The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.1 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and intended for providing anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. For storing user data in the data-saving mode between sessions, [...]
A major update of elementary OS 5.1, codenamed 'Hera', is now available. This release is very important for the development of the project, and the list of changes is quite substantial, prompting the developers to particularly highlight it among other releases with a new name and branding. Nevertheless, the release is still based on the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS codebase. Among the main changes, the most significant [...]
Tails is an operating system that can be run on almost any computer from a USB stick or DVD. It is aimed at preserving your privacy and anonymity and helps you achieve this. This release fixes numerous vulnerabilities. You should update as soon as possible. Changes and updates Now using https://keys.openpgp.org/ and https://zkaan2xfbuxia2wpf7ofnkbz6r5zdbbvxbunvp5g2iebopbfc4iqmbad.onion/ as the default OpenPGP server. keys.openpgp.org is more [...]
It's time to talk about devices designed for brake control. These devices are called "valves", although a long evolution has taken them quite far from valves in the conventional sense, turning them into fairly complex pneumatic automation devices. The good old 394 spool valve is still used on rolling stock 1. Engineer's valves — a brief introduction by definition The train valve […]
Industrial software system development requires significant attention to the fault tolerance of the end product, as well as rapid responses to failures and crashes when they occur. Monitoring certainly helps respond to failures and crashes more efficiently and quickly, but it's not enough. First, it's very difficult to keep track of a large number of servers – a large number of people are needed. Second, you need to have a good understanding of how […]
In the PHP ecosystem, there are currently two connectors for working with the Tarantool server — the official PECL tarantool/tarantool-php extension, written in C, and tarantool-php/client, written in PHP. I am the author of the latter. In this article, I would like to share the results of performance testing for both libraries and demonstrate how minimal code changes can achieve […]
Today, we will introduce you to the features of using SQL Server 2019 with the Unity XT storage system, as well as provide recommendations for virtualizing SQL Server using VMware technology, setting up and managing the basic components of the Dell EMC infrastructure. In 2017, Dell EMC and VMware published the results of a survey on trends and the evolution of SQL Server — 'Transforming SQL […]
The death of coral reefs is a huge problem currently facing oceanographers. An international team of scientists from the UK's Exeter and Bristol universities, as well as Australia's James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science, claims that "acoustic enrichment" could be a valuable tool in helping to restore damaged coral reefs. Working on the analysis of the dying Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the scientists […]
In addition to content inspired by the movie 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker', Star Wars: Battlefront 2 will also receive a new edition this month — the Celebration Edition will launch on December 5. Initially, the festive version of the game was revealed by the True Achievements service, and today a mention of the project could be seen in the European PlayStation blog. The Celebration Edition includes […]
Mozilla has removed four Avast extensions — Avast Online Security, AVG Online Security, Avast SafePrice, and AVG SafePrice — from the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) directory due to the organization of a user data leak. Google has not yet responded to the incident, and the extensions remain in the Chrome App Store. Code within the extensions has been identified with inserts for uploading to the website […]
The release of the classic desktop environment CDE 2.3.1 (Common Desktop Environment) has been published. CDE was developed in the early 1990s through a joint effort by Sun Microsystems, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu, and Hitachi, and for many years served as the default graphical environment for Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Digital UNIX, and UnixWare. In 2012, the code […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 71 and the mobile version Firefox 68.3 for the Android platform has taken place. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch 68.3.0 has been formed. Soon, the Firefox 72 branch will enter beta testing, with release scheduled for January 7 (the project is moving to a new 4-week development cycle). Key innovations: A new interface for the "about:config" page has been proposed […]