My Glucusent book light, I use it every night when I read before bed. It is the best book light I've ever had and I absolutely love it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09PR1BTM7

I wish Telegram would just enable default E2EE. Oh well, time to switch to Signal!

I believe they were bought by someone and eventually implemented some questionable practices. I don't remember the exact details, maybe someone else does.

I don't know what you're talking about. Art Masters Jewelry is amazing. Just look at this masterpiece:

More of them here: https://artmastersjewelry.com/product-category/engagement-rings/

I've found myself naturally doing this as my disdain for Google grows. I also like the term "query".

TIL there's a term for this: Schrödinger's joke

Go vote everyone!

It sounds like they want you to do it during working hours or else they wouldn't offer those times. It's a service offered by your job so it could be interpreted as a work-related function and therefore you should get paid for utilizing it.

I think you're giving companies too much credit. Freakonomics did a series called "Does Advertising Actually Work?" and the tl;dr was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-advertising-actually-work-part-1-tv-ep-440/

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/does-advertising-actually-work-part-2-digital-ep-441/

“I have to wait for the statute of limitations so I don’t go to jail,” Ankrom quipped.

LOL

Here's another one:

23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 19:23-24

~~The "eye of a needle" referenced here was a small opening in the city walls meant to reduce traffic for security. A camel piled up with goods would would have a difficult time passing through it.~~

For full context, check out Matthew 19:16-28: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019&version=NIV

Edit: as others have pointed out, there isn't any good evidence about the "eye of a needle" metaphor. I heard this from my pastor at church when I was a kid and it sounds like he was mistaken. I wonder what else he got wrong...