A study conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) suggests that demand for gaming-grade computer devices is growing globally. The statistics take into account the supply of gaming desktop and laptop computers, as well as gaming-grade monitors. It is reported that this year, total shipments of products in these categories will reach 42,1 million units. This would correspond to an increase of 8,2% […]
The historic mission to the moon is approaching its end. In February, we wrote about the plans of a non-profit organization originally from Israel, SpaceIL, to reach the Earth’s satellite and land a space probe on its surface. On Friday, the Israeli-built Beresheet lander entered orbit around Earth's natural satellite and is preparing to land on its surface. If successful, he will become [...]
The delegation of the state corporation Roscosmos, headed by its CEO Dmitry Rogozin, discussed with the leadership of Kazakhstan issues of cooperation in the field of space activities. In particular, they discussed the creation of the Baiterek space rocket complex. This joint project between Russia and Kazakhstan was launched back in 2004. The main goal is to launch spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with environmentally friendly […]
The problem of data compression, in its simplest form, can relate to numbers and their notations. Numbers can be denoted by numerals ("eleven" for the number 11), mathematical expressions ("two in the twentieth" for 1048576), string expressions ("five nines" for 99999), proper names ("the number of the beast" for 666, "the year of Turing's death " for 1954), or arbitrary combinations thereof. Any designation that […]
Oil painting: in the morning you ran into the classic chain Malinka for a bun or an apple. They quickly took the goods and quickly rushed to the checkout. 10 minutes before the start of the working day. In front of you at the checkout are three more representatives of the office plankton. No one has a cart full of goods. Maximum of 5-6 items in hand. But they have been served for so long that [...]
Again continuing the theme of arranging Zero Touch PROD for RDS. Future DBAs will not be able to connect to PROD servers directly, but will be able to use Jenkins jobs for a limited set of operations. The DBA launches job and after some time receives a letter with a report on the completion of this operation. Let's look at ways to present these results to the user. Plain Text Let's start with […]
March was not as rich in new items as February, but PlayStation 4 owners still got a few hits. And they even actively bought them - about which projects performed best in the PlayStation Store, Sony said in a blog. The best-selling game, as one would expect, was The Division 2. Sekiro also entered the top three: […]
Remedy Entertainment has the rights to Alan Wake, but that doesn't mean the game will get a sequel in the coming years. However, the VG247 portal found out that the developers had already tried to create the second part, but nothing came of it. PR director Thomas Puha told VG247 that Alan Wake 2 was in development a few years ago. "We've been working on Alan […]
Studio Bluepoint Games, known for the remasters of Shadow of the Colossus and the Uncharted trilogy, has been working on a secret project for almost a year. Back in July 2018, the authors opened vacancies to work on some kind of “classic project”. And recently, representatives of the company slightly opened the veil of secrecy. Bluepoint Games CTO Peter Dalton stated: “For us, Shadow of the Colossus […]
In February-March 2019, a competition was held to rank the social network feed SNA Hackathon 2019, in which our team took first place. In the article I will talk about the organization of the competition, the methods we tried, and the catboost settings for training on big data. SNA Hackathon A hackathon under this name is being held for the third time. It is organized by the social network [...]
Panasonic has announced the Lumix G Vario 14-140mm / F3.5-5.6 II ASPH lens. / POWER OIS (H-FSA14140) for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. The new product is an improved version of the H-FS14140 model. In particular, protection against splashes and dust has been implemented, which expands the scope of use of optics. The design includes 14 elements in 12 groups, including three aspherical […]
The 120 MW solar plant will help replace the coal-fired power plant, which is scheduled to be decommissioned by 2025. According to network sources, the American company Idaho Power has entered into a 20-year agreement, according to which the company will purchase energy from a 120 MW solar power plant. The construction of the station is carried out by Jackpot Holdings. The main feature of the contract is that […]
