Author: ProHoster

New Galatea or we revive the android girl for a fantasy novel

This article was written specifically for Habr - the most advanced audience of techies in the Runet. The author of the sketch is the illustrator Yu.M. In the end, paper will endure everything. Need a cyborg girl? No problem! What do we have at the peak of popularity now? Sexy looks? Easily! Incomparable […]

How to become a smart junior. Personal experience

There are already quite a few articles on Habré from juniors and for juniors. Some are striking in the degree of overzealousness of young professionals who, at the very beginning of their career path, are already ready to give advice to corporations. Some, on the contrary, surprise with a little puppyish enthusiasm: “Oh, I was hired by a company as a real programmer, now I am ready to work, albeit for free. And yesterday on me […]

Yandex.Alisa and Telegram bot in PHP with the same functionality

Good afternoon. There are a lot of articles on the topic of Telegram bots, but few people write about skills for Alice, and I didn’t find any information on how to make a single bot, so I decided to share my experience on how to make a simple Telegram bot and the Yandex.Alice skill for the site having the same functionality. So, how to raise a web server and get an ssl certificate, I […]

Humble Bundle co-founders step down after most successful year

Humble Bundle co-founders Jeffrey Rosen and John Graham have stepped down as CEO and COO of the company. This marks the end of an era in the history of this digital marketplace that they have led for a decade. However, it is also the start of a new era, with seasoned video game executive Alan […]

Getac K120-Ex Rugged Tablet for Industrial Use

Getac, a developer of industrial and military computers, plans to expand its product range with the rugged K120-Ex tablet, which is designed for use in hazardous environments. The device is suitable for industrial areas of increased explosion hazard, in which the concentration of combustible gases is high. The tablet computer is certified for use in hazardous areas with high levels of combustible gases and dust. The body of the device is made in accordance with […]

MIPS R6 open microarchitecture released

Last December, Wave Computing, which took over MIPS Technologies designs and patents following the bankruptcy of Imagination Technologies, announced its intention to make the 32-bit and 64-bit MIPS instruction set, tools, and architecture open and royalty-free. Wave Computing promised to provide access to packages for developers during the first quarter of 2019. And they did it! […]

Google Photos will be able to straighten and enhance document photos

Google has made it easy to take photos of invoices and other documents with your smartphone. Building on last year's smart feature in Google Photos that offers automatic image processing, the company has introduced a new "Crop and Adjust" feature for snapshots of printed documents and text pages. The principle of operation is very similar to the implementation of the recommended actions in Google Photos. After photographing, the platform will determine the document […]

You Can Stop Begging: Capitalist Graveyard Keeper Coming to Nintendo Switch 'Very Soon'

tinyBuild Games and Lazy Bear Games have announced that Graveyard Keeper is coming to Nintendo Switch "very soon". Graveyard Keeper, a XNUMXD satirical sandbox game from the creators of Punch Club, invites you to become the manager of a medieval cemetery. You need to build and develop your business, try to save money and do everything to cash in on human deaths as much as possible. In project […]

OPPO is designing a slider smartphone with a dual selfie camera

Network sources have released OPPO patent documentation, which describes a new smartphone in the slider form factor. As you can see in the images, the Chinese company is designing a device with a retractable top module. It will be equipped with a dual selfie camera. In addition, this block may contain various sensors. At the back of the case is a dual main camera. Its optical blocks are installed vertically; under […]

92,7% make backups, data loss increased by 30%. What's wrong?

In 2006, at a major Russian conference, the Doctor of Technical Sciences made a presentation on the growing information space. In beautiful schemes and examples, the scientist talked about the fact that in 5-10 years in developed countries, information will come to each person in an amount that he cannot fully perceive. He talked about wireless networks, available at every turn […]

A selection of books on how to learn, think and make effective decisions

In our blog on Habré, we publish not only stories about the developments of the ITMO University community, but also photo tours - for example, in our robotics laboratory, laboratory of cyber-physical systems and Fablab DIY coworking. Today we've put together a selection of books that look at ways to improve work and study efficiency in terms of thought patterns. Photo: g_u / Flickr / CC […]