Author: Yuri Gagarin

Firefox 68 will introduce a new add-ons manager

In the Firefox 68 release, expected on July 9, the inclusion of a new default add-ons manager (about:addons), completely rewritten in HTML/JavaScript using standard web technologies, has been approved. The new interface for managing add-ons has been developed as part of an initiative to eliminate XUL and XBL-based components from the browser. To evaluate the functionality of the new interface before Firefox 68, you can adjust settings in about:config […]

Exaile 4.0.0

On June 6, 2019, after four years of development, Exaile 4.0.0 was released — an audio player with extensive music management capabilities, extendable with plugins, of which there are over fifty. Changes: The playback engine has been rewritten. The graphical interface has been rewritten using GTK+3. The speed of processing large music libraries has been improved. The placement of some buttons has been fixed for RTL localization. The tag editor's response to scrolling has been fixed […]

Ezblock Pi — programming without programming, this time for Raspberry Pi fans

The idea of writing code without writing code (yes, yes, writing — the gerund of the verb to write, now live with that) has crossed the minds of both smart people and just lazy ones. The dream of a graphical interface, within which you can throw one block onto another, draw mutual connections, and select properties of objects from cute dropdown lists, has […]

They waited for him, and he did not disappoint: ONYX BOOX Nova Pro

Hello, Habr! After several months of waiting, we finally received it: ONYX BOOX has released its first reader of the 2019 model year, and this is the professional version of the electronic book Nova, which was very successful last year. The advantage of the new device is that it has an additional WACOM touch layer (along with a stylus, of course) and an application for creating […]

What kind of student does a wizard need, and what kind of AI do we need?

WARNING Judging by the record-high ratio of silently dissatisfied individuals to commentators who have something to say, it's not obvious to many readers that: 1) This is purely a theoretical discussion article. There won't be practical recommendations for choosing cryptocurrency mining tools or assembling a multivibrator to blink two bulbs. 2) This is not a popular science article. There won't be an explanation for beginners […]

How we found a cool way to connect business and DevOps

The philosophy of DevOps, where development connects with software maintenance, is no longer surprising anyone. A new trend is gaining momentum — DevOps 2.0 or BizDevOps. It unifies three components: business, development, and support. Just as in DevOps, engineering practices form the basis for the connection between development and support, in BizDevOps, analytics takes on the role of unifying these elements.

At the end of the year, the Chinese manufacturer ChangXin Memory will start producing 8-Gbit LPDDR4 chips

According to industry sources in Taiwan referenced by the online resource DigiTimes, the Chinese memory manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is actively preparing its lines for the mass production of LPDDR4 memory. ChangXin, also known as Innotron Memory, reportedly developed its own DRAM manufacturing process using 19-nanometer technology standards. The commercial release of the memory is expected soon.

Microsoft does not abandon Internet Explorer in Windows 10

As is known, Microsoft is currently developing the Edge browser based on Chromium, trying to offer users and companies numerous tools, including compatibility mode with Internet Explorer. This is expected to help corporate users utilize existing and already outdated services in the new browser. However, the developers in Redmond do not intend to completely remove Internet Explorer from Windows […]

PDK "Elbrus" 4.0 for x86-64 processors is available for download

MCST has posted download links for the latest version of the development platform for Elbrus processors: PDK "Elbrus" 4.0, on its website. The platform is freely available for PCs based on x86-64 architecture processors. It enables cross-platform development and adaptation of software. If an application has been successfully built from source code on x86-64, it should compile without issues on Elbrus.

A new technique for hidden identification of systems and browsers has been unveiled

A group of researchers from Graz University of Technology (Austria), previously known for their work on MDS, NetSpectre, and Throwhammer attack methods, has revealed details about a new side-channel analysis technique that allows for the precise identification of the browser version, operating system, CPU architecture, and the use of extensions to combat hidden identification. The specified parameters can be determined simply by running a prepared JavaScript code in the browser.

Sinus lifting and immediate implantation

Dear friends, in previous articles, we discussed — what wisdom teeth are and how the removal of these teeth occurs. Today, I would like to diverge a bit and talk about implantation, specifically immediate implantation — when the implant is placed directly into the socket of the extracted tooth, and about sinus lifting — increasing the volume of bone tissue […]

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