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"Programming Basics" free course enrollment with examples in JavaScript

Dear engineers and future engineers, the Metarkhia community is opening enrollment for a free course titled 'Fundamentals of Programming,' which will be available on YouTube and GitHub without any restrictions. Some lectures were recorded at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, while others will be delivered at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in the fall of 2019 and immediately available on the course channel. Experience […]

AI helps study Africa's animals

From any internet-connected kettle, one can hear about how AI is beating esports professionals, providing new opportunities to old technologies, and drawing cats based on your sketch. However, discussions about the machine intelligence also caring for the environment are less frequent. Cloud4Y decided to address this oversight. Let's talk about some of the most interesting projects being implemented in […]

Proton-i branch introduced, translated to newer versions of Wine

Juuso Alasuutari, specializing in sound processing system development for Linux (creator of jackdbus and LASH), has formed the Proton-i project, aimed at porting the current Proton codebase to newer versions of Wine, without waiting for significant new releases from Valve. A version of Proton based on Wine 4.13 has already been proposed, functionally similar to Proton 4.11-2 […]

The merger of OpenTracing and OpenCensus: a path to convergence.

The release of the lightweight window manager IceWM 1.6 is now available. Features of IceWM include full keyboard shortcut management, the ability to use virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, with support for themes. Built-in applets are available for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic. Several third-party GUIs for configuration and desktop implementations are being developed separately […]

I have nothing to hide

How often do you hear this seemingly simple phrase from your acquaintances, loved ones, and colleagues? As the government and giant companies implement increasingly sophisticated tools for controlling information and tracking users, the percentage of misled individuals grows, who take as a given the rather obvious statement that 'if I […]

Mikrotik RouterOS: MultiWAN and Routing

Introduction The motivation to write this article, aside from vanity, was the alarming frequency of questions regarding this topic in specialized groups within the Russian-speaking Telegram community. The article is aimed at novice administrators of Mikrotik RouterOS (hereafter ROS). It focuses solely on multicast, emphasizing routing. As a bonus, it includes minimally sufficient settings for ensuring secure and user-friendly operation. Those seeking to explore topics such as queues and load balancing […]

Don't mess with NULL

An interesting Friday story involves American security researcher Joseph Tartaro. He wanted to stand out by ordering not just a custom license plate, but one that reflects his profession. His first thought was to play with SEGFAULT or something similar. Ultimately, he settled on the plate NULL for his car and VOID for […]

Windows Core will be a cloud operating system

Microsoft is continuing to work on its Windows Core operating system for next-generation Microsoft devices, including Surface Hub, HoloLens, and upcoming foldable devices. At least, this is indicated by the LinkedIn profile of one of Microsoft's programmers: "Experienced C++ developer with skills in creating Cloud Manageable Operating Systems."

In GTA Online, after drinking in the casino, you can activate a secret mission.

The Kotaku portal reports that users have discovered a secret mission in GTA Online. It is linked to the latest update titled The Diamond Casino & Resort. The update introduced a casino where the secret mission is activated. However, you first need to drink a lot of alcohol to gain access to the mission. A video of the mission walkthrough has appeared on the YouTube channel Ice InfluX. After drinking, the character falls […]

Lemmy — NSFW support, i18n internationalization, community/user/similar posts search.

Lemmy was created as an alternative to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, Raddle, or Hacker News: users can subscribe to topics of interest, post links and discussions, and then vote and comment. But there is an important distinction: any user can launch their own server, which, like all others, will be connected to the same "universe" called the Fediverse. A user registered on […]

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