doug — off the record

• 50 Ridiculous American Internet Comments That Deserved To Get Roasted | Bored Panda

  Nobody’s perfect, and everyone has knowledge blind spots. It’s healthy to recognize your shortcomings and be able to laugh at them. Sometimes, that means chuckling at yourself after you get called out online for saying something, well… less than smart. We’ve collected some of the funniest moments when Europeans gently roasted Americans for writing bizarre comments online, from all over the internet. Here are some of the most cringy insights and witty takedowns. Fails, Funny

• Ontario school board invokes secrecy provision to withhold records on $34K fine art collection

• Toronto Snowplow Tracker: Track PlowTO Live Snow Clearing

  Use the PlowTO live map to track snowplows and salters in Toronto. Find out when your street will be cleared and see road plowing priority schedules.

• Why Trump’s Tariffs Didn’t Break Canada

• I built a ‘free forever’ AI stack — and it gives you Pro features for $0 | Tom’s Guide

• Venezuelan Opposition Leader Presents Her Nobel Peace Prize To Trump

  While Trump hailed the move as a “wonderful gesture,” the Nobel Committee has stated that the Peace Prize is not transferable.

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• OPP promote Municipal 511 for road closure information

  A rapid return to winter closed roads and schools across midwestern Ontario on Thursday. As the weather turned ugly, motorists started the frantic to search to find out what roads were open and which were closed.

• 66 Times Designers Made Dumb Decisions And Created Problems Nobody Asked For – TVovermind

  As with most things in life, taking risks when designing a space can definitely pay off. If you want to have a unique living room, a kitchen that catches everyone’s eye, or an office that other companies envy, it has to look extraordinary. But risks don’t always lead to rewards. And sometimes, it’s better to play it safe than ruin an entire space. Here’s a list of epic design fails that might make you realize that boring isn’t always so bad.

• We Now Know What Caused the Verizon Outage

• Speed Up Your Windows 11 Launch Time in a Snap. Here's How to Do It – CNET

  If your Windows machine is sluggish on startup, you might have too many apps launching by default.

• The greatest guitar solo of Mark Knopfler’s entire career: “I think they’re perfect notes”

• 13 Open-Source Apps I Use from a Web Browser (And You Can Too)

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