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video2midi 0.3.9

An update has been released for video2midi, a utility designed to recreate a multi-channel midi file from videos that contain a virtual midi keyboard. Main changes since version 0.3.1: The graphical interface has been redesigned and optimized. Added support for Python 3.7, now you can run the script on Python 2.7 and Python 3.7. Added a slider for setting the minimum note duration Added a slider for setting the tempo of the output midi file […]

Around the world with an e-book: ONYX BOOX James Cook 2 review

“Do at least once what others say you can’t do. After that, you will never pay attention to their rules and restrictions.” James Cook, English naval sailor, cartographer and discoverer Everyone has their own approach to choosing an e-book. Some people think for a long time and read thematic forums, others are guided by the rule “if you don’t try, […]

Release of Proxmox VE 6.0, a distribution kit for organizing the work of virtual servers

Proxmox Virtual Environment 6.0 was released, a specialized Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux, aimed at deploying and maintaining virtual servers using LXC and KVM, and capable of replacing products such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. The size of the installation iso image is 770 MB. Proxmox VE provides the tools to deploy a complete virtualization […]

Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 6. Emacs Commune

Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 1. The fatal printer Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 2. 2001: Hacker Odyssey Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 3. Portrait of a hacker in his youth Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 4. Debunk God Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 5. A trickle of freedom Commune Emacs […]

Small but bold: a miniature linear particle accelerator that set a new record

The familiar principle of “more is more powerful” has long been established in many sectors of society, including science and technology. However, in modern realities, the practical implementation of the saying “small, but mighty” is becoming more and more common. This is manifested both in computers, which previously occupied an entire room, but now fit in the palm of a child, and in […]

The release version of Borderlands 3 will not support crossplay

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has revealed some details of the upcoming Borderlands 3 presentation, which will take place today. He stated that she would not touch cross-play. In addition, Pitchford emphasized that at launch the game, in principle, will not support such a function. “Some have suggested that tomorrow's announcement could be related to cross-platform play. Tomorrow an amazing […]

Release of the distribution kit Network Security Toolkit 30

The release of the Live distribution kit NST (Network Security Toolkit) 30-11210, intended for analyzing network security and monitoring its functioning, has been presented. The size of the boot iso image (x86_64) is 3.6 GB. A special repository has been prepared for Fedora Linux users, which makes it possible to install all the developments created within the NST project into an already installed system. The distribution is built on Fedora 28 and allows installation […]

Neural network in glass. Does not require power supply, recognizes numbers

We are all familiar with the ability of neural networks to recognize handwritten text. The basics of this technology have been around for many years, but it is only relatively recently that leaps in computing power and parallel processing have made this technology a very practical solution. However, this practical solution will fundamentally come in the form of a digital computer […]

Xbox Digital Store Launches Summer Sale

While Steam users were drowning in discounts during the summer sale, Microsoft console owners could only watch from the sidelines. But the holiday has come to their street: while the attraction of unprecedented generosity has already ended in the Valve service, a similar promotion has just started in the Xbox digital store. As part of the summer sale, which will last until 29 […]

Firefox 70 will start marking HTTP pages as insecure

Firefox developers have presented a plan to move Firefox to mark all pages opened over HTTP with an insecure connection indicator. The change is scheduled to be implemented in Firefox 70, scheduled for October 22nd. Chrome has been displaying an insecure connection warning indicator for pages opened over HTTP since the release of Chrome 68, introduced last July. In Firefox 70 […]

Why one of the largest IT companies joined CNCF - a fund that develops cloud infrastructure

A month ago, Apple became a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Let's figure out what this means. Photo - Moritz Kindler - Unsplash Why CNCF The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) supports the Linux Foundation. Its goal is the development and promotion of cloud technologies. The fund was founded in 2015 by large IaaS and SaaS providers, IT companies and network equipment manufacturers - Google, Red […]

Snapdragon 855 leads the ranking of mobile chips with AI engine

A rating of mobile processors is presented in terms of performance when performing operations related to artificial intelligence (AI). Many modern smartphone chips are equipped with a specialized AI engine. It helps improve performance when performing tasks such as facial recognition, natural speech analysis, etc. The published rating is based on the results of the Master Lu Benchmark test. The performance of mobile processors available on the market […]