OTR Backup 05/21/2026

• Family farm foreclosure - Daily Kos

  A cartoon by Drew Sheneman.

• This Teacher Asked Kids A Simple Question And Was Heartbroken After Hearing Their Answers | Bored Panda

  Last year we wrote a post about Kyle Schwartz, a third grade teacher at Doull Elementary School in Denver, Colorado who gave her students one very simple task. She asked them to complete the sentence I wish my teacher knew... and the answers were as surprising as they were heartbreaking. Social Issues

• Don't Toss Your Old PC: 21 Ways to Give Your Device New Life | PCMag

• Forget condos: Young Canadians are eyeing cottages as the new housing hack - NOW Toronto

  A new report suggests many young Canadians are now viewing recreational properties as an entry point to homeownership and long-term wealth.

• Google Gemini gets Daily Brief, Neural Expressive redesign at I/O 2026

  Google unveils Daily Brief, Neural Expressive redesign, and Spark AI agent for Gemini's 900 million users at I/O 2026, sharpening its fight with ChatGPT and Claude.

• Someone drove a Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test 'Wade Mode.' It didn't end well. | Mashable

  A Tesla Cybertruck owner was arrested after driving into a lake to test the vehicle's "Wade Mode."

• Understanding the modern cybercrime landscape

  Throughout 2025, HPE observed significant changes in how cybercriminals operate. Analyzing real-world threats, our HPE Threat Labs highlighted an industrialization of the cyber criminals’ methods in its new In the Wild Report, enabling greater scale, speed and structure in their campaigns. They typically use automation and AI to exploit longstanding vulnerabilities, and many have adopted…

• A New Cheapo Intel Laptop Outperforms the MacBook Neo. Does it Matter?

  Intel's Wildcat Lake is winning on performance, but can manufacturers win on the design?

• Google Tips Biggest Upgrade to Its Search Box in 25 Years, 'Reimagined' by AI | PCMag

• Google's Gemini update gives the AI deeper control over your Mac

  Google's new Gemini upgrade brings proactive task automation and smarter voice features to Mac users later this summer.

• Google unveils Gemini Omni 'any-to-any' AI model: what enterprises should know

• #tdc5241 #ds106 #dailycreate Today is World Bee Day | The DS106 Daily Create

• Your Windows 11 PC has a hidden cleanup tool that outperforms every paid alternative

  Why pay for third-party services when Windows already offers free space management for you?

• The Most Important Thing a Photographer Can Have Today

  Copyright is one of the most important things a photographer can have right now because of how the world is playing out.

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