Developer Tools & Productivity
- Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join a collaborative session to learn about code linting in R, improve your code quality, and connect with fellow developers.
- asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The latest release of asgard adds the ability to schedule periodic tasks, making automation easier for developers.
- Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools: Simulate various network conditions on Windows and access a suite of network tools with this updated release.
Security & Privacy
- Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline?: A discussion on ExifCleaner’s unexpected network activity despite its offline claims, raising questions about privacy and transparency.
- Re: CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A critical vulnerability in GNU libextractor allows privilege escalation; users are urged to update to version 1.16 or later.
Science & Research
- Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: An exploration of how neural data is being opened up for research, with implications for neuroscience and data privacy.
- Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: (Italian) A study on how material properties influence qubit performance, key to 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, aiding social science research.
Career & Community
- Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: (Russian) A developer created a bot to increase interview chances by optimizing job applications; a story of initiative and automation.
- West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist embraces open-source? Not exactly, but same-day delivery is a nice touch for fall.
- Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1, enhancing the media center experience with customizable properties.
Source: OpenWorld.News/open-source-digest/
