Windows Kernel-mode drivers written in Rust

This library is just a proof-of-concept of the windows kernel-mode drivers, which can be written in Rust programming language. It contains the types, constants and bindings for the Windows Driver Kit with target OS starting from Windows XP (x86/x64). Neat proof-of-concept.

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Open-sourcing ReDex: Making Android apps smaller and faster

Optimizations to reduce the size of the bytecode and optimize its layout on disk helped achieve up to 30 percent faster startup times.

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Canonical Releases LXD 2.0 Next-Generation Container Hypervisor for Ubuntu 16.04

Canonical's Stéphane Graber has had the great pleasure of announcing the general availability of the LXD 2.0 next-generation container hypervisor for Ubuntu Linux.

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Cloudera Gives Hadoop a Spark

EnterpriseAppsToday: Cloudera execs explain what's new in their latest enterprise Hadoop platform and why Spark is displacing MapReduce for Big Data.

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Arduino Comes To The Raspberry Pi, Linux ARM Devices

Arduino is the perfect introduction to microcontrollers and electronics. The recent trend of powerful, cheap, ARM-based single board Linux computers is the perfect introduction to computer science, programming, and general Linux wizardry. Until now, though, Arduino and these tiny ARM computers have been in two different worlds. Now, finally, there are nightly builds of Arduino IDE on the Raspberry Pi and other single board Linux computers.

The latest Arduino build for ARM Linux popped up on the arduino.cc downloads page early this week. This is the result of an incredible amount of work from dozens of open source developers across …read more

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How to run GUI Linux apps from Bash in Windows 10

Linux apps running in Windows 10? What gives?! As if the arrival of Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 wasn't enough, people have been quick to investigate the capabilities and limitation of Microsoft's embracing of the Linux command line. Some commenters on our how-to guide asked what the point is. How about being able to run Linux apps in Windows without having to resort to using a virtual machine? It can be done. Here's how. As noted over on Windows Clan, all it takes is a couple of commands to get started. You'll have to begin by making sure you… [Continue Reading]

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One in two hundred Debian users using ZFS on Linux?

Just for fun I had a look at the popcon number of ZFS related packages in Debian, and was quite surprised with what I found. I use ZFS myself at home, but did not really expect many others to do so. But I might be wrong.

According to the popcon results for spl-linux, there are 1019 Debian installations, or 0.53% of the population, with the package installed. As far as I know the only use of the spl-linux package is as a support library for ZFS on Linux, so I use it here as proxy for measuring the number of ZFS installation on Linux in Debian. In the kFreeBSD variant of Debian the ZFS feature is already available, and there the popcon results for zfsutils show 1625 Debian installations or 0.84% of the population. So I guess I am not alone in using ZFS on Debian.

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Japanese Designing An Invisible 200MPH Bullet Train

As if getting out of the way of a 200mph train isn't hard enough as it is, let's go for bonus difficulty by making it almost invisible. The next time you are visiting Japan, and you see your reflection approaching really fast, get the hell off the railroad tracks. Not content with 200mph bullet trains, Japan is set to get an 'invisible' train. The carriages will be coated in a semi-reflective surface, making it appear to almost disappear. Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima was commissioned by the Seibu Group to design a new version of the firm's Red Arrow commuter train for the company's 100th anniversary. Seibu Group said that the train would be the first designed by Sejima, and that the design aimed to be 'soft' and 'blend into the landscape.' Comments

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Ford's using Metal Gear Solid, and Snake's original voice actor, to advertise its cars

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Bing Can Now Show You Code Snippets and Run Code in Search Results

Every programmer and person who’s tried learning to code looks up code snippets to find the best way to develop their programs. Bing’s there to help now, with over 80 common code examples that can be edited and executed in your search results.

