doug — off the record

• In shutdown, no mercy for federal workers

• 6 ChromeOS tricks that are my secret to getting more done

  Here's why I'll never underestimate ChromeOS again

• Will Smith concert video highlights concern about AI faking crowds : NPR

  Odd fingers and faces in the crowd of a recent Will Smith concert video led to suspicions of AI. But AI is improving fast, and there are serious implications for how "fake" crowds might be coopted.

• I answered the million dollar question about cloud storage services – here's my expert advice | ZDNET

• The calendar says it’s October but on the ‘Ontario Riviera,’ it’s still hot

• Decoding Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: A guide to her references | Entertainment News | thecanadianpressnews.ca

  NEW YORK (AP) — The curtain has been drawn. The stage lights are on. It’s time for “The Life of a Showgirl.”

• Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent – Canada News

• Basic Essay Editing Tips

  Some fun tips that will help you

• Inside Alert, Canada: The World's Northernmost Settlement

  Located deep within the Arctic confines of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, the Canadian Forces Station at Alert is the northernmost continuously inhabited place on Earth.

• Cory Doctorow Says the AI Industry Is About to Collapse

  Famed sci-fi author and tech journalist Cory Doctorow has a spectacularly grim warning about the coming AI-fueled economic disaster.

• Use the ‘Overlearning’ Technique to Commit Important Information to Your Long-Term Memory | Lifehacker

• Canada unveils stunning new 3D coin with beavers in rippling water

• 4 Unforgettable Closing Songs From Standout Classic Rock Albums of the 70s

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