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Several years ago, Fabrice Bellard wrote jslinux — a PC emulator written in JavaScript. After that, there was at least Virtual x86. But as far as I know, they were all interpreters, while Qemu, also written significantly earlier by Fabrice Bellard, and probably any self-respecting modern emulator, uses JIT compilation of guest code into code […]
Windows 10 has a built-in antivirus, Windows Defender, which protects your computer and data from unwanted programs: viruses, spyware, ransomware, and many other types of malware and hacker activities. Although the built-in solution is sufficient for most users, there are situations where you may not want to use this program. For example, if you […]
In the latest version of the messaging app Telegram, developers added many new features and improved existing ones. The main innovation is the ability to archive chats. A new design for the Android app was also introduced along with several other functions. Archiving Chats As the name suggests, this feature allows you to create archived copies of chats to remove them from the list if they are not needed but you want to keep […]
The Microsoft PowerToys utility set for Windows 95 and Windows XP is well-known among users. In its time, this suite allowed for easy customization of the operating system by adding new features to context menus, enhancing the Alt + Tab application switcher, syncing files and folders, and so on. Unfortunately, these utilities are no longer functional in newer OS versions. But, […]
I had a vision of the future. Out of nowhere, during a mundane meal of mashed potatoes, I was overwhelmed by a wave of clarity that stunned and disoriented me, and when the wave receded, I was left with several phantasmagorical images. To ensure I wouldn’t forget them, I immediately transferred them to a file, and now I’m revealing them. I eagerly await April 12, 2026 – […]
The release of the KWin-lowlatency 5.15.5 project has been announced, which includes a version of the composite manager for KDE Plasma 5.15, enhanced with patches to improve interface responsiveness and fix certain issues related to user action delays, such as input lag. The project's developments are distributed under the GPLv2 license. A ready PKGBUILD is available in AUR for Arch Linux. Inclusion in Gentoo […]
There are reports of a wave of attacks aimed at encrypting Git repositories on services like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Attackers are wiping the repository and leaving a message requesting 0.1 BTC (approximately $700) for data recovery from a backup (in reality, only commit headers are damaged, and information can be restored). So far, 371 repositories have been affected in this manner on GitHub. Some of the attack victims […]
The company "NPO RusBITech" has released the Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12.13 distribution, built on the Debian GNU/Linux package base and supplied with its own Fly desktop (interactive demo), which uses the Qt library. ISO images (3.7 GB, x86-64), binary repository, and source codes of the packages are available for download. The distribution is distributed under a licensing agreement that imposes certain restrictions on users, for example, […]
In the future, almost all Intel products will utilize the spatial architecture Foveros, with its active implementation beginning under the 10nm process. The second generation of Foveros will be used in the first 7nm Intel graphics processors, which will find application in the server segment. At an investor event, Intel clarified what five layers the Lakefield processor will consist of. Performance level forecasts have been published for the first time […]
A team of engineers from MIT has developed an object-oriented memory hierarchy for more efficient data handling. This article analyzes how it is structured. / PxHere / PD As is known, the performance growth of modern CPUs is not accompanied by a corresponding decrease in memory access latency. The difference in performance metrics from year to year can reach up to 10 times (PDF, […]
Canonical, the developer of Ubuntu, is preparing for a public offering. The company plans to expand into cloud computing. / photo NASA (PD) - Mark Shuttleworth on the ISS. Discussions about Canonical's IPO have been ongoing since 2015, when the company's founder, Mark Shuttleworth, announced the possibility of a public offering. The goal of the IPO is to raise funds that will help Canonical […]
Hello Habr. In the first part of the article about what’s been heard on the air, we discussed service stations on long and short waves. It’s worth separately mentioning amateur radio stations. Firstly, this is also interesting, and secondly, anyone who wishes can join in this process, both for receiving and transmitting. As in the first parts, the focus will be on […]
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