Pirate Couple Got Caught Uploading, Promised to Abstain, Got Caught Again
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has built quite a reputation over the years. For many Netherlands-based file-sharers, BREIN was considered a mortal online enemy. Passions don’t run anywhere near as high today, but not because BREIN took its foot off the gas. Anyone involved in the Dutch piracy scene still risks running into BREIN, and while that isn’t exactly ideal, it isn’t necessarily the end of the world either. BREIN usually has a...
Sony vs. Datel: Game Cheat Copyright Questions Referred to EU’s Top Court
Back in the 1980s, all computer nerds were familiar with Datel. The company produced peripherals for the 8-bit computers of the day, including RAM packs, keyboards, joystick interfaces, even sound samplers. Datel’s venture into the new world of videogame cheat devices was more controversial. The company’s Action Replay range battled against Codemasters’ Game Genie, with the latter eventually backing out of the market. Datel went on to...
3 tips to manage large Postgres databases
3 tips to manage large Postgres databases elizabeth.chri… Tue, 02/28/2023 – 03:00 The relational database PostgreSQL (also known as Postgres) has grown increasingly popular, and enterprises and public sectors use it across the globe. With this widespread adoption, databases have become larger than ever. At Crunchy Data, we regularly work with databases north of 20TB, and our existing databases continue to grow. My colleague...
Delegate common tasks with an open source automation tool
Delegate common tasks with an open source automation tool lnxchk Tue, 02/28/2023 – 03:00 A key precept for site reliability engineering (SRE), platform engineering, and *Ops teams is automating non-essential toil. Think of toil as any tasks that must be done for systems to run smoothly but don’t directly impact functionality. Tasks like running security updates and installing or upgrading packages fall into the toil...
Russian Darknet Markets, Ransomware Groups Thrive Despite Sanctions, Report
Russian marketplaces on the dark web have continued to operate despite Western sanctions and efforts to shut them down, according to a report accessing the illicit blockchain space amid the world’s “first crypto war.” Ransomware actors and high-risk crypto exchanges have also remained active. Underground Russian Crypto Platforms Adapting to Disruptions Caused by Ukraine War Before Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, cryptocurrency...
