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One of the most overloaded professions is managers overseeing programmers. Not all, but those who have never been programmers themselves. Those who think they can 'enhance' efficiency (or 'improve efficiency'?) with methods from books, without even bothering to read those books—there are videos available. Those who have never written code. Those for whom special arrangements are made […]
The release of composite manager Sway 1.4 has been prepared (release 1.3 was not created), built using the Wayland protocol and fully compatible with the tiling window manager i3 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 ensured at the level of commands, configuration files […]
An update for the Qubes operating system 4.0.3 has been released, implementing the idea of using a hypervisor for strict isolation of applications and OS components (each class of applications and system services operates in separate virtual machines). An installation image of 4.6 GB has been prepared for download. The system requires 4 GB of RAM and a 64-bit Intel or AMD CPU with VT-x support […]
The Metropolitan Police Service of London has begun using real-time facial recognition technology (LFR). The corresponding notification was published on the agency's web page. The police are confident this will help combat serious crimes, including violence, the use of firearms and other weapons, etc. Special cameras have been installed in key locations around the city to […]
For several years now, major corporations have been contributing to the development of the Linux kernel and open source in general. The resource Phoronix reported on how developers from AMD and Intel have improved free software over the last decade, analyzing the number of changes (Git commits) made by representatives of these companies. Researchers counted the unique email addresses of developers from each corporation […]
In fact, the Hand of God is one of the most famous goals in football history, executed by Argentine Diego Maradona in the 51st minute of the quarterfinal match of the 1986 World Cup against England. The 'Hand' is named so because the goal was scored with his hand. In our team, we refer to the Hand of God as the assistance of an experienced employee to an inexperienced one when solving a problem. An experienced employee […]
Dear fellow engineers, the Metarchy community presents to you a modern course on Node.js that includes an in-depth exploration of all the capabilities and aspects of the platform. The main focus is on how to create reliable, high-load application servers and APIs without being tied to a specific framework or even a protocol, meaning to abstract business logic into a separate layer. The lectures come with many code examples demonstrating […]
In the animal kingdom, which includes humans, there are numerous methods of communicating with one another. This can be an energetic dance, such as that of the birds of paradise, indicating a male's readiness to reproduce; it can be vibrant coloring, like that of Amazon tree frogs, indicating their toxicity; or it can be scent, like that of dogs, marking boundaries […]
Elon Musk is one of the most prominent figures of the 21st century. An engineer, entrepreneur, and millionaire with simply unimaginable ideas. PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX — these are all his creations, and the businessman does not intend to stop with just a few projects that have become globally successful. He inspires millions of people with his example and proves that even one person can change the world […]
Millwrights are great people. I spent a lot of time with them in the shop while I was doing my internship and writing my dissertation. Later, I realized that millwrights are everywhere. Everything a millwright does at work is stand behind the milling machine and cut parts. They go for lunch, occasionally visit the restroom, and run to the smoking area every hour. That's it. A millwright always performs […]
Proton Technologies, which develops a secure email service and VPN, has announced the release of the source code for its ProtonVPN client applications for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS (the console Linux client was originally open). The code is licensed under GPLv3. Simultaneously, reports on the independent audit of these applications have been published. No issues that could lead to VPN traffic decryption or privilege escalation were found during the audit […]
The main branch release of nginx 1.17.8 has been formed, within which the development of new capabilities continues (only serious bug fixes and vulnerabilities are addressed in the concurrently supported stable branch 1.16). Key changes: The grpc_pass directive now supports the use of a variable in the parameter that defines the address. If the address is specified as a domain name, it is searched among the described groups of servers […]