doug — off the record

• B.C. helicopter pilot helping to fight Colorado wildfire killed in weekend crash – Narcity

  B.C. pilot killed while fighting Colorado wildfire

• Spoof of Life – Two Party Opera

• Air quality warning in effect for Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent

  The skies over Windsor-Essex may look clear, but health experts say appearances can be deceiving.

• Air Quality Ontario

• Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East – NASA Science

  Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

• Smoke Forecast – FireSmoke.ca

• Canadian wildfire smoke pushes Toronto air quality to world’s worst, reaches US

• Gillies declares state of emergency

• Apple Finally Fixed Siri—and It May Be Your New Favorite AI Tool

• My $0 local coding agent does more than $20 Claude Code because it never says no

  It's not as powerful but it remains available.

• This Is the Rarest Type of Intelligence | Psychology Today

  Integrative intelligence distinguishes minds that make connections across disciplines. Why is it disappearing so fast?

• 5 ways to use AI to sharpen your thinking

• Google AI Boss Warns the World Has Little Time Before Superhuman AI Arrives

  Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AGI is only a few years away and urges urgent action to ensure superhuman AI benefits humanity.

• Smart Glasses Are Landing People With Criminal Charges Now

  You might want to think twice before you use smart glasses to ace a test.

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