New Biography and Memoir Books to Read | December 23
Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Dakota Jay Hayes, Bobi Beverly, Gareth Russell, and more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
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Ikea has made some of its Matter-compatible smart home devices even cheaper.
As the cost of some electronics continues to skyrocket, Ikea has dropped the price of several of its new smart home accessories. The Myggspray motion and Klippbok water sensors are now down to $7.99 from $9.99, and while the three-pack of the colorful two-button Bilresa remotes launched in the US for $19.99, they’re now $14.99.
Some of Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart devices are now available in the US
We also finally know how some of the hardware will be priced in the US.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
From Project Gutenberg:
Viamos e não veremosalegoria moral, acompanhada de outras diversas maximas relativas a nossa liberdade constitucional
by Anonymous
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Viamos e não veremos by Anonymous
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real?
Comparing the pictures taken with my camera’s automatic software to those taken with a ‘zero-processing’ app, the results are shocking. Is this a good idea, asks writer Isabel BrooksIsabel Brooks (The Guardian)
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NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Retires - NASA
NASA astronaut Brig. Gen. Nick Hague has retired from the agency, concluding a distinguished career that included two spaceflight missions, 374 days in space,NASA
Notes From a Writer Who Has Never Used ChatGPT
As a journalist who loves the craft of writing, I've never used generative AI and probably never will Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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How Last Samurai Standing adds kinetic action to the Battle Royale formula
Junichi Okada talks about the new Netflix series and how his role as action planner touches nearly every part of it.
How Last Samurai Standing adds kinetic action to the Battle Royale formula
Action planner Junichi Okada talks about the work that goes into the combat scenes in Netflix’s Squid Game–style series Last Samurai Standing.Geoffrey Bunting (The Verge)
Epstein files live updates as DOJ releases huge new set of photos, documents with many mentions of Trump (Joe Walsh/CBS News)
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Epstein files live updates as DOJ releases huge new set of photos, documents with many mentions of Trump
The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Follow live updates here.Joe Walsh (CBS News)
Павел Дуров рассказал, что Путин еще в 2013 году советовал ему вести бизнес не в России, а за границей
Президент РФ Владимир Путин еще в 2013 году советовал основателю «ВКонтакте» и Telegram Павлу Дурову вести свой бизнес за границей.Meduza
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Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community
Two men planned an attack in Greater Manchester and a third man failed to report the plan.Laura O'Neill (BBC News)
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