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A task has come in to set up IP address distribution for subscribers. Task conditions: No separate server for authorization will be provided—you’ll manage just fine 😉 Subscribers must receive network settings via DHCP. The network is heterogeneous, including PON equipment, regular switches with Option 82 configured, and WiFi bases with access points. If none of the IP assignment conditions are met— […]
Video communication is the primary means of interaction between teachers and students on the Vimbox platform. We long ago abandoned Skype, tried several third-party solutions, and ultimately settled on the WebRTC - Janus-gateway combination. For a while, everything was satisfactory, but some negative aspects continued to emerge. As a result, a separate video direction was created. I asked Kirill Rogovoy, the head of […]
One of the most conservative human activities is beekeeping! Since the invention of the frame hive and honey extractor about 200 years ago, progress in this area has been minimal. This has manifested in the electrification of certain honey extraction processes and the use of winter heating for hives. Meanwhile, the bee population worldwide is declining significantly due to climate change and the widespread use of chemicals in […]
It all started with a giveaway... a hive giveaway among beekeepers in exchange for a fun story about why they needed it. Here, the little thoughts in my head took over, and quickly crafted a message that I needed this hive not for bees, but to set up a monitoring server 😉 Then the imagination pictured Raspberry blades instead of frames […]
Hello! My name is Dmitry Pavlov, I work at GridGain, and I am a committer and member of the PMC in Apache Ignite and a contributor to Apache Training. Recently, I gave a talk about the work of a committer at Sberbank's open-source meetup. With the growth of the open-source community, many have increasingly begun to ask questions: how to become a committer, what tasks to take on, and […]
The section of the company JSC 'MCST' dedicated to the 'Elbrus' operating system has been updated. This OS is based on various versions of the Linux kernel with built-in information security features. The page features: OP 'Elbrus' - general software based on Linux kernels version 2.6.14, 2.6.33, and 3.14; OS 'Elbrus' - a ported version of Debian 8.11 based on the Linux kernel version 4.9; […]
According to online sources, Google has initiated the process of shutting down its social network, which involves deleting all user accounts. This means the developer has abandoned attempts to compete with Facebook, Twitter, and others. The Google+ social network had a relatively low popularity among users. There are also reports of several major data breaches resulting in information about […]
User Cody Darr, also known as Sonic Ether, has released an update for his shader pack for Minecraft, introducing a rendering technology called "path tracing." Visually, it appears almost like the trendy ray tracing featured in Battlefield V and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but it's implemented differently. Path tracing implies that light is emitted from a virtual […]
In 2008, I had the chance to visit an IT company. There was a strange tension palpable in every employee. The reason turned out to be simple: mobile phones had to be placed in a box at the office entrance, there was a camera behind you, and two large additional "watching" cameras in the office along with monitoring software featuring a keylogger. And yes, this is not the company that developed SORM or life support systems […]
Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have demonstrated the first fully automated data storage system using artificially created DNA with read capability. This is a key step towards transferring this new technology from research laboratories to commercial data centers. The developers confirmed the concept with a simple test: successfully encoding the word "hello" into fragments of synthetic DNA and transforming […]
Representatives from Google released their annual security and privacy report today. It noted that despite the increase in downloads of potentially harmful applications, the overall state of the Android ecosystem has improved. The share of harmful applications downloaded from Google Play rose from 0.02% to 0.04% during the reported period in 2017. If we exclude from the statistics information about cases […]
In this article, I discuss the fundamental principles of uncovering the truth in situations where the interviewee is not inclined to be completely honest. More often than not, you are misled not out of malice, but for various other reasons. For example, due to personal misconceptions, poor memory, or simply to avoid upsetting you. Typically, when it comes to our ideas, we tend to self-deceive. […]