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Video Selection Number 10: Arch Linux, Alternative OSes, the Rust Language, the History of Android, and the Evolution of GPU Shaders

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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This selection is about the iconic Arch Linux, the variety of alternative operating systems, the potential of the Rust programming language, the history of Android’s creation, and the secrets of the evolution of GPUs and shaders that changed the industry.

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Video Selection Number 9: the History of Unix, the Oldest Internet Mystery, Prince of Persia Code, and an SGI INDY Review

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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This selection dives into the history and iconic moments of the IT industry: from an in-depth analysis of Unix operating systems and the code of the cult game Prince of Persia to a review of the legendary SGI INDY graphics workstation and an investigation into one of the oldest mysteries of the internet.

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Video Selection Number 8: How the Internet and Browsers Work, the Influence of Algorithms, Their Money, and the Darknet

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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This video selection will help you understand how the internet is structured and how browsers work. You will learn about the influence of algorithms on our lives, the financial side of companies like Mozilla, and also what the darknet is and how to get there.

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Video Selection Number 2: Tape Libraries, a Chinese PC, Cyberattacks, Programming Languages, and Feynman on the Future of Computers

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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This selection of five videos touches on very different sides of IT: from installing a tape library and reviewing a Chinese PC to the story of a cyberattack, an explanation of the diversity of programming languages, and Richard Feynman’s historical predictions about the future of computing.

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Video Recommendation: Interview with Ivan Panchenko, Co-Founder of Postgres Pro

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Recently there was a selection of interesting videos, and I planned to add one interesting interview from last year to it, but after thinking a little I decided that it deserved a separate post📝.

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Video Selection Number 7: Hackers, Cyberwars, NSA and Phone Hacks, and Their Realism in Cinema

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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This selection immerses you in the world of hackers, cyberwars, and digital vulnerabilities. You will learn about real hacks, secret cyberweapons, protection methods, and how hackers are shown in cinema.

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Video roundup number 3: the history of the IBM PC, keyboards, graphics cards, floppy disks and the Pascal programming language

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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This video roundup will take you through the key moments in the history of personal computers. Learn about IBM’s influence, the evolution of keyboards and graphics cards, the significance of the Pascal programming language, and legendary floppy disks.

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Video roundup number 1: X11, Microsoft, BlackBerry, anti-piracy protection and FIDONet

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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This roundup invites you to dive into the world of IT through videos🎞 about unsolved mysteries of the internet, how torrents work, the biography of Pavel Durov, revolutionary chips on a glass substrate, and the history of freedom of online content. Easy watching😉.

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A mysterious website from the 90s internet

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll tell an interesting tale about a mysterious website on the internet, which appeared in the vastness of the web in 1997 and still keeps many users up at night today.

We’re talking about the site mortis.com

The wider public only learned about this site in the 2010s. It was discovered by users of foreign image boards like 4chan.

The site’s homepage was a black background with a window prompting for a login and password. Quite mysterious and intriguing, especially considering it had been up on the internet since ‘97.

The world's most expensive and long-lived malware — MyDoom

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I’ll tell you a bit about a very interesting piece of malware called Mydoom, which has been operating on the internet since the ancient year of 2004.

MyDoom is a worm created to infect operating systems of the Windows family. The worm spreads via emails with malicious attachments, and the infection itself occurs when they are opened.

The size of the worm’s carrier file is about 28 kilobytes. During research into MyDoom, a text string was found inside its code: « sync-1.01; andy; I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry ». Quite ironic and businesslike.

Recommendation: video about the «Pegasus» project

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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Today I recommend watching two videos about an interesting phenomenon in the world: spyware called «Pegasus».

This software was developed by the Israeli company NSO Group for the governments of various countries for the purpose of fighting terrorism. The peculiarity of the situation is that this company managed to develop not just one, but several zero-day vulnerabilities for Apple devices, as well as successfully exploit some vulnerabilities on Android.

Recommendation: a video about space

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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I recommend watching a YouTube video about space for dummies :)

For dummies — doesn’t mean uninteresting :) This video covers the basic concepts needed for a general understanding of how the universe as a whole, and our planet in particular, function.

If you like the topic of space, please go ahead and watch. The video watches in one breath, even if you’re an expert in space-related debates ;)

The movie «Revolver», 2005

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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I recommend watching the movie «Revolver», 2005, directed by Guy Ritchie. I’ll say right away that I really like this filmmaker guy. Of course, not all of his movies are high-quality pictures, and there’s no one whose work is 100% successful and interesting to everyone, but a number of his crime or crime-comedy genre works are definitely top for me.

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Cicada 3301, an internet mystery

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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I recommend watching an interesting video about a mysterious phenomenon on the internet that started in 2012. It’s about an anonymous community of brilliant people recruiting other brilliant people.

The method they chose is quite original, and the story itself is impressive.

Across the vast internet there are many videos on this topic, but I chose this one specifically, as it describes the essence of the phenomenon most concisely and substantively.