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OTR Backup 11/13/2024

10 ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Comics That Will Leave You Contemplating the Meaning of Life | Cracked.com Who knew a stuffed tiger had so much wisdom? Ubuntu Unity still has one of my favorite PC interfaces of all time | ZDNET 5 Linux commands you need to have ready - just in case | ZDNET Microsoft Copilot (FKA Bing Chat): Everything you need to know Originally launched as Bing Chat, Microsoft Copilot is an Ai-powered chatbot that is deeply integrated into Bing and Microsoft 365. untitled Rude behaviour spiked in Ontario classrooms after COVID-19: Brock research – The Brock

OTR Backup 11/12/2024

10 Best The Far Side Comics About Myths and Legends, Ranked Gary Larson's The Far Side is known for its dark humor, but in the context of legends and myths, this strip is only darker and funnier. The Fedora KDE Spin Confirmed as an Alternative Official Edition for Workstation Users Google user highlights 'horribly bad' search result: 'That's one way to get people to stop trusting your search engine' A recent post on the r/facepalm subreddit demonstrates how inaccurate Google AI's search results can be. Microsoft OneDrive: Everything you need to know Everything you need to know about Microsoft OneDrive Best AI chatbot

OTR Backup 11/11/2024

Today's political cartoons - November 9, 2024 | The Week Despite Trump’s Win, Voters Widely Reject School Vouchers — ProPublica Google user highlights 'comically bad' search result: 'Seriously Google?' If you're looking for advice from a search engine, make sure you take any results generated via AI with a grain of salt. untitled 121897277851831 untitled untitled As Firefox Turns 20, Mozilla Ponders how to Restore it to its Former Glory

OTR Backup 11/10/2024

Today's political cartoons - November 8, 2024 | The Week untitled Here's how often your Android TV will get updated | Tom's Guide 3 Simple Steps to Stop Apps From Collecting Your Data | PCMag Stop letting companies collect your data. Use these tips to keep your personal information safe. untitled Samsung Confirms New Upgrade Choice—Millions Of Galaxy Owners Must Now Decide It’s decision time for Galaxy users as Samsung responds to new iPhone threat. What a $500,000 Home Looks

OTR Backup 11/09/2024

untitled Australia Takes a Stand: Banning Social Media for Under-16s / A Bold Move for Child Protection Huge Numbers of Bonehead Voters Googled "Did Joe Biden Drop Out?" on Election Day Throughout Election Day and into that fateful night, Americans seemed mighty confused that Joe Biden was not on the ballot.  Desperate Microsoft Will Pay $1,000,000 to Someone Who Actually Uses Bing Microsoft wants you to use Bing so badly, it'll pay a user a million bucks who switches to the search engine as part of a huge sweepstakes. Top 7 AI Tools Transforming Digital Content Creation - Geeky Gadgets Explore 7 groundbreaking AI tool

OTR Backup 11/08/2024

Editorial cartoon: Normal ads are back The election is over, and now it's back to normal ads. 19 Funny One-Panel Comics By Leigh Rubin (New Pics) | Bored Panda ‘Rubes Cartoons’ is making its return to Bored Panda! You may already be familiar with the series, as we’ve featured it on our website a few times before. untitled 5 Samsung apps that Google just can't match Although Google makes incredible apps, Samsung has a leg up in a few categories. The other election night winner: Perplexity | TechCrunch On Tuesday, two AI startups tried convincing the world their AI chatbots were good enough to be an accurate, real-time source

OTR Backup 11/07/2024

Election Day political cartoons 101 of the best cartoonish creations throughout history to help kick off the 2024 presidential election. New Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox Warning—Do Not Use These Websites Tens of millions of dollars have already been stolen—here’s what you need to know. Mozilla Foundation eliminates its advocacy and global programs divisions - The Verge The Mozilla Foundation, which fights for a free and open web, laid off 30 percent of its workforce in late October. Here’s how you can send your $200 Ontario rebate back Premier Doug Ford’s provincial government is proposing a taxpayer rebate that would be delivered in early 2025.

OTR Backup 11/06/2024

Gmail Privacy Alert For 2.5 Billion Users—Is Someone Reading Your Email? With 2.5 billion users and 300 billion messages read daily, Gmail is a behemoth of free email providers. One mistake could mean a stranger is reading yours; here’s how. The Great Debate: Touch Screens vs. Buttons As technology plunges ahead, more customers are seeking the comfort and convenience of the past with old-fashioned button controls instead of touch screens. Your dream programming job demands this language, every site agrees | ZDNET 7 Popular Windows Apps You Won’t Find on macOS These go-to apps for Windows users haven't made the jump to macOS just yet. 10 Thi

OTR Backup 11/05/2024

Why You Should Teach Photography to Your Kids Spread the love          Kind of obvious, right? The Phoblographer realizes that, as a publication, we don’t always have to be so serious. So, each weekend, we work to bring you a bit of fun in our Humor section. Inspired by some of the classic political cartoons of other publications, we’re tapping into some of the things … Trump trash truck photo-op: Darcy cartoons - cleveland.com Fitting that one of the closing images of the Trump campaign was dumpster fire Donald stumbling into a garbage truck. How to Type Math Equations in Google Docs From fractions to exponents, here’s how to get your math on in Google Docs. Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 review | Mashable The

OTR Backup 11/04/2024

5 throwaway cartoons about garbage rhetoric | The Week 7 reasons why I think Microsoft Edge is better than Google Chrome Microsoft Edge has improved dramatically in the last few years, and this is why it's starting to give Google Chrome a run for its money. All Chromebook users can now use the new "Quick Insert" feature | Laptop Mag Set New ChatGPT Search as your Browser’s Default - Geeky Gadgets Transform your search experience with ChatGPT Search by setting it as your default browser search engine. AI-driven and traditional search How to take screenshots (and scrolling screenshots) of webpages | Popular Science Captu

OTR Backup 11/03/2024

5 unendorsed cartoons about the Washington Post | The Week untitled In the game of monopoly, Microsoft went first, Google goes now Google is facing a federal antitrust challenge that could lead to breaking it up. But we've seen this movie before in Big Tech. From Search Engines to Answer Engines | The Motley Fool We also talk about the Supermicro drama. 38 Debunked Misconceptions to Help You Gain Superiority Above Those Who Still Believe | Cracked.com We’ve got some big ol’ eye rolls for anyone who still believes these Wait. What Did Tucker Carlson Say?

OTR Backup 11/02/2024

Editorial cartoon: Claytoonz: Taking out the Bannon If you're ready to leave Windows 11 behind, I recommend this distro for new Linux users | ZDNET Sundar Pichai’s Claim That Over 25% Of Google’s Code Is Written By AI Triggers Warning For Software Developers - Tech "Winter is coming for computer science." - Techies warn Google's new AI tool transforms dense research papers into accessible conversations - try it free | ZDNET Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | CNN Business Ontario drivers are so bad at using one roa