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The most popular example of Java code published on StackOverflow turned out to contain an error that leads to incorrect results under certain conditions. This code was posted in 2010, has accumulated over a thousand upvotes, and has been copied into many projects, appearing in GitHub repositories around 7,000 times. Notably, the error was not discovered by users copying this […]
Testing has begun for the first alpha version of the installer for the next major release of Debian — 'Bullseye'. The release is expected in about one and a half to two years. Key changes in the installer include: Mentions of CD and CD-ROM have been replaced with 'installation media'; In apt-setup, the generation of strings in sources.list files for updates related to security issue fixes has been redesigned. The {dist}-updates strings have been renamed to {dist}-security. Separation of blocks in sources.list is allowed […]
The studio The Astronauts, creators of the adventure game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, has been working on a new project — Witchfire — for over two years. A year ago, the developers stated that the release of this horror shooter about witch hunting would likely not happen until 2020. In the latest update on the official blog, there is no mention of release dates, but the authors shared gameplay snippets from […]
Technology companies and mobile gadget manufacturers have long been advertising various ways to reduce the negative impact of blue light emitted by device screens on users' eyes and overall well-being. In the new version of the popular browser Opera 55 for the Android platform, an updated dark mode is introduced, which will help reduce eye strain when interacting with the gadget. The main […]
The death of coral reefs is a huge problem currently facing oceanographers. An international team of scientists from the UK's Exeter and Bristol universities, as well as Australia's James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science, claims that "acoustic enrichment" could be a valuable tool in helping to restore damaged coral reefs. Working on the analysis of the dying Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the scientists […]
It's time to talk about devices designed for brake control. These devices are called "valves", although a long evolution has taken them quite far from valves in the conventional sense, turning them into fairly complex pneumatic automation devices. The good old 394 spool valve is still used on rolling stock 1. Engineer's valves — a brief introduction by definition The train valve […]
Tails is an operating system that can be run on almost any computer from a USB stick or DVD. It is aimed at preserving your privacy and anonymity and helps you achieve this. This release fixes numerous vulnerabilities. You should update as soon as possible. Changes and updates Now using https://keys.openpgp.org/ and https://zkaan2xfbuxia2wpf7ofnkbz6r5zdbbvxbunvp5g2iebopbfc4iqmbad.onion/ as the default OpenPGP server. keys.openpgp.org is more [...]
A major update of elementary OS 5.1, codenamed 'Hera', is now available. This release is very important for the development of the project, and the list of changes is quite substantial, prompting the developers to particularly highlight it among other releases with a new name and branding. Nevertheless, the release is still based on the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS codebase. Among the main changes, the most significant [...]
The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.1 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been formed, based on the Debian package base and intended for providing anonymous internet access. Anonymous access in Tails is ensured by the Tor system. All connections, except for traffic through the Tor network, are blocked by the packet filter by default. For storing user data in the data-saving mode between sessions, [...]
The release of the Mir display server 1.6 has been presented, whose development continues by Canonical despite the abandonment of the Unity interface and Ubuntu edition for smartphones. Mir remains in demand in Canonical's projects and is now positioned as a solution for embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mir can be used as a compositing server for Wayland, enabling launches in environments [...]
Hello, Habr! Today we are at the midpoint of our series featuring cool free courses from Microsoft. In this part, we have the coolest courses for solution architects. They are all in Russian, you can start them right now, and upon completion, you'll receive a badge. Join us! All articles in the series This block will be updated as new articles are released 7 free […]
Hello, Habr! We have previously published 3 out of 5 articles in our series featuring interesting training courses from Microsoft. Today is the fourth part, and in it, we will discuss the latest courses on Azure cloud. By the way! All courses are free (you can even try paid products for free); 5/6 are in Russian; You can start learning instantly; […]