ONLYOFFICE Docs is an open-source office suite distributed under GNU AGPL v3.0. It comprises web-based viewers and collaborative editors for text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations compatible with OOXML formats. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to make the draw.io service available right in ONLYOFFICE Docs using a plugin.
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Monthly Archives: March 2022
Russian Troops' Tendency to Talk on Unsecured Lines is Proving Costly
The Washington Post reports Russian troops in Ukraine “have relied, with surprising frequency, on unsecured communication devices such as smartphones and push-to-talk radios.”
But this is leaving Russia’s units “vulnerable to targeting…further underscoring the command-and-control deficiencies that have come to define Moscow’s month-long invasion, observers say.”
The Russian military possesses modern equipment capable of secure transmission, but troops on the battlefield have reached for simpler-to-use but less-secure lines because of uneven discipline across the ranks, an apparent lack of planning for conducting a sustained fight over long distances, and Russian attacks on Ukraine’s communication infrastructure that it, too, has relied on, experts say.
A European intelligence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss NATO’s battlefield assessments, said that since the invasion began in late-February, there have been multiple instances of Russian commanders confiscating their subordinates’ personal phones for fear they would unwittingly give away a unit’s location…. There is evidence that the United States and other NATO countries have provided Ukrainian forces with electronic warfare equipment capable of interrupting Russian transmissions and allowing them to target Russian command posts, said Kostas Tigkos, a Russian military expert at the defense analysis firm Janes Group. By destroying Russia’s communication nodes, the Ukrainians could pressure their adversaries to use less-secure equipment, he said, increasing the likelihood their conversations will be intercepted or their positions triangulated….
There is anecdotal evidence that Russia’s unsecured communications have led to battlefield losses. One Russian general was purportedly killed in an airstrike after his cellphone was detected by the Ukrainians, the New York Times reported earlier this month.
The Post reports that Russian military transmissions over unsecured lines are now even being listened to by amateur radio enthusiasts at online sites like WebSDR (a software-defined radio receiver connected to the internet).
“Don’t say the last names on air!” one Russian service member was apparently overheard saying by Shadow Break International, a U.K.-based open-source intelligence consultancy.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Russian Troops’ Tendency to Talk on Unsecured Lines is Proving Costly
The Morning After: Apple TV+ is the first streaming service to win a Best Picture Oscar
Almost precisely three years after it launched, Apple TV+ has claimed the Best Picture Oscar for a streaming service with CODA. In another historic moment, Troy Kotsur became the first Deaf male actor to win an Oscar. Apple paid $25 million for the distribution rights to the film, which had a limited theatrical run and is currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Reuters
It beat Netflix’s favorite in the category, The Power of the Dog, which picked up Best Director for Jane Campion. And while Netflix registered a record 27 nominations for this year’s Oscars, losing out to Apple for arguably the biggest prize probably smarts after years of campaigning for its movies and shows.
— Mat Smith
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‘Halo’ wishes it was ‘The Mandalorian’
The show can’t compete with modern sci-fi TV.
Paramount+
Many, many years in the making, the interesting elements of Halo are somewhat outweighed by the show’s simplistic writing, stiff acting and sometimes dodgy special effects. If it came out in 2015, when we first expected it to arrive, it would have been more impressive. But with The Mandalorian and other shows like Foundation on Apple TV+, there’s a lot of premium sci-fi TV to get into — and that’s before we even touch all the myriad Star Trek shows filling up Paramount+, the home of Halo.
Apple may release its next iPad Pro this fall
The tablet will reportedly feature a new chip and MagSafe charging.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman expects Apple will release its next-generation iPad Pro sometime this fall. Gurman anticipates the new tablet will feature MagSafe charging and Apple’s long-rumored but as yet unannounced M2 chip.
Apple only just updated the iPad Pro last year, adding 5G, Thunderbolt connectivity and its first-generation Apple Silicon system-on-a-chip. Details on the M2 remain sparse, but it has reportedly gone into production.
Uber secures 30-month London taxi license
The extension ends a long-running spat with city regulators.
Following a years-long dispute with the city’s transit regulator, Uber has earned a 30-month license to continue operating in London. Transport for London (TfL) said the ride hailing service had been granted a London private hire vehicle operator’s license” for a period of two and a half years.”
Uber’s dispute with TfL dates back to 2017 when the agency said the company wasn’t “fit and proper” to operate in the city and revoked its taxi license. Among other issues, TfL said Uber had failed to properly conduct driver background checks and report serious criminal offenses.
