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The release of the Live distribution NomadBSD 1.2 has been introduced, representing a FreeBSD edition adapted for use as a portable desktop loaded from a USB drive. The graphical environment is based on the Openbox window manager. DSBMD is used for mounting drives (supporting CD9660, FAT, HFS+, NTFS, Ext2/3/4), wifimgr is used for wireless network configuration, and DSBMixer is used for volume control. The size of the boot image is 2 […]
Scuttlebutt is a slang term popular among American sailors, referring to rumors and gossip. Node.js developer Dominic Tarr, living on a sailboat off the coast of New Zealand, used this word in the name of a p2p network designed for sharing news and personal messages. Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) allows for information sharing using only intermittent access to the Internet or even when completely offline […]
It has happened that the manufacturers of solid-state drives who have not yet established their own teams of controller developers but still want to keep an eye on the SSD market for enthusiasts have no real choice today. The only suitable option for them to assemble truly high-performance drives with an NVMe interface is offered by just one company – Silicon […]
The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization overseeing a wide range of work related to Linux development, has announced that 43 companies have joined its ranks, with 38 joining as silver members. Notable new members include the automotive giant Volkswagen and Mail.Ru, which joined through its cloud services development division. Silver members of the Linux Foundation pay an annual fee […]
In this section, I will discuss some of the customization options I needed. This is not a complete list of what Buildroot offers, but these options are functional and do not require altering the Buildroot files. Using the EXTERNAL mechanism for customization. The previous article discussed a simple example of adding your configuration by including a defconfig for the board and necessary files directly into the directory […]
Are you working with the Apache Cassandra NoSQL database? On May 23, Odnoklassniki invites experienced developers to their office in St. Petersburg for a meetup focused on working with Apache Cassandra. Your experience with Cassandra and your willingness to share it are what matter. Register for the event. We at OK began using Apache Cassandra in 2010 to store photo ratings. Currently, we […]
IP masking may be required for various tasks, from accessing blocked content to bypassing anti-bot systems of search engines and other online resources. I found an interesting post about how this technology can be applied to corporate tasks and prepared its adapted translation. There are several types of proxy implementations: Residential proxies refer to IP addresses that internet service providers assign to owners […]
R is packed with a variety of functions. Below, I will highlight ten of the most interesting ones that many might not know about. This article arose after I discovered that my discussions on some of the features of R that I use at work were met with enthusiasm by my programmer acquaintances. If you are already familiar with all of this, I apologize for […]
The Slurm-3 intensive on Kubernetes ended on Sunday. We set a personal record: 132 participants, 65 online and 67 in-person. The first Slurm had 50 people, the second 87. We are gradually growing. 126 people created a cluster (the first day's task), and 115 completed the practical work. 6 people completely ignored the practice. We'll assume they only needed […]
From May 27-29, we are hosting the fourth Slyurm: an intensive course on Kubernetes. Bonus: online courses on Docker, Ansible, and Ceph. We have derived topics from Slyurm that are important for working with Kubernetes but are not directly related to k8s. How, why, and what we achieved — read on. All participants of Slyurm-4 will receive access to these courses. Full money-back guarantee on the first day in St. Petersburg […]
The system will cut energy costs in half. / photo Andy Melton CC BY-SA Why is a new architecture needed? According to Data Centre Dynamics, by 2030, electronic devices will consume 40% of all energy produced on the planet. Approximately 20% of this will be attributed to the IT sector and data centers. According to European analysts, data centers already "take" 1.4% of all […]
Last week I attended the IT conference DUMP (https://dump-ekb.ru/) in Yekaterinburg and want to share what was discussed in the Backend and DevOps sections, and whether regional IT conferences are worth attending. Nikolai Sverchkov from Evil Martians on Serverless What was it all about? The conference had a total of 8 sections: Backend, Frontend, Mobile, Testing and QA, DevOps, […]