Category: Blog

An Inside Look: Graduate School at EPFL. Part 4.2: The Financial Side.

When visiting any country, it's important not to confuse tourism with immigration. Folk wisdom. Today, I would like to address perhaps the most pressing issue – financial balance while studying, living, and working abroad. In the previous four parts (1, 2, 3, 4.1), I did my best to avoid this topic, but in this article, we will draw a firm line under […]

GNU Rush 2.0

On July 1, 2019, the release of GNU Rush 2.0 was announced. GNU Rush is a Restricted User Shell designed to provide limited non-interactive access to remote resources via ssh (for example, GNU Savannah). Its flexible configuration gives system administrators complete control over the capabilities available to users, as well as control over the use of system resources such as virtual […]

Cisco Meeting Server 2.5.2. Cluster in Scalable and Resilient mode with video conferencing recording feature

In this issue, I will show and explain some intricacies of setting up a CMS server in a fault-tolerant cluster mode. TheoryThere are generally three types of CMS server deployment: Single Combined, which means a single server running all necessary services. In most cases, this type of deployment is only applicable for access by internal clients and in small environments, where scalability limitations […]

An Overview of the Delta Amplon RT UPS

The Delta Amplon family has a new addition — the manufacturer has introduced a new series of devices with a capacity of 5-20 kVA. The Delta Amplon RT uninterruptible power supplies are characterized by high efficiency and compact size. Previously, this family only offered relatively low-power models, but the new RT series includes single-phase and three-phase devices with capacities up to 20 kVA. The manufacturer positions them for use in […]

A great interview with Cliff Click — the father of JIT compilation in Java.

Cliff Click is the CTO of Cratus (IoT sensors for process improvement) and the founder and co-founder of several startups (including Rocket Realtime School, Neurensic, and H2O.ai) with multiple successful exits. Cliff wrote his first compiler at the age of 15 (Pascal for TRS Z-80)! He is best known for his work on C2 in Java (the Sea of Nodes IR). This compiler demonstrated […]

ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop 4.0.93.0

The release of ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop version 4.0.93.0 took place. Key changes: Fixed potential GUI crashes. Resolved an issue when running the command 'sudo apt --reinstall install wget'. A 'Privacy Policy' button was added to the installer. A rare error when opening directories on GNOME environments was fixed. Source: linux.org.ru

Successful fundraising for the Mobilizon project

On May 14, the French non-profit organization Framasoft, which recently introduced the federated video hosting project PeerTube, began fundraising for a new initiative — Mobilizon, a free and federated alternative to Facebook Events and MeetUp, servers for organizing planned meetings and events. Three funding levels were proposed with the following objectives: €20,000: a tool for organizing events; work on graphic […]

Release of the SVT-AV1 0.6 video encoder developed by Intel

Intel has released version 0.6 of the SVT-AV1 library (Scalable Video Technology AV1), which provides alternative encoders and decoders for the AV1 video encoding format, utilizing the hardware parallel computing capabilities present in modern Intel CPUs. The main goal of SVT-AV1 is to achieve a level of performance suitable for on-the-fly video transcoding and for use in on-demand video (VOD) services. […]

The third candidate for the releases of the Debian 10 installer “Buster”

A third unofficial candidate for the installer release of the upcoming major release of Debian 10 'Buster' has been prepared. The reason for creating this latest test version of the installer is the need to test last-minute changes related to the selection of recommended dependencies for kernel packages and the inclusion of the shim-signed package among the recommended dependencies for grub-efi-{arm64,i386}-signed packages. The Debian 10 release is expected on July 6. […]

Overview of GUI Interfaces for Managing Docker Containers

Working with Docker in the console is a routine for many. However, there are occasions when a GUI/web interface can be beneficial even for them. This article presents an overview of the most notable solutions available today, whose authors have attempted to offer more convenient (or suitable for specific cases) interfaces for exploring Docker or even managing large installations of it. […]

Seek Thermal Compact Thermal Imager

I am adding a review of my little helper — the Seek Thermal Compact mobile thermal imaging camera. This thermal camera for smartphones and tablets helps detect and eliminate heat or cold leaks, spot electrical wiring issues, see areas of localized heating or overheating of equipment, find game while hunting, and more. Seek Thermal has managed to create an affordable and accessible compact device that connects to [...]

Jaw and facial surgery or not? That is the question

Dear friends, we have already discussed the types of wisdom teeth, what happens if they are left alone, and how the extraction process goes. It may seem straightforward, but! Patients still come in for consultations and say, "Well, the doctor at another clinic said..." Suggesting that such complex teeth should be removed outside of a hospital setting, [...]

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