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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; […]
Andrey Konovalov from Google has published a report on the identification of another 15 vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-19523 — CVE-2019-19537) in USB drivers offered in the Linux kernel. This is the third batch of issues found during fuzz testing of the USB stack in the syzkaller package — previously this researcher already reported the existence of 29 vulnerabilities. This time, the list includes only vulnerabilities caused by accessing already […]
Malicious packages "python3-dateutil" and "jeIlyfish" have been discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI), uploaded by a single author olgired2017 and masquerading as popular packages "dateutil" and "jellyfish" (differentiated by the use of the character "I" (i) instead of "l" (L) in the name). After the installation of these packages, encryption keys and user confidential data found on the server were sent to the attacker. In […]
After 3 months of development, the release of the decentralized social network building platform Hubzilla 4.6 has been announced. The project provides a communication server that can be integrated with web publishing systems, equipped with a transparent identification system and access management tools in decentralized Fediverse networks. The project's code is written in PHP and JavaScript and is distributed under the MIT license. Hubzilla supports a unified authentication system to work as […]
A comprehensive review of the portable thermal imager Seek Thermal SHOT — a thermal imager that helps detect and eliminate heat or cold leaks, identify wiring issues, spot areas of localized heating or overheating of equipment, find game while hunting, and more. Seek Thermal has managed to create an affordable and compact standalone device that encompasses the full functionality of 'adult' professional models. […]
The release of I2P 0.9.44 has been announced, featuring a multilayered anonymous distributed network that operates over the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption, ensuring anonymity and isolation. Within the I2P network, users can anonymously create websites and blogs, send instant messages and emails, exchange files, and organize P2P networks. The basic I2P client is written in Java and can run on a wide range of platforms, […]
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