Open-Source Digest: Coworking, Farming, AI, & More

Community & Collaboration

    • Social Coworking Highlights: Join upcoming sessions on SORTEE, Vale text linting, and debugging in R—perfect for skill-building and networking.
    • R Conference Announced: Rencontres R 2026 will be held in Nantes; mark your calendar for the French R community event.
    • Wikimedians Marathon: The Igbo Wikimedians User Group hosts a 72-hour virtual edit-a-thon in May 2026 to boost Igbo content.
    • Coolest Open-Source Projects: Share your discoveries! The community is buzzing about underrated tools and innovations.

    AI & Tech Developments

    • ChatGPT Edu Guide: A simple guide for MOE officers on getting started with ChatGPT Edu for educational tasks.
    • HiringThing AI Ranking: New AI candidate ranking feature cuts time-to-hire by automating resume screening.
    • Book Design Spotlight: A look at the splendid book design of the 1946 edition of Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire—art meets open history.
    • Spec-Driven Development: Part 3 of a series on archspec investigate—exploring feature design before coding in microservices.

    Open Data & Security

    • Syngenta Partners with Annam.AI: MoU signed to build India’s first open-data agricultural ecosystem, boosting agri-tech transparency.
    • EHR Dataset Request: A call for temporal EHR datasets for research—share or point to open resources.
    • Admin-Zugriff für alle: Thousands of online forums vulnerable for 10 years due to exposed admin access; security patch needed.
    • OSS Security List Proposal: Debate on adding a separate mailing list for AI-related vulnerability reports.

    Electronics & Systems

    • Low-Noise Amplifier Course: Applied electronics course covering a 144 MHz low-noise amplifier for receivers.
    • Open VSX Sustainability: Interview with Mike and Thabang on sustaining the Open VSX registry for VS Code extensions.
    • OSD Commentary: Episode 381 muses on leadership styles, while 671 explores running Windows without Windows.

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