Category: Internet News

Pulsar Music, or How Fast-Rotating Neutron Stars Sound

The State Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos and the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) presented the project "Music of Pulsars." Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars of extremely high density. They have a rotation period and a specific modulation of the radiation coming to Earth. Pulsar signals can be used as time references and guides for satellites, and by converting their frequency into sound waves, one can […]

Release of SQLite DBMS 3.28

SQLite version 3.28.0 has been released, a lightweight database management system implemented as a shared library. The SQLite code is released into the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers is provided by a specially created consortium, which includes companies such as Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes: Window functions have been extended (window functions […]

Tabs may still appear in 'Explorer'

One of the most anticipated features in Windows 10 has been and continues to be support for tabs in File Explorer. After many years of ignoring user requests for this, Microsoft appears to have decided to add this capability to the operating system. However, reports suggest that these won't just be tabs like in a browser. They will be entire sets of features that will add support […]

Project Ruby has transitioned from Subversion to Git

The developers of the Ruby programming language have announced the migration of the main repository from the centralized version control system Subversion to the distributed source code management system Git. Development of the new stable branch ruby_2_7 and the trunk branch has moved to Git, but the support for the branches ruby_2_4, ruby_2_5, and ruby_2_6 remains in SVN. A web interface based on […] has been proposed for navigating the code and changes in the main repository.

Termshark 1.0 has been introduced, a console interface for tshark, similar to Wireshark

The first release of Termshark is now available, a console interface developed as an add-on to the ongoing Wireshark network protocol analyzer project TShark. The code is written in Go and is distributed under the MIT license. Ready builds are prepared for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and Windows. The Termshark interface stylistically resembles the standard graphical interface of Wireshark and provides familiar packet inspection functionalities for Wireshark users […]

In the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, the Start menu will operate faster.

The release of Windows 10 May 2019 Update is just around the corner. This version is expected to bring numerous innovations, including changes to the Start Menu. Reportedly, one of the updates will simplify the creation of a new user account during the initial setup. Additionally, the menu will have a lighter and simpler design, with a reduction in the number of tiles and other elements. However, visually […]

Microsoft Improves Scrolling in Chromium

Microsoft is actively participating in the Chromium project, which forms the basis for browsers like Edge, Google Chrome, and many others. Currently, Chrome includes its own smooth scrolling feature, and the company from Redmond is working on enhancing this capability. In Chromium browsers, scrolling by clicking on the scrollbar can seem inconvenient. Microsoft aims to introduce classic smooth scrolling […]

The development of Scientific Linux 8 has been discontinued in favor of CentOS

The Fermilab laboratory, which is responsible for developing the Scientific Linux distribution, has announced that it will cease the development of a new branch of the distribution. In the future, computer systems at Fermilab and other laboratories involved in the project will transition to the use of CentOS 8. A new branch of Scientific Linux 8, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, will not be formed. Instead of maintaining its own distribution, the developers from Fermilab […]

Fermilab ceases the release of Scientific Linux

Scientific Linux (SL) is a Linux operating system distribution created through the joint efforts of Fermilab and CERN, with support from various laboratories and universities around the world. It is built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions in accordance with the end-user license agreement. Recently, more and more users have been transitioning from using […]

The ZeroNet version has been rewritten in Python3

The ZeroNet version rewritten in Python3 is ready for testing. ZeroNet is free and open-source software, a peer-to-peer network that does not require servers. It uses BitTorrent technology to exchange web pages and Bitcoin cryptography to sign transmitted data. It is considered a censorship-resistant method of delivering information without a single point of failure. The network is not anonymous due to the nature of the BitTorrent protocol. ZeroNet supports […]

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