There is a lot of reference literature on the Internet, but sometimes the simplest advice turns out to be the most valuable. The Kubernetes aaS team from Mail.ru has compiled a list of ten tricks and tips that the article's author gathered after a year of working with Kubernetes. The tips are not sorted by significance, but we believe everyone will find something useful for themselves. The simplest command for working with Kubernetes […]
Echtra Games and Perfect World Entertainment have released a new trailer for Torchlight III. In it, viewers are introduced to another character class — the Sharpshooter. The developers also shared key features of this character. In battles, the hero uses ranged skills, precise shots, and various magical devices. The Sharpshooter is equipped not only with a musket but also with a bow, and […]
Oracle has released the third functional update for the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R5, positioned for use in the Oracle Linux distribution as an alternative to the standard kernel package from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The kernel is available for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures. The kernel source code, including the breakdown into individual patches, has been published in a public Git repository by Oracle. The Unbreakable Enterprise package […]
The release of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler has been announced. Changes include: New language extensions UnliftedNewtypes, StandaloneKindSignatures, and ImportQualifiedPost. Improvements in code generation, including more aggressive code specialization, a new loop analyzer, optimizations for array handling, and pointer tagging for large data types. A new interpreter command :instances, which shows the available instances of classes for a given type. Enhancements in the embedded code profiler.…
Berkeley Packet Filters (BPF) is a Linux kernel technology that has consistently made headlines in English-language technical publications for several years. Conferences are filled with talks about the use and development of BPF. David Miller, the maintainer of the Linux networking subsystem, titles his talk at Linux Plumbers 2018 “This talk is not about XDP” (XDP is one of […]
In Unix-like operating systems, a program communicates with the outside world and the operating system through a small set of functions known as system calls. This means that for debugging purposes, it can be useful to observe the system calls made during the execution of processes. The utility strace helps to monitor the 'intimate life' of programs on Linux, which is the focus of this article. Examples of the use of 'spy' equipment are included along with brief […]
The antivirus solutions developer 'Doctor Web' reports the detection of a dangerous backdoor being spread by cybercriminals disguised as an update for the popular browser Google Chrome. It is reported that more than 2,000 individuals have already fallen victim to the cybercriminals, and this number continues to grow. According to the 'Doctor Web' virus laboratory, the attackers have used resources based on the CMS WordPress to maximize audience reach — from […]
Developers interested in continuing the development of the JavaScript library CoreJS are considering creating a fork. The intention is related to concerns that the project has been left without support after the author, the key developer and the sole maintainer, was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal settlement (he caused the death of a pedestrian at a crosswalk — one of the pedestrians was drunk and fell, while the other bent down to help him up, which […]
The release of Snoop 1.1.6_rus has been announced, which enhances the OSINT forensic tool that searches for user accounts in public data. The program analyzes various websites, forums, and social networks for the presence of the desired username, i.e., it allows you to determine on which sites a user with the specified nickname can be found. This release is notable for expanding the database of checked resources to 666 sites, many of which are Russian-speaking. Builds […]
Hello, friends! After the publication of the article 'UPS and Battery Array: Where to Install? Just Wait' there were many comments regarding the dangers of Li-Ion solutions for servers and data centers. Therefore, today we will try to understand the differences between industrial lithium solutions for UPS and the batteries in your gadgets, how the operating conditions of batteries differ in the server room, and why Li-Ion in phones […]
Overnight, remote work became a sought-after and necessary format. All because of COVID-19. New measures to prevent infection are appearing every day. In offices, temperatures are being taken, and some companies, including large ones, are switching employees to remote work to mitigate losses from downtimes and sick leaves. In this regard, the IT sector, with its experience in distributed teams, has an advantage. […]
The release of the web browser Pale Moon 28.9 has been announced, a fork from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher performance, preserve the classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are available for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project's code is distributed under the MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License). The project adheres to the classic organization of the interface, without […]