doug — off the record

• Former New Yorker Contributor Created 40 Cartoons That Perfectly Capture Everyday Absurdity – TVovermind

• The hot pink glow seen from space: Why these Ontario greenhouse lights still shine at night

• ‘Restart Multiple Times’—Microsoft Changes Windows Next Week

  Microsoft starts expiring critical Secure Boot certificates next week — "the clock is ticking" on a billion PCs.

• DuckDuckGo sees iPhone installs spike following AI-heavy Google I/O – 9to5Mac

  Following Google I/O, DuckDuckGo says it has seen a notable and sustained surge in U.S. users, including a sharp jump in iPhone app installs.

• Jony Ive’s Ferrari looks nothing like a Ferrari | The Verge

  The Ferrari Luce, the brand’s first EV, was designed with help from famed Apple designer Jony Ive. Think of it as the closest thing to an Apple car we’re ever going to get.

• The lyrics that ruined Gordon Lightfoot’s best song in 1966

  It's interesting how much some poor lyrics can bring down what otherwise would be a great song. Just listen to this track and find out.

• You can easily make Zorin OS look and feel like Windows, MacOS, or Linux – here's how | ZDNET

• 7 Ways to Get So Good at AI, People Will Think You Are AI | WIRED

  From killing your chatbots to optimizing your prompts, here are the best ways to go full AI native and conquer the new world.

• Codex has dethroned Claude as the king of AI programming, and it's not even close

  I was a diehard Claude Code fan—then Codex showed me what I was missing

• Pentagon Just Released Footage of a Flying Humanoid — And It Matches a 2015 Sighting Nobody Could Explain – Infinity Explorers

  The US Department of War just published official infrared footage of a flying humanoid figure on war.gov/ufo. File code DOW UAP PR059, captured June 2020. Looks almost identical to the disputed 2015 Sequoia National Park sighting.

• Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive | Windows Central

• Anti-Trump Stickers Spotted At Gas Stations: PHOTOS – Comic Sands

  Accurate!

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