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The Tor Project has released OnionShare 2.2, a tool that allows for secure and anonymous file sharing and the setup of a public file exchange service. The project's code is written in Python and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Pre-packaged versions are available for Ubuntu, Fedora, Windows, and macOS. OnionShare runs a web server on the local system that operates as a hidden service […]
The Khronos consortium, responsible for developing graphics standards, has granted developers of open graphics drivers the ability to certify their implementations for compliance with the OpenGL, OpenGL ES, OpenCL, and Vulkan standards, without the need to pay royalties or join the consortium as members. Applications are accepted for both hardware open drivers and fully software-based implementations developed under the auspices of […]
The architecture development for Zen 3 is already complete, as indicated by AMD representatives at industry events. By the third quarter of next year, the company plans to closely collaborate with TSMC to initiate the production of EPYC server processors of the Milan generation, which will be manufactured using second-generation EUV lithography based on 7nm technology. It is already known that the third-level cache for processors with […]
Dhall is a programmable configuration language that can be described as JSON + functions + types + import. Changes: Expression syntax has been simplified, where ⫽ is used. Expression syntax with nesting has been simplified. Support for leading separators has been added. Standardization of support for denoting record completeness has been implemented. Caching support in Windows has been improved. Types have been added to package.dhall files. New utilities include: List.{default, empty}, Map.empty, Optional.default. JSON.key {Text, […]
In the Perl 6 repository, a change officially renaming the project to Raku has been adopted. It is noted that although the project has formally received a new name, the renaming of a project that has been in development for 19 years requires significant work, and it will take some time to fully complete the renaming process. For example, replacing Perl with Raku will also require changing mentions of 'perl' […]
Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox 6.0.14 virtualization system, which includes 13 fixes. Major changes in release 6.0.14 include: compatibility with Linux kernel 5.3 has been ensured; improved compatibility with guest systems that use the ALSA sound subsystem in AC’97 emulation mode; issues with flickering, redrawing, and crashing in some VBoxSVGA and VMSVGA virtual graphic adapters have been resolved […]
Mozilla's developers announced a decision to remove all extensions for integration with search engines that use OpenSearch technology from the Firefox add-ons catalog. It is also reported that support for OpenSearch XML markup in Firefox will be removed in the future, which allowed websites to define scripts for integrating search engines into the browser's search panel. OpenSearch-based add-ons will be removed on December 5.
The method of learning various disciplines 'by cards,' also known as the Leitner system, has been known for about 40 years. Although cards are most often used to expand vocabulary, memorize formulas, definitions, or dates, the method itself is not just another way of 'rote learning,' but a tool to support the educational process. It helps save time needed to remember a large […]
This is not the first hackathon I have won, nor the first I’m writing about, and this is far from the first post on Habr dedicated to the 'Digital Breakthrough.' However, I couldn't resist writing. I believe my experience to be unique enough to share. I might be the only person at this hackathon who won both the regional stage and the final as part of different teams. Do you want […]
A sudo error allows any executable file to be run by the root user if its execution is permitted for other users in /etc/sudoers and denied for root. The exploitation of this error is very simple: sudo -u#-1 id -u or: sudo -u#4294967295 id -u . The error is present in all versions of sudo up to 1.8.28. Details: https://thehackernews.com/2019/10/linux-sudo-run-as-root-flaw.html https://www.sudo.ws/alerts/minus_1_uid.html Source: linux.org.ru
Recently, most news sites, including ours, reported that at the Intel Developer Conference 2019 held in Tokyo, Intel representatives promised support for hardware ray tracing in the upcoming discrete Xe accelerator. However, that turned out to be false. As later commented by Intel, all such claims were based on erroneous machine translations of materials from Japanese sources. An Intel representative […]
Microsoft has launched public testing of the Project xCloud streaming service. Users who applied for participation have already begun receiving invitations. "I'm proud of the #ProjectxCloud team for launching public testing — this is an exciting time for Xbox," said Xbox head Phil Spencer on Twitter. "Invitations are being distributed and will continue to be sent over the coming weeks. We are excited, […]
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