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Tove Jansson's criticised illustrations of Tolkien's The Hobbit Tove Jansson illustrated books of other appreciated authors during her career. One of them was J. R. R. Tolkien's classic The Hobbit.

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Ad-Supported AI Chat Demo — See Every Ad Type in Action Experience what AI chat looks like with heavy advertising: banners, interstitials, sponsored responses, freemium gates, and more.

A prototype of what AI chat will look like when it's "free" and ad-supported ;) 99helpers.com/tools/ad-sup...

The stranger secret: how to talk to anyone – and why you should Forget fear of public speaking. A lot of people now shy away completely from speaking to anyone in public. But if we learn to do this it’s enriching, for ourselves and society

In remembrance of talking, big or small, to strangers. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State Just a decade after a global backlash was triggered by Snowden reporting on mass domestic surveillance, the state-corporate dragnet is stronger and more invasive than ever.

"It is always the case that there are benefits available from relinquishing core civil liberties: [...] giving up privacy may, in fact, enhance security. [...] But the core premise [...] is that those trade-offs are never worthwhile".

Québec brut[aliste] Redécouvrir les immeubles brutalistes de Québec pour mieux apprécier leur valeur patrimoniale après 50 ans.

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After months of using @kagi.com, I can confidently say I'm probably never going back to ad-supported search engines. Finally, a search tool that respects my time and attention! For the cost of 1-2 lattes per month, the value proposition is absolutely there for me.

Street Level Surveillance EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance

Learn about the spying technologies police are deploying in our communities at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance hub.

Stop Censoring Abortion: Help EFF and Repro Uncensored End Digital Suppression As reproductive rights come under attack in the United States and other countries around the world, it is vital that people have access to accurate abortion information–especially online. Reproductive...

Being able to access information about abortion online is more vital than ever – and yet content is being taken down and advocates are having their accounts banned. It’s time for Big Tech to #StopCensoringAbortion.

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

The Militia and the Mole:

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer, spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

Restoring the Old Way of Warming: Heating People, not Places Most modern heating systems are primarily based on the heating of air. This seems an obvious choice, but there are far worthier alternatives.

Warmer clothes + portable radiators is the main combo. Aside from the kotatsu (low table with heater underneath), the Japanese also use hot water balloons, which are very energy efficient. -> solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/02/rest...