Meme of the Day: A developer has set up a web server on a vape. It’s sufficient for hosting a blog and even collecting statistics.

The guy loved collecting e-cigarettes for their batteries, but he found that some of them contained quite advanced microcontrollers. This inspired him to experiment.

At first, the smoker's data center struggled with the load—pages took 20 seconds to load. However, he managed to optimize it, and now it runs on par with a regular server.

Higgsfield Soul has become free for all users—it's one of the best models for creating realistic images.

There are dozens of ready-made styles available: you can create portraits on an iPhone, footage from surveillance cameras, Google Street View screenshots, and much more. Occasionally, you might encounter artifacts in the finer details, such as odd signs and street markers.

Give it a try here—you get 30 generations per day.

The Bank of Russia wants to obtain information about all miners in Russia. This is likely part of their plan to regulate the digital currency market.

Currently, miners are required to register with the Federal Tax Service and pay taxes on the coins they mine. There are already around 1,000 participants in this registry.

To combat anonymous crypto exchanges and arbitrage, the Central Bank plans to launch a system called "Anti-Drop." They intend to block accounts and restrict the issuance of cards.

The P2P market is feeling the pressure again.

Hayao Miyazaki's films and video games help alleviate depression — such content calms the nervous system and restores a sense of control to the mind.

In a study, 518 participants were asked to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and watch "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Kiki's Delivery Service." After just one session, they reported an increase in life satisfaction.

Now you know what to do after a tough day.

Five EU countries have refused to impose a ban on issuing visas to Russians. Here’s the current list of countries you can travel to in Europe.

Currently, 15 countries are issuing visas:

– Austria;
– Bulgaria;
– United Kingdom;
– Hungary;
– Germany;
– Greece;
– Ireland;
– Spain;
– Italy;
– Cyprus;
– Portugal;
– France;
– Croatia;
– Switzerland;
– Sweden.

You can enter the following countries with just your passport:

– Bosnia and Herzegovina;
– Serbia;
– Montenegro.

Only 11 countries have stopped issuing tourist visas to Russia:

– Belgium;
– Denmark;
– Iceland;
– Latvia;
– Lithuania;
– Netherlands;
– Norway;
– Poland;
– Finland;
– Czech Republic;
– Estonia.

Keep this list in mind for your next vacation!

A whole region will be cut off from the internet for 4 days. Kamchatka will be completely switched to satellite communication.

Satellite internet will only be provided to banks, stores, and critical facilities. The disconnection is explained by the work being done to strengthen the fiber optic cable.

It seems like it's starting.

Must-have for studying: the updated presentation generator Gamma 3.0 is out. It can create slides from anything in just a couple of minutes.

You can upload drafts or sketches on paper, lecture notes, large texts, and links to the bot. The design and content are easily customizable, and presentations can be translated into 60 languages at once — Russian is included.

Get it here. Free credits are available.

For the third consecutive day, T-Bank is playing a game of cat and mouse with the App Store: the application has been re-uploaded to the online store, disguised as a third-party app. This is the third time in three days.

This time, the mobile bank is posing as an app for car owners. The previous two attempts, which were disguised as software for fishermen and a genealogy service, were removed by Apple.

The main new feature within the app is T-Pay on the iPhone, allowing users to make payments at checkout counters with their Apple smartphones, just like before.

The most difficult CAPTCHA in the world requires you to complete nearly 40 levels filled with impossible puzzles.

You'll be parallel parking in heavy traffic, hitting moles as fast as you can, and searching for a code word in the dark with a flashlight. As a reward for all your struggles, you'll receive a certificate of humanity.

Confirm your humanity here.

We transform lengthy lectures into convenient summaries: Qwen has released a tool for transcribing audio and video.

The neural network automatically divides files into short segments and processes the recording in just a few minutes. There are no restrictions on the length of the content.

You can get it here.

In Russia, advertising in space has been approved — the new regulations will come into effect on January 1, 2026.

Roscosmos will be able to lease advertising space on space objects to brands.

It seems that soon the Moon will be covered with banners.