Of course don't forget to personalize it.
(via r/StarWars)
Luke Skywalker on how to write a cover letter
Verba Prima collects thousands of literary opening lines
Verba Prima is a website dedicated to the opening lines of books. Its archive contains thousands of first sentences from notable literary works. It's a simple way to explore how… READ THE REST
'They're Made Out of Meat,' rewritten as a dialogue about LLMs
Max Leiter rewrote Terry Bisson's 1991 story "They're Made Out of Meat" — the one where two aliens are aghast that humans think with meat — as a dialogue about… READ THE REST
Why the "It's not X, it's Y" AI tic backfires on its writers
Try to keep the idea of a white bear out of your head. Daniel Wegner's 1987 experiment is now showing up in a critique of one of the most recognizable… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $27.97 instead of $219.99. The one-time purchase includes eight familiar… READ THE REST
This $430 MacBook Pro once cost nearly $2,000
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2020 MacBook Pro has 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 13.3-inch Retina… READ THE REST
Free up computer space with 2TB of cloud storage for $59 — for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: FileJump is offering 2TB of cloud storage in an easy-to-use package for only $59 (MSRP $467) for… READ THE REST
