Open Source Digest: Linting, Qubits, and Navy Costs

Open Source Digest: Linting, Qubits, and Navy Costs

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Community and Collaboration

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

    • asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The latest release of asgard adds support for scheduling periodic tasks, making automation easier.

    Security and Privacy

    • CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A new 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 report unexpected network activity from ExifCleaner, raising privacy concerns. The developer is investigating.

    Tools and Releases

    • Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools: Simulate various network conditions on Windows to test application performance.

    • STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data: STITCH integrates spatial and temporal data to enrich survey datasets, aiding in more comprehensive analysis.

    • Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1 offers customizable properties for a personalized media center experience.

    Research and Innovation

    • Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: Researchers explore the open data implications of neural impulse recordings, raising ethical and privacy questions.

    • Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: A study investigates how material properties affect qubit performance, potentially advancing quantum computing.

    Career and Productivity

    • Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: A developer created a bot to help job seekers get more interview invitations by optimizing applications.

    • Переводчик в браузере, который учит слова: встроенный Translator API Chrome, свой ИИ-ключ и интервальные повторения: A browser extension combines Chrome’s Translator API with spaced repetition to help users learn new words while browsing.

    Industry and Policy

    • Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO: The U.S. Navy’s shipyard modernization program may exceed $200 billion, according to a GAO report. The project aims to upgrade aging infrastructure.

    • West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist introduces a fall collection with same-day delivery, catering to seasonal demand.

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