doug — off the record

• Tacoma ICE facility is a modern dungeon

• These Schools Banned Cellphones and the Results Were Meh

• Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the ‘slightly overweight penguin’ on May 9, 1996 | Tom’s Hardware

• 7 Free Google AI Tools That Are Quietly Replacing Paid Software in 2026

• Why Billy Joel Never Sells Front Row Tickets for His Shows and What He Does With Them Instead

• Apple’s $599 MacBook is such a massive hit, Tim Cook can’t keep up with the demand – Yanko Design

  Apple has never been the company you turn to when you need a laptop on a budget. For decades, the entry ticket to macOS meant shelling out at least a thousand dollars, often significantly more, and that premium was non-negotiable. The "Apple Tax" was real, it was expensive, and Apple seemed perfectly content collecting it.

• I asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude what Moms really want for Mother’s Day — here’s the best advice they gave | Tom’s Guide

• How Ask Jeeves blew it

• Some People Can ‘See’ Time, Thanks to This Hidden Superpower—And It’s Quietly Shaping Their Perception

  People with this unique form of synesthesia can visualize and even feel time. The phenomenon could reveal some mysteries of the human mind.

• 70% of photos on your camera roll are forgotten – and many photographers will relate to “digital photo overload” | Digital Camera World

• Microsoft Wants You Back. These 10 Broken Windows Apps Say Otherwise

  If Microsoft wants to regain users, it has to start by fixing the apps that define Windows itself.

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