Background I once tried to create an article on a couple of wiki projects, but they were removed because they lacked encyclopedic value, and apparently, if you write about something new and unknown, it's perceived as publicity. After a while, my article was deleted. I was initially upset, but in the discussion, I was invited to another small […]
The proposed information environment is a kind of decentralized social network. However, unlike many existing solutions, this environment has a number of useful features beyond decentralization and is built on fairly simple and standard technical solutions (email, json, text files, and a bit of blockchain). This allows anyone with basic programming knowledge to create their services for this […]
Cisco has announced a significant new release of the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.103.0. Remember, the project was taken over by Cisco in 2013 following the acquisition of Sourcefire, the company behind ClamAV and Snort. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Key improvements: Clamd now supports reloading the signature database in a separate thread without blocking the scan. The database can be reloaded in a separate thread […]
Just yesterday, a new version of the Deepin distribution, developed based on Debian and using the eponymous DE, was quietly released. This version is based on Debian 10.5. Notable features: A new design for the environment has been introduced, including new icons, smooth animations, rounded corners, and a task overview screen. A new installer design has also been implemented. Additionally, there's an option to install […]
The Reward by Tohad At the beginning of working with Kubernetes, it is often forgotten to configure container resources. At this stage, it's sufficient to ensure that the Docker image runs and can be deployed in the Kubernetes cluster. However, later, the application needs to be deployed in the production cluster along with other applications. For this, it is necessary to allocate resources for the container and ensure that there are enough of them […]
Hello. I've decided to share my findings—a product of reflection, trials, and errors. Essentially, this is not really a finding, of course—this should already be well known to those dealing with applied statistical data processing and optimization of various systems, not necessarily just DBMS. And yes, they know and write interesting articles based on their research, for example (UPD.: in the comments […]
The Qbs 1.17 build tool release has been announced. This is the fourth release after Qt Company stepped away from developing the project, prepared by a community interested in continuing Qbs development. Qt is required as a dependency for building Qbs, although Qbs itself is designed to facilitate the building of any projects. Qbs uses a simplified version of the QML language to define build scripts, allowing […]
Facial recognition in access control systems meets the growing demand for contactless identification solutions. Today, this method of biometric identification is a global trend: the average annual growth rate of the facial recognition systems market is estimated by analysts at 20%. According to forecasts, in 2023 this figure will increase to 4 billion USD. Integration of terminals with the access control system Recognition […]
This article will be useful for those familiar with Check Point's Threat Emulation and Threat Extraction technologies and looking to take a step towards automating these tasks. Check Point offers a Threat Prevention API that works both in the cloud and on-premises, and functionally it is identical to file scanning […]
<< Previous: The Era of Fragmentation, Part 4: Anarchists In 1990, John Quarterman, a networking consultant and UNIX expert, published a comprehensive review of the state of computer networks at the time. In a small section dedicated to the future of computing systems, he predicted the emergence of a global network for 'email, conferencing, file transfer, remote system access – so […]
Sharp Corporation has expanded its smartphone lineup by announcing a very interesting product — the Aquos Zero 5G Basic model: one of the first commercial devices running Android 11. The device is equipped with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ OLED display with a resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels. The panel boasts a high refresh rate of 240 Hz. A fingerprint scanner is integrated directly into the screen area. […]
Amazon has announced the final release of Bottlerocket — a specialized distribution for running and managing containers efficiently. Bottlerocket (by the way, this is the name for small homemade rockets using gunpowder) isn't the first OS for containers, but it is likely to gain widespread adoption due to its default integration with AWS services. Although the system is geared towards the Amazon cloud, the open-source […]
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