OTR Backup 03/08/2025

• Greg Perry cartoon pokes fun at President Trump's tariffs. - North Shore News

• Do age-verification laws work? Not according to this study. | Mashable

  A working paper proposes that age-verification laws are causing people to find substitutes to look at explicit content.

• DuckDuckGo AI features exit beta – both search and private chatbots

  DuckDuckGo AI answers were first added to the privacy-focused search engine back in 2023, and have now finally exited beta...

• Google confirms mass app deletion on Play Store after ad fraud | Android Central

• How to Send a Text From a Computer to a Phone

  Sending a text from a computer lets you use a full keyboard and a big screen. Here's how to text from a computer, whether you use iMessage, Google Messages, or Google Voice.

• Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Donald Trump Over 'Transgender Mice' Claim

  Donald Trump claimed Biden had spent $8 million on making mice transgender. Jimmy Kimmel roasted the absurd claim.

• How to get rid of the MyFlixer virus on Mac | Macworld

  MyFlixer’s promise of free movies and TV could cost you a virus on your Mac and risk the security of your personal information and data. Here’s how to block MyFlixer ads and remove any malware installed by the service.

• 40 Hilarious Comics That Perfectly Capture What It’s Like Working In Retail, By Stephen Beals (New Pics)

  From dealing with unhinged customers to management nightmares, Stephen Beals always hits the right spot when it comes to his humorous observations in retail life.

• Justin Trudeau just gave a lesson to Magas in how 'America First' really works and the Trump burn was brutal - The Poke

  Not only is Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau having to put up with all Donald Trump’s nonsense about it becoming a ’51st state’, he is also now having to grapple with a potentially catastrophic trade war with its neighbour, getting more real by the day. So Trudeau decided to explain, with one or perhaps both […]

• Opinion: Dear Donald: A history lesson on why American carmakers came to Canada - The Globe and Mail

  Donald Trump doesn’t seem to know that it was America that willingly (and profitably) helped to create an integrated North American auto sector

• AI doesn’t really ‘learn’ – and knowing why will help you use it more responsibly

  The idea that AI ‘learns’ like humans do is one of many misconceptions about the technology.

• Using a VPN with Chrome just makes sense. Here's how to do it | PCWorld

  Read how to set up a VPN Chrome extension, which providers are available, and whether free Chrome VPN solutions are secure.

• Here's how much groceries cost in each Canadian province in 2025 and the differences are wild - Narcity

  Some items cost more than double from one province to another!

• Fees for trucks travelling from Washington through B.C. to Alaska

  B.C. Premier David Eby announced that commercial trucks travelling through B.C. from Washington to Alaska will now be subject to new fees.

• Trump has extreme designs on Canada: What he really wants

  Trump's playbook: Trigger a crisis with ultimatums too vague to be met, negotiate with conditions that would be crippling, then "settle" for the actual goals: fresh water, minerals, manufacturing jobs.

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