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Coffee badging seems like a way to hack the RTO system but there are flaws, not the least of which is the term’s fuzzy etymology. Urban Dictionary says the badge in the name is the building-access card that a worker uses to swipe into the office just long enough to sip a mug of joe; others say that’s too literal and claim the badge is actually an imaginary award for showing face—like a Boy Scout merit badge pinned in the boss’s mind instead of on a sash.
Want to Beat Your Return-to-Office Mandate? Try ‘Coffee Badging’ at Your Own Risk
wsj.com
When you’re staring at a long document of ideas with no idea how to find a through-line or identify the argument you want to make, AI can help.
Writing Essays With AI: A Guide
every.to
From Twitter, however, there seemed to be no exit. Where would you go? If you were a journalist, Twitter was the source for all the most up-to-the-minute news. If you were a regular person who disagreed with journalists and wanted to yell directly in their faces, Twitter was the only place you could do that. If you wanted to mix it up in the neverending scrum of political and cultural affairs, Twitter was where you could get the largest audience for that, and feel like you had the largest impact.
The Internet Wants to Be Fragmented
noahpinion.substack.com
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