Whistleblower says Microsoft spent millions on bribes abroad
The former employee estimates “a minimum of $200 million each year.”
In an essay published on the whistleblower platform Lioness, former Microsoft manager Yasser Elabd alleged Microsoft fired him after he alerted leadership to a workplace where many regularly engaged in bribery. He further alleges that attempts to escalate his concerns resulted in retaliation within Microsoft and eventual termination from his role.
Elabd claims in his essay that he worked for Microsoft between 1998 and 2018 and had oversight into a “business investment fund ” — essentially a slush fund to “cement longer-term deals” in the Middle East and Africa. But he grew suspicious of unusual payments to seemingly unqualified partners.
Ukraine is selling NFTs to support its military
The collection is meant to document the history of the war.
Ukraine’s Ministry for Digital Transformation has launched an NFT collection to help fund its military. The project was first announced in early March, but the NFT collection of illustrations by Ukrainian and international artists, called “Meta History Museum of War,” is now live. The collection is meant to be an “NFT museum” documenting the history of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The collection currently comprises 54 NFTs documenting the events of the first three days of the war.
Source: Engadget – The Morning After: Apple TV+ is the first streaming service to win a Best Picture Oscar
Linux 5.18 Power Management Brings Improvements For Both Intel & AMD
Last week the power management changes landed for the in-development Linux 5.18 kernel with a number of changes in tow, including notable items for both AMD and Intel processors…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 5.18 Power Management Brings Improvements For Both Intel & AMD
Samsung's $700 Smart Monitor M8 is now available to pre-order
Samsung’s latest Smart Monitor, which we first got a look at during CES, is now available to pre-order. The Smart Monitor M8 has support for streaming services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV, as well as cloud gaming platforms. You won’t necessarily need to connect to external speakers, since two built-in 5W speakers and a tweeter will deliver 2.2-channel audio.
The display comes with a magnetic, detachable SlimFit Cam that you can use for video calls. The full-HD webcam has face tracking and auto zoom functions, so it can follow you as you move around and automatically focus on your face. There’s a far-field microphone as well, which will come in handy if you want to bark instructions at Alexa or Bixby from across the room.
What’s more, the M8 has an integrated SmartThings hub, which will allow you to control compatible smart home devices. You can connect wirelessly to a Windows PC or Mac and mirror your smartphone screen to the display as well. There’s also the option to browse the web, edit documents and work on projects without connecting to a computer, in part thanks to built-in Microsoft 365 support.
Samsung
The M8 is 11.4mm thick, which Samsung says is around a quarter of the depth of previous displays. The 32-inch display has a UHD resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 and HDR 10+ compatibility. It has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a contrast ratio of 3,000:1. There’s support for 1.07 billion colors, which covers 99 percent of the sRGB spectrum.
The refresh rate tops out at 60 Hz, which may not cut it for some folks, while the response time is 4ms. On the connectivity front, the display has a one micro HDMI port and two USB-C ports, along with WiFi 5, AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth 4.2 support. It comes with a height-adjustable stand for which you won’t have to pay an extra $400.
The Smart Monitor M8 starts at $700 for the white model. The spring green, sunset pink and daylight blue models will cost you a little extra at $730.
Source: Engadget – Samsung’s 0 Smart Monitor M8 is now available to pre-order
Improved Arch Linux Installer Experience Being Readied With Archinstall 2.4-RC1
Debuting on the Arch Linux monthly ISOs a year ago was Archinstall as a way to carry out quick and easy installations of this popular Linux distribution. Over the past year Archinstall has matured into increasingly robust shape for quickly installing Arch Linux…
Source: Phoronix – Improved Arch Linux Installer Experience Being Readied With Archinstall 2.4-RC1
LLVM Clang Adds "-march=native" Support For The Apple M1
A subtle but notable change worth mentioning last week for LLVM Clang 15.0 is “-march=native” now working for this compiler when running on Apple M1 SoCs…
Source: Phoronix – LLVM Clang Adds “-march=native” Support For The Apple M1
Pokémon Characters Make For Some Terrific Needle Felting
You know what’s cuter than regular Pokémon characters? Fuzzy Pokémon characters! Beloved Pocket Monsters look even more adorable in felt.
