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The codebases of the D9VK and DXVK projects have merged.

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The code bases of the D9VK and DXVK projects have merged. Developments from D9VK have been integrated into the master branch of the DXVK repository. The developer assesses D9VK as ready for use and implementing nearly all the intended functionalities. Thus, all implementations of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 11, Direct3D 10, and Direct3D 9 on top of the Vulkan graphics API will now evolve within a unified code base. Information […]

A selection of interesting statistical facts

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A collection of charts and results from various studies with brief annotations. I spotted a chart by German Kaplun on Facebook titled "Online Supermarkets — It’s Just the Beginning." Russia is not listed, but if we compare the revenues of "Utkonos," Instamart, and iGooods with X5 Retail Group or "Magnit," it becomes clear that we are somewhere near Brazil and India. But […]

Vim 8.2

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The release of the text editor Vim version 8.2 has been announced. One of the main features of this release is the much-anticipated support for pop-up windows (including for plugins). Other new features include: Dictionaries with the ability to use letter keys: let options = #{width: 30, height: 24} The const command, which is used to declare immutable variables, for example: const TIMER_DELAY = 400. Available […]

NomadBSD 1.3

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Marcel Kaiser announced the release of a new version of NomadBSD — a desktop operating system based on FreeBSD with the Openbox window manager — version 1.3. This version is based on FreeBSD 12.1. The new release includes: Unionfs-fuse as an alternative to FreeBSD Unionfs (due to locking issues). The MBR partition table replaces GPT to avoid booting problems with Lenovo systems that refuse to boot from GPT, […]

Release xine 1.2.10

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The release of xine-lib 1.2.10, a cross-platform library for playing video and audio files, has been announced, along with a set of accompanying plugins. The library can be utilized in various video players, including Xine-UI, gxine, and kaffeine. Xine supports multi-threading, accommodates a wide array of popular and obscure formats and codecs, and can handle both local content and multimedia streams transmitted over the network. […]

Firefox 73 will introduce a single-site browser mode. Enhanced security for developer accounts of add-ons

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After adding support for kiosk mode in Firefox 71, Mozilla developers introduced the ability to open a link using the 'Site Specific Browser' (SSB) concept in the nightly builds of Firefox, which will serve as the basis for the Firefox 73 release. This new mode restricts openings in a window to only links from the current site (external links open in a separate browser window), and […]

Recent versions of Android have revealed an issue with unlocking devices.

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It has been reported that Android 9 (Pie) and Android 10 contain a bug that causes users to experience issues unlocking their devices. Owners of Pixel, Sony, and OnePlus smartphones who use a PIN code to protect their gadgets from unauthorized access may encounter certain difficulties. The problem manifests as follows: the user enters the PIN code to access the device, […]

Cloud Solution Architecture. A new course from OTUS

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Attention! This article is not technical in nature and is intended for readers interested in education related to the development and support of cloud solutions. If you are not interested in learning, this material is likely not relevant to you. Until recently, when people heard the word "cloud," they thought of an atmospheric phenomenon, but now most associate it with cloud storage services. More […]

D9VK 0.40 release, providing Direct3D 9 implementation over Vulkan

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The release of project D9VK 0.40 has occurred, providing a Direct3D 9 implementation that operates through call translation to the Vulkan graphics API. The project is based on the DXVK codebase, which has been extended to support Direct3D 9. Compared to the Direct3D 9 implementation based on WineD3D, D9VK achieves higher performance, as Direct3D 9 translation through OpenGL operates slower than translation […]

How I Got into ThoughtWorks or a Model Interview

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Doesn’t it seem strange that when you are about to change your job and need to go through an interview, your first thought is, "I need to prepare for the interview"? You might want to solve problems on HackerRank, read Crack the Coding Interview, or memorize how ArrayList works and how it differs from LinkedList. Oh, and they might also ask about sorting algorithms, definitely […]

Robolinux 10.6

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John Martinson announced the release of Robolinux 10.6, the latest update of the Ubuntu-based distribution with built-in VirtualBox for operating systems other than Linux. This release is aimed at users of Microsoft Windows 7, whose support ends next month. As Windows 7 reaches its end of life on January 14, 2020, Robolinux anticipates a surge of new Linux users, […]

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