doug — off the record

• Fireside Chats – Two Party Opera

• Google’s Pi Day 2026 Doodle honors Archimedes and his 96-sided polygon trick

• 6 Powerful Free Al Tools Every Researcher Should Be Using in 2026

• 7 AI mistakes I wish someone had told me about when I started

• I moved to Toronto in the bleak winter and wish someone had warned me about these 7 things

• I found a to-do app that's actually faster than a piece of paper

  The tool that's reshaping how we get things done.

• Linux finally catches up to windows

• 10 Free AI Tool Subscriptions for Students to Save Hundreds

• A critical Windows 11 bug has locked some users out of the C: drive, Microsoft admits — here’s what you can do if you’re affected

• Stop closing your background apps — you’re actually making your phone slower

• Why Chinese EVs are cheaper than Tesla and it’s not subsidies – Rest of World

  Rhodium Group finds state subsidies explain just 5% of BYD’s cost advantage over Tesla, with scale, lower-cost talent, and vertical integration doing the rest

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