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Когда на иллюстрациях, в кино и аниме хотят подчеркнуть магический характер происходящего, нередко используют не знаки привычных систем письма, а характерные непонятные значки странного, даже где-то зловещего вида. При этом обычно в дело идут вполне реальные алфавиты, большинство из которых были созданы на европейской волне интереса к оккультизму и магии, пришедшейся на сложный и бурный XVI век. К примеру, печать на перчатках Алукарда из «Хеллсинга» содержит надписи так называемым фиванским алфавитом, созданным в 1510-х годах Иоганном Тритемием — совмещавшим пост настоятеля монастыря и роль одного из основателей криптографии с исследованиями в областях магии, астрологии и некромантии, в том числе для императора Максимилиана I, и попытками наладить беспроводную секретную спецсвязь через ангельские иерархии. А в сериале «Сверхъестественное», скажем, используется енохианское письмо — известное из магических экспериментов 1580-х годов знаменитого английского учёного, придворного и алхимика Джона Ди, приближённого к королеве Елизавете I и императору Рудольфу II. Эти системы письма вполне активно применяют по сей день в ритуалах разнообразных орденов и обществ околомистического свойства. Но зачем очень образованным и высокопоставленным деятелям XVI века вдруг понадобилось создавать особые, ни на что не похожие алфавиты для использования в магических целях — хотя раньше мистики в Европе благополучно обходились почтенными латынью, греческим или ивритом?

Наш open source маршрутизатор ИИ-моделей FAIRouter (C# версия) вышел на NuGet. Цель проекта обеспечить оптимальный баланс скорости, стоимости и качества, т.е. получать ответ достаточного качества быстрее и дешевле. Показываю, как поставить пакет, отправить первый запрос, обучить маршрутизатор LLM и агентов на отзывах, а также подключить своих кандидатов.

Заблуждение, с которым мы сталкиваемся постоянно, звучит примерно так: электричество распространяется со скоростью света, а интернет по оптоволокну — заметно медленнее. Из этого делают вывод, что медь принципиально быстрее стекла, а вся задержка интернета — это «физика оптики». Вывод красивый, но неверный, и разбираться с ним интересно не ради спора, а ради того, чтобы понять, где на самом деле живут те самые пинги, которые нас бесят.

Начнём с главного тезиса, который ломает всю картину: электроэнергия не передаётся со скоростью света. Никогда не передавалась и передаваться не будет — во всяком случае в привычных нам линиях.

Сервер российского API подписан цепочкой Минцифры, и Python падает с CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED. Показываю, как доверять этому сертификату ровно в одном клиенте: свой SSLContext, промежуточный сертификат как якорь и флаг VERIFY_X509_PARTIAL_CHAIN, без verify=False и без корня в системе. Чем рискуешь с этим флагом, как то же сделать в aiohttp, httpx, requests и urllib, как сверить отпечаток и что делать при смене сертификата.

Ballon d’Or winner’s move to WSL has transformed the Lionesses on and off the pitch with belief soaring ahead of Manchester City clash

As Martin Semmens, the London City Lionesses chief executive, sits down is his office he looks like the cat that got the cream. He says he has just learned that the club’s Instagram page has generated 34m hits since Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d’Or on Monday evening, and it is only Thursday afternoon. On Sunday, two clubs with seven of the top 30 players in the Ballon d’Or rankings will go head-to-head when Manchester City visit Hayes Lane, Bromley. It is, Semmens, says, “awesome for the WSL”.

From the outside, it can feel slightly surreal. The independent women’s club, owned by the businesswoman Michele Kang, are third in the top flight, two‑and‑a‑half years after finishing eighth in tier two, and Semmens believes signing the world’s best player has helped change the mindset of everyone at the club.

• The Kangaroos shake off a slow start to defeat Cook Islands in Townsville

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The Kangaroos will be wearing their familiar dark green uniform with gold accents. Plenty of green in the Cook Islands outfit as well, but it is the secondary colour to a majority white base.

Tonight’s referee is NRL veteran Ashley Klein.

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Here is the article in question and a snippet of Andy’s stat action …

Mac Allister’s sense of responsibility extends to implementing Iraola’s instructions for his new team. Figures from Opta show the midfielder is winning more tackles per Premier League game this season – 2.3 on average compared to 1.8 last season; winning more duels (4.8 from 3.8); winning more aerial duels (0.9 from 0.6) and winning more possession (5.6 on average compared to 3.8).

He is sacrificing the offensive side of his game to bring more aggression and organisation to the defensive aspect, and his touches in the opposition box, chances created, goals and assists are all down on last season as a consequence. Not that Iraola is complaining.

Pakistan chasing 326 to win after Sri Lanka make 325-8
Eliminated England beat Sri Lanka | Email Jim

3rd over: Sri Lanka 10-0 (Avishka 6, Kamindu 4) Shaheen, something less than a towel, more like an ironed pocket hankerchief, tucked into his waistband runs in. Kamindu launches into a pull but just collects a single, but Avishka collects the first boundary of the day to short fine leg.

