doug — off the record

• Cartoon: MAGA Droney

  Hey, some exciting news from the world of Tomorrow: I’m launching a Kickstarter for a new book, tomorrow! My last publisher dropped me at the start of the pandemic, and then various life stuff …

• Epstein’s victims are no hoax

• Get your news from AI? Watch out – it's wrong almost half the time | ZDNET

• Here's How to Vibe Code an App for Beginners in 4 Easy Steps

  The technique lets you build apps even if you don't know how to write code.

• CLOSURE: 13 more Beer Stores shutting down in November in Ontario

• People in Toronto just won’t stop pushing for the SkyDome name to return

  Toronto sports fans are rallying to bring back the long-lost SkyDome brand, or rather, the ballpark many stubbornly refuse to call the Rogers Centre.…

• This Ontario town is a beautiful lakeside gem and is one of Canada’s ‘best’ spots to live – Narcity

  If peaceful, lakeside living sounds like your dream come true, you might want to pack your bags for this quaint small town in Ontario.

• Ontario’s anti-tariff ad is clever, effective and legally sound, experts say

• Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context | AP News

  President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former U.S.

• The $500m slugger who is taking Canada to the World Series

• Canadian ad prompts backlash against Reagan Foundation | AP News

  The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is drawing blowback and praise for arguing that a Canadian government advertisement playing in U.S. markets misrepresented the 40th president’s words to blast President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

• Why Strauss is on every Blue Jays, Dodgers helmet in World Series | Sporting News

• These are my favorite ChatGPT prompts after a year of using OpenAI’s chatbot | Digital Trends

  There are countless ways to use ChatGPT, but these prompts are the best.

• I ditched Windows and built a Linux laptop in minutes – here's how you can, too | ZDNET

• 'She Was Not a Rush Fan': Geddy Lee on the 'Daunting Task' in Front of Rush's New Drummer | Ultimate Guitar

• Windows 11's Snipping Tool just got a Google Lens-like feature – here's how to use it | ZDNET

• Shall we all move to Ireland? Their plan to support artists sounds incredible | Creative Bloq

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