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Acer Nitro XF252Q gaming monitor reaches 240Hz refresh rate

Acer has introduced the XF252Q Xbmiiprzx Nitro series monitor, designed with computer games in mind. The new product uses a TN matrix measuring 25 inches diagonally. The resolution is 1920 Γ— 1080 pixels, which corresponds to Full HD format. AMD FreeSync technology is responsible for improving the smoothness of the gameplay. At the same time, the refresh rate reaches 240 Hz, and the response time is 1 ms. […]

Sonic diversion: mechanism for generating ultrasonic clicks in nocturnal moths as a defense against bats

Large fangs, strong jaws, speed, incredible vision and much more are features that predators of all breeds and stripes use in the hunting process. The prey, in turn, also does not want to sit with its paws folded (wings, hooves, flippers, etc.) and comes up with more and more new ways to avoid unwanted close contact with the digestive system of the predator. Someone becomes […]

I see you: a tactic to bypass prey camouflage in bats

In the world of wildlife, hunters and prey are constantly playing catch-up, both literally and figuratively. As soon as a hunter develops new skills through evolution or other methods, the prey adapts to them so as not to be eaten. This is an endless game of poker with constantly increasing bets, the winner of which receives the most valuable prize - life. Recently we […]

Three lives in IT and beyond

Director of Academic Programs at Parallels Anton Dyakin shared his opinion on how raising the retirement age is related to additional education and what you should definitely learn in the next few years. The following is a first-person account. By the will of fate, I am living my third, and maybe fourth, full-fledged professional life. The first is military service, which ended with enrollment as a reserve officer […]

Understanding Latin abbreviations and phrases in English

A year and a half ago, while reading papers about the Meltdown and Specter vulnerabilities, I caught myself not really understanding the difference between the abbreviations ie and eg. It seems clear from the context, but then it seems somehow not quite right. As a result, I then made myself a small cheat sheet specifically for these abbreviations, so as not to get confused. […]

Server platform based on coreboot

As part of the System Transparency project and partnership with Mullvad, the Supermicro X11SSH-TF server platform has been migrated to the coreboot system. This platform is the first modern server platform to feature the Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6 processor, also known as Kabylake-DT. The following functions have been implemented: ASPEED 2400 SuperI/O and BMC drivers have been added. Added BMC IPMI interface driver. Loading functionality has been tested and measured. […]

LG will show a smartphone with an additional screen at IFA 2019

LG has released an original video (see below) with an invitation to a presentation that will be held during the upcoming IFA 2019 exhibition (Berlin, Germany). The video shows a smartphone running a retro-style game. In it, the character moves through a maze, and at some point a second screen becomes available, appearing in the side part. Thus, LG makes it clear that […]

Intern Cheat Sheet: Google Interview Problem Solving Step by Step

Last year, I spent the last couple of months preparing for an interview for an internship at Google (Google Internship). Everything went well: I got both a job and great experience. Now, two months after my internship, I want to share the document I used to prepare for interviews. For me it was something like a cheat sheet before the exam. But the process […]

LibreOffice 6.3 release

The Document Foundation announced the release of LibreOffice 6.3. Writer Writer table cells can now be set to have a background color from the Tables toolbar Index/Table of Contents updates can now be undone and the update does not clear the list of steps to undo Copying tables from Calc to existing Writer tables has been improved: only cells visible in Calc are copied and pasted Page background is now […]

ASUS VL279HE Eye Care Monitor has a 75Hz refresh rate

ASUS has expanded its range of monitors by announcing the VL279HE Eye Care model on an IPS matrix with a frameless design. The panel measures 27 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 1920 Γ— 1080 pixels - Full HD format. Horizontal and vertical viewing angles reach 178 degrees. Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync technology has been implemented, which is responsible for improving image smoothness. The refresh rate is 75 Hz, the time […]

Zhabogram 2.0 - transport from Jabber to Telegram

Zhabogram is a transport (bridge, gateway) from the Jabber network (XMPP) to the Telegram network, written in Ruby. Successor to tg4xmpp. Ruby dependencies >= 1.9 xmpp4r == 0.5.6 tdlib-ruby == 2.0 with compiled tdlib == 1.3 Features Authorization in an existing Telegram account Synchronization of the chat list with the roster Synchronization of contact statuses with the roster Adding and deleting Telegram contacts VCard support with [... ]