hashget is a free, open-source deduplicator — a utility similar to an archiver, designed to significantly reduce the size of backups, as well as organize incremental and differential backup schemes and more. This is a review article describing its capabilities. The use of hashget itself (which is quite straightforward) is detailed in the project's README and wiki documentation. Comparison By the genre's law, I will begin with intrigue — comparisons […]
Phison is working on a new controller designed for next-generation solid-state drives using the high-speed PCI Express 4.0 interface. A key feature of this innovation will be the support for higher data transfer speeds—up to 6500 MB/s. Earlier this year, Phison showcased its PS5016 controller, intended for next-generation solid-state drives with the capability of connecting through four […]
The YouTube channel 'Antishnaps' has released two parts of an interview with developers from the studio GSC Game World. The creators shared details about the making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and briefly discussed the project's concept. According to them, the early announcement was made to foster active communication with fans. Company representatives stated: 'The beginning of the creation of the second part of the franchise is a significant event, and there is no point in hiding it from the fans.' The developers […]
The developers of Ubuntu have announced their intention to stop supplying deb packages for the Chromium browser in favor of distributing self-contained images in the snap format. Starting with Chromium version 60, users have already been given the option to install Chromium from both the official repository and in the snap format. In Ubuntu 19.10, the supply of Chromium will be limited to the snap format only. For users of previous versions of Ubuntu […]
The release of the user distribution PCLinuxOS 2019.06 has been announced. The distribution was founded in 2003 based on Mandriva Linux but later diverged into an independent project. The peak popularity of PCLinuxOS came in 2010, when, according to a survey by readers of Linux Journal, PCLinuxOS was second only to Ubuntu in popularity (by the 2013 ranking, PCLinuxOS had already dropped to 10th place). The distribution is aimed at […]
2001: A Hacker Odyssey Two blocks east of Washington Square Park stands the Warren Weaver building—brutal and imposing, like a fortress. This is home to the Computer Science Department at New York University. The industrial-style ventilation system creates a constant veil of hot air around the building, equally bewildering the bustling businesspeople and the wandering idlers. If a visitor manages to overcome this line of defense […]
Conferences are not unusual or special for established professionals. But for those who are just trying to get on their feet, the hard-earned money spent must yield maximum results; otherwise, what was the point of living on instant noodles and staying in a dorm for three months? This article provides a solid overview of how to attend a conference. I suggest expanding a little […]
– Quiet! Quiet! – shouted the chairperson, running along the narrow, broken but asphalted main street of the village of Makarovo. – Please calm down! Mikhalych has arrived! But the crowd continued to murmur. Mass gatherings were rare in the village, and people were openly bored with them. Even the Village Day, which used to be celebrated with great pomp, had long since faded into the past. Although, can we call […]
Almost three years after the last significant branch was formed, the OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 distribution has been released. The project is developed by the community after Mandriva S.A. handed over project management to the non-profit organization, the OpenMandriva Association. A Live build is available for download, sized at 2.6 GB (x86_64 and a 'znver1' build optimized for AMD Ryzen, ThreadRipper, and EPYC processors). Release […]
After several years of development since the previous major release (almost three years), the next OpenMandriva release – Lx 4.0 – has been introduced. The distribution has been developed by the community since 2012, after Mandriva S.A. abandoned its continued development. A new name was chosen through a user vote, as the company refused to transfer rights to the previous name. Today, OpenMandriva's distinctive feature is the use of LLVM/clang with a focus on […]
Prologue Garik: Doc, what is economics? Doc: Which type of economics are you interested in: the one that currently exists or how it should ideally be? These are quite different areas, mostly mutually exclusive. Garik: How should it ideally be? Doc: So, a fair one? Garik: Exactly fair! What should we strive for if not for fairness?! Doc: And a dislocation of the brain […]
Graphs are a schematic representation in many fields. A model of real objects. Circles are vertices, lines are arcs of the graph (connections). If there's a number next to an arc, it's the distance between points on a map or the cost on a Gantt chart. In electricity and electronics, vertices are components and modules, lines are conductors. In hydraulics, boilers, water heaters, fittings, radiators, and […]