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Part 1. "Obvious" Tips Most recommendations for those who want to learn better seem quite banal: in addition to attending lectures and completing homework, it's important to eat right, lead a healthy lifestyle, get enough sleep, and maintain a daily routine. All this is certainly good, but how can these obvious truths specifically help a student? How to organize your daily routine to be more productive and […]
Paragon Software, a provider of Microsoft licensed proprietary NTFS and exFAT drivers for Linux, has published the initial implementation of a new open exFAT driver in the Linux kernel developers' mailing list. The driver code is open under the GPLv2 license and is temporarily limited to read-only mode. A version of the driver supporting write mode is in development but is not yet ready […]
Xbox Live will soon change how player tags work. The service now allows you to change your username in the system to any desired one (within the rules), but you will also receive a numerical designation. This is similar to what is used in Discord and Battle.net. Right now, you can change your player tag for free once, even if you have already used this option […]
This is a selection of books for those who care about music. We have gathered literature dedicated to various genres and eras: from the history of underground punk rock to Western European classical music. Photo Nathan Bingle / Unsplash How Music Works Former leader of the rock band Talking Heads, David Byrne, discusses the "inner workings" of modern music. The narrative is built upon the author's own experience. At the same time […]
In the first part of our review of useful life hacks for students, we discussed the scientific studies behind obvious advice like "drink more water," "exercise," and "plan your daily routine." In this part, we will look at less obvious hacks and areas that are currently considered among the most promising in education. Let's try to understand what […]
The latest version of Alpine Linux 3.10.3 has been released — a distribution based on musl + Busybox + OpenRC, ideal for embedded systems and virtual machines. Builds are available for 7 architectures: x86_64, x86, armhf, aarch64, armv7, ppc64le, and s390x. As usual, there are 8 options, ranging from a 35-megabyte version for virtual machines to a 420-megabyte extended version. There are no groundbreaking changes aside from version updates. Packages have been updated […]
The State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin was founded by the enthusiast Ivan Tsvetaev, who sought to bring bright images and ideas into the contemporary environment. Over just over a century since the museum's opening, this environment has changed drastically, and today it's time for digital representations. The Pushkin Museum is at the heart of an entire museum quarter in Moscow, serving as a major venue […]
Hello, Habr! We work closely with Quest Software, and this year they acquired ApexSQL — the producer of solutions for managing and monitoring Microsoft SQL Server databases. In Russia, we believe not many are aware of these guys. On their homepage, they state "Killer tools for SQL Server." Sounds intimidating. We thought it would be a good idea to introduce […]
NordVPN, a provider of virtual private network (VPN) services, confirmed the fact of a hacker breach of one of its servers in a data center that occurred in March 2018. According to the company, the attacker was able to access the data center server in Finland using an unprotected remote management system left by the data center provider. Moreover, NordVPN claims that it had no knowledge of […]
ESET specialists have uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Russian-speaking users of the World Wide Web. Cybercriminals have been distributing an infected version of the Tor browser for several years, using it to spy on victims and steal their bitcoins. The infected web browser was spread through various forums disguised as the official Russian version of Tor Browser. The malware allows attackers to see which websites the victim is currently visiting. Theoretically, they […]
The release of MirageOS 3.6 has taken place, enabling the creation of single-application operating systems, where the application is delivered as a self-sufficient 'unikernel' that can run without operating systems, separate OS kernels, or any layers. The development of applications uses the OCaml language. The project's code is distributed under the ISC free license. All low-level functionality inherent to an operating system is implemented in the form of a library attached to […]
The release of the package manager Pacman 5.2, used in the Arch Linux distribution, is now available. Key changes include: Complete removal of delta update support, which allowed for downloading only changes. This feature was removed due to the discovery of a vulnerability (CVE-2019-18183) that allowed arbitrary command execution in the system when using unsigned databases. For an attack to occur, the user would need to download prepared files with the database and delta update from the attacker.