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The content of this blog is generated by whatever strikes my fancy at any given point. It might be computers, education, weather, politics, or something else. I experiment and comment a lot on things so don't take anything here too seriously; I might change my mind a day later but what you read is my thought and opinion at the time I wrote it.
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8h ago
Dagwood Takes a Back Seat as Blondie Hires a Pastry Chef – The New York Times 6 open source Google projects you’ve never heard of Google is launching huge crackdown on popular YouTube trick that could alter your viewing experience Buying movies and TV shows from Google was a huge mistake Earth Day: Ecosia launches ..read more
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2d ago
Cartoon: More rejected courtroom sketches DuckDuckGo VPN: A User-Friendly Privacy Boost, but Not for Power Users – CNET Temu’s Advertising Avalanche Is Impossible to Ignore How to Use Google Gemini for Personal Development – Geeky Gadgets ‘The party is over for developers looking for AI freebies’ — Google terminates Gemini API free access within months ..read more
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3d ago
15 Most Valuable Disney Collectibles Microsoft and Intel nail down what an “AI PC” is | TechSpot 8 awesome AI note-taking tools to help you organize your thoughts How to Use Image Creator From Microsoft Designer (Formerly Bing Image Creator) I’m a Grown Up and I’m Moving On from Google Search (Column) Nissan Qashqai restyling ..read more
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4d ago
Favourite Cover of The Highwayman? | Beens’ Blog YouTube Issues New Ad Blocker Warning As Crackdown Ramps Up With a new ‘answer engine,’ Brave browser adds another generative AI tool for search – Digiday Brave launches a real-time privacy-focused AI answer engine | VentureBeat Your Google Keep reminders will soon move to Google Tasks Google ..read more
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5d ago
Science Confirms Hugs Can Ease Pain, Anxiety, And Depression : ScienceAlert Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here ..read more
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6d ago
Francis, the comic strip | National Catholic Reporter This Chromium-based browser is the fastest one I’ve tried (and free to download) | ZDNET Open source groups say more software projects may have been targeted for sabotage Microsoft pinches one of the best macOS features for Windows 11 – here are three other ideas it should ..read more
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1w ago
Why the Short-Lived Calvin and Hobbes Is Still One of the Most Beloved & Influential Comic Strips | Open Culture Microsoft Says Its AI Copilot Tool Is Already Cutting Costs and Growing Revenue | Inc.com Google Launches Coding AIs That Could Rival Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot | PCMag The best ChatGPT alternatives I’ve tested | Tom’s ..read more
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1w ago
I looked at my phone on Sunday morning and saw this. I started blogging in 2007 when I set up a professional learning activity for the Western Regional Computer Advisory Committee with Will Richardson. We all received a copy of Will’s book “Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms”. I walked away ..read more
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1w ago
Where does Artificial Intelligence belong in student life? Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news – Minimum wage, End near, OJ Simpson, Arizona abortion ruling – NKyTribune | NKyTribune I tested Samsung’s new budget friendly Android phone – I love three features but there’s one sticking point | The Sun Gmail And YouTube Hackers Bypass Google’s ..read more
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1w ago
Here’s some of what happened in my online world this past week. Readings You can follow my daily readings as they happen here. Below are a couple from each day. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Blog Posts from doug — off the record My daily contributions to this blog are linked below. If you’re ..read more