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Author: Yuri Gagarin

A technical specialist at ProHoster with over six years of experience in server administration, VPN solutions, and network security. I manage infrastructure setup and support, monitor service stability, and implement solutions to protect client data. I also contribute to performance optimization and compliance with modern security and privacy requirements.

Data center realities: the overlooked details from 7 years of operation. And a continuation about the rat.

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Let me say right away: the rat in the delivered server, which we once fed tea after it was electrocuted, has probably escaped. Because we once saw its friend during a routine check. We immediately decided to install ultrasonic repellents. Now the cursed land surrounds the data center: birds don't sit on the building, and all the moles and worms have probably fled. We were concerned that the sound […]

Google Photos users will be able to tag people in photos

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David Lieb, the lead developer of Google Photos, shared some details about the future of the popular service during a conversation with users on Twitter. Although the goal of the discussion was to gather feedback and wishes, Mr. Lieb revealed what new features will be added to Google Photos in response to questions.

Release OpenWrt 18.06.04

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An update for the OpenWrt 18.06.4 distribution has been prepared, aimed at use in various networking devices such as routers and access points. OpenWrt supports a wide range of platforms and architectures and has a build system that allows for easy cross-compilation, including various components in the build, making it straightforward to create a firmware or disk image tailored for specific tasks.

Mozilla has launched a site demonstrating user tracking methods

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Mozilla has introduced the Track THIS service, which visually assesses the methods used by advertising networks that track visitors' preferences. The service allows the automated opening of about 100 tabs to simulate four typical online behavior profiles, after which advertising networks begin suggesting content corresponding to the chosen profile for several days. For example, if the profile of a very wealthy individual is selected, the ads will start featuring...

Magento's e-commerce platform has fixed 75 vulnerabilities.

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Vulnerabilities have been identified in Magento, an open platform for e-commerce that holds about 20% of the market for online store creation systems. The combination of these vulnerabilities allows an attacker to execute their code on the server, gain complete control over the online store, and redirect payments. The vulnerabilities have been patched in Magento releases 2.3.2, 2.2.9, and 2.1.18, which together fixed 75 issues...

Rust 1.36

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The development team is excited to present Rust 1.36! What's new in Rust 1.36? The Future trait has been stabilized, and among the new features are: the alloc crate, MaybeUninit, NLL for Rust 2015, a new implementation of HashMap, and a new flag —offline for Cargo. Now, more details: In Rust 1.36, the Future trait has finally been stabilized. The alloc crate. Starting with Rust 1.36, parts of std that depend on it...

The bumps along the way to becoming a programmer

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Hello, Habr! While leisurely reading an interesting article about becoming a programmer, I realized that we are all navigating the same minefield filled with pitfalls on our career paths. It begins with a dislike for the educational system that is supposed to turn us into seniors, and ends with the understanding that the heavy burden of learning falls solely on us.

Redis Stream is new.

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Does anyone remember Erwise? Viola? Cello? Let's reminisce. When Tim Berners-Lee arrived at CERN, the famous European particle physics laboratory, in 1980, he was hired to upgrade the control systems of several particle accelerators. But the inventor of the modern web page quickly saw a problem: thousands of people constantly came and went at the research institute, many of whom worked there temporarily. "For programmers on […]

Redis Stream — reliability and scalability of your messaging systems

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Redis Stream is a new abstract data type introduced in Redis with the release of version 5.0. Conceptually, Redis Stream is a List where you can add records. Each record has a unique identifier. By default, the identifier is generated automatically and includes a timestamp. This allows you to query ranges of records by time or receive new data from […]

Before Netscape: forgotten web browsers of the early 1990s

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Axel Rietschin, an engineer at Microsoft working on the Windows kernel, has questioned the possibility of developing the ReactOS operating system without borrowing code from Windows. In his opinion, the developers of ReactOS utilized code from the Windows Research kernel, the source texts of which were licensed for universities. Leaks of this code have been published in various environments, including GitHub. Rietschin is confident...

GNU Rush 2.0

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On July 1, 2019, the release of GNU Rush 2.0 was announced. GNU Rush is a Restricted User Shell designed to provide limited non-interactive access to remote resources via ssh (for example, GNU Savannah). Its flexible configuration gives system administrators complete control over the capabilities available to users, as well as control over the use of system resources such as virtual […]

An Inside Look: Graduate School at EPFL. Part 4.2: The Financial Side.

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When visiting any country, it's important not to confuse tourism with immigration. Folk wisdom. Today, I would like to address perhaps the most pressing issue – financial balance while studying, living, and working abroad. In the previous four parts (1, 2, 3, 4.1), I did my best to avoid this topic, but in this article, we will draw a firm line under […]

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