2nd over: Sri Lanka 5-0 (Avishka 2, Kamindu 3) Pakistan’s James Dean, Naseem Shah, slides in at the other end. Shorter, skiddier. Sri Lanka’s eager beavers have to be content with knocking about a few singles.

Прогноз продаж сродни прогнозу погоды — его можно построить лишь в определенном приближении. Десятки тьсяч позиций, тысячи площадок, промоакции, логистические и другие факторы влияния — можно учесть максимум мелочей, и все равно остаются случайности, которые не укладываются ни в одну формулу. Однако даже если идеал недостижим, можно построить прогноз, который будет отклоняться от него совсем незначительно. Меня зовут Юлия Трусова, я руководитель домена Логистика в Lenta Tech. В этой статье я расскажу, как устроено прогнозирование спроса и как современные методики помогают свести эту погрешность к минимуму. Тем, кто захочет углубиться в тему и технические подробности, может быть интересен наш материал «Как машинное обучение помогает «Группе Лента» прогнозировать спрос»

Два клика по кнопке оплаты. Два запроса к провайдеру. И внезапно один заказ превращается в две платежные сессии.

В этой статье разберём реальный кейс рефакторинга платёжной интеграции: начнём с наивного Create, попробуем локальные блокировки, столкнёмся с несколькими экземплярами сервиса и доберёмся до PostgreSQL advisory locks, идемпотентности и конкурентных Check/Cancel.

Немного C#, много PostgreSQL и чуть‑чуть «Форсажа». Посмотрим, как устроить гонку запросов так, чтобы победитель был только один.

• Australia batters crumble on final day at Newlands

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3rd over: Australia 14-2 (Head 9, Green 1) Brave of Green to leave the ball outside off. Similar spot to the one that got Marnus, a touch fuller perhaps. He gets moving from the fifth ball, knocks a single into the off side.

2nd over: Australia 13-2 (Head 9, Green 0) Well, I said that Australia needed Head to take a bite out of the chase first, but wasn’t anticipating that he would lose two partners in the first over. He decides to do his part anyway. Defends three balls from Jansen, then lets loose as he sees width. Misses his first flail, connects cleanly with his second one along the ground, and connects dirty with his third, in the air through the cordon but safe. Two boundaries, but if I were South Africa, I’d happily feed that shot a few times looking for the mistake.

The former comedian and his wife gave evidence in the case in which he denies all charges against him

Russell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court began with widespread media coverage on 12 October. The former comedian and presenter faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault against six women, in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999. He denies all the charges. Here are five things we learned in the third week of his trial.

Mouria coffeehouse unable to renew lease in Exarchia, known for leftwing solidarity, resistance and radicalism

It has been the hangout of writers, artists, poets and politicians, doctors and lawyers, radicals and revolutionaries for as long as anyone can remember. And for 44 years, Christos Vanas, the proprietor of Mouria, has let them all in.

Every day at 7am, the taciturn former waiter has been the first man to step inside the historic cafe in Exarchia, the heart of leftwing Athens. It is a ritual he has kept punctiliously, opening up the famous gathering place before he himself has had his first coffee.

Навайбкодил приложение для Android для менеджмента IP камер разных производителей с поддержкой функций камер, которых нет в других приложениях. Суть в том, чтобы не пользоваться каждодневно несколькими приложениями от производителей IP камер, а использовать одно приложение "всё-в-одном".

Кратко о том, что я добавил в своё приложение и выложил проект с открытым исходным кодом + APK в Github.

Ghostly shipwrecks, an abandoned nuclear bunker, a haunted folly … we dare you to visit these weird and ghoulishly eerie sites

A derelict, 24-metre tall redbrick and flint folly outside Chichester, Racton Monument (known locally as Racton Ruin) is said to be one of the most haunted places in Sussex and has been the site of many paranormal investigations. George Montagu Dunk, the second Earl of Halifax, commissioned the folly, but there is no conclusive account as to why he had it built. Some say it was as a summerhouse, others a viewing point to watch ships come in from the Solent. A ghostly woman walking in the grounds and eerie sounds such as sudden manic laughter are among reported spooky happenings. Now completely gutted and roofless, it’s on private land and unsafe to enter, but still easily seen from nearby footpaths.

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

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Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book, as well as her new title, Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World.

From Hugh Dennis and Michael Keaton to galea, gladius and scutum, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Tilcayo is the first new species of what identified in more than a century?
2 What reached 126 mph descending Stoke Bank on 3 July 1938?
3 Ranavalona I, nicknamed the “female Caligula”, was queen of which island?
4 Who won the Fifa World Cup as player, manager and assistant manager?
5 Opened in 1817, what is Britain’s oldest public art gallery?
6 119.5 seconds is the optimum time to pour which drink?
7 Which border was officially defined by the 1237 treaty of York?
8 Which on-screen partnership began with Flying Down to Rio?
What links:
9 Cingulum militare; galea; lorica; gladius and scutum?
10 Blink-182; Cream; Motörhead; The Police; Suzi Quatro; Thin Lizzy?
11 Boiler room; pig butchering; pump and dump; 419?
12 Sinbad in the Abbasid Caliphate and Admiral Zheng He in the early Ming dynasty?
13 Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier; Chopin’s 24 Preludes; Rachmaninoff’s 24 Preludes?
14 David Bowie; Albert Brooks; Hugh Dennis; Michael Keaton; Katy Perry?
15 The Dunciad; Her Kind; One Art; The Prestige?

