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I love programming - it works wonders. But you know much more about programming than I do. However, miracles occur not only in programming, but even in such a musty and calloused area as accounting. Yes, yes, in it itself - in the accounting department, for which I have ambivalent feelings: sincere and ardent sympathy (after all, this is my initial […]
"Catch Me If You Can". That's the name of Steven Spielberg's film. I looked, it's interesting. But it’s not true, even though it’s based on real events. In reality, "catch me if you can" is such a game. I see this game every day, and even participate in it. And I feel about the same as the hero of Spielberg’s film – the one […]
In my article, I looked at 7 ways to quickly test the competencies of IT specialists, which can be applied before conducting a large, lengthy and time-consuming technical interview. Then I expressed my sympathy for time-limited tests. In this article I will cover the topic of tests in more detail. Time-limited tests are a universal tool that is well suited for testing knowledge and […]
IKEA is launching a robotic furniture system called Rognan, developed in collaboration with American furniture startup Ori Living. The system is a large container that is located in a small room and allows you to divide it into two living areas. The container contains a bed, a desk and a sofa, which can be pulled out if necessary. The new product is intended for city residents who want [...]
On Tuesday, in an interview with CNBC, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he does not consider it likely that the products of the American giant from Cupertino would fall under sanctions from the Chinese authorities. The danger of the situation developing in this direction increases as friction between the United States and China grows, which has already resulted in increased trade duties […]
On June 14, the Apache Ignite Meetup will be held in St. Petersburg: real cases. Let's hear from the guys who did it. The first case is IMDG for calculating the margin of trading contracts in Heineken. The second is the industrial platform of Gazpromneft. Why open source and Ignite? Where are they screwed? How and why does it work? Speakers will answer these and other questions at the meetup. Join us […]
Nine years after the formation of the last significant branch, the release of the multi-platform BitTorrent client Deluge 2.0 was published, written in Python (using the Twisted framework), based on libtorrent and supporting several types of user interface (GTK+, web interface, console version). BitTorrent operates in client-server mode, in which the user shell runs as a separate process, and all BitTorrent operations are managed by a separate daemon, […]
Publisher Team17 Digital announced that Playtonic Games studio is working on a sequel to the platformer Yooka-Laylee. The new product is called Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. This is still a platformer, but if the previous game was completely three-dimensional, then in Impossible Lair the authors preferred 2,5D. We will spend most of the time on levels with a classic camera fixed on the side, like in the usual two-dimensional […]
Microsoft has deleted a huge facial recognition database containing about 10 million images involving about 100 people, according to a report published Thursday. This database was called Microsoft Celeb and was created in 2016. Her task was to save photos of celebrities around the world. Among them were journalists, musicians, various activists, politicians, […]
On the Reddit forum, a user under the nickname NOTSOHAPPYMEAL posted an image with box covers and the contents of the Cyberpunk 2077 Collector's Edition. The image was soon removed from the topic, but fans managed to spread it across the Internet. The quick reaction of the site moderators speaks in favor of the veracity of the leak. The image shows box art for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. And the Collector's Edition includes a steelbook […]
Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of EPFL On October 30, 2012, I had a one-way ticket to Geneva, and a great desire to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe, and perhaps the world. And on December 31, 2018, I spent my last day in the laboratory, to which I had already become attached. It's time to let […]
When visiting any country, it is important not to confuse tourism with emigration. Popular wisdom In previous articles (part 1, part 2, part 3) we touched on the professional topic of what awaits a young and still green university graduate upon admission, as well as during his studies in Switzerland. The next part, which logically follows from the previous three, is to show and talk about everyday […]