3. Cooldown Support for Ruby Bundler (blog.rubygems.org)

Most supply-chain attacks against RubyGems exploit a narrow window: an account is compromised, a malicious version ships, and any bundle install in the minutes that follow resolves straight to it. ...

5. WSL 2 is getting faster Windows file system access (www.boxofcables.dev)

From DrvFs in WSL 1 to Plan 9 to virtiofs, cross-OS file access in WSL 2 has improved with each generation. A new change gives each virtio device its own dedicated DMA pool, removing the last major contention point on the virtiofs path.

6. Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore Story (www.historytoday.com)

One man more than any other is associated with Singapore’s remarkable 20th-century success. Who was Lee Kuan Yew, and how did he do it?

22. Do the Hardest Thing (justinjackson.ca)

Most small business ideas are a hard job attached to an easy idea. Instead, you should do your hardest idea.

29. Linear Cosine Palettes(2025) (blog.djnavarro.net)

Kind of a generative art thing, but mostly an attempt by the author to prove to herself that a she can write a short blog post without turning it into a goddamn monograph

30. Delacroix's Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople Restored (www.louvre.fr)

Following a meticulous course of conservation treatment, Eugène Delacroix’s Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople is returning to the Red Rooms, joining a number of other famous works by the artist. By restoring the piece’s colours to their original brilliance, once darkened by yellowed varnish, the conservators’ work has allowed its complex significance to shine through once more.

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