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toxic is a client application for the secure messaging protocol tox. toxic provides a CLI interface, text chat, audio and video calls, file transfer and reception, and several simple games. New in version 0.13.0, released two weeks ago: A competitive online mode for the Snake game has been added. An /autoaccept on command has been added for automatic acceptance of incoming file transfers. It is now possible to set a unique name […]
The second edition of the PLB (Programming Language Benchmark) project has been released, aimed at testing the performance of solving standard tasks across different programming languages. Unlike the first edition published in 2011, the new version measures code performance for matrix multiplication and the 15-queens problem, and additionally evaluates solution searches in the Sudoku game and the determination of intersections of two arrays. […]
The main functionality of Snoop Project is to track the 'username' in public data, along with various OSINT plugins. Snoop Project is registered in the Russian software registry with the declared code 26.30.11.16: Software that ensures the execution of established actions during operational investigative activities: No. 7012 order 07.10.2020 No. 515. Snoop Project is developed based on research in the field of public data scraping (own database). On […]
The release of the Snoop project version 1.4.0 has been published, enhancing the forensic OSINT tool that searches for user account information in public data (open-source intelligence). The program analyzes various websites, forums, and social networks for the presence of the queried username, i.e., it identifies where the user with the specified nickname can be found. The project is developed based on research materials in the field of scraping […]
The developers of the Python package repository PyPI (Python Package Index) have announced the implementation of mandatory two-factor authentication for all users. Without enabling two-factor authentication, a user will not be able to upload files or perform actions related to managing their project. Previously, two-factor authentication was enforced for user accounts managing at least one project or involved in overseeing organization packages. […]
The company Sipeed, as reported by CNX-Software, has begun accepting orders for a rather unusual single-board computer, Longan Pi3H, designed in the style of the popular Raspberry Pi Zero. The product is based on the Allwinner hardware platform, and you can use Debian or Android 12 as the operating system (the manufacturer provides the corresponding images and SDK package). The novelty consists of two components: it is a removable computing […]
After 12 years of development, a new stable branch of the free document layout package Scribus 1.6.0 has been formed, incorporating changes developed in the experimental branch 1.5.x. The package provides tools for professional print layout, includes flexible tools for PDF generation, and supports working with separate color profiles, CMYK, spot colors, and ICC. The system is written with […]
The 83rd version of the caching and anti-spam proxy server for personal use has been released, featuring flexible settings. Key functions (all customizable): filtering unwanted content (whitelists/blacklists for URLs, cookie bans); forced and indefinite caching of received data (mainly useful for images and scripts); on-the-fly modification of web page content (editing the source in C, with an example for replacing the content of stackoverflow clone pages […]
After a year of development, the release of the NTPsec 1.2.3 time synchronization system has been published. This fork of the reference implementation of the NTPv4 protocol (NTP Classic 4.3.34) focuses on refactoring the codebase to enhance security (outdated code was removed, attack prevention methods were implemented, and secure functions for working with memory and strings were introduced). The project is being developed under the leadership of Eric Raymond (Eric S. Raymond) at […]
Now there will be a choice: use binaries or compile everything on your own hardware. Here’s what they write: To speed up operations on slow hardware and for general convenience, we now also offer binary packages for download and direct installation! For most architectures, this is limited to system kernels and weekly updates — however, this is not the case for amd64 and arm64. At […]
By the end of 2023, the development of the Unity port for the RPG game TES II: Daggerfall (1996) has reached the stable release stage, implementing all features from the original game and ensuring a stable experience for all players. Changes in this version: the default path for screenshots has been specified; dungeon locations on the map have been corrected. However, this release is not just a nice number with a couple of […]
Google has reached a settlement regarding a lawsuit related to privacy violations while using the 'incognito' mode in browsers. The terms of the settlement are not disclosed, but the initial lawsuit was filed for $5 billion with a compensation estimate of $5000 for each user of the 'incognito' mode. The terms of the settlement are outlined by the parties involved but still need to be approved […]