OTR Backup 12/08/2025

• Cartoon: Con job president

• I Figured Out How to Use AI for Learning—Without Becoming Lazy | PCMag

• PHOTOS: London homes lit up for the holiday season

• Ontario and Canada product recall alert roundup

  Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently issued recall notices for various consumer products and food items — including products sold through Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Giant Tiger and more.

• Charlebois: The slow, stunning retreat of Canadian alcohol

• Paying for these 5 popular PC apps makes no sense when the free alternatives are better

  Premium apps aren't the only way to get premium features anymore.

• AI Learning Framework: Five Steps to Master New Skills Faster - Geeky Gadgets

  Learn faster with a five-step AI learning framework. Use Perplexity and Notebook LM for resources, priming, and save up to 20 hours.

• Have You Heard the One about Kevin O’Leary, Wayne Gretzky, and Danielle Smith Walking into Mar-a-Lago? | The Walrus

  It’s a joke that ends with three Canadians helping Trump meddle with our sovereignty

• 3 Spots to Never Put an Alexa Speaker (and Where You Should) - CNET

  Alexa speakers like Echos and Echo Shows can be dangerous in the wrong place: Here's what to avoid.

• Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway

  A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

• Canada set to feel the most ‘extreme cold on earth’?

  The northeastern U.S. is expected to be blasted with a frigid mid-December, right before Christmas, according to a new forecast predicted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) climatologist Judah Cohen.

• 7.0 quake on Saturday was one of Canada's strongest on record - Yahoo News Canada

• Forget Zorin, this is the Linux distro I'm using to replace Windows

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