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24 Hilarious Reasons Why The English Language Is The Worst. - The Language Nerds English is such a zany language. It confuses the heck out of everyone, natives and non-natives alike. If you can speak English, then kudos. It’s not easy to speak a language whose madness knows no Everyday Objects Transformed Into Believable Cartoon Characters By This Artist (15 New Pics) | Bored Panda In the eyes of Rinotuna, a Korean artist, anything—be it an item, object, animal, or plant—can be transformed into a compelling character. Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices As Chrome Changes Backlash as new tracking goes live—here’s what to know. untitled How s...

Artist’s Hilariously Wholesome Comic Series About A Girl Adopted By Aliens As A Pet (28 New Pics) | Bored Panda Me, The Family Pet? is an ongoing webcomic series by Jejo S. that follows a girl named Sally, who was captured by the Gwanians—aliens that keep humans as pets. Surprisingly simple coding trick can slash data center energy usage by 30% | Live Science How to set up 2FA for Linux desktop logins for added security | ZDNET Bluestar Linux is a gorgeous MacOS-like take on KDE Plasma that's easy to use | ZDNET YouTube by the numbers: uncovering YouTube's ghost town of billions of unwatched, ignored videos | TechSpot A team...

Cartoon: Will the real president please stand up? A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Today's political cartoons - February 16, 2025 | The Week Google TV's free channel shuffle continues, but it’s not all bad news | Android Central Can You Survive 24 Hours Without the Internet? I Tried It and Here's How It Went - CNET We're entering the medical era of wearables | Android Central Bring back 'Gulf of Mexico' using this simple Chrome extension | Mashable A third-party Chrome extension that restores 'Gulf of Mexico' to Google Maps is...

5 preposterously funny cartoons about Trump's plan for the Gaza Riviera | The Week Today's political cartoons - February 15, 2025 | The Week No, You Don’t Get an A for Effort (Adam Grant) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice As a high school teacher and professor for decades, I have struggled with this basic dilemma of grading students: how much weight to give for effort and how much weight to give to measurable achiev… Want to write like a pro? These 7 tools are my secret to keeping my creative juices flowing | ZDNET untitled I tried gamin...

MoonPie renames Florida 'MoonPieTown' just because it can - Upworthy A tweet from the company says the change is "effective immediately." Mysterious 'UFO' disc spotted on Google Maps in New Mexico sparks chilling theories - World News - UNILAD An unusual UFO-looking object has been spotted in the mountains of New Mexico by a Google Maps user which has sparked an investigation online. Mexico Says It Might Sue Google Over “Gulf of America” Change Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.” Sheinbaum, in her morning press conference on Thursday, said the presi...

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Today's political cartoons - February 12, 2025 | The Week 5 reasons why Zen is my new favorite browser (RIP, Opera) | ZDNET I'm Using Perplexity Assistant Instead of Google Assistant, and I Might Never Go Back Say goodbye to switching apps and let Perplexity do it all. How can we keep our kids safe online? Here are some tips for parents – The Irish Times It’s not practical to completely cut off online access, but there are ways of minimising exposure to harm Perplexity is the AI tool Gemini wishes it could be | ZDNET Is Tim Hortons still Canadian? The answ...

Cartoon: Stupid bowl Trump is the first sitting US President to get booed at the Super Bowl, and why not? The NFL erased the slogan “End Racism” for fear of offending the racist president. This is a bizarre daily nightmare. Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons! Google Whisk, an image remixing tool, is now available in 100+ countries | TechCrunch Notably, the image tools are not available in countries and regions like India, Indonesia, the EU, and the U.K. You Can Use Your Browser Password Manager If You Take These 5 Precautions Your browser password manager isn't the most secure option, but you can take steps to improve its security. Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America | The Verge Apple is renaming the G...

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Today's political cartoons - February 9, 2025 | The Week What’s Google Dorking? Hacking And Advanced Search Explained Understand the search techniques that hidden information discovered through Google Dorking. Learn to protect your data and prevent hackers from accessing it. You can use Google Maps to avoid being late — here’s how | Tom's Guide Most Sophisticated Gmail Attacks Ever—FBI Says: Do Not Click Anything Heed this FBI advice as dangerous, and increasingly AI-based attacks against Gmail users continue at pace. Here’s what you need to know. Surviving Google’s JavaScript rendering shift: one month later | TechRadar ...

Someone Just Asked A Spider-Man Question I've Always Wondered About, But I Don't Know How I Feel About The Marvel Fans' Answers | Cinemablend How to use Tor to privately browse the web - it's easier than you think | ZDNET Super Bowl Wing Preferences By State, Revealed | HuffPost Life untitled 7 Essential Gemini 2.0 Hacks to Boost Productivity and Save Time - Geeky Gadgets Unlock Gemini 2.0’s full potential with these 7 essential hacks. Automate presentations, summarize content, and simplify your daily tasks Google’s Super Bowl Ad Accidentally Shows I...

Today's political cartoons - February 7, 2025 | The Week Google Gemini will now watch YouTube videos for you — here's how it works | Tom's Guide Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months | PC Gamer Firefox: 'Only Major Browser Not Backed By a Billionaire' | Entrepreneur Firefox reminded users on social media that they are the "only major browser" that is not "backed by a billionaire." Here's why the post is going viral. I Cleaned Out My Google Drive: Here’s How I Freed Up Storage Space Instantly Cleaning out your Google Drive is easier than you think. ...

CARTOON: Trump's dream of profiting from the ruin and suffering in Gaza Ever the land developer, mad and greedy Trump wants to profit from the ruin of Gaza and build Trump hotels on the paved-over scene of Palestinian suffering. The far-right powering Trump’s new administration lets him rant his fantasies as a distraction... Too many tabs? Try these browsers with better tab management than Chrome | ZDNET 'Gulf of America' Name Change May Not Last Past Trump's Presidency, Expert Says - CNET untitled Preview of Emotional Super Bowl Ad Hits Home With Parents This commercial shines a light on parenting's transferra...

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Today's political cartoons - February 4, 2025 | The Week Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do. Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do. untitled A February surprise: The latest Android update quietly delivers fixes and features you'll want | ZDNET Chrome got you down? Try this mindfulness-themed browser | Mashable Built by Norwegian browser maker Opera, Opera Air says it...