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On October 17, a new release of the OpenBSD operating system was announced — OpenBSD 6.6. Release cover: https://www.openbsd.org/images/sixdotsix.gif Key changes in the release: Switching to the new release can now be done through the sysupgrade utility. In release 6.5 it was provided through the syspatch utility. Upgrading from 6.5 to 6.6 is possible on amd64, arm64, and i386 architectures. The amdgpu(4) driver has been added. startx and xinit are now back to […]
On October 18, 2019, yet another iteration of the popular GNU/Linux distribution was released — Ubuntu 19.10, codenamed Eoan Ermine (Rising Ermine). Key updates include: ZFS support in the installer. It uses the ZFS On Linux driver version 0.8.1. ISO images include proprietary NVIDIA drivers: in addition to open-source drivers, users can now select proprietary ones. System boot times have been accelerated by the use of a new compression algorithm. […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2019-17666) has been identified in the rtlwifi driver for wireless adapters using Realtek chips, which could potentially be exploited to execute code in the kernel context through specially crafted frames. The vulnerability arises from a buffer overflow in the code implementing P2P mode (Wi-Fi Direct). There is a lack of size checks when parsing NoA (Notice of Absence) frames […]
"Mutation is the key to understanding the mystery of evolution. The path from the simplest organism to the dominant biological species takes thousands of years. But every hundred thousand years, there is a sudden leap forward in evolution" (Charles Xavier, X-Men, 2000). Leaving aside all the sci-fi elements present in comics and films, Professor X's words hold a grain of truth. The development of […]
Cloudflare has prepared a module to provide support for the HTTP/3 protocol in NGINX. The module is built as an extension over Cloudflare's developing quiche library, which implements the QUIC transport protocol and HTTP/3. The quiche code is written in Rust, but the NGINX module itself is written in C and interacts with the library using dynamic linking. The developments are open under […]
The release of the Ubuntu 19.10 distribution "Eoan Ermine" is now available. Ready-made images have been created for Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Xubuntu, and UbuntuKylin (the version for China). Key innovations include: The GNOME desktop has been updated to version 3.34 with support for grouping application icons in overview mode, an improved wireless connection configurator, and a new wallpaper selection panel […]
The release of the free cross-platform UNIX-like operating system OpenBSD 6.6 has taken place. The OpenBSD project was founded by Theo de Raadt in 1995 after a conflict with the NetBSD developers, which led to Theo being denied access to the NetBSD CVS repository. After that, Theo de Raadt and a group of like-minded individuals created a new […]
For over a year, I have been working on the book "Creating Smart Contracts with Solidity for the Ethereum Blockchain. A Practical Guide," and now this work is complete, and the book is published and available on Litres. I hope my book will help you quickly get started with creating Solidity smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) for the Ethereum blockchain. It consists of 12 lessons with practical tasks. By completing them, the reader […]
Hello, dear reader! In this post, I would like to share how I moved to Germany, to Berlin, how I found a job, obtained the Blue Card, and what pitfalls people might encounter if they decide to follow my path. I hope my article will be helpful to you if you are looking for a new, interesting, professional IT experience. Before […]
Game Freak has introduced Pokémon that will be able to grow gigantic in the upcoming role-playing game Pokémon Sword and Shield. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are role-playing games from the main Pokémon series aimed at an experienced audience. It was recently revealed that Pokémon such as Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard, Butterfree, and Meowth will be able to achieve Gigantamax forms—growing to enormous sizes and gaining […]
Microsoft has released an early version of the Windows 10 November 2019 Update with build number 18362.10024. It is available to insiders in the Slow Ring and includes all fixes, including KB4517389, as well as functional updates. It is noted that this patch should help insiders transition to build 19H2. However, early testers report that the company has finally managed to […]
Hybrid ray tracing visualization is now becoming one of the key promising technologies in computer games (and one of the features of the next generation consoles of 2020). However, currently, NVIDIA graphics cards with hardware support for RTX are required for these effects. But as we mentioned, the creators of World of Tanks demonstrated ray tracing effects in their popular […]
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