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Beta release of the OpenMandriva Lx 4.1 distribution

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A beta release of the OpenMandriva Lx 4.1 distribution has been formed. The project is being developed by the community after Mandriva S.A. transferred control of the project to the non-profit organization "OpenMandriva Association." A Live build of size 2.7 GB (x86_64) is offered for download. In this new version, the Clang compiler used for building packages has been updated to the LLVM 9.0 branch. In addition to the standard Linux kernel, compiled in […]

Google Chrome for Windows 7 will be supported for another 18 months

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As is known, next Tuesday, January 14, Microsoft will release the last set of security updates for Windows 7. After that, support for the 2009 OS will officially cease. Unofficially, tech-savvy individuals will likely be able to use updates provided under paid support, but that is not the focus here. Many users have certainly thought that with the end of OS support and the imminent arrival of the new […]

More than 50 organizations are asking Google to take control of the pre-installed apps on Android devices

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Dozens of human rights organizations sent an open letter to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, requesting a change in the policy governing the pre-installation of applications on devices running Android, so that users can independently remove manufacturer-installed software. The organizations are concerned that pre-installed applications may be exploited by unscrupulous manufacturers to collect data […]

The History of the Transistor, Part 3: The Multiple Reinventions

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Other articles in the series: History of relays The "fast information transfer" method, or The birth of the relay Long-distance writer Galvanism Entrepreneurs And finally, the relay Talking telegraph Just connect Forgotten generation of relay computers Electronic era History of electronic computers Prologue Colossus ENIAC The electronic revolution History of the transistor Groping in the dark From the crucible of war Multiple reinventions History of the Internet Backbone network Dissolution, […]

The History of the Transistor, Part 2: From the Crucible of War

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Other articles in the series: History of relays The "fast information transfer" method, or The birth of the relay Long-distance writer Galvanism Entrepreneurs And finally, the relay Talking telegraph Just connect Forgotten generation of relay computers Electronic era History of electronic computers Prologue Colossus ENIAC The electronic revolution History of the transistor Groping in the dark From the crucible of war Multiple reinventions History of the Internet Backbone network Dissolution, […]

The History of the Transistor: Groping in the Dark

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Other articles in the series: History of relays The "fast information transfer" method, or The birth of the relay Long-distance writer Galvanism Entrepreneurs And finally, the relay Talking telegraph Just connect Forgotten generation of relay computers Electronic era History of electronic computers Prologue Colossus ENIAC The electronic revolution History of the transistor Groping in the dark From the crucible of war Multiple reinventions History of the Internet Backbone network Dissolution, […]

A new technological platform of the 2020s. Why I disagree with Zuckerberg

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I recently read an article in which Mark Zuckerberg made predictions about the next decade. I really enjoy the topic of predictions and try to think along those lines myself. In the article, he states that every decade there is a shift in the technological platform. In the 90s, it was the personal computer; in the 2000s, the internet; and in the 2010s, the smartphone. On […]

OpenWRT 19.07 Release

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New significant releases of OpenWRT have been assembled — an open Linux distribution for home network routers. Key user-visible innovations include: all devices now use the 4.14.x kernel. The ath79 architecture has been added, which supports devices that were previously classified under the ar71xx architecture. The difference is the use of Device Tree instead of explicitly specifying the characteristics of each device in C files. Routing performance has been significantly enhanced through the implementation of […]

Mozilla has fixed a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox that was actively exploited by hackers.

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Yesterday, Mozilla released a patch for its Firefox browser that fixes a zero-day vulnerability. According to reports from network sources, the vulnerability was actively exploited by attackers, but representatives from Mozilla have not commented on this information yet. It is known that the vulnerability affected the IonMonkey JavaScript JIT compiler for SpiderMonkey, one of the core components of Firefox that handles JavaScript operations. Experts categorized the issue as […]

Photo Storage and Delivery Architecture in Badoo

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Artem Denisov (bo0rsh201, Badoo) Badoo is the world's largest dating site. Currently, we have about 330 million users registered worldwide. However, what is much more important in the context of our discussion today is that we store approximately 3 petabytes of user photos. Every day, our users upload about 3.5 million […]

Database of the Messenger (Part 1): Designing the Framework

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How to translate business requirements into specific data structures using the example of designing a database for a messenger from scratch. Part 1: Designing the Database Framework Part 2: Live Partitioning Our database won't be as large and distributed as VKontakte or Badoo, but it should be functional, fast, and fit on a single PostgreSQL server — so that […]

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