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Innovations have become commonplace. And it's not about modern “innovations” like ray tracing technology in Nvidia's RTX graphics cards or the 50x zoom in Huawei's new smartphone. These things are more useful to marketers than to users. We're talking about real innovations that have fundamentally changed our approach and outlook on life. For the past 500 years, especially […]
Carbon nanotubes have found yet another application. A few days ago, a paper was published in Nature Scientific Reports that for the first time discusses the possibility of using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in magnetic recording on hard drives. These are various complex CNT structures in the form of “matryoshkas,” “bundles,” and other configurations. The task in all cases comes down to one—filling […]
The section of the company JSC 'MCST' dedicated to the 'Elbrus' operating system has been updated. This OS is based on various versions of the Linux kernel with built-in information security features. The page features: OP 'Elbrus' - general software based on Linux kernels version 2.6.14, 2.6.33, and 3.14; OS 'Elbrus' - a ported version of Debian 8.11 based on the Linux kernel version 4.9; […]
According to online sources, Google has initiated the process of shutting down its social network, which involves deleting all user accounts. This means the developer has abandoned attempts to compete with Facebook, Twitter, and others. The Google+ social network had a relatively low popularity among users. There are also reports of several major data breaches resulting in information about […]
User Cody Darr, also known as Sonic Ether, has released an update for his shader pack for Minecraft, introducing a rendering technology called "path tracing." Visually, it appears almost like the trendy ray tracing featured in Battlefield V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but it's implemented differently. Path tracing implies that light is emitted from a virtual […]
Representatives from Google released their annual security and privacy report today. It noted that despite the increase in downloads of potentially harmful applications, the overall state of the Android ecosystem has improved. The share of harmful applications downloaded from Google Play rose from 0.02% to 0.04% during the reported period in 2017. If we exclude from the statistics information about cases […]
In this article, I discuss the fundamental principles of uncovering the truth in situations where the interviewee is not inclined to be completely honest. More often than not, you are misled not out of malice, but for various other reasons. For example, due to personal misconceptions, poor memory, or simply to avoid upsetting you. Typically, when it comes to our ideas, we tend to self-deceive. […]
If you are using the mobile version of Skype for everyday communication with colleagues, friends, and family, you may encounter an issue where the messenger automatically answers incoming calls. Currently, an increasing number of users are reaching out to Microsoft support regarding this problem, which has arisen on Android devices. Many customer reviews have appeared on support forums reporting on […]
Five years ago, I started developing Gophish, which gave me the opportunity to learn Golang. I realized that Go is a powerful language, enhanced by many libraries. Go is versatile: in particular, it easily allows for the development of server-side applications. This article is dedicated to writing a server in Go. We'll start with simple things, like 'Hello world!', and finish with an application that […]
April 1st is not the best day to announce a new product, as many might think it's just another joke, but the Cloudflare team thinks differently. After all, this is a significant date for them since the address of their main mass product—a fast and anonymous DNS server—is 1.1.1.1 (4/1), which was also launched on April 1st last year. […]
Scythe has unveiled an updated version of its relatively small tower-type cooling system, named Byakko 2. It differs from its predecessor primarily with a new fan and a larger radiator. The Byakko 2 cooling system is built on three nickel-plated copper heat pipes with a diameter of 6 mm, which are gathered in a nickel-plated copper base. The pipes […]
I spoke with Dmitry Dumik, the CEO of the California-based chatbot startup Chatfuel and a resident of YCombinator. This is the sixth in a series of interviews with masters of their craft about product-driven approaches, behavioral psychology, and tech entrepreneurship. Let me share a story. I learned about you through a mutual friend in San Francisco as someone with some impressive remixes on Soundcloud. The mixes I […]