Foreword Hello everyone! My name is Sasha, and I have been testing backends (Linux services and APIs) for more than six years. The idea for this article came to me after another request from an acquaintance who is a tester, asking for recommendations on what to read about Linux commands before a job interview. Typically, candidates for a QA engineer position are expected to know the basic commands (if working with […]
In this article, I want to share with you a method for creating an SSL certificate for your web application running on Docker, as I found no similar solution in the Russian-speaking part of the internet. More details below. We had Docker v.17.05, Docker Compose v.1.21, Ubuntu Server 18, and a pint of pure Let’s Encrypt. It’s not that it’s necessary to deploy a production environment […]
U.S. intelligence officials have accused the increasingly popular messenger ToTok of surveilling its users. The agency believes that the app is used by the authorities in the United Arab Emirates to monitor user conversations, identify social connections, locations, and more. Over a million ToTok users reside in the UAE, but recently the app has been gaining traction in other countries as well, including […]
The release of the Python library for scientific computing, NumPy 1.18, has occurred. It is designed for working with multidimensional arrays and matrices while providing a large collection of functions implementing various algorithms related to matrix usage. NumPy is one of the most in-demand libraries used for scientific calculations. The project code is written in Python with optimizations in C and is distributed […]
Part Two: Principles of How a Video Codec Works Any raster image can be represented as a two-dimensional matrix. When it comes to colors, the idea can be expanded by considering the image as a three-dimensional matrix, where additional dimensions are used to store data for each of the colors. If we look at the final color as a combination of so-called primary colors (red, green, and blue), in our […]
Part One: Basics of Working with Video and Images What? A video codec is a part of software/hardware that compresses and/or decompresses digital video. Why? Despite certain limitations in bandwidth and storage capacity, the market demands increasingly higher quality video. Do you remember how in the last post we calculated the minimum required for 30 […]
I completed my first year of study in the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (3 out of 10 courses). I wanted to share some interim conclusions. You shouldn't go there if: 1. You want to learn programming. In my understanding, a good programmer should: Know the structure of a specific language, standard libraries, etc.; Be able to […]
Just before the holidays, we released the long-awaited 3CX V16 Update 4! We also introduced a new universal MCU name 3CX WebMeeting and new types of storage for 3CX backup and call recording. Let's go through everything step by step. 3CX V16 Update 4 Another 3CX update offers the choice of audio devices in the web client, the final release of the 3CX extension […]
According to network sources, the FBI is implementing a program that will help companies reduce the damage caused by hackers during data theft. The program is called IDLE (Illicit Data Loss Exploitation), within which companies implement 'false data' to confuse attackers trying to steal sensitive information. This program will help companies combat various types of fraud and corporate espionage. […
After a 24-hour pause, Microsoft has restored the operation of the previously forcedly blocked GitHub repository for Visual Studio Code (the source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, and macOS, distributed as open source but under a non-free license). The issue arose due to SantaGate—a complaint regarding an 'Easter egg' feature in the editor's interface featuring a Santa Claus hat, along with about 50 other complaints about […]
On December 22, a new version of the popular free planetarium Stellarium was released, visualizing a realistic night sky as if you were viewing it with the naked eye or through binoculars or a telescope. A total of about 100 changes have been made compared to the previous version. Among the key changes, direct support for ASCOM in the telescope control plugin can be highlighted […]
We publish an article by our colleague ITBotanik In the recent past, I led many retail projects at Gazpromneft gas stations, focusing on loyalty, franchising, retail automation systems, and more. Now, I head the sales architecture direction, developing the corporate IT landscape. Additionally, I am passionate about classical education; specifically, I have defended a PhD in technical sciences and I possess […]