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9,000 y/o Neolithic stone masks found in Judean desert

these are all good as hell, a worthwhile reminder that we just can't beat the design sense of our ancestors. I love the way the rims of eye sockets & other significant details are modeled, while masses of surface are left almost blank

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/world-s-oldest-masks-displayed-in-israel-1.2568316

"Michael & I have lived with these masks for the past 25 years & we love spending quiet hours in our library together surrounded by these evocative works." 💀 💀

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The #week in #wildlife – in #pictures | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/dec/08/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures

I will never purchase hermit crabs because I learned that they're all taken from the wild, they're forced out of their natural shells, and then forced to choose a new painted one that sometimes they're glued into, other times the paint dries with them in it. Cruel practice. I find them cute and I love their natural shells but I don't want to support this horrible practice.

Chrome 63 offers even more protection from malicious sites, using even more memory https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/12/chrome-63-offers-even-more-protection-from-malicious-sites-using-even-more-memory/?amp=1

These gloriously geeky #earrings pull double duty as a two-factor security key #digitaltrends https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/yubikey-security-earrings/ #yubikey