OTR Backup 07/23/2025

• Cartoon: Trump the Magnificent

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• Why You Are Reading Reddit a Lot More These Days

• Why Computers With Intel Chips Crash More Often in Summer

  If you use your computer frequently in the summer, you risk a system crash if certain chips are installed. TECHBOOK has the details.

• ‘Faster to walk,’ Viral video shows woman choosing to walk on Gardiner Expressway after reaching traffic breaking point - NOW Toronto

  A Toronto woman is going viral for walking on the Gardiner Expressway after being fed up with traffic in the city.

• The end of open-plan classrooms: how school design reflects changing ideas in education

  Open-plan classrooms were promoted as a way to encourage collaboration and flexibility in schools. But after 14 years, the government is going back to basics with school design.

• The Basics of Debugging Python Problems - KDnuggets

• Trump thinks Canadians ’nasty’ for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze: ambassador

• Canadian universities have free courses and these are the classes you can take online - Narcity

  You don't need to be a student to enroll in the free online courses.

• Why I Ditched My Expensive Password Manager for This Excellent Free Alternative

  You don't need to spend money to secure your precious passwords.

• The Easy, Free Way to Get Windows 11 on Your Old Computer

  Need to get Windows 11 on an old PC? This tool gets the job done.

• "The entire business model built on harvesting user data could become obsolete" with Fully Homomorphic Encryption

• 4 Great Modern Country Artists You Won't Hear on Radio

• Linux Just Hit a Big Milestone in the Desktop OS Race | PCMag

  The open-source favorite has scored record adoption among US desktop users, following a just over 5% dip in Windows popularity since December 2024.

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