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Google plans to cease the default playback of Flash content in the July release of Chrome 76. The change has already been implemented in the experimental Canary branch, which will serve as the basis for the Chrome 76 release. Until the release of Chrome 87, expected in December 2020, Flash support can be restored in the settings (Advanced > Privacy and Security > Site Settings) with subsequent explicit […]
Network sources report that hundreds of developers have discovered code missing from their Git repositories. An unknown hacker is threatening to publish the code if their ransom demands are not met within the specified time frame. Reports of attacks surfaced on Saturday. It appears that they are coordinated through Git hosting services (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab). It remains unclear how the attacks were […]
Intellivision Entertainment has announced the continuation of the famous adventure Earthworm Jim, which turns 25 this year. The new project is being developed by a team that contributed to the original games. The release is planned exclusively for the upcoming Intellivision Amico console. According to the press release, programmers, artists, sound designers, and level designers from the original team are returning to create a new installment of Earthworm […]
After a series of minor versions, a significant new update of DoubleContact has been released — an autonomous and independent contact editor, primarily focused on editing, comparing, and merging phone books. Key changes compared to version 0.1: support for CSV format (currently supporting files from some Explay phones, as well as a universal profile that allows saving all contact information); support […]
Unpleasant news that we have been anticipating. On May 5th, new rules for identifying messengers users by phone number came into effect in the Russian Federation. The corresponding government decree was published on November 6, 2018. Now, Russian users will need to confirm that the phone number they are using belongs to them. During the identification process, the messenger will send a request to the mobile operator […]
At one time, Internet Explorer 6 was quite popular. It's hard to believe, but 10 years ago it held one-fifth of the market share. It was used both in Russia and abroad, predominantly by government agencies, banks, and similar organizations. It seemed like 'the six' would never end. However, its demise was accelerated by YouTube. Moreover, without approval from […]
Recently, Longsys, the largest Chinese OEM and ODM manufacturer of various flash storage devices, celebrated its 20th anniversary. During the festivities, a lot of interesting information was shared. In particular, among many partners supplying flash chips and controllers, the company Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) was mentioned. It is the first manufacturer of 3D NAND multi-layer flash memory in China. Currently, YMTC supplies […]
Hello, %username%! It's evening again, and once more I find myself with nothing to do, so I've decided to spend some time writing the third part of my series on poisons. I hope you've read the first and second parts and enjoyed them. In the third part, we'll take a little break. There won't be a discussion about the poisons you encounter on a daily basis — probably even […]
The use of 3D printing is no longer surprising to anyone. Objects can be printed at home and at work using both metal and plastic. The only thing left is to reduce the nozzle resolution and increase the variety of source materials. There is still a lot of work to be done in each of these areas. Researchers led by […] have reported another achievement in 3D printing enhancement.
Hello Habr. It's already the 21st century, and it seems that data can be transmitted in HD quality even to Mars. However, many interesting devices are still working in the radio waves, and a lot of intriguing signals can be heard. It’s impossible to cover all of them, of course, but we will try to select the most interesting ones that can be received and decoded independently using a computer. For […]
Microsoft has released 3 preview extensions for its VSCode code editor. Remote WSL — Open any folder in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), Remote Containers — allows the use of Docker containers, Remote SSH — Open any folder on a remote computer using SSH. All three extensions allow you to work with files on other computers or containers as […]
At the FMX 2019 graphic conference currently taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, focused on animation, effects, games, and digital media, Intel made an exceptionally interesting announcement regarding the future graphics accelerators of the Xe family. As announced by Jim Jeffers, the chief engineer and head of Intel's rendering and visualization improvement team, hardware […]