Community and Events
- Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join the R community for a collaborative session on code linting in R. This is a great opportunity to learn best practices, share tips, and improve your R code quality with fellow developers.
- ExifCleaner network traffic mystery: Users have raised concerns about ExifCleaner showing network traffic despite claiming to work offline. The developer is investigating to clarify the behavior and ensure transparency.
- CVE-2026-100310 in GNU libextractor: A privilege escalation vulnerability has been reported in GNU libextractor versions below 1.16 via the LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX environment variable. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate the risk.
- asgard v0.4.0: This release introduces support for scheduling periodic tasks, making it easier to automate recurring jobs within your workflows.
- Bean Network Tester v0.7: A new version of the Windows network conditions simulator and toolkit is now available, offering enhanced features for testing and debugging network performance.
- Chrome Translator API with spaced repetition: A new browser translator extension leverages Chrome’s built-in Translator API, allows users to bring their own AI key, and incorporates spaced repetition to help you learn vocabulary while browsing.
- Quantum qubit performance: Research continues to explore how material properties influence qubit performance, potentially leading to more stable quantum computers.
- STITCH: Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool: This tool enriches survey data with contextual and historical information, enabling deeper analysis for researchers and data scientists.
- Job interview bot: A developer has created a bot to help increase your chances of landing job interviews, addressing the common frustration of not getting callbacks.
- West Chester Florist Fall Collection: A local florist has launched a fall collection with same-day delivery options, though this is not directly related to open source.
- Hacking silence: Neural impulses as open data: An article discusses making neural impulse data open, raising ethical and privacy considerations.
- Navy’s shipyard revamp: The U.S. Navy’s shipyard modernization could exceed $200 billion, according to a GAO report. This highlights the scale of government projects, though not open source.
- Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: This appears to be a media portal skin, likely for customization of media center software.
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