Author: ProHoster

Apache & Nginx. Linked by one chain

How Apache & Nginx is Implemented in Timeweb For many companies, Nginx + Apache + PHP is a very typical and common combination, and Timeweb is no exception. However, it can be interesting and useful to figure out exactly how it is implemented. The use of such a bundle is, of course, dictated by the needs of our customers. Both Nginx and Apache play a special role, each […]

Notebook cheat sheet for fast Data preprocessing

Often, people entering the field of Data Science do not have a completely realistic idea of ​​\uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbwhat awaits them. Many people think that now they will write cool neural networks, create a voice assistant from Iron Man, or beat everyone in the financial markets. But the job of a Data Scientist is about data, and one of the most important and time-consuming things is […]

Death Stranding reached 32 peak players on Steam on release day

The number of players in Death Stranding on Steam exceeded 32,5 thousand people on the day of release. This is reported by the statistical service Steam DB. A sharp increase in players occurred in the first few hours after the release. Along with this figure, the number of Death Stranding viewers on Twitch soared - up to 76 thousand people. At the time of writing, the figures had dropped to 20,6 thousand and […]

Overwatch Launches Maestro Challenge with Sigma Cosmetics Giveaway

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the launch of a new Maestro challenge in Overwatch. Until July 27, players can earn a badge, a Legendary emote, six unique sprays, and the Legendary Sigma Maestro skin for a total of nine new rewards. “It's time to go on stage! Become the first violin in the Sigma Symphony Orchestra and receive rewards available only during the event, one of […]

Powerful smartphone Xiaomi Apollo will receive ultra-fast 120-watt recharging

One of the first smartphones to support ultra-fast 120-watt charging may be the flagship device of the Chinese company Xiaomi, as reported by Internet sources. We are talking about a model coded M2007J1SC, which is being created according to a project codenamed Apollo. Information about the device appeared on the Chinese certification website 3C (China Compulsory Certificate). 3C data suggests that for a smartphone […]

GNU Autoconf 2.69b is available to test potentially breaking changes

Eight years after the publication of version 2.69, the release of the GNU Autoconf 2.69b package was introduced, which provides a set of M4 macros for creating autoconfiguration scripts for building applications on various Unix-like systems (based on the prepared template, the “configure” script is generated). The release is positioned as a beta version of the upcoming version 2.70. A significant time gap from the previous issue and the preliminary publication […]

VirtualBox 6.1.12 release

Oracle has published a corrective release of the VirtualBox 6.1.12 virtualization system, which contains 14 fixes. Major changes in release 6.1.12: Experimental graphics output via GLX has been added to guest additions; OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) integration components add a new experimental type of network connection that allows a local VM to act as if it were running in the cloud; […]

Registration of participants for the International Conference on Functional Programming is open

The twenty-fifth International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP) 2020 will be held under the auspices of ACM SIGPLAN. This year the conference will be held online, and all events taking place within its framework will be available online. From July 17 to July 20, 2020 (that is, in two days) the ICFP programming competition will be held. The conference itself will […]

VST3 versions of KPP plugins 1.2.1 released

KPP is a software guitar processor in the form of a set of LV2, LADSPA, and now VST3 plugins! This release contains all 7 plugins from the KPP set, ported to VST3 format. This makes it possible to use them with proprietary DAW systems such as REAPER and Bitwig Studio. Previously, KPP plugins were not available to users of these applications due to […]

Creating Boobstrap v1.2 Boot Images

After just a month of leisurely development, boobstrap v1.2 was released - a set of tools on the POSIX shell for creating boot images and drives. Boobstrap allows you to use just one command: Create an initramfs image, including any GNU/Linux distribution in it. Create bootable ISO images with any GNU/Linux distribution. Create bootable USB, HDD, SSD drives with any GNU/Linux distribution. The peculiarity lies in [...]

Hackathon - the way to new financial contracts and development prospects

A hackathon is a forum for programmers, during which specialists from different areas of software development work together to solve customer problems. This communication tool for small and large businesses can no doubt be called the engine of innovative technologies and fresh digital solutions to the masses. It is important that the customer, starting from the problems of his business, himself determines the task for the hackathon, and […]

How we accelerated the time of unloading goods in the warehouse

Data collection terminal Zebra WT-40 with ring scanner. It is needed in order to be able to quickly scan the goods, while physically stacking the boxes on a pallet (hands free). Over the course of several years, we opened stores very quickly and grew. It ended with the fact that now our warehouses receive and send about 20 thousand pallets a day. Naturally, today […]