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At the beginning of the month, the JMAP protocol, developed under the auspices of the IETF, was actively discussed on Hacker News. We decided to talk about why it was needed and how it works. / PxHere / PD What’s wrong with IMAP? The IMAP protocol was introduced in 1986. Many things described in the standard are no longer relevant today. For example, the protocol can return […]
Google developers posted a message on Twitter stating that there are currently issues with indexing new content in the search engine. This leads to situations where users cannot find recently published materials. The problem was identified yesterday, and it is most clearly demonstrated when the search filter is set to display records from […]
Without the recommended three years of practical experience *Note: This article pertains to the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification exam, which was valid until March 29, 2019. Since then, some changes have been made — they are described in the 'Additional' section* Google hoodie: check. Serious expression: check. Photo from the video version of this article on YouTube. Want to get a new hoodie like the one in my photo? Or maybe you're interested in the certificate […]
Today, I will tell you about an interesting device. It can heat a room when placed under a window, just like any other electric convection heater. It can also heat 'smartly', according to any conceivable or inconceivable scenarios. It can easily manage the smart home itself. You can also play on it and (oh, the cosmos!) even work. (caution, a lot of large photos below) The front side of the device features […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense will fund six organizations as part of the Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology program (abbreviated as 'N3'), first announced in March 2018. Participants in the program include the Battelle Memorial Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory […]
openITCOCKPIT is a free, open-source system designed for monitoring, observing, and alerting complex IT infrastructures. Key benefits compared to version 3.6.1 include: vulnerabilities have been resolved, minor bugs fixed, and: configuration of the Docker container via the web interface. Nagios kernel upgraded to 4.4.3. Ability to set the timezone for graphite-web. Container loading is now 100 times faster […]
After a year of development, the openSUSE Leap 15.1 distribution has been released. The release is based on the core package set from the in-development SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 distribution, onto which newer versions of user applications from the openSUSE Tumbleweed repository are delivered. A universal DVD image, sized at 3.8 GB, is available for download, along with a slim installation image that allows package installation via the network […]
The new version of the Kali Linux 2019.2 distribution has been released, intended for security system testing. Change log: Numerous bug fixes. The Linux kernel 4.19.28 is now used. New versions of the packages seclists, msfpc, and exe2hex have been added. A new release of NetHunter 2019.2 has been formed — an environment for mobile devices based on Android. The number of supported devices in NetHunter has expanded. Source: linux.org.ru
A new version of the Tails distribution for anonymous web access has been released. Change list: Tor Browser updated to version 8.5. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.19.37. All available methods for mitigating MDS vulnerabilities in Intel processors have been utilized, and SMT has been disabled. The Pidgin and OpenPGP applets have returned to the top navigation panel. The graphical applications: Gobby, Pitivi, Traverso have been removed. […]
A new version of the Tor Browser 8.5 has been released, aimed at ensuring anonymity. Changes include: an updated interface design and compatibility with the new Firefox layout. Components have been updated: Firefox 60.7.0 ESR, Torbutton 2.1.8, HTTPS Everywhere 2019.5.6.1, OpenSSL 1.0.2r, Tor Launcher 0.2.18.3. The icon has been changed. Builds are configured with the 'MOZILLA_OFFICIAL' flag. A stable release for the Android platform has been prepared. Source: linux.org.ru
The latest update for Windows 10, the May 2019 Update (also known as 1903 or 19H1), is now available for installation on PCs. After a prolonged testing period, Microsoft began rolling out the build through Windows Update. The previous update caused significant issues, so this time there are not many major changes. However, there are new features, minor changes, and a lot of […]
VPNs and incognito modes can achieve a certain level of anonymity on the Internet, but if you want more privacy, you'll need other software solutions. One such solution is the Tor Browser, which has exited beta testing and is available to all users of Android devices. This browser is based on Firefox, which means the application interface is familiar […]