Smart freshener for your toilet
In the morning, looking at the can of freshener in the toilet, I thought, why not make another smart thing? Of course, it became an air freshener, but not just automatic,…
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The tale of the search for hidden 40Gbps
tl;dr - new computers sometimes have a rather fast network hidden, most likely not set up in your home.
Programming for a non-programmer or how the dream of shifting everything to AI was shattered
Once, while traveling through remote Vietnamese villages, I asked a girl to squeeze me a glass of sugarcane juice. To explain, I used Google Translate. From her eyes,…
Emdoor introduced the customizable mini-PC Clink-X xCraft
At CES 2025, Emdoor showcased the Clink-X xCraft mini-PC, which will be supplied in a disassembled form. In addition, users will be able to replace memory modules and…
6 internal factors affecting the efficiency of facial recognition from video cameras
Hello everyone! In the previous article, I already talked about how external factors can affect the speed and accuracy of facial recognition systems on video streams.…
Debugging the server for the little ones. Introduction
There are people who start thinking about privacy/confidentiality on the vast Internet or already practice it. There are those who do not want to pay for services and…
Making macOS safer
This is a guide about security, not privacy.
Execution of a DAX query by the AI DAX engine in a DBMS using PostgreSQL as an example
Hello, tekkix! DAX is a powerful analytical query language and is actively used in many projects. In addition, at the current level of AI development, it is capable of…
Connecting DeepSeek Chat to Alice
In this article, you will learn how to integrate GPT into Alice's speaker without foreign servers, using DeepSeek. We will show step-by-step setup of PHP hosting, explain…
Fab Tool, or the experience of creating complex generative video
I am a big fan of the French electronic musician Franck Hueso, better known under the pseudonym Carpenter Brut, and as a low-budget video author, I have long dreamed…
How to Fix a Tesla and Save the Holiday Spirit
Hello, tekkix! My name is Askhat, I work at Yandex Infrastructure — an engineering team that creates fundamental technologies for Yandex. Sometimes an engineer's trained…
Thinking models o1-3: a brief overview and what programmers can expect next
When LLMs first appeared, they were a bit like children - they said the first thing that came to their mind and didn't care much about logic. They needed to be reminded:…
Audit of smart contract security in TON: key mistakes and tips
Hello everyone! Sergey Sobolev is here, a specialist in distributed systems security at Positive Technologies, our team is engaged in auditing smart contracts. Today…
In search of the perfect keyboard
This is my first article here, don't judge strictly)
Details of the Fnirsi DPS-150 power supply control protocol
In the previous article, I began to analyze the control protocol of the Fnirsi DPS-150 power supply. The packet format was analyzed, commands and responses to them were…
How to easily add AI to Rust applications: a universal open-source tool
A system developer at Kryptonite IT company wrote an article about a new Rust tool that makes it easier to run machine learning models and integrate them into applications.…
Sonoff — Control devices with cryptocurrency
This project — A simple way to use cryptocurrencies to control devices.
Crowbar circuit: reliable DIY protection for a 12V power circuit. How does it work?
Hello, tekkix! This is Anton Komarov, author of the special projects team at MTS Digital. Today I will tell you about an interesting DIY project that radio amateurs use…
