OTR Backup 10/11/2026

• Walter Ostanek: Canada's Polka King plays final Oktoberfest

  For more than half a century, the sound of Walter Ostanek and his trusty accordion has been as much a part of Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest as lederhosen or a freshly tapped keg.

• 32 Funny Cartoons By Jared Nangle, A New Yorker Cartoonist With A Clever Take On Life | Bored Panda

  Jared Nangle is a cartoonist and illustrator whose work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other well-known publications. His work covers all kinds of subjects, often finding humor in everyday situations and the world around us.

• Canadians want to support local businesses during the holidays NOW Toronto

• Quaint Ontario town is home to province's oldest bridge

  Lyndhurst, Ont., is not only a charming village, but it is also home to a remarkable piece of history: the province's oldest bridge. A walk through i…

• Gordie Howe bridge reinvents historic Windsor, Detroit neighbourhoods

• How I made YouTube ad-free (and almost like Premium) using Brave's secret filters

  Brave has additional hidden settings for YouTube

• Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers | TechCrunch

  Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.

• 8 Default Windows Features You Should Turn Off Immediately Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2278011/common-windows-features-turn-off-immediately/

• 15 Things Our Parents' Homes Had That Millennials Are Too Nervous to Try Now

  Walk into a house built or decorated between roughly 1975 and 1995 and you'll notice a confidence that feels almost foreign today. Nobody was second-guessing whether the shag carpet matched the era's aesthetic guidelines or whether the wallpaper would photograph well. Millennials grew up surrounded by these choices, yet somehow inherited a hesitancy their parents […]

• Is DuckDuckGo AI actually a good alternative to Gemini and ChatGPT? I found out

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