The Phantom family of devices from the Chinese company DJI have the most recognizable quadcopter design, which is imitated all over the world. Now, if rumors are to be believed, the manufacturer is going to abandon the development of this family forever. It's worth saying that this is more than just a rumor, because DJI Director of Public Safety Romeo Durscher said in a podcast […]
Uber appears to be doing better than ever. Yesterday, the US company priced its shares at between US$44 and US$50 per share, according to an update from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Uber plans to offer 180 million shares and raise about $9 billion in its IPO. […]
“One day in the life of a squirrel” or from process modeling to the design of an automated wealth accounting system “Belka-1.0” (Part 2) An illustration was used for “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” by A.S. Pushkin, ed. “Children’s Literature”, Moscow , 1949, Leningrad, drawings by K. Kuznetsov Summary of the previous series In the 1st part, we used a “fairytale” subject area, inspired by examples of studying UML diagrams based on […]
We clarify the description of the system functions using the Sequence diagram (continuation of “Squirrels”) In this article we will look at how you can detail (clarify) the description of the automated function using the UML Sequence Diagram - a sequence diagram. In this example, I am using the Enterprise Architect environment from the Australian company Sparx Systems [1]. See the full UML specification here [2]. To begin with, let me explain that we will […]
Ford Motor Company has released a financial report revealing that the US Department of Justice is investigating its internal emissions controls. The investigation is at a "preliminary stage," the car company said. And Ford says the investigation has nothing to do with the use of “neutralizing devices” or software designed to deceive regulators during […]
The army of PC users who use their systems for entertainment will be actively losing their adherents in the next few years. It is expected that between now and 2022, about 20 million gamers around the world will abandon the use of PCs. They will all move from computers to game consoles or some other similar devices connected to TVs. So bleak for a computer […]
The fine for violating the law on personal data is up to 75 thousand rubles. How to protect yourself from violations in the processing of personal data? Have you met all legal requirements? From July 1, 2017, fines were increased and began to depend on the type of violations. Yes, quite a lot of time has passed, but, as is often the case, especially in Russia, where, […]
Hi all. I was prompted to write this short article by a dispute regarding the choice of TV. Now in this area - as well as in “megapixels for cameras” - there is a marketing bacchanalia in the pursuit of resolutions: HD Ready has long been replaced by Full HD, and 4K and even 8K are already becoming increasingly popular. Let's figure it out - what do we […]
A group of engineers from the University of Berkeley, Squishy Robotics and NASA developers have begun field testing an “elastically rigid” robot for safe landing from heights without a parachute. Initially, such robots were of interest to scientists from the Aeronautics and Space Research Agency for dropping from spacecraft on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons. But on Earth there are also many applications for robotic […]
Dell has announced the start of sales in Russia of new gaming computers announced at CES 2019 - Alienware m15 and m17 laptops, G5 15 (5590) and G7 17 (7790), as well as the Alienware Aurora R8 PC. The Alienware m15 and Alienware m17 laptops are equipped with 5th generation Intel Core i7 and i8 processors, providing […]
Sony published reports for the financial year, which came to an end on March 31, 2019. Based on the data presented, we can conclude that despite a slight slowdown in sales of PlayStation4 hardware, the console itself is still selling at an impressive rate. Currently, 96,8 million copies of PS4 have been sold worldwide, which means the total […]
One of the largest Russian developers, the scientific and technical center "Module", came to navigation. Until now, the center's assets included controllers and microprocessors for a wide range of purposes. The new area of activity will expand the experience and offer of Russian developers. In particular, Modul is going to enter the market of high-precision navigation devices, expecting to occupy 2024–15% of this market in Russia by 18, […]
