosing equipment or licenses. This is just a summary of the key points that any Check Point administrator should know. If you are really puzzled by the choice […]

Introducing Windows Terminal

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Windows Terminal is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful and productive terminal application for users of command line tools and shells such as Command Prompt, PowerShell and WSL. Windows Terminal will ship through the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 and will be updated regularly to ensure you're always up to date with the latest […]

Programmers' misconceptions about naming

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Two weeks ago, Habré published a translation of "Programmers' delusions about time", which in its structure and style is based on this classic text by Patrick Mackenzie, published two years ago. Since the note on time was extremely favorably received by the audience, it obviously makes sense to translate the original article on names and surnames as well. John Graham-Cumming today complained […]

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