OTR Backup 09/05/2025

• Cartoon: REDistricting

• Your Android phone just got 3 free upgrades - including a big one for Quick Share | ZDNET

• Could you survive a month without Google? My Proton experiment

  Is Proton really a viable Google alternative?

• The Fastest Way to Turn Your Old Phone Into a Security Camera - CNET

  Your old phone can moonlight as a smart security cam with this app.

• What could drought-stricken forests mean for Canada’s fall foliage? | NanaimoNewsNOW | Nanaimo news, sports, weather, real estate, classifieds and more

  An Ontario biologist says drought-stricken parts of Canada could be in for some underwhelming fall foliage if stressed trees lose out on the energy needed to generate some of the season's most brilliant colours. Biology professor Susan Dudley at McMas...

• Canadian Veronika Slowikowska is SNL's newest cast member | National

  Veronika Slowikowska is set to go live from New York starting Oct. 4, so let's get to know the burgeoning actress and comedian.

• Pilot makes emergency landing in field south of Peterborough

  Gerald Murphy says the training he received more than 30 years earlier immediately kicked in.

• Winners of Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year | PetaPixel

  A psychedelic inside-out macro view of a cauliflower soft coral has won the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.

• Toronto's IndyCar race moving to Markham in 2026

• The Genki Moonbase is a power strip unlike any I've ever seen | Creative Bloq

• Instagram is No Longer Instagram

• Educators Just Can’t Agree About Student Dress Codes

  Educators debate dress codes’ impact, with some seeing gains for student focus and others citing bias and inequity.

• The ReMarkable Paper Pro Move is bending my brain | Digital Trends

  I’ve been a technology journalist for more years than I care to mention, and over that time a few things have become an indispensable part of my tech arsenal – with the ReMarkable 2 tablet being front and center. I love the fact that it’s just useless for nearly everything except writing things down. It […]

• Venezuela Claims Trump's Video of Strike Against Suspected Drug Smugglers Is AI

  Trump said just yesterday that anything bad should be blamed on AI.

• Discover the Revolutionary Titanium Tape Measure That Measures Up to Anything - Yanko Design

  https://youtu.be/drPJvM_gnZ4 The humble tape measure might be one of the most underappreciated tools in any creator's arsenal, quietly doing the heavy lifting in workshops, job sites, and design studios around the world. Yet for something so essential, most tape measures are surprisingly frustrating to use, with their tendency to snap back unpredictably, scratch your fingers

• Google Assistant is being replaced on Google Home devices starting October 1 — here's what you need to know | Tom's Guide

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