Author: ProHoster

Liveness probes in Kubernetes can be dangerous

Note transl.: Lead engineer from Zalando - Henning Jacobs - has repeatedly noticed problems among Kubernetes users in understanding the purpose of liveness (and readiness) probes and their correct use. Therefore, he collected his thoughts in this capacious note, which will eventually become part of the K8s documentation. Health checks, known in Kubernetes as liveness probes (literally, […]

Speedrunner completed GTA: San Andreas in 25 minutes, breaking the record by three and a half hours

Speedrunning Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has always taken a lot of time. Even in the Any% category, where there are no additional conditions, the first position was occupied by a player under the nickname Ielreset for five months with a time of 3 hours 52 minutes. However, his record was broken by speedrunner Powdinet, who took only 25 minutes and 52 seconds to complete GTA: San Andreas. The enthusiast managed […]

Vulnerability in sudo allowing privilege escalation when using specific rules

In the Sudo utility, used to organize the execution of commands on behalf of other users, a vulnerability (CVE-2019-14287) has been identified, which allows commands to be executed with root rights, if there are rules in the sudoers settings in which in the user ID check section after the allowing key The word “ALL” is followed by an explicit prohibition of running with root rights (“… (ALL, !root) ...”). In configurations according to [...]

Video: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt performs well on Nintendo Switch

Action role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released on Nintendo Switch only tomorrow, but some players have already been able to get their hands on a copy of the project. They shared how the third Witcher looks and works on a Nintendo console. A few days ago, an hour-long recording of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gameplay was published on YouTube. The project was launched on Nintendo Switch […]

Harmony OS will be the fifth largest operating system in 2020

This year, the Chinese company Huawei launched its own operating system, Harmony OS, which could become a replacement for Android if the manufacturer can no longer use Google's software platform in its devices. It is noteworthy that Harmony OS can be used not only in smartphones and tablet computers, but also in other types of devices. Now online sources are reporting that [...]

Inhumans and Captain Marvel may appear in Marvel's Avengers

Not long ago, Marvel's Avengers developers from Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal announced the appearance of Kamala Khan, also known under the pseudonym Ms. Marvel, in the game. This character is a fan of Captain Marvel, and the authors are still silent about the presence of the mentioned superhero in the project. Comicbook decided to ask Crystal Dynamics CEO Scott Amos about this, and […]

Acer Predator Helios 700 gaming laptop with slide-out keyboard went on sale in Russia

Acer has started sales in Russia of the gaming laptop Predator Helios 700 with a retractable HyperDrift keyboard at a price of 199 rubles. The laptop is equipped with a 990-inch IPS screen with Full HD resolution (17,3 × 1920 pixels), a refresh rate of 1080 Hz and a response time of 144 ms. The laptop supports NVIDIA G-SYNC adaptive technology, which synchronizes the display and graphics card refresh rates for maximum […]

Vulnerability in Sudo allows you to execute commands with superuser rights on Linux devices

It became known that a vulnerability was discovered in the Sudo (super user do) command for Linux. Exploitation of this vulnerability allows unprivileged users or programs to execute commands with superuser rights. It is noted that the vulnerability affects systems with non-standard settings and does not affect most servers running Linux. The vulnerability occurs when Sudo configuration settings are used to allow […]

Corsair One Pro i182 compact workstation costs $4500

Corsair has unveiled the One Pro i182 workstation, which combines relatively small dimensions and high performance. The device is housed in a housing with dimensions of 200 × 172,5 × 380 mm. A Mini-ITX motherboard based on an Intel X299 chipset is used. The computing load is assigned to the Core i9-9920X processor with twelve cores and the ability to simultaneously process up to 24 instruction threads. Basic clock […]

UK Chart: FIFA 20 holds on to the top spot for the third week in a row

Football simulator FIFA 20 holds the first place in the British charts for the third week in a row. The Electronic Arts game had a weaker-than-usual launch (if only the boxed release is counted) but maintains its position despite sales falling 59% week over week. The tactical online shooter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint also confidently holds on to second place. The success of the game […]

New article: ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ WQHD Gaming Monitor Review: Get rid of the shackles

ASUS continues to lead the gaming monitor market and strives to be the first to promote new standards and technologies. The top series of gaming displays ROG Swift quickly won the hearts of buyers, and the ROG Strix released later allowed those who prefer video cards from the AMD camp to save money. Meanwhile, in both cases, the models turned out to be expensive, their capabilities were not enough for everyone, […]