OTR Backup 06/18/2025

• People can't believe this artist's super-smooth animation was made in the standard Procreate app | Creative Bloq

• How Do Search Engines Work? All About Ranking and Bidding | HowStuffWorks

  If you've ever typed a question into Google, Bing, Startpage or DuckDuckGo, you've seen the slick results page that pops up. But what makes those results tick? How do search engines work?

• We know what caused the recent massive Google Cloud outage - and it's a bit embarassing | TechRadar

• Pentagon Pizza Index

• Banking Trojans have hit millions of Android devices in 2025 — here are the biggest threats and how to protect yourself | Laptop Mag

• The Canada Strong Pass launches Friday to promote domestic tourism. Here's what it offers

• NO, FLOPPY DISKS AREN'T DEAD: HERE'S HOW THEY'RE STILL BEING USED Read More: https://www.slashgear.com/1887098/floppy-disks-not-dead-how-still-used-explained/

• Photography Trends That Reveal Everything Wrong With Modern Society | Fstoppers

  Photography has always been a mirror of its time, but the digital age has transformed it from a tool of documentation into a weapon of self-delusion. The camera, once used to capture reality, now serves primarily to manufacture it. What we photograph, how we photograph it, and why we photograph it reveals a society that has lost touch with authentic experience, commodified

• Free admission and discounted overnight stays at Parks Canada

• Mark Carney Brutally Shuts Trump Down for Whining on Russia’s Behalf

  Donald Trump kicked off the G7 meeting by shilling for Russia.

• Bombardier Jet Breaks Montreal-to-Paris Record

  Bombardier’s Global 7500 set a brand-new speed record for a flight from Montreal to Paris, the manufacturer said.

• Avoid ‘Overusing’ These 4 Common Supplements - SHEfinds

  An internal medicine doctor says to avoid 'overusing' these 4 common supplements to prevent unnecessary bleeding and more. Read more at SheFinds.com.

• New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave - Ars Technica

  The variant, NB.1.8.1, has been linked to surges in parts of Asia.

• In Kananaskis, a special security challenge: How to keep world leaders safe from grizzlies - The Globe and Mail

  Bears and other wildlife can slip across natural barriers that would thwart humans

• 10 American Cars That Are Not Made In The USA

• I went to Tim Hortons HQ to test new menu items — Here's what to order and what to skip - Narcity

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