Open Source Digest: R Linting, Neural Data, Chrome Translator & More

Community & Events

    • Social Coworking and Office Hours: Code Linting in R – Join the R community for a collaborative session on code linting best practices, where you can share tips and get help with your projects.

    Open Data & Neuroscience

    • Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data – Ammon News explores how neural signals are being transformed into open data, raising ethical and technical questions.

    Security & Privacy

    • Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline? – A closer look at a privacy tool’s unexpected network activity and what it means for users.
    • CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX – A critical vulnerability in GNU libextractor allows privilege escalation; users are urged to update.

    Software Releases & Updates

    • asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks – The latest release of asgard adds robust scheduling capabilities for periodic tasks, enhancing automation.
    • Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools – This update brings improved simulation of network conditions and a suite of tools for Windows users.
    • Skin Properties MediaPortal 1 – A new skin properties update for MediaPortal 1, offering enhanced customization options.

    Tools & Productivity

    • Переводчик в браузере, который учит слова: встроенный Translator API Chrome, свой ИИ-ключ и интервальные повторения – A browser translator that helps you learn words using Chrome’s built-in Translator API, your own AI key, and spaced repetition.
    • STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data – STITCH enables researchers to enrich survey data with spatial and temporal context, improving analysis.
    • Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это – A developer built a bot to increase your chances of landing interviews; it’s now available for job seekers.

    Industry & Research

    • 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 new GAO report.
    • Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit – New research investigates how material properties influence qubit performance, a key challenge for quantum computing.

    Miscellaneous

    • 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 demands.
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