Editor, agony uncle, crossword compiler – he even interviews himself. Our sketchwriter finds there’s no end to Farage’s talents

Welcome to your new super, soaraway Reformer. The paper that aims to take you back to the 1950s with all the stories that the mainstream media don’t want you to read. Free to all patriots. And those who happen to have found a copy on the floor of the bus.

Each new tech product is designed to make our lives easier and keep us mindlessly entertained. Switch off: embrace discomfort – and boredom

Ever longed for your own personal assistant? In the ever quickening tech race, Meta has recently launched Muse, a new AI personal agent. Unlike traditional chatbots, this little AI tool will be able to fill out forms for you, organise calendars, pay bills and make reservations. Meta describes Muse as a personal agent “built for everyone”. The launch comes at a time when AI agents have been making headlines for hacking into government websites, public agencies and businesses. However, my immediate concern is a little closer to home.

I work as a psychologist, and I’m often talking to clients about lifestyle habits that lead to short-term gain but incur long-term pain. Our brains have a beautiful way of preferring the path of least resistance, of doing what is easiest to preserve our resources. And with the demands of modern life feeling so overwhelming for so many people, the urge to scroll after a long week or defer to a chatbot because you are exhausted is incredibly seducing.

Carly Dober is a psychologist living and working in Melbourne

Decades from now, friends may become first people known to have finished The Campaign for North Africa

“We have had a six-turn practice run. It took about 18 months,” said Andy Taeger, with what seemed like a chuckle as he contemplated playing the world’s most complicated board game.

“Based on that, we are looking at a 20- to 30-year run for the full game,” said his gaming partner James Purcell. “We’ve come to terms with it.”

Mouria coffeehouse unable to renew lease in Exarchia, known for leftwing solidarity, resistance and radicalism

It has been the hangout of writers, artists, poets and politicians, doctors and lawyers, radicals and revolutionaries for as long as anyone can remember. And for 44 years, Christos Vanas, the proprietor of Mouria, has let them all in.

Every day at 7am, the taciturn former waiter has been the first man to step inside the historic cafe in Exarchia, the heart of leftwing Athens. It is a ritual he has kept punctiliously, opening up the famous gathering place before he himself has had his first coffee.

The former comedian and his wife gave evidence in the case in which he denies all charges against him

Russell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court began with widespread media coverage on 12 October. The former comedian and presenter faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault against six women, in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999. He denies all the charges. Here are five things we learned in the third week of his trial.

Объявляем вечер страшных историй и представляем подборку ИБ-инцидентов за октябрь. В программе – кошмары, которые стали явью: масштабные утечки персональных данных, от которых стынет кровь, холодящий душу взлом на миллионы евро и зловещий поворот в сложных отношениях ФБР и ShinyHunters.

Современные атаки шифровальщиков порой начинаются не с рабочих серверов. Первым делом они ищут бэкапы, чтобы зашифровать их или уничтожить — и только потом переходят к проду. Если копии лежат рядом с продом и доступны по сети, то при атаке погибнут вместе с ним. При этом злоумышленникам неважно, что находится внутри: NAS, облачная папка или тот же vSphere. 

Ленточная библиотека остается единственным массовым носителем, который физически недоступен по сети. В момент записи его данные невозможно прочитать или изменить. Если данные лежат в ячейках библиотеки или в отдельной вынесенной ячейке хранения за ее пределами, то вредоносное ПО их не зашифрует. 

Привет! Меня зовут Игорь Рыжевнин, я менеджер продуктов хранения данных в Selectel. В этой статье разберем, как устроена ленточная библиотека, какие у нее преимущества и недостатки и в каких сценариях ее можно использовать.

What if someone told you the truth about the economy? For years, UK governments have tried spending more, spending less, cutting red tape, leaving the EU, levelling up, and they have still failed to increase growth per person. So what’s the lesson from the great British fairytale? On the latest episode, the rebel economists Karel Williams and Sukhdev Johal explain to Aditya Chakrabortty why they believe praying for growth is a fool’s dream – and why it won’t improve your life

Aditya’s suggested reading list for Karel Williams and Sukhdev Johal:

As we say in the podcast, I’ve championed the work of Karel and Sukhdev and their colleagues in the Guardian for many years, and some of my columns are a good introduction to their approach.

• In our conversation we look at what life after growth looks like for towns and suburbs, and what it should look like. This report from South Wales in 2016 examines the present-day reality.

• For a broader analysis of how the UK has become highly unequal and increasingly stagnant, try this.

• As part of the Foundational Economy collective, Karel and Sukhdev put a lot of their analysis into freely available working papers. That circumvents the leisureliness and expense of academic publishing and gets their arguments in front of a wider public. A good example is this one on the cost of living crisis.

• More recently, they’ve focused on the broken water system of England and Wales in a book called Murky Water: Challenging an Unsustainable System.

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