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Ton Roosendaal, the creator of the 3D modeling system Blender, has published an assurance that Blender has always been and will always be a free project, distributed under the copyleft GPL license and available without restrictions for any use, including commercial applications. Ton emphasized that all Blender developers and those creating plugins that utilize the internal API must open their code.
The Chinese state news agency "Xinhua" and TASS, during the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, introduced to the public the world's first Russian-speaking virtual TV presenter with artificial intelligence. This was developed by Sogou, with the prototype being a TASS employee named Lisa. It is reported that her voice, facial expressions, and lip movements were used to train the deep neural network. After that, […]
As you may remember, at the end of 2017, a new free solution for service providers, Veeam Availability Console, was launched, which we talked about on our blog. With this console, service providers can remotely manage and monitor the security of virtual, physical, and cloud user infrastructures where Veeam solutions operate. The innovation quickly gained recognition, leading to the release of a second version.
PrusaSlicer is a slicer, which is a program that takes a 3D model in the form of a mesh made of regular triangles and converts it into a special command program for a 3D printer. For example, in the form of G-code for FFF printers, which contains detailed instructions on how to move the print head (extruder) in space and how much hot plastic to extrude through it.
"What's the matter? It is many a glorious path." N.A. Nekrasov Hello everyone! My name is Karina, and I am a "dual-tasker" — balancing my master's studies and working as a technical writer at Veeam Software. I want to share how I managed this. Additionally, some may find out how to enter this profession and what opportunities I see for myself.
Scala is a quite complex language, but this complexity allows for high performance and unconventional solutions at the intersection of functional and object-oriented programming. Two major web frameworks have been created on it: Play and Lift. Play leverages the platforms Coursera and Gilt. The projects of the Apache Foundation, Apache Spark, Apache Ignite (the open-source version of the main product by GridGain), and Apache Kafka are primarily written in […]
Chris Beard, the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, shared in an interview with the German publication T3N about plans to launch a premium service, Firefox Premium (premium.firefox.com), this October, which will provide enhanced services through a paid subscription. Details are not yet disclosed, but examples include services related to the use of VPN and online storage of user data. […]
I love programming — it creates miracles. However, you know much more about programming than I do. Yet, miracles can be found not only in programming but even in such a dull and stagnant field as accounting. Yes, in accounting itself, to which I have ambivalent feelings: a sincere and deep sympathy (after all, it is my original […]
"Catch Me If You Can". That's the title of Steven Spielberg's film. I watched it, and it was intriguing. But it's not true, even though it’s based on real events. In reality, "catch me if you can" is a kind of game. I see this game every day and even participate in it. I feel pretty much like the hero of Spielberg's film – the one who […]
In my article, I discussed 7 ways to quickly check the competencies of IT specialists that can be applied before conducting a large, comprehensive, and labor-intensive technical interview. At that time, I expressed my preference for timed tests. In this article, I will delve deeper into the topic of tests. Timed tests are a universal tool that is well-suited for assessing knowledge and […]
Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of EPFL On October 30, 2012, I had a one-way ticket to Geneva in my hand and a strong desire to earn a Ph.D. at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe, if not the world. And on December 31, 2018, I spent my last day in the laboratory I had become attached to. It’s time to summarize […]
When visiting any country, it’s important not to confuse tourism with immigration. Folk wisdom In previous articles (part 1, part 2, part 3), we touched on the professional topic of what awaits a young, still green university graduate upon enrollment and during their studies in Switzerland. The next part, which logically follows from the three previous ones, is to show and tell about everyday […]