A structure on a 'floating' foundation to protect against earthquakes. My name is Pavel, and I lead the KROK network of commercial data centers. Over the last 15 years, we have built more than a hundred data centers and large server rooms for our clients, but this facility is the largest of our overseas projects. It is located in Turkey. I went there for a few months to consult with foreign colleagues […]
I have long wanted to share my script for automating the setup of Windows 10 (currently relevant version 18362), but I never got around to it. Perhaps it will be useful to someone in whole or just parts of it. Of course, it will be challenging to describe all the setup points, but I will try to highlight the most important ones. If anyone is interested, feel free to join. Introduction I've long wanted to share […]
Our company is undergoing the onboarding process for the SRE team. I approached this whole situation from the development side. Throughout the process, I had thoughts and insights that I want to share with other developers. In this reflective article, I discuss what is happening, how it is happening, and how everyone can move forward with it. This continues a series of articles written about […]
They say you should try everything at least once in life. If you are used to working with relational databases, getting acquainted with NoSQL in practice is worth it, if only for general knowledge. Due to the rapid development of this technology, there are currently many conflicting opinions and heated debates on this topic, which particularly fuels interest. Delving into […]
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in southeastern China was caught after facial recognition software suggested he was trying to scan the corpse's face to apply for credit. The police in Fujian province reported that a 29-year-old suspect named Zhang was apprehended while attempting to burn the body on a remote farm. Officers were alerted by the company that […]
Microsoft has released technical specifications for the exFAT file system and expressed its willingness to grant rights to use all related exFAT patents for free use in Linux. It is noted that the published documentation is sufficient for creating a portable implementation of exFAT that is fully compatible with Microsoft products. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to add exFAT support to the main Linux kernel. Participants in the organization […]
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ In this manual, we will cover the basics of using Swift on the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a small and inexpensive single-board computer, whose potential is limited only by its computing resources. It is well known among tech enthusiasts and DIY lovers. This is a great device for those who want to experiment with an idea or practically test a certain concept. It […]
In this article, I want to talk about Rolling Scopes School – a free course on JavaScript / frontend that I attended and really enjoyed. I found out about this course by chance, and I think there is not much information about it online, but the course is excellent and deserves attention. I believe this article will be useful for those who are trying to study on their own […]
Introduction As it happened, I had to get acquainted with this technology at my current workplace. Let me start with a brief backstory. At a recent meeting, our team was told that we needed to create an integration with a well-known system. Integration meant that this well-known system would send requests to us via HTTP to a specific endpoint, while we would, quite strangely, send […]
When developing a project for the Android platform, even the smallest ones will sooner or later face the development environment. Besides Android SDK, it is necessary to have the latest version of Kotlin, Gradle, platform-tools, and build-tools. While on the developer's machine, these dependencies are largely managed through the Android Studio IDE, on the CI/CD server, each update can turn into […]
Ubisoft has unveiled the system requirements for the shooter Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint—five configurations divided into two groups. The standard group includes the minimum and recommended configurations, which will allow playing at 1080p resolution with low and high graphics settings, respectively. The minimum requirements are as follows: operating system: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10; processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 […]
The release of the Sway 1.2 composite manager has been prepared, built using the Wayland protocol and fully compatible with the i3 tiling window manager and the i3bar panel. The project's code is written in C and is distributed under the MIT license. The project is aimed at use in Linux and FreeBSD. Compatibility with i3 is provided at the level of commands, configuration files, and IPC, which allows for the use of […]