Needle felting is, as Craftsy explains, “the process of transforming wool into 3D objects using a barbed needle.” To create needle felting crafts, it’s necessary to “agitate” the…
Source: Kotaku – Pokémon Characters Make For Some Terrific Needle Felting
Linux 5.18 KVM Prepares For Intel IPI Virtualization, Larger AMD VMs
The initial batch of KVM virtualization changes were merged last week for the ongoing Linux 5.18 merge window…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 5.18 KVM Prepares For Intel IPI Virtualization, Larger AMD VMs
Linux 5.18 Hardens The Kernel For 64-bit Arm With Shadow Call Stack Support
In addition to supporting the Tesla FSD chip, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, and other new Arm SoCs in Linux 5.18, this kernel will also be more secure for 64-bit Arm with adding Shadow Call Stack support…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 5.18 Hardens The Kernel For 64-bit Arm With Shadow Call Stack Support
Apple's AirPods Max fall to $439 at Amazon
Apple’s AirPods Max offer excellent sound, solid active noise cancellation (ANC) and good battery life, but the regular $549 price is a bit hard to swallow. Now, you can pick a pair up at Amazon for just $439, or $110 (20 percent) off. That’s close to the lowest price we’ve seen at Amazon, and you can choose between three colors: Sky Blue, Silver and Pink.
Buy Apple AirPods Max at Amazon – $439
The AirPods Max achieved a solid 84 Engadget review score and made our latest list of favorite headphones, thanks to their high sound quality, effective noise-cancellation and reliable controls. They offer a uniquely Apple-esque design, and despite being slightly heavier than Sony’s WH-1000XM4 cans, are comfortable to wear. Once you get used to it, the rotating crown makes it easy to adjust sound.
Audio quality is more natural than other headphones we’ve tried with bass that’s accurate and not overpowering. Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones have more effective ANC, but the AirPods Max come close. Meanwhile, the Transparency Mode lets you quickly disable ANC if you need to hear what’s going on. The biggest drawback is the lack of lossless audio support, but they work great with Dolby Atmos surround sound on most Apple devices.
The AirPods Max are ideal if you’re in the Apple ecosystem, with the H1 chip letting you quickly switch between an iPhone and a Mac, for example. There’s no question that they’re very expensive at the regular $549 price, so Amazon’s latest discount presents a good buying opportunity if you’ve been eyeing a pair. And if you’ve been looking for wireless earphones rather than headphones, Apple’s third-generation AirPods are still on sale for $150, a savings of $29 and near their lowest price ever.
Buy AirPods (3rd gen) at Amazon – $150
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Source: Engadget – Apple’s AirPods Max fall to 9 at Amazon
Apple becomes the first streamer to win a Best Picture Oscar with 'CODA'
Three years and three days after it was first unveiled, Apple TV+ has captured the first ever Best Picture Oscar for a streaming service with CODA. The film also took a historical win for Best Supporting Actor, as Troy Kotsur became the first Deaf male actor to win an Oscar. Writer and director Sian Heder also won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The film, with a mostly Deaf cast, follows Ruby (played Emilia Jones), a high school student who navigates life as the only hearing member of a Deaf family in Gloucester, Massachusetts. “This is a really big moment for the Deaf community. It’s a really big moment for the disability community,” said Heder in a backstage ABC interview, via an ASL interpreter, as Variety reported. “Marlee Matlin won an Oscar 35 years ago, and not that much has changed in Hollywood, so I want to thank the Academy for making that change. Let this one be the first of many, many films to come out of this beautiful community.”
Apple paid $25 million for the distribution rights to the film, which made a limited theatrical run and is currently streaming on Apple TV+. It beat out Netflix’s The Power of the Dog, which was another favorite in that category.
After a record 27 nominations, Netflix didn’t go away empty-handed, though. Jane Campion took a historic Best Director Oscar for The Power of the Dog, becoming only the third woman to win the award. (Chloé Zhao took the prize last year for Nomadland, while Katheryn Bigelow previously won for The Hurt Locker.) The Power of the Dog was nominated for 12 Oscars, including in the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor/Actress categories, but Campion was the only winner.
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Sci-fi fared particularly well at this year’s Oscars. Dune, released simultaneously in the US on HBO Max and in theaters, won no less than six Academy Awards. The highlight was Greig Fraser’s win for Best Cinematography, presented live during the telecast (above). However, the film’s other awards were presented prior to the ceremony for the first time in Oscar history, something decried by several attendees including Steven Spielberg. They include wins for Best Production Design (Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipod), Best Film Editing (Joe Walker), Best Sound (Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, Ron Bartlett), Best Visual Effects (Paul Lambert) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer).
