doug — off the record

• Cartoon: This is no time for honesty!

  The de facto but illegitimate President of the United States made some stab at justifying the War on Iran, fittingly on April Fool’s Day, and as described by my very own Senator Andy Kim, it was garbage. It was full of lies, nonsense, and rank…

• LLMs Will Protect Each Other if Threatened, Study Finds

  They stick together.

• This meteor shower is lighting up Ontario’s night sky with fireballs in April – Narcity

  Here's when to look for the Lyrid meteor shower!

• The Uglification of Canada

• Laurier Goose Attack: Why Ontario Geese Are Aggressive Now

  A Canada goose caused chaos inside a Wilfrid Laurier University building. Experts explain why geese are aggressive now and how to stay safe.

• I built two apps with just my voice and a mouse – are IDEs already obsolete? | ZDNET

• I Gave Up on Windows 11. Linux Mint Is Simply Better in 7 Big Ways | PCMag

• 7 useful things in Windows 11’s new Start menu | PCWorld

  The new Start menu in Windows 11 is finally here. Here’s how it works and how to customise it to suit your needs and preferences.

• Six Things to Know When Switching From Windows to macOS | Lifehacker

• Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC | Windows Central

• This wild MacBook Neo water-cooling mod turns it into a much faster machine – Digital Trends

  A custom liquid-cooling mod helped the MacBook Neo run significantly cooler and boosted performance enough to beat the M1 MacBook Air in benchmarks.

• Vibe Coding For Coaches: Build Your First App In A Day

• How to switch from ChatGPT to Gemini – without starting from scratch | ZDNET

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