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Beekeepers against microcontrollers or about the benefits of mistakes

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One of the most conservative human activities is beekeeping! Since the invention of the frame hive and honey extractor ~200 years ago, little progress has been made in this area. This was reflected in the electrification of some processes of pumping (extraction) of honey and the use of winter heating of the hives. Meanwhile, the bee population in the world is greatly reduced - due to climate change, the widespread use of chemistry in […]

Reflections on solar hosting for bees

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It all started with a raffle... a raffle of a hive between beekeepers in exchange for a funny story about what they need it for. Then the cockroaches in my head took over control and briskly typed a message that I needed this hive not for bees, but to put a monitoring server there 😉 Then fantasy drew Raspberry blades instead of […]

Commission for cash withdrawals from ATMs in Russia may be canceled

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The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia, according to TASS, proposes to zero the commission for withdrawing cash from any ATMs in our country. The initiative, as noted, is aimed at combating the so-called wage slavery. The corresponding problem in Russia began to be solved back in 2014. At that time, the Labor Code was amended to allow an employee to ask the employer to transfer […]

Paradox Interactive and John Romero announce strategy work

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Paradox Interactive and Romero Games have announced a joint development project in the strategy genre. Paradox Interactive is the publisher of Cities: Skylines, Crusader Kings II, Stellaris and many other popular strategy games. Romero Games is led by Brenda Romero and John Romero, creators of Doom, Quake, Jagged Alliance and Wizardry 8. They will apply their […]

Chinese developers originally protest against work schedule

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Chinese developers and technical specialists began to protest in an original way against too long working hours. They created the 996.ICU repository on GitHub, where they post links and information about their work from 9 am to 9 pm for 6 days a week. Instead of code, the repository contains many complaints about the management of Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Huawei, Bytedance, […]

Ubisoft announces system requirements for Anno 1800

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In preparation for the release of the city-planning simulator Anno 1800, publisher Ubisoft has announced its system requirements. The minimum and recommended configurations are aimed at gaming at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second. On the minimum configuration you can run Anno 1800 with low graphics settings, on the recommended one - with high ones. The publisher did not announce the specific parameters behind the graphics settings. […]

Better not to break: the iPad Mini 5 tablet cannot be repaired

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iFixit has taken a look at the design of the next-generation iPad mini that Apple officially unveiled last month. The device, recall, is equipped with a Retina display measuring 7,9 inches diagonally. The resolution is 2048 × 1536 pixels, the pixel density is 326 dots per inch (PPI). The tablet uses the A12 Bionic processor. The equipment includes a flash drive with a capacity of up to 256 GB, […]

"Exchange of pleasantries": what is the essence of the conflict between the two most famous streaming companies

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In mid-March, Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission. This event was the apogee of the "undercover struggle" that the two companies have been waging for a long time. Photo c_ambler / CC BY-SA A series of reproaches According to the streaming service, the corporation discriminates against the applications of other companies to promote Apple Music. The full text of the EU complaint is not available, but Spotify has launched a […]

SberMobile operator expands its presence area

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Sberbank's mobile virtual operator under the SberMobile brand begins providing services in another 15 regions in the Russian Federation. Let us remind you that SberMobile uses the network infrastructure of T2 RTK Holding (Tele2 brand). In September last year, the operator began providing services in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow and Leningrad regions. Later, SberMobile services became available to residents of Belgorod, Voronezh, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, […]

FAA delays software update for Boeing 737 Max

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We have already written about problems with the MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System) system, which is designed to discreetly help pilots control Boeing 737 Max aircraft in manual mode (when the autopilot is turned off). Two plane crashes with hundreds of deaths around the world now leave hundreds of Boeings on the ground as the manufacturer rolls up his sleeves to get troubled […]

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