Dune doesn’t count as a streaming release, though, nor do others like Disney’s Encanto, which won Best Animated Feature. Overall, streaming films fared poorer than last year, taking four statues compared to seven at the 2021 Oscar ceremonies.
Source: Engadget – Apple becomes the first streamer to win a Best Picture Oscar with ‘CODA’
This Year's Big Oscar Winners: 'Dune', Apple TV+ and James Bond
Dune won six Academy Awards tonight — the most of any movie — at this year’s Oscar’s ceremony, taking home Oscars for its cinematography, visual effects, film editing, original score, production design, and “achievement in sound.”
But the movie’s Oscar-winning crew were surprised there was no Oscar nomination for the film’s director, Denis Villeneuve, reports IndieWire:
“I was very confused when Denis was not nominated for directing. It’s as if the film directed itself and all of these craft categories magically did great work,” sound designer/supervising sound editor Theo Green said. “Seeing the sweep that Dune is having tonight makes me very proud for Denis.”
Green and other below-the-line winners painted a production picture where Villeneuve orchestrated a kind of cross-department collaboration that allowed each craftsperson’s work to shine and work in concert with every other piece. Re-recording mixer Ron Bartlett said it all started with Villeneuve’s deep study of the book. “It’s better than the sum of its parts,” Fraser said. “We are the culmination of Denis Villeneuve’s combined group effort to make a movie, and that’s what I’m most proud of.” Several winners also called out editor Joe Walker as a key piece of the creation of Dune.
Besides the six Oscars it won, Dune had also been nominated for four other awards, including Best Picture.
Tonight’s ceremony featured a tribute to 60 years of James Bond movies — and the franchise’s most recent film also won the “Best Song” Oscar (for the song “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish). This marks the third consecutive time that a James Bond movie’s theme song has gone on to win the “Best Song” award.
And Apple TV+ became the first streaming service to ever win the prestigious Best Picture award for their movie CODA. NBC News calls this “a major moment for a film industry that has been dramatically transformed by the rise of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms and the growing popularity of at-home entertainment.” (The film also won Oscars for best adapted screenplay and for best supporting actor.)
In the days before the Oscars telecast, the best picture race came to be seen as a proxy battle between Apple and Netflix, the streaming giant that has been angling for Hollywood’s marquee prize for at least the last half-decade, spending heavily on splashy promotional campaigns. Netflix was a double best picture contender this year, recognized for Jane Campion’s haunting Western The Power of the Dog and Adam McKay’s doomsday satire Don’t Look Up.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – This Year’s Big Oscar Winners: ‘Dune’, Apple TV+ and James Bond
Trading Efficiently: The How-Tos
Trading might sound like easy money, but that’s in fact far from what it really is. If you have ever contemplated the prospect of engaging in it, you probably know how overwhelming the sheer amount of data can get. Luckily, a solid trading strategy can relieve you considerably when it comes to decision-making. Still, it doesn’t guarantee efficient trading. This article explores how you can boost your efficiency as a beginner trader as well as someone with experience in this area.
Use a Platform You Can Rely On
The platform you choose to trade on matters the world. Depending on your experience and personality, it can determine the overall success of your undertaking to a higher or lower degree. Here are some essential aspects to take into account when making the decision:
- intuitive interface over a multitude of features you hardly know how to use
- the range of assets you can trade
- backup options for data protection and historical data access
- technical analysis features and other analytics
It’s always a wise choice to use a well-reputed and powerful platform such as Metatrader 4. This one is much prized for a good reason as it offers its users a wealth of insightful data without being difficult to master.
Always Follow a Plan
Another step to take if you haven’t already is to set up a plan. Work out a trading strategy that specifies unambiguously when to close this or that position and what you are trying to achieve in the short- and long-term perspective.
However, it’s not enough to simply have a plan. Learn to curb your emotions and stick to it no matter what, adopt a businesslike approach to trading that eliminates hasty decisions. After all, it is business, isn’t it?
Avoid Unnecessary Risk
This may sound like another hackneyed truth but there’s really no skipping it. Never risk more than you can afford to lose, says the rule. In fact, attitude should be part and parcel of your plan (see above).
Once again, respect the limits even when you see an opportunity not to be missed. Many people lose their minds when it comes to leverage because they feel like the promise and appeal are so much greater than the risk. That’s not true. You can only afford to lose this much. And losing is okay as long as it’s within the limits.
