Author: ProHoster

Salary Biography in Germany 2019

I provide an incomplete translation of the study “Development of wages depending on age.” Hamburg, August 2019 Cumulative income of specialists depending on their age in gross euros Calculation: average annual salary at age 20 35 * 812 years = 5 at age 179. Annual salary of specialists depending on age in euros gross Annual salary […]

Ray-traced mod released for original Doom

Recently, ray tracing modifications have been released for many older games. Now Doom has joined the list of BioShock, Alien: Isolation and others. But the user under the nickname doom_rtx did not apply the famous Reshade mod, developed by Pascal Gilcher, to the id Software game, but created his own creation. The piece, called Doom Ray Tracing, adds hybrid lighting […]

Confidential cloud. We are looking for an alternative to open solutions

I am an engineer by training, but I communicate more with entrepreneurs and production directors. Some time ago, the owner of an industrial company asked for advice. Despite the fact that the enterprise is large and was created in the 90s, management and accounting work the old fashioned way on a local network. This is a consequence of fears for their business and increased control by the state. Laws and regulations […]

Amazon sells unlicensed cell phone signal boosters

Recently, it was discovered that the online store Amazon is selling unlicensed goods. According to Wired, the online retailer sells cell signal boosters that have not been licensed by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (for example, from MingColl, Phonelex and Subroad). Some of them were labeled as Amazon's Choice. Not only are these devices unlikely to go through the registration process with […]

Funkwhale - decentralized music service

Funkwhale is a project that makes it possible to listen and share music within an open, decentralized network. Funkwhale consists of many independent modules that can “talk” to each other using free technologies. The network is not associated with any corporation or organization, which gives users some independence and choice. The user can join an existing module or create […]

Trailer for the launch of Daemon X Machina's hurricane mech-action in the style of comics

Daemon X Machina will hit the market on September 13th exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The creation of the project is led by the famous game designer Kenichiro Tsukuda, who has had a hand in many mecha games, including the Armored Core series, as well as Fate/EXTELLA. On this occasion, the developers presented a trailer (so far only in Japanese), which reminds that the history of mankind is written by wars. In a fast-paced action film, the world [...]

Synthing v1.2.2

Syncthing is a program for synchronizing files between two or more devices. Fixes in the latest version: Attempts to undo changes to Sync Protocol Listen Address were unsuccessful. The chmod command did not work as expected. Prevented log leak. There is no indication in the GUI that Syncthing is disabled. Adding/updating pending folders increased the number of saved configurations. Closing a closed channel […]

Colorful anime trailer for the hybrid of the simulator and JRGP to the appearance of Re:Legend in early access

The other day, Re:Legend reached Steam Early Access, and the publishing house 505 Games decided to remind you of this with a colorful hand-drawn video in the style of anime. Re:Legend is described as a massive JRPG/simulation hybrid, combining farming and life simulation mechanics with powerful monster collecting capabilities and multiplayer elements. Re:Legend invites players to build and expand their […]

systemd 243

A major update to the widely used Linux init system has been released. Release notes new systemd-network-generator tool resolctl additions support for defining NUMAPolicy for systemd services PID1 now listens for kernel low memory events service manager now exposes I/O resources used by systemd modules MACsec support in networking BPF user programs in cgroups new Pstore service Systemd 243 is […]

Linux From Scratch 9.0 and Beyond Linux From Scratch 9.0 published

New editions of the Linux From Scratch 9.0 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 9.0 (BLFS) manuals, as well as the LFS and BLFS editions with the systemd system manager, have been introduced. Linux From Scratch provides instructions for building a basic Linux system from scratch using only the source code for the required software. Beyond Linux From Scratch augments LFS instructions with assembly information […]

Facebook is testing hiding likes

Facebook is exploring the possibility of hiding the number of likes on posts. This was confirmed to TechCrunch. However, the first source was Jane Manchun Wong, a researcher and IT specialist. She specializes in reverse engineering applications. According to Vaughn, she found a function in the code of the Facebook application for Android that will hide likes. Instagram has a similar system. The reason for this decision [...]