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Preserved lemons are the end goal of a maker's journey, as Uri Tuchman creates a video about making them while first building all the necessary utensils.

This article features 3D-printed bookshelf brackets designed using topology optimization software to minimize material use. via Hackaday

Google Media Lab tested a digital-first strategy, prioritizing YouTube over TV, and found it reached a larger, younger audience in their experiment. via Think with Google.

8 Chrome extensions that designers might find useful, such as tools for finding inspiration, identifying fonts and colors, and generating palettes.

via Digital Synopsis

Social Media Today announced the release of AdInboxMe, a tool that monitors competitors' Facebook ad campaigns. via Social Media Today

A new 3D-printed pen plotter is so small that lack of space is no longer an excuse for not having one. The plotter, designed by Bart Dring, uses an ESP32 to run a port of the Grbl firmware and features a clever mechanism utilizing a single belt for both X and Y axes.

This post discusses "builder's remorse," the feeling people have when tools they built get used for harmful purposes.

Starting August 19th, Facebook is changing its ad format to shrink the maximum height of images and videos in mobile news feed ads to a 4:5 aspect ratio.

via @SocialMediaTday.

Privacy concerns have been raised about FaceApp and its use of AI and user photos - MIT Technology Review explores these concerns and the larger issue of data privacy in the age of AI. via The source of this content is MIT Technology Review.

This Cool Tools Recomendo recommends an archive.org downloader, and also discusses a Reddit thread on under-appreciated scientific breakthroughs. via Cool Tools

How-To Geek explains how to check for and remove the Zoom web server that could allow the app to be reinstalled without permission.

via The source of this content is How-To Geek.

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