OTR Backup 02/08/2026

• Cartoon: 2026 valentines

• How to avoid falling for fake videos

  Why fake videos spread so easily, and what actually helps people spot them.

• WinRAR feels ancient once you switch to this modern open-source alternative

  Say goodbye to WinRAR's dated interface and embrace a smarter, more flexible file archiver.

• The best VPNs with free trials in 2026

  You can test-drive these virtual private networks without paying a cent.

• 8 super romantic small towns in Ontario with cozy cafes and fairy tale charm - Narcity

  Valentine's Day is just around the bend, and if you're looking for Hallmark-worthy charm, you'll want to plan a trip to some of these romantic small towns in Ontario.

• What Over-Explaining Signals to Others (Without You Realizing It)

• Trump video on Obama, EU: “This is why we have digital rules” - Lapresse.US

  Brussels, Feb. 6 (LaPresse) – “This is exactly why we have regulations in place. So racism, hate speech, illegal content have no place online, not because the Commission says so, but because they are illegal in real life. We have a general principle, at least in Europe, that what is illegal offline in real life should also be illegal online.” This was stated by spokesperson Thomas Regnier, responding to a question about a video posted on US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account in which former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are depicted as monkeys. “If you have terrorist content on a poster and run around in the street, or incitement to hatred or racism, you will probably be arrested after the first or second corner. The same principle must apply online. When it comes to individual users, criminal investigations may be possible. However, when a platform amplifies this type of content, then, of course, in Europe there are sanctions on this,” he explained. “The Commission does not examine individual content from the perspective of the Digital Services Act. This can be done through criminal investigations, which are not within our remit. We do not analyze a single social media post on a platform. We analyze the systems that these platforms put in place in Europe to prevent this type of content from being amplified and gaining visibility, because this can be extremely harmful,” the spokesperson added.

• Blizzard hits southwestern Ontario, multiple road closures reported

• Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5.2 vs Gemini 3 Pro : Benchmark Results - Geeky Gadgets

  Meet Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 with a 1 million token window in beta. Allowing you to analyze huge repos faster and cut manual context work

• Windows 11 has a new Start menu — here's how to unlock it

  Windows 11 quietly fixed Start. You just have to unlock it.

• I used NotebookLM to fix things around the house and save money on repairs

  When YouTube tutorials stopped being enough

• Trump Truth Social post depicting Obamas as monkeys removed

  U.S. President Donald Trump refused to apologize for a now-deleted social media post featuring former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as racist.

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