Author: ProHoster

Parrot 4.9 distribution release with a selection of security checkers

A release of the Parrot 4.9 distribution is available, based on the Debian Testing package base and including a selection of tools for checking the security of systems, conducting forensic analysis and reverse engineering. Several iso images with the MATE environment (full 3.9 GB and reduced 1.7 GB) and with the KDE desktop (2 GB) are offered for download. The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory environment […]

Corona game engine changes name to Solar2D and becomes fully open source

CoronaLabs Inc. ceased its activities and transformed the developing game engine and framework for creating Corona mobile applications into a completely open project. Previously provided services from CoronaLabs, on which development was based, will be transferred to a simulator running on the user’s system, or replaced with free analogues available for open source software development (for example, GitHub). The Corona code has been translated […]

VisOpSys 0.9

Quietly and imperceptibly, version 0.9 of the amateur system Visopsys (Visual Operating System) was released, which was written by one person (Andy McLaughlin). Among the innovations: Updated appearance Enhanced network capabilities and related programs Infrastructure for packaging / downloading / installing / uninstalling software with an online repository HTTP support, XML and HTML libraries, support for some C […]

Why is it important for hardware developers to conduct high-quality cusdev

When it comes to automating processes in the petrochemical industry, the stereotype is often triggered that production is complex, which means that everything that can be reached is automated there thanks to process control systems. Actually not quite like that. The petrochemical industry is indeed quite well automated, but this is true for the main technological process, where automation and minimization of the human factor are critical. All related processes […]

Improve your skills in DevSecOps: 5 webinars with theory and practice

Hey Habr! The era of online events has come, and we do not stand aside, we also hold various webinars and online meetings. We think that the DevSecOps topic requires special attention. Why? It's simple: She is extremely popular now (who has not yet had time to participate in the holivar on the topic “How is a DevOps engineer different from a regular administrator?”). One way or another, DevSecOps just FORCES intimately […]

PostgreSQL and JDBC squeeze out all the juice. Vladimir Sitnikov

I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the transcript of the report of the beginning of 2016 by Vladimir Sitnikov "PostgreSQL and JDBC are squeezing all the juice" Good afternoon! My name is Vladimir Sitnikov. I have been working for NetCracker for 10 years. And I'm mainly into performance. Everything related to Java, everything related to SQL is what I love. And today I will tell [...]

Security specialist on Xiaomi smartphones: "It's a backdoor with phone functions"

Reuters has released a warning article that the Chinese giant Xiaomi is recording the personal data of millions of people about their online activities, as well as their device usage. “It’s a backdoor to the functionality of a phone,” said Gabi Cirlig, half-jokingly, about his new Xiaomi smartphone. This seasoned cybersecurity researcher spoke with Forbes after discovering […]

Dreams received a demo and the first discount after the release

The Media Molecule studio announced on its microblog the release of a demo version of its gaming toolkit Dreams (“Dreams” in Russia). In honor of this, the project received the first discount after release. As part of the promotion, Dreams is sold in the PS Store at a reduced price: 1799 rubles instead of 2599 rubles (−30%). The offer is valid from May 1st to May 6th. The discount will expire [...]

Valve postponed the anniversary The International to next year

Valve announced the postponement of the tenth anniversary Dota 2 World Championship. According to information published on the competition website, the tournament is planned to be held in 2021. The cause was an outbreak of coronavirus infection. “Given the extremely variable pace and geography of the spread of the infection, in the near future we will not be able to name the exact dates of the upcoming competitions. We are currently working on restructuring the fall ranking season […]

Codemasters first showed the gameplay of F1 2020 and unveiled the covers of various publications

The British studio Codemasters continues to prepare for the release of the next edition of its annual Formula 1 simulator - F1 2020 has received its first gameplay trailer. The two-minute video shows a lap around the Dutch Zandvoort circuit performed by local Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen behind the wheel of a Red Bull Racing car. “The team did a fantastic job of recreating every aspect of the track. Players will especially like [...]

Epic "Breathe" music video for the launch of Legends of Runeterra

Legends of Runeterra, Riot Games' new trading card game, has officially launched after a period of open beta testing. To mark the occasion, the developers released an epic trailer featuring two of League of Legends' most popular champions: Darius and Zed. Since we're talking about a card game, the trailer doesn't just showcase these two characters. The video is enlivened by the appearance, as if from a deck, […]

Redis 6.0 release

The release of the Redis 6.0 DBMS, which belongs to the class of NoSQL systems, has been prepared. Redis provides Memcached-like functions for storing key/value data, enhanced by support for structured data formats such as lists, hashes, and sets, and the ability to run server-side Lua handler scripts. The project code is supplied under the BSD license. Additional modules that offer advanced […]