Community & Events
- Social Coworking & Office Hours: Vale and Text Linting session coming soon. Join to learn best practices for text linting.
- Social Coworking & Office Hours: Debugging in R workshop offered. Perfect for R users looking to improve debugging skills.
- Rencontres R 2026 – Nantes: Mark your calendars for this French R conference in 2026.
- Wikimedia Mentorship Story: A personal journey into open knowledge and empowerment through mentorship. Inspiring read for newcomers.
- Open Data Forum in Oman: UTAS–Al Mussanah hosted “Open Data and the Future Economy” and launched the “Afaq” Institutional Repository. Report via Times of Oman.
- rsync 3.4.4 Released: Regression fixes included. Update your syncs.
- VPMDK: New VASP-protocol machine-learning dynamics kit accelerates materials science.
- Trusted AI in Practice: A look at RAG systems that cite sources or honestly decline. Practical guidance for AI developers.
- Google’s 12-Billion Parameter Model: Now runs on a laptop, enabling local large language models.
- Dispute Over AI Clauses: German voice actors lose roles in Netflix productions due to AI contract terms.
- PCIM Expo & Conference 2026: Power electronics accelerates with AI, wide-bandgap semiconductors, and data centers.
- OSD 380: “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition” – latest episode available.
- Hacking CI/CD: Interview with François Proulx on securing pipelines.
- Miscellaneous: Surface Laptop Ultra at Computex, “River Man” timeless, shapefile of Sierra Leone needed, Movistar Fusion channels, and a nebula with chickens.
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