OTR Backup 12/11/2024

• 26 Humorous Comics Inspired By ‘Wicked’ And ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ By Leigh Rubin | Bored Panda

  Inspired by popular stories like ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ Leigh Rubin has created hilarious strips that blend absurdity and humor with these iconic tales in a clever and entertaining way.

• Your Chromebook Has a New Factory Reset Option for When You Don't Want to Nuke Everything

  A Chrome update will let you conduct a "Safety reset" of your Chromebook, sort of like a factory reset on a diet.

• Here's what dominated Google's Year in Search 2024 | Mashable

  Here's what dominated Google's Year in Search 2024, from the U.S. presidential election to Usher.

• Why Google's legal troubles could hasten Firefox's slide into irrelevance | ZDNET

• Google CEO says AI development will get harder in 2025: "The low-hanging fruit is gone. The hill is steeper" | Windows Central

• Drowning in spam? Stop giving out your email address - do this instead | ZDNET

• I just sent a free personalized holiday greeting from AI Santa — here's how you can too | Tom's Guide

• This Linux distribution surprised me with its minimalistic yet highly-functional operating system | ZDNET

• Google says new quantum chip is faster than most powerful supercomputer

  Google said its new chip Willow demonstrates that it's possible to build "a useful, large-scale quantum computer"

• Microsoft now allowing Windows 11 on older, incompatible PCs | PCWorld

  Despite years of warning, it's now officially possible to install Windows 11 on PCs that don't meet requirements — but with a warning and a disclaimer.

• 40 Of The Funniest And Most Accurate History Memes Shared On This Page | Bored Panda

  Some people have a knack for finding humor in places we least expect it—like history.

• OpenAI unveils Sora AI video generator — here's how to try it | Tom's Guide

• Inside a Class Teaching Teens to Stop Scrolling and Think Critically

  The course helps students learn to determine what’s true online so they can be more informed citizens.

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