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Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Pausing the tracking pixel, Malala Yousafzai's production company, conjoined fairytale cottages and more

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Malala Yousafzai Launches Production Studio with Apple TV+ Globally recognized girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced the creation of her own production studio, Extracurricular, established in partnership with Apple TV+. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and recent Oxford University graduate intends to focus on the theme of human connection with stories—documentary and narrative—that create awareness of other cultures. As Fast Company explains, “This is …

How To Spot + Stop Emails That Track You

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Single-pixel images, embedded in the emails we receive, allow senders to note if that email has been ignored, opened (with an exact timestamp) and even forwarded. There are several free ways to prevent that tracking pixel from loading and reporting back. The first option, of course, is preventing the images in emails from auto-loading altogether. Though this alters aesthetics, it drastically increases privacy measures. Other …

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Vale Ray Tomlinson, a 3D-printed bike and what it's like to be a woman in 2016

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1. Meet Loongkoonan, One of Australia’s Oldest Artists At the age of 105, Aboriginal artist Loongkoonan is believed to be one of Australia’s oldest painters. Using acrylic paints on canvas and linen, she creates award-winning works depicting her century-long connection to the land and her heritage. She’s produced around 380 works so far (with no sign of slowing down), and she’s currently exhibiting at the …