TJournal editor-in-chief tells two stories banned from publication Sometimes depressing stories happen in journalistic work: your source first tells you very interesting inside information, and then, under the pressure of various circumstances, retracts his words.

Scientists have developed an algorithm for creating musical works based on literary texts New York musician, programmer and artist Hannah Davis, together with Saif Mohammed, chief scientist at the National Research University of Canada, developed an algorithm that turns literary texts into musical works. This was reported by CNET . The algorithm, called TransProse, does not directly convert words into music, but determines the overall mood of the piece.

The presentation in the United States of a mascot in the form of an anthropomorphic Happy Meal box resulted in a wave of ironic comments addressed to McDonald's. This was reported by The Verge . The McDonald's character is named Happy, and he is the official face of the fast food chain's Happy Meal packages for kids. It was first introduced in 2009 in France, where it was well received, and the company decided to repeat the success in the United States.

Using the PetMatch application, you can select a pet that, in theory, can replace the previous one. This was reported by CNet . service Superfish's PetMatch is designed for people who want to adopt a dog or cat that is very similar in appearance to their previous pet. In order to use the service, you must upload a photo of your deceased or lost pet. The image will be processed using special technology, after which the program will find the most similar animal.

Based on suspicious comments, the prosecutor's office was asked to check whether Navalny was spreading viruses. Activists of the “Tipun” movement, opposing rudeness on the Internet, appealed to the Prosecutor General’s Office with a demand to check Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) for sending a computer virus. newspaper reported this on May 20 The Izvestia . Navalny's supporters claim that the charges against them are fabricated.

TJournal columnist explains how review aggregators for films, games and TV series work If we compare the box office receipts of films in Russian cinemas and the ratings of film critics for them, we can come to a rather sad conclusion: almost no one reads reviews, relying on the judgments of friends, brothers, sisters and sales assistants in their favorite store - anyone but experts in the selected issue.

The official video for the song Chandelier by singer Sia collected 10 million views in two weeks. This was largely thanks to the dancer who played the main role in the video. Maddie Ziegler is 11 years old, she dances, stars in the reality show Dance Moms, and the video Chandelier by Australian singer Sia made her a global celebrity. The number of visits to Maddie's Wikipedia page increased 10-fold after the video premiered. wrote about the video itself and the leading actress .

The launch of a rocket in the Astrakhan region caused a stir on social networks On the evening of May 20, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region, leaving a clearly visible luminous trail in the sky. It was visible to residents of Volgograd, Astrakhan and other settlements in the region. Users of social networks began to publish photos and videos of the unusual phenomenon, and TJournal collected the best of these posts.

The TJournal news about the Grams search engine, which allows you to search for illegal goods on the “deep Internet,” was included in the register of prohibited sites. This was reported in a notification from Roskomnadzor received by the editor. Roskomnadzor in the letter does not specify the specific reasons for adding the news to the “black list”, nor the decision of which body this was done.

LifeNews drew attention to the kidnapping of its journalists with a flash mob #SaveOurGuys on social networks In mid-May, two journalists from the LifeNews TV channel were kidnapped in Ukraine. In an effort to attract media attention to what is happening, NewsMedia holding employees, their friends, celebrities and ordinary users supported the #SaveOurGuys flash mob on social networks.

Microsoft and Ubisoft have released a version of the mobile game Assassin's Creed Pirates that runs in most modern browsers without the need for installation. This is reported by The Next Web . The web version of Assassin's Creed Pirates is designed to showcase Microsoft technology, so it was developed with an emphasis on the Internet Explorer browser, but also runs on competitors' solutions, including Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Author: Artemy Mayorov The Chrome browser web store contains a huge number of extensions that complement the functionality of the browser. These include online translators, games, todo lists, and even fb2 readers. TJournal has collected the best extensions that add functionality to the VKontakte social network. VK Spoilers The VK Spoilers extension by former VKontakte developer Denis Olshin allows you to hide posts containing “spoilers”—certain words and phrases—from your news feed.

Microsoft introduced the Surface Pro 3 tablet, designed to replace laptops. This was reported on the official Surface Twitter. Meet #SurfacePro3 , the tablet that can replace your laptop. pic.twitter.com/FuE3WvxALG — Surface (@surface) May 20, 2014 The Surface Pro 3 tablet has a diagonal of 12 inches with a resolution of 2160 by 1440 pixels. The device weighs 800 grams. That's almost twice the weight of an iPad Air, but comparable to a Macbook Air laptop.

EU and US law enforcement agencies have carried out mass arrests of hackers who used a remote administration tool (RAT) called Blackshades to hack into user computers. This was reported by the Associated Press news agency . In total, 97 people were arrested over two days of the special operation, which took place in 16 countries. Among them are residents of the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Finland, Italy, Estonia, Canada, the USA, Switzerland and Moldova.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he sees no signs of censorship on the VKontakte social network. Medvedev spoke about this in an interview with Bloomberg, a transcript of which appeared on the official website of the Russian government on May 20. According to the prime minister, in terms of its openness, VKontakte can easily be compared with another social network - Facebook.