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A Canadian military base in Alberta became the scene of tragedy over the weekend when a fire broke out during training exercises, killing at least four service members and sending thirty-nine others to hospital. Officials confirmed at least nineteen patients are in critical condition, many with severe burns requiring intensive care.
On a very different note, twenty-three independent developers have quietly released something genuinely charming on the internet. Volume dot art is a free browser-based microgame collection built entirely around the humble volume slider, bending and reimagining that everyday interface into something absurd, funny, and surprisingly inventive. Think WarioWare, but weirder and completely free.
And for anyone still fuzzy on what's actually sitting in their home network closet, Engadget has a useful breakdown of the difference between a modem, a router, and a gateway device. The short version is that a gateway combines both functions into one box, while keeping them separate gives you more control and flexibility over your setup.
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