Base Your Methodology on Facts
Use the data your platform gives you to inform your choices. Try to always be aware of what’s going on and learn to single out the most important events so you can respond to them. This is not to say that you should neglect your strategy whenever you see a deviation from the existing trend; rather, remember to study the market closely.
A Sense of Purpose
If you feel like your trading lacks efficiency, try scrutinizing your strategy. How consistent is it? How compliant are you? Does the platform you’ve chosen serve your purpose? The answers will surely help you boost your performance as a trader.
Source: TG Daily – Trading Efficiently: The How-Tos
How to fix Cleartext HTTP traffic not permitted in Android
When I launch the application on the emulator, it crashes, and when I checked the logs it says “Cleartext HTTP traffic is * not allowed”. For this reason, I am not able to test the functionality of my app.
Source: LXer – How to fix Cleartext HTTP traffic not permitted in Android
Could Geothermal Power Plants Become a Source of Lithium?
“Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential,” argues a new article in Fast Company. “But that may soon change — for an unexpected reason.
“Geothermal technologies are on the verge of unlocking vast quantities of lithium from naturally occurring hot brines beneath places like California’s Salton Sea, a two-hour drive from San Diego…”
As a geologist who works with geothermal brines and an energy policy scholar, we believe this technology can bolster the nation’s critical minerals supply chain at a time when concerns about the supply chain’s security are rising. Geothermal power plants use heat from the earth to generate a constant supply of steam to run turbines that produce electricity. The plants operate by bringing up a complex saline solution located far underground, where it absorbs heat and is enriched with minerals such as lithium, manganese, zinc, potassium, and boron. Geothermal brines are the concentrated liquid left over after heat and steam are extracted at a geothermal plant. In the Salton Sea plants, these brines contain high concentrations — about 30% — of dissolved solids.
If test projects now underway prove that battery-grade lithium can be extracted from these brines cost effectively, 11 existing geothermal plants along the Salton Sea alone could have the potential to produce enough lithium metal to provide about 10 times the current U.S. demand. Three operators at the Salton Sea geothermal field are in various stages of designing, constructing, and testing pilot plants for direct lithium extraction from the hot brines. At full production capacity, the 11 existing power plants near the Salton Sea, which currently generate about 432 megawatts of electricity, could also produce about 20,000 metric tons of lithium metal per year. At current prices, the annual market value of this metal would be more than $5 billion….
Geothermal power has the ability to complement solar and wind energy as a baseload power source — it is constant, unlike sunshine and wind — and to provide energy and mineral security. It could also offer a professional bridge for oil, gas, and coal employees to transition into the clean energy economy. The industry could benefit from policies like risk mitigation funds to lessen drilling exploration costs, grant programs to demonstrate innovations, long-term power contracts, or tax incentives.
Adding the production of critical metals like lithium, manganese, and zinc from geothermal brines could provide geothermal electrical power operators a new competitive advantage and help get geothermal onto the policy agenda.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Could Geothermal Power Plants Become a Source of Lithium?
How to Install Linux Kernel 5.17 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install the latest 5.17 Linux Kernel on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa using two different methods with the command line terminal and how to remove kernel 5.17 and restore the original kernel in case of an issue.
Source: LXer – How to Install Linux Kernel 5.17 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
And the 2022 Oscar Winners Are…
After a very long, very weird lead up which included fan votes, important categories cut and so much more, it’s no surprise that the 94th Annual Academy Awards celebrating them were equally weird with a few examples being an alt version of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Will Smith literally smacking Chris Rock and lots…
Source: Gizmodo – And the 2022 Oscar Winners Are…
KonoSuba Sequel Game Set for July Release
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The video game adaptation of popular anime KonoSuba will be receiving a sequel, currently scheduled for a July 28 release.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o (God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World), better known as KonoSuba, is a fantasy comedy, isekai (different world) light novel series launched by Akatsuki Natsume in 2013.
The series eventually garnered considerable popularity and was adapted into an anime series, with two seasons already released, and a third season officially announced.
Natsume later paired with Japanese video game developer Entergram, primarily known for its work porting visual novels into consoles, to release in 2019 a dungeon RPG titled KonoSuba: Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering Adventures for the PlayStation Vita and the PlayStation 4. An enhanced Plus version of the game was released for the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch in 2020.
The KonoSuba video game sequel, Noroi no Ibutsu to Madoishi Bokenshatachi (Cursed Relics and Deceived Adventurers) aims to extend the success of the franchise on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch with a series of new experiences.
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