Category: Blog

Release GNOME Radio 0.1.0

The first major release of the new application developed by GNOME, GNOME Radio, has been introduced. It provides an interface for searching and listening to internet radio stations that stream audio online. A key feature of the program is the ability to view the locations of interesting radio stations on a map and select the nearest broadcast points. Users can choose an area of interest and listen to internet radio by clicking on the corresponding markers on the map. […]

Release GNU Radio 3.8.0

After six years since the last major release, GNU Radio 3.8 has been formed, a free digital signal processing platform. GNU Radio is a set of programs and libraries that allow the creation of arbitrary radio systems, with modulation schemes and the forms of received and transmitted signals defined programmatically, while basic hardware devices are used to capture and generate signals. The project is distributed […]

Pros and cons: the price cap for .org has indeed been lifted

ICANN has allowed the registrar Public Interest Registry, responsible for the .org domain zone, to independently regulate the prices of domains. We discuss the opinions of registrars, IT companies, and non-profit organizations that have been expressed recently. Photo — Andy Tootell — Unsplash Why the conditions have changed According to ICANN representatives, they lifted the price cap on .org for "administrative purposes." The new rules will put the domain […]

Ride the wave of Web 3.0

Developer Christoph Verdo shares insights about the online course 'Mastering Web 3.0 with Waves' that he recently completed. Tell us a bit about yourself. What drew you to this course? I have been working in web development for about 15 years, primarily as a freelancer. While developing a long-term registration web application for developing countries commissioned by a banking group, I faced the challenge of integrating blockchain certification into it. [...]

A bit about inode

Periodically, in pursuit of moving to a CR, I am interviewing at various large companies, mainly in St. Petersburg and Moscow, for a DevOps position. I noticed that many companies (many good companies, like Yandex) often ask two similar questions: What is an inode? What reasons can lead to a disk write error (or, for example: why might the disk space run out? [...]

How to train a junior?

How to get into a big company if you're a junior? How to hire a worthy junior if you are a large company? Below, I'll share our story of hiring entry-level developers for the frontend: how we worked on test assignments, prepared for interviews, and structured a mentoring program for the development and onboarding of newcomers, as well as why standard interview questions often fail. [...]

Big Data, Big Billing: About Big Data in Telecom

In 2008, Big Data was a new term and a trendy buzzword. By 2019, Big Data had become a sales object, a source of profit, and a reason for new legislative initiatives. Last fall, the Russian government initiated a bill to regulate big data. It's prohibited to identify individuals based on information, but it is allowed upon request from federal authorities. Processing Big Data for third parties is only permissible after [...]

Freedomebone 4.0 is available, a distribution for creating home servers

The release of the Freedomebone 4.0 distribution has been introduced, aimed at creating home servers that allow the deployment of personal network services on self-controlled hardware. Users can utilize such servers for storing their personal data, launching network services, and ensuring secure communications without resorting to external centralized systems. Boot images have been prepared for AMD64, i386, and ARM architectures (there are builds for […]

LTE as a symbol of independence

Is summer a busy time for outsourcing? The summer period is traditionally considered a 'dead season' for business activity. Some people are on vacation, others are reluctant to purchase various goods due to a lack of the right mindset, and even the sellers and service providers prefer to take a break during this time. Therefore, summer for outsourcers or IT specialists working freelance is often seen as a time of 'coming […]

Methods of Integration with 1C

What are the key requirements for business applications? Among the most important are the following tasks: Ease of changing/adapting the application's logic to changing business needs. Ease of integration with other applications. The way the first task is addressed in 1C was briefly described in the 'Customization and Support' section of this article; we will return to this interesting topic in one of the upcoming articles. […]

We are setting up the 1C server with database publication and web services on Linux

Today, I would like to discuss how to set up a 1C server on Linux Debian 9 with web services publication. What are 1C web services? Web services are one of the mechanisms of the platform used for integration with other information systems. They are a means of supporting SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) — a modern standard for application and information system integration. Essentially […]

What impact do internet outages have?

On August 3 in Moscow, between 12:00 and 14:30, the Rostelecom network AS12389 experienced a slight but noticeable drop. NetBlocks considers this the first 'government shutdown' in Moscow's history. This term refers to disconnection or restrictions on internet access by authorities. What happened in Moscow for the first time is already a global trend that has been noted over the past few years. In the last three years, 377 targeted […]

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