Weekly roundup to October 6, 2024

Return of the weekly round up. I feel like I have time to read things a bit more now and have been reading a couple books and many articles. I seem to be following a good set of people on Mastodon and find interesting articles through them.

Articles

Against optimization A Working Library

Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says ProPublica

The Unknown Hammersmith & City Construction Calamity London Reconnections