Open Source Digest: Linting, Quantum, Security & More

Open Source Digest: Linting, Quantum, Security & More

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Introduction

Welcome to our weekly open source digest, where we curate the most interesting stories from the open source world. From code linting in R to quantum qubit performance, we’ve got you covered.

Community & Events

    • Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join fellow R enthusiasts for a collaborative session on code linting best practices.
    • asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The popular open source tool asgard gets a major update with periodic task scheduling.

    Security & Privacy

    • CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A critical vulnerability in GNU libextractor allows privilege escalation. Update to version 1.16 or later.
    • Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline? Users question ExifCleaner’s network activity despite its offline claims. The developer responds.

    Tech & Science

    • Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: Researchers explore making neural data open, raising ethical and privacy considerations.
    • Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: (Italian) How material properties influence qubit performance in quantum computing.

    Tools & Releases

    • Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools: Simulate various network conditions on Windows for testing and development.
    • STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data: New tool integrates spatial and temporal data to enrich survey datasets.
    • Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1 enhances the media center experience.

    Career & Community

    • Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: (Russian) A developer creates a bot to help job seekers get more interview calls.

    Miscellaneous

    • Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO: The U.S. Navy’s shipyard modernization may exceed $200 billion, according to a GAO report.
    • West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist launches a fall collection with same-day delivery.
    • Переводчик в браузере, который учит слова: встроенный Translator API Chrome, свой ИИ-ключ и интервальные повторения: (Russian) A browser translator that helps learn words using Chrome’s Translator API, custom AI key, and spaced repetition.
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