Author: ProHoster

Bullet

Bullet is a remuneration system. Nothing supernatural, the idea is on the surface, the results are not long in coming. The name was not invented by me, but by the owner of the company where this system was implemented. Just like that, he listened to the arguments and features, and said: “This is a Bullet!” He probably meant that he liked the system, not that […]

Passive DNS in the hands of an analyst

The Domain Name System (DNS) is like a phone book that translates user-friendly names like "ussc.ru" into IP addresses. Since DNS activity is present in almost all communication sessions, regardless of the protocol. Thus, DNS logging is a valuable source of data for the information security professional, allowing them to detect anomalies or obtain additional data about the […]

It will heal before the wedding: cell proliferation and regenerative abilities of jellyfish

What do Wolverine, Deadpool and Jellyfish have in common? All of them have an amazing feature - regeneration. Of course, in comics and movies, this ability, common among an extremely limited number of real living organisms, is slightly (and sometimes greatly) exaggerated, but it remains very real. And what is real can be explained, which is what scientists decided to do in their new study […]

NixOS 19.09 Loris

On October 9, the release of NixOS 19.09, codenamed Loris, was announced on the project’s official website. NixOS is a distribution with a unique approach to package management and system configuration. The distribution is built on the basis of the “functionally pure” Nix package manager and its own configuration system using a functional DSL (Nix expression language) that allows you to declaratively describe the desired state of the system. […]

Tutu.ru and the Moscow Club of Programmers invite you to a backend meetup on October 17

There will be 3 reports and, of course, a break for pizza and networking. Program: 18:30 - 19:00 - registration 19:00 - 21:30 - reports and free communication. Speakers and topics: Pavel Ivanov, Mobupps, Programmer. He will talk about design patterns in PHP. Olga Nikolaeva, Tutu.ru, Backend developer. "You shall not pass! Casbin is an access control system.” Olga will tell you how to solve the problem [...]

Firefox code is completely free of XBL

Mozilla developers have reported the successful completion of work to remove XML Binding Language (XML) components from Firefox code. The work, which has been ongoing since 2017, removed approximately 300 different XBL bindings from the code and rewrote approximately 40 lines of code. These components were replaced with analogues based on Web Components, written […]

Release of the Snort 2.9.15.0 intrusion detection system

Cisco has published the release of Snort 2.9.15.0, a free attack detection and prevention system that combines signature matching techniques, protocol inspection tools, and anomaly detection mechanisms. The new release adds the ability to detect RAR archives and files in egg and alg formats in transit traffic. New debugging calls have been implemented to display information about the definition […]

The possibility of changing the numbering and the method of forming X.Org Server releases is being considered

Adam Jackson, who was responsible for preparing several past releases of X.Org Server, proposed in his report at the XDC2019 conference to switch to a new release numbering scheme. In order to more clearly see how long ago a particular release was published, by analogy with Mesa, it was proposed to reflect the year in the first number of the version. The second number will indicate the serial number of the significant […]

The Pegasus project could change the look of Windows 10

As you know, at the recent Surface event, Microsoft introduced a version of Windows 10 for a completely new category of computing devices. We are talking about dual-screen foldable devices that combine the features of laptops and tablets. At the same time, according to experts, the Windows 10X operating system (Windows Core OS) is intended not only for this category. The fact is that Windows […]

"Yandex" fell in price by 18% and continues to get cheaper

Today, Yandex shares fell sharply in price amid discussion in the State Duma of a bill on significant information resources, which involves introducing restrictions on the rights of foreigners to own and manage Internet resources that are important for the development of infrastructure. According to the RBC resource, within an hour from the start of trading on the American NASDAQ exchange, Yandex shares fell in price by more than 16% and their value […]

A farm simulator about a robot cat and his friend Doraemon Story of Seasons has been released

Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced the release of farming simulator Doraemon Story of Seasons. Doraemon Story of Seasons is a heart-warming adventure based on the well-known manga and anime Doraemon for children. According to the plot of the work, the robot cat Doraemon moved from the 22nd century to our time to help a schoolboy. In the game, the mustachioed man and his friend […]