Open Source Digest: Linting, Qubits, and Security Fixes

Open Source Digest: Linting, Qubits, and Security Fixes

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Development and Tools

    • Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join the community for a collaborative session on code linting in R, where you can learn best practices and share tips.

    • asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The latest release of asgard introduces scheduling for periodic tasks, making automation easier.

    • Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools: This update brings a network conditions simulator and additional tools for Windows users to test and debug network performance.

    Security and Privacy

    • Re: CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A critical vulnerability in GNU libextractor allows privilege escalation; users should update to version 1.16 or later.

    • Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline? Users have raised concerns about ExifCleaner’s network activity despite offline claims; the developers are investigating.

    Science and Research

    • Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: New research explores how material properties influence qubit performance, potentially advancing quantum computing.

    • STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data: STITCH is a new tool that enriches survey data with spatial and temporal context, improving analysis.

    • Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: A look at how neural data is being made open, raising ethical and privacy questions.

    Community and Miscellaneous

    • Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO: A GAO report estimates the Navy’s shipyard modernization could exceed $200 billion, impacting defense spending.

    • Переводчик в браузере, который учит слова: встроенный Translator API Chrome, свой ИИ-ключ и интервальные повторения: A browser translator that helps learn words using Chrome’s Translator API, custom AI keys, and spaced repetition.

    • Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: A developer created a bot to increase job interview chances by optimizing applications.

    • West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist introduces a fall collection with same-day delivery, though not open source, it’s a community update.

    • Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1 enhances the user interface with customizable properties.

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