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A rare peek at Presto, Pixar’s secret weapon for animation domination

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Bitcoin Creator To Finally Reveal Himself

Does anyone think this guy is the creator of bitcoin? If so, why did it take so long to produce evidence that he is Satoshi Nakamoto? There are just so many questions, I don't know if I'll believe anyone claiming to be the father of bitcoin. Now, according to sources speaking to FT, Wright has made "conditional approaches" to media organizations and other institutions to brief them on an "big reveal" where Wright claims he will finally prove conclusively that he is Nakamoto by performing a "cryptographic miracle." Comments

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Google ReCAPTCHA Cracked In New Automated Attack

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Windows 10 Insider Update Now Ships Ubuntu Bash For Windows

Following last week's announcement of Canonical and Microsoft working together to bring Ubuntu's user-space with Bash to Windows 10 in user-space using a new Windows 10 Linux subsystem, the preliminary support is now available with the latest Windows Insider update...

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Hands-On: Huawei’s Flagship Phone Sports Two Leica Cameras

The two companies have been working on the new dual-camera phone for almost three years. The post Hands-On: Huawei's Flagship Phone Sports Two Leica Cameras appeared first on WIRED.











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Adapt - Run any app version on any Ubuntu version

ostechnix: Adapt utility allows you to install any package from any release of Ubuntu into any version of Ubuntu without using any PPA.

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Nvidia unveils first Pascal graphics card, the monstrous Tesla P100

With HBM2 and 40% performance boost over Titan X, Pascal is going to be a beast.

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Hideo Kojima to be named Development Legend at Develop Awards 2016

Hideo Kojima will receive this year’s Development Legend prize at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards on Wednesday, July 13th.

The award recognises his decades of visionary game design – most notably through his flagship Metal Gear Solid series, but also on Zone of the Enders, Boktai and his early titles such as Snatcher and Policenauts.

Famous for nearly 30 years of work at Japanese publisher Konami, Kojima joined the firm in 1986 – just one year before the debut of Metal Gear. While he contributed to countless other franchises, it was the adventures of Solid Snake that truly put Kojima on the map, particularly with the the seminal Metal Gear Solid in 1998.

Last year, Kojima and Konami parted ways after reported disagreements between the two that led to his name being removed from the marketing material for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and the dissolution of his Kojima Productions studio.

In December, he re-emerged at the head of a revitalised and independent Kojima Productions and is currently working on an exclusive game for PlayStation 4 as part of a new partnership with Sony.

Kojima will collect the award in person at The Develop Awards 2016 on Wednesday, July 13th, presented by fellow Development Legend and long time friend Mark Cerny.

He joins the list of elite developers who have been awarded this prestigious accolade over the years, with previous recipients including Tim and Chris Stamper, Mark Cerny, Tim Sweeney, Mark Rein, David Perry, Peter Molyneux, David Braben, Charles Cecil, Phil Harrison and Ian Livingstone.

“Hideo Kojima is the epitome of a Development Legend – few developers reach the stage where their own name becomes as famous as their franchise,” said Develop editor James Batchelor. 

“While hundreds of people have contributed to the success of Metal Gear Solid, it is Kojima’s vision that has driven the series and established him as one of the most ambitious games developers in the world. 

“His ongoing work to push the boundaries of game design is inspiring. We are truly honoured to have him attending the awards, and look forward to celebrating his legacy this July.”

Kojima will also keynote the Develop: Brighton conference, organised by Tandem Events, in a fireside chat with Cerny.

To book your place at the event, email gblake@nbmedia.com. Contact jlane@nbmedia.com or cnangle@nbmedia.com to find out about the sponsorship opportunities available, both at the event and in editorial coverage before, during and after the Awards.

This year's awards are supported by headline partner CV Bay, gold partners MoGI Group, Amiqus, Epic Games, Sumo Digital, Crytek, King, table gift partner OPM Jobs, exclusive drinks reception partner Keywords Studios, and event partner Tandem Events. Epic Games are also an award partner, as are Aardvark Swift.

There is only one week to go if you want to nominate a fellow developer – or even your own team – for this year’s Develop Awards. You can read our full guide on how to nominate here.

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Blend4Web 16.03 Release With Petigor's Tale Game Sources

Blend4Web Team writes: Earlier this month you were introduced to our big game which demonstrates the possibilities of Blend4Web in game development. We are glad to announce that all source files for this game are available to study and modify as part of the open source Blend4Web SDK starting with this version. In this release [...]

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