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An update to the video2midi utility has been released, designed to recreate a MIDI file from Synthesia video clips and similar sources. The utility allows for the recreation of a multichannel MIDI file from any video featuring a virtual MIDI keyboard. Key changes since version 0.2 include a redesigned graphical interface, the addition of new keys and modifiers, and the ability to capture color on mouse click. The frame transition has also been revamped […]
Version 5.2 of the WordPress content management system, named 'Jaco' after the jazz musician Jaco Pastorius, is now available. Among the new features are new tools for troubleshooting website issues: the Site Health Check system and PHP Error Protection. The update system has also been improved, control panel icons have been modified, and a plugin compatibility check with the installed version has been added […]
Google has announced upcoming changes to Chrome aimed at enhancing privacy. The first part of the changes concerns cookie handling and support for the SameSite attribute. Starting with the release of Chrome 76, expected in July, the 'same-site-by-default-cookies' flag will be activated, which will default to 'SameSite=Lax' if the SameSite attribute is absent from the Set-Cookie header, limiting the sending of cookies for third-party inserts […]
Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) intends to begin production of 64-layer 3D NAND memory chips in the second half of this year. Network sources report that YMTC is currently negotiating with its parent company Tsinghua Unigroup, seeking approval to sell storage devices created using its own memory chips. It is known that at the initial stage, YMTC will collaborate […]
On May 3, the first public release of the ninth version of GCC: GCC 9.1 took place. It includes numerous significant improvements and additions compared to the eighth version. Overall changes include Command options that now support 64-bit values and suffixes for size indication; the addition of the -flive-patching option to manage optimizations potentially destructive to dynamic code replacement; the addition of the --completion option for supporting […]
Hello, Habr! Today we will build a system that processes streams of messages from Apache Kafka using Spark Streaming and writes the processing results to the AWS RDS cloud database. Let's assume a credit organization presents us with the task of processing incoming transactions 'on the fly' across all its branches. This can be done for the purpose of instant currency calculations […]
MAX Data will merge with Optane DC for efficient operation with AI and ML systems. Photo — Hitesh Choudhary — Unsplash According to a study by MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group, 85% of the three thousand surveyed managers believe that AI systems will help their companies gain a competitive advantage in the market. However, something like this has been attempted before […]
A vulnerability has been discovered in the SQLite database (CVE-2019-5018) that allows arbitrary code execution in the system when an attacker can execute a SQL query prepared by them. The issue stems from an error in the implementation of window functions and is present starting from the SQLite 3.26 branch. The vulnerability was fixed in the April release of SQLite 3.28 without explicit mention of security fixes. A specially crafted SQL query SELECT can lead to […]
F5 Networks has announced the successful completion of the acquisition deal for NGINX that was announced in March. NGINX is now officially part of F5 Networks and will be transformed into a separate business unit. The deal totaled $670 million. F5 Networks will continue to develop the open-source NGINX project and support the community that has formed around it. The distribution of NGINX products will continue under the same […]
Corrective updates have been released for all supported branches of PostgreSQL: 11.3, 10.8, 9.6.13, 9.5.17, and 9.4.22, which include a number of bug fixes. The release of updates for the 9.4 branch will continue until December 2019, 9.5 until January 2021, 9.6 until September 2021, 10 until October 2022, and 11 until November 2023. In the new […]
Today we launch a new section where we will discuss the most popular and accessible services, libraries, and utilities for students, researchers, and professionals. In the first issue, we will talk about basic approaches that can help improve efficiency, along with relevant SaaS services. Additionally, we will share tools for data visualization. Chris Liverani / Unsplash The "Pomodoro" Method. This is a time management technique. […]
Start on this site via the link. The most convenient option for capturing information about the starter activation turned out to be the one using the optocoupler PC817. The schematic plates contain three identical circuits, all housed in ABS plastic boxes measuring 100x100 mm. Photos of the optocouplers. When connected to semiconductor relay starters, their leakage current is sufficient to trigger the PC817 […]