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.

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• Rude behaviour spiked in Ontario classrooms after COVID-19: Brock research – The Brock News

• $35 lens turns any smartphone into a powerful microscope

  Six years on from the first iMicro smartphone microscope, the team has unveiled its latest: the iMicro Q3p, a fingertip-sized, lightweight device that makes microscopy inexpensive, portable and accessible to anyone with a camera on their phone. What's more, this new model features polarization, allowing you to see (and photograph) incredible detail in the structures of materials such as crystals and minerals – all for less than 1% of the cost of the equipment normally required to view these structures.

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• “What’s The Dumbest Thing You’ve Seen An Intelligent Person Do?” (50 Answers) | Bored Panda

  Even the most intelligent humans have their dumb moments, and that's all good. But reading their stories can be entertaining, so enjoy scrolling through.

• 14 dramatic moments from the 2024 Nature’s Best Photo Awards | Popular Science

  A mother tiger, feisty foxes, and wildflower fireworks.

• Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech | TechCrunch

  Qwant, France's privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and

• Beloved Former Hockey Night in Canada Host Don Cherry Sends a Message to Canadiens | Markerzone.com

  Today marks Remembrance Day in Canada, and Don Cherry has a very important but special message for Canadians that he wants them all to know.

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• Want a programming job in 2024? Learning any language helps, but only one is essential | ZDNET

• What's so special about the human brain?

• “Having a little knowledge of music theory can open many doors”: The quick guide to reading music | MusicRadar

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.