Open Source Digest: R Linting, Neural Data, Navy Costs & More

Community 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 share tips and best practices.
• asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The latest release of asgard introduces support for scheduling periodic tasks, enhancing automation capabilities.
• Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools: This update brings a network conditions simulator and additional tools for Windows, aiding in testing and debugging.

Security and Privacy

• Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline?: A discussion on the unexpected network activity of ExifCleaner raises questions about its offline functionality.
• Re: CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A security vulnerability in GNU libextractor versions before 1.16 allows privilege escalation, urging users to update.

Data and Research

• Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data – Ammon News: An exploration of how neural impulse data is being opened up for research and innovation.
• Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: Italian research sheds light on how material properties influence qubit performance in quantum computing.
• STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data: STITCH is a new tool for enriching survey data with spatial and temporal context, improving historical analysis.

Government and Defense

• Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO: A GAO report estimates that the Navy’s shipyard modernization could exceed $200 billion, raising concerns about budget and oversight.

Miscellaneous

• 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 built-in Translator API, a custom AI key, and spaced repetition.
• Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin properties feature for MediaPortal 1 enhances user interface customization.
• Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: A developer created a bot to increase interview chances for job seekers.
• West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist introduces a fall collection with same-day delivery, though not directly open source, it’s a community update.
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