Author: Yuri Gagarin

NetSurf 3.10

On May 24, a new version of NetSurf was released — a fast and lightweight web browser aimed at low-end devices, working not only on GNU/Linux and other *nix systems but also on RISC OS, Haiku, Atari, AmigaOS, Windows, and an unofficial port on KolibriOS. The browser uses its own engine and supports HTML4 and CSS2 (HTML5 and CSS3 are in early development), as well as […]

Release of Alpine Linux 3.12

A new stable release of Alpine Linux 3.12 has been released. Alpine Linux is based on the Musl C library and BusyBox utilities. OpenRC serves as the initialization system, with its own package manager, apk, handling package management. In this release: Initial support for the mips64 (big-endian) architecture has been added. Initial support for the D programming language is included. Python 2 is in the process of being completely removed. LLVM 10 is now […]

USB over IP at home

Sometimes there is a desire to work with a device connected via USB without having it on the table next to the laptop. For me, that device is a Chinese laser engraver with a 500mW laser, which is quite unpleasant upon close contact. Besides the direct danger to the eyes, the laser produces toxic combustion products during operation, so the device must be in a well-ventilated […]

Helpful post: All the most relevant courses, streams, and tech talks

Okay, we are an innovative IT company, which means we have developers – and they are good developers, passionate about their work. They also conduct live streaming, and all of this is called DevNation. Below are just useful links to live events, videos, meetups, and tech talks. Learn on June 1: Masterclass "Kubernetes for Beginners" – available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and […]

Deploying Docker Image on Dokku with Ansible

Prologue Recently, I learned about a 'pocket' PaaS similar to Heroku with a rather obvious name — Dokku. I was particularly attracted by the ease of adding a certificate to an application and vhost out of the box, so I decided to migrate my Docker images to Dokku. However, I was disappointed to find that Dokku lacks commands similar to Heroku such as dokku container:push dokku container:release // Very […]

Firefox Preview 5.1 is available for Android

The experimental browser Firefox Preview 5.1 has been released for the Android platform, developed under the codename Fenix as a replacement for the Firefox edition for Android. This release will soon be available in the Google Play store (requires Android 5 or later). Firefox Preview uses the GeckoView engine, built on Firefox Quantum technologies, along with a set of Mozilla Android […]

The Godot game development environment has been adapted for use in web browsers

The developers of the free game engine Godot have introduced the initial version of the graphical environment for game development and design, Godot Editor, which can run in a web browser. The Godot engine has long provided support for exporting games to the HTML5 platform, and now it includes the capability to run in a browser and game development environment. It is noted that primary focus during development will remain on the classic […]

Release of the minimalist distribution Alpine Linux 3.12

The release of Alpine Linux 3.12 has taken place, a minimalist distribution built on the Musl system library and BusyBox utilities. The distribution features enhanced security requirements and is compiled with Stack Smashing Protection (SSP). OpenRC is used for the initialization system, and a custom package manager, apk, is employed for package management. Alpine is utilized for creating official Docker container images. The bootable […]

Chrome/Chromium 83

The release of Google Chrome 83 and the corresponding free version, Chromium, which serves as its basis, has occurred. The previous release, version 82, was skipped due to developers transitioning to remote work. New features include: The 'DNS over HTTPS' (DoH) mode is now enabled by default if the user's DNS provider supports it. Additional security checks: You can now verify if your login and password have been compromised, […]

Solaris 11.4 SRU 21

On May 20, the SRU 21 update package for Oracle Solaris 11.4 was released. The updates are available via the pkg update command. Added: Support package for 100 Gbit Mellanox ConnectX-4 and ConnectX-5 network cards, with no support for ConnectX-6. The driver does not support SR-IOV. fribidi, a free implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, is used for text handling in languages written right-to-left (e.g., Hebrew). libsass […]

What can happen if the transaction isolation level is weakened in databases

Hello everyone. This is Vladislav Rodin speaking. I am currently the head of the "High Load Architect" course at OTUS and also teach in courses dedicated to software architecture. In addition to teaching, as you may have noticed, I am involved in writing original material for the OTUS blog on Habr, and today I would like to dedicate this article to the launch of the "PostgreSQL" course, which is currently underway […]

Executing the docker pull and docker push commands without the docker client through HTTP requests

We had 2 bags of grass, 75 mescaline tablets, a Unix environment, a Docker repository, and the task to implement the docker pull and docker push commands without the Docker client. UPD: Question: Why all this? Answer: Load testing the product (NOT using bash; the scripts are provided for educational purposes). The decision to not use the Docker client was made to reduce additional layers (sensibly […]

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