OTR Backup 10/18/2024

• Half a Million Users Flooded to Twitter Competitor After Elon Musk Handed Creeps the Keys

  Surprise, surprise. X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is implementing yet another brain-meltingly dumb change to his social media platform by rendering the block function completely pointless and opening the floodgates for even more harassment.

• Twisteddoodles on a secret technical handshake | New Scientist

  This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

• Opera delivers a browser so dynamic it'll make your friends on Chrome jealous | ZDNET

• Interviewer Reminds Trump 'The Question Is About Google' After Off-Topic Ramble | HuffPost Latest News

• When uBlock Origin stops working on Chrome soon, you'll have 2 options | ZDNET

• Gemini image generation just tipped for a major upgrade — here’s what’s coming | Tom's Guide

• I'm a Google Docs power user, and this new feature is genuinely helpful - here's why | ZDNET

• How to Plan Your Day Like a Lazy Genius

  Author Kendra Adachi shares 5 key insights from her new book, The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius.

• Most Canadians Will Spend Less on Holidays Due to Cost of Living: Survey | The Epoch Times

• Nearly half of Canadians have stopped eating out to save money | Canada

  The country's high cost of living is leading Canadians to make hard decisions to save money, according to a new report.

• People are celebrating libraries and it's so wholesome - Upworthy

  When so much seems wrong with the world, we at least know we got this one thing right.

• Why Professors Can’t Teach (Jonathan Zimmerman) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

  This article appeared in the Washington Monthly, August 25, 2024. “Jonathan Zimmerman teaches education and history at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Amateur Hour: A Histor…

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• Here's When Most Americans Think Cellphones Should Be Banned

  Banning cellphones during class is very popular with American adults.

• I've Ranked the Best Multi-Factor Authentication Methods: Here's What You Should Use

  There are three options that stand out above all others.

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