Open Source News: Linting, Security, and Tools

Open Source News: Linting, Security, and Tools

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Open Source Community and Learning

    • Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join a session on code linting in R to improve your code quality and collaborate with others.

    Security and Privacy

    • CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A vulnerability in GNU libextractor before version 1.16 allows privilege escalation through the LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX environment variable.

    • Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline?: Discussion on ExifCleaner’s network activity despite its offline claims, raising privacy concerns.

    • Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: Exploring the implications of neural data being open and the potential for hacking.

    New Tools and Releases

    • asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: Asgard, a tool for task automation, now allows scheduling of periodic tasks, enhancing its utility.

    • Bean Network Tester v0.7 release: A Windows network conditions simulator with additional network tools for testing and diagnostics.

    • Translator in browser that teaches words: A browser extension using Chrome’s Translator API, your own AI key, and spaced repetition to help learn new words while browsing.

    • STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool: STITCH enriches survey data with contextual and historical information for better analysis.

    • Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1, customizing the media center interface.

    Research and Development

    • Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: Research on how material properties affect qubit performance in quantum computing.

    • Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO: GAO report highlights the potential $200+ billion cost of modernizing Navy shipyards.

    Community and Miscellaneous

    • Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: A developer created a bot to increase job interview chances, shared on a Russian forum.

    • West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist announces a fall collection with same-day delivery, relevant for local shoppers.

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