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001 - Redesigns, Conferences, and Rogue Agents

July 27, 2026 · 1 h 13 min

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NEWS

  1. Hex 2.5.0 - mix deps.get vuln warnings
    1. https://github.com/hexpm/hex/releases/tag/v2.5.0
  2. Elixir-lang redesign
    1. https://elixir-lang.org/
  3. Elixirforum redesign
  4. Stackoverflow 2026 Developer Survey is now open
    1. https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/23/the-2026-developer-survey-is-now-open-for-human-developers-only/
  5. Filipe Cabaco announces Ex-Tauri
    1. https://github.com/filipecabaco/ex_tauri
  6. Augmental Mouthpad launches - alternative input device for hands-free control
      1. https://www.augmental.tech/news/mouthpad-and-vox-launch
  7. Blog posts
    1. Bart from Hologram
      1. https://hologram.page/blog/backing-hologram
    2. Ryan Zidago - Each test should own its setup
      1. https://ryanzidago.com/posts/self-contained-tests-in-elixir/
    3. Mike Zornek - Guarding against AI drift
      1. https://mikezornek.com/posts/2026/7/guarding-against-ai-drift/?utm_source=elixir-forum&utm_campaign=guarding-against-ai-drift
    4. Johanna Larsson - Elixir Cluster 101
      1. https://jola.dev/posts/elixir-cluster-101
      2. https://incident.io/blog/dont-add-a-read-replica-until-youve-read-this
  8. Meetups and Conferences
      1. Nerves Meetup EU Aug 12, 19 CEST. https://nervesmeetup.eu/meetup/peter-ullrich-dont-get-pwned-by-mythos
      2. Goatmire - Sept 28th to Oct 3rd (Mon-Sat)
        1. AshConf + Hackathon - Oct 3nd (Sat)
      3. ElixirConf US - Sept 10-11th
      4. CodeBeam EU - Oct 21-22

DISCUSSION

  1. Codeberg blocks LLM repos
    1. https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html
    2. https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/i-regret-migrating-to-codeberg/
  2. OpenAI says it hacked HuggingFace
    1. https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/
    2. https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/
  3. What it means to be a mathematician when AI does the math
    1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-in-mathematics


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