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The 6 Networking Rules I Wish I Knew Before I Started Job Hunting
Networking Is a Skill You Can Practice I. Nicole Leverich grew up in a small town in Oregon. After college, she moved to San Francisco. She knew no one in communications.
By Jinabout 5 hours ago in Journal
I Let an AI Phone Be My Assistant for a Month. Here’s What It Actually Did.
The work that drains you is rarely the work you trained for. It is email, group chats, meeting notes, client replies, last-minute requests. By evening there is no time left for thinking. Energy goes into collecting, sorting, communicating, reminding, executing. Some weeks that means overtime.
By Jinabout 14 hours ago in Journal
The 35-Year-Old Programmer Crisis Just Got Rewritten by AI
After 35, the value of a programmer is being repriced 1. The old algorithm For more than a decade, China’s internet industry ran on an age algorithm.
By Jinabout 15 hours ago in Journal
He Was Warned. Then He Brought Black Dog Blood to a Video Game Match.
From match-fixing to glutinous rice and black dog blood: Wayward’s self-exile and a doomed internal war On the night of September 14, Wayward said two things on stream.
By Jina day ago in Journal
The Factory Is Gone. The Debt Isn’t. The Court Just Sealed the Door.
A Seal on the Door: The Hulin Wahaha Factory and the Housing Provident Fund Arrears Case I On August 20, 2026, a court seizure notice from the Jiguan District People’s Court of Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, was pasted on the door of the office building of Hulin Hongsheng Beverage Co., Ltd.
By Jina day ago in Journal
The High-End Lie: You Can’t Buy Real Service With Marble
Low Pay, No High-End I Last winter, I was waiting in the lobby of a hotel that called itself the "city's living room." The marble floor was polished enough to reflect the ceiling. A crystal chandelier hung above like frozen rain. The sofa was leather, and when you sat in it, it let out a soft sigh. A waiter passed with a tray. On the tray were two glasses of sparkling water. He set one in front of me. Condensation slid down the glass and left a dark ring on the coaster. He smiled. The curve of his mouth looked measured with a ruler. Then he turned and walked away, back straight, steps even. At the corner, his shoulders dropped. He raised a hand and rubbed the back of his neck.
By Jin3 days ago in Journal
The Last Hurdle: Liu Xiang’s “Third Path” Was Never a Path
The last hurdle, eleven years late: Liu Xiang and the "third path" that was never there I. A number bib On August 26, 2026, Liu Xiang posted a photograph on Weibo. The 2004 Athens Olympics, men's 110-meter hurdles final. The number bib pinned to his chest. White background, black numbers: 1363.
By Jin3 days ago in Journal
The Letter Was Dated September 3. The Applause Came on September 8.
A letter dated September 3, and a trial that premiered early On September 8, on the Lido in Venice, in the Sala Grande, the last of the four-hour credits rolled and the lights came up. The audience stood. The applause lasted five minutes. At the same moment, in a Los Angeles law office, a printer pushed out its final page. The date on the paper was September 3. The recipient: Jigsaw Productions. The sender: Alex Spiro. Above the signature was a line: if the content is not revised, HBO, Bleecker Street, and Universal Pictures will be sued.
By Jin3 days ago in Journal
When Luo Yonghao Says Your Ice Cream Is Bad, the Smartest Move Is Silence
One Tweet, Two Reactions On September 12, 2026, Luo Yonghao posted on Weibo. “I tried the suddenly famous Mr. Wildman at the airport. It’s pretty average. Considering the price, you could even say it’s bad. How did it become so popular? It feels much worse than Zhong Xue Gao. I miss Zhong Xue Gao.”
By Jin4 days ago in Journal
I Read the Six Municipal Debt Cases. Here’s What They Mean for Your City.
Old Debt, Current Responsibility: How Local Governments Spend After Six Municipal Debt Cases On September 11, 2026, the Federal Department of the Treasury and the Government Accountability Office released six case studies on municipal debt accountability. The cases involved more than $68 billion. They covered a state official, a mayor, a county board member, and a public utilities authority director. The report did not stop at “improper borrowing.” It named “the previous administration’s debt is not my responsibility,” “restructuring in name only,” and “false execution” as grounds for accountability.
By Jin4 days ago in Journal
The Ancient System That Was Too Efficient to Survive
The Paradox of the Grand Council: The Emperor Present, the Institution Absent In the seventh year of Yongzheng, war with the Dzungars in the northwest was pressing. Yongzheng established the Grand Council, originally the Military Planning Office. It had no formal office, no fixed membership, and no independent authority. Grand councillors were appointed by the emperor from grand secretaries, ministers, and vice ministers. Their work was to receive edicts, draft edicts, deliberate, and supervise implementation. The Grand Council bypassed the outer court and connected directly to the emperor. Memorials came in. Vermilion rescripts went out. Court letters went straight to provincial governors. It was fast, secret, and controlled.
By Jin4 days ago in Journal
She Hosted Focus Interview for 20 Years. Then She Bowed and Said Nothing.
Jing Yidan: the gentle and resolute one has gone She hosted Focus Interview for more than 20 years and Touching China for 19.
By Jin4 days ago in Journal