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(Did I say foresight when I meant forethought? Or did I intentionally use foresight to imply you should be actively able to predict the caffeinated beverage orders of your interview team? I’ll leave that to you to decide, reader.)

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“But I don’t have a mobile espresso machine!“ Well then sorry, you likely weren’t cut out to be a marketing manager after all. I don’t make the rules, it’s just the reality of the industry in 2026. You want the job? Make that tasty chilly sugary bean juice happen on the spot. It’s the only way.

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Real Hustlers™ know the grind starts from the first handshake of the interview, not once you sign a contract. Prove yourself then and there by making the baddest iced mocha oat latte they’ve ever sipped, and they’ll have no choice but to hire you on the spot.

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Everyone defending bringing iced coffee to an interview is just plain wrong. You shouldn’t be bringing a prepared beverage to an interview. You should bring all the ingredients and make one right there in the conference room for you AND the interviewer. Shows ambition, self-reliance, and foresight.

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ceo of burger king: our burgers have gone rogue again and infected people with e coli

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Johnny Hill @thejohnnyhill.com · 21/09/2026

You've misread — this is A𝐼 Franken, a large language model designed specifically to replicate the disgraced former senator in future external communications. It is trained on the entirety of Franken's written + spoken word to date, in all their deeply embarrassing glory. As for Al himself, well...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026

i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected

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Ky @ky.fyi · 09/09/2026

they keep makin phones bigger and featurerer. i want phone that is smaller and featuren't

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...

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LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/09/2026

One of the things I hate most about AI is that now I first approach a lot of art with suspicion instead of awe

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Is that right? No. Do I hate it? Yes. There have got to be other, equally effective ways at enabling cross-cultural creativity and empowering small businesses than this slop. But that’s the reality of why these businesses use it in this way right now.

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This is just as much a language barrier issue as it is a shortcut to avoid paying for marketing materials. Immigrant-owned businesses use AI because it’s a writer and translator and artist and designer all in one. They can reach audiences farther, faster with AI than they may otherwise be able to.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

NY and LA districts on the same day. Don’t think you can’t do the same for your kid’s school. Let’s make this the norm!

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“The Los Angeles Unified Board is banning student access to AI tools on district-provided laptops and tablets. The announcement comes after the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to limit screen time for students in June.”

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LAUSD Bans Students From Using AI on School Devices

LAUSD has blocked about 378,000 students from accessing generative AI tools on district-issued laptops and tablets.

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yes you can. Just use wife

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• Information related to your purchases • Search terms • Your cell phone number if you are searching on your mobile phone" In terms of data sharing, they do say: "In general, we will not disclose your PI except with your consent and/or as described in this Policy." So not broadly sharing your data.

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• How you arrived at the website (e.g., via a digital ad, organic search, direct traffic) • Usage details, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the website...

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Website cont.: "As you navigate through the Site, information about you is also collected automatically. This information may include: • IP Address • Country; Time zone setting • OS, platform, browser type, and version • Information about your computer and internet connection..."

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biometric information (e.g., fingerprints to redeem Personal Training services at certain clubs) and in certain cases, health or medical information." Website: "When you access the Site, you may provide us with access to your location by opting in to share your GPS location."

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or other payment information, information about your purchase and use of Crunch products and services including app use, class attendance, PT usage, emergency contact information, information on your personal work out with a trainer, account username and password, data from security cameras...

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Here's what their privacy policy says they collect, just to be fully transparent — General operations: "...your name, address, email address, date of birth, age, gender, address, phone number, information about your interaction with our emails, credit card number, bank routing and account number...

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That said, their privacy policy is pretty broad and sweeping... Could just be standard cover-your-ass material (most likely), could be pretense for actual deep data collection. Any marketing-savvy business these days is gonna collect a lot of data on you; how/where they use it is the question.

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