Sign the petition: JD Shadel launches campaign to convince JD Vance to change his name
It's for the good of JDs everywhere that today ESC KEY .CO, the only lifestyle newsletter on the internet, simply asks you to share your email address.
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What Celeste Noche saw judging National Geographic Traveller’s 13th photography competition
When it comes to the art of judging people, who is more qualified than prolific photographer and Portland In Color founder Celeste Noche? It’s not a rhetorical question. We set the table in the midst of decisions, an austere creative economy and bad “AI” imagery, asking, “How is this still OK?!”
Automate or else! From Duolingo to Shopify, bosses’ “AI” mandates spark a new productivity theatre
Your TL;DR Briefing on things worth tracking — and talking about over your next power lunch. *Wink.* This time the thing is workplace “AI” coercion and workers required to pretend the bosses’ wet dreams are true (even when they’re clearly not).
The very serious ultimate guide on how pro writers can use "Al" to improve their craft: 666 ideas!
Prompt engineering for writers! Tips on how to ensure your chatbot understands your very human voice! Plus, a bonus idea on how to use "Al" writing without anyone knowing so you can "quiet quit" your career and let this over-hyped tech take over your discipline! It's wildly helpful in 666 ways!
Tiny Desk Salad: 9 things people told me about digital discontent for you to ponder alone at lunch
This week the category is, reclaim your lunch! To mark ESC KEY .CO’s first Q1.3, we’re packaging nine crunchy-fresh ideas about our digital discontent into a big mental meal plan. But first, we present a monologue about the aspirational lunching lifestyle. It may be our most unhinged long-read yet.