Answer Bar

10/08/2026

People ask me constantly which AI they should use, and my answer is always the same: whichever one fits your tech stack.

I break down why in this week’s UnFireable, along with a prompt that checks whether you already pay for the tool you’re about to buy.

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09/23/2026

I was chatting with a fellow BUSINESS LEADERS OF CHARLOTTE BLOC member David Kafer about job descriptions and AI at last week’s speed networking event.

That conversation sparked an idea: using Claude Projects to write custom job descriptions faster.

So I wanted to share how I would set up a Claude Project for job descriptions in this week’s newsletter. It includes a video demo and the Project instructions I used.

If you are hiring, I hope it helps. And if you have questions, reach out.

Because that is what Answer Bar is about.

Bringing people together to share how we are using AI so we can all become irreplaceable to clients and employers.

Buying everyone an AI subscription and calling it productivity is like buying a treadmill and using it as a clothes rack. You paid for the thing.

09/01/2026

So I used Google Gemini’s image creation function to mess with a friend.

I gave it my roster for reference

Told it to swap out the names for Nascar, Golfer, and WNBA pros. Plus liquor name’s since he works in that world.

And I got the below.

Moral of the story: Don’t send substitutes to your Fantasy Football draft when you have smart*bleep* friends with AI skills lol

07/27/2026

A travel agent posted a PDF in Answer Bar. A few minutes later, she had a working interactive form.

She sends clients a packing list before every trip and wanted a better way to customize it. So she posted it in Bar Talk and asked if there was an "AI way" to do it.

I jumped in the post and said "I have an idea for that PDF, let me take it and see what happens."

Then I dropped it into Gemini, selected their Canvas option, gave it a poorly written prompt just to test what it could actually do against what I had previously done in Claude or Codex.

A couple minutes later it handed back a working interactive form, code included.

I shared it and now she is running with it.

This is why the intelligence network matters. She had a question, I had ten free minutes and some AI curiosity, and the answer showed up in the comments instead of staying stuck in her head.

That's the whole idea behind sharing our AI knowledge and knowhow, it makes all of us harder to replace.

PS: The video shows the outcome.

07/15/2026

Don't forget to have fun AI!

It's a great tool for work but if you are like me and your wife sends you a creepy picture of a doll (and if you are part a-hole), you have to transform it into an evil doll haha

Anyway, I uploaded a picture of the doll and used this short prompt to create it in Google Gemini :

(A synthetic plastic toy doll undergoes a cinematic visual transformation. The lighting shifts to stark, high-contrast shadows. The doll's facial features morph into a sharply exaggerated, theatrical antagonist expression. The doll turns to face the camera directly, its mouth moves to deliver a dramatic line of dialogue, "I am watching you", followed by a theatrical, exaggerated laugh.)

07/06/2026

My next newsletter "AI's Quiet Influence on Job Cuts" is coming tomorrow.

Subscribe on our Intelligence Desk page to get it and stay in the loop on everything AI

A fast way to check AI tool status, official model updates, and the AI news worth your attention.

06/28/2026

Side quest Sunday!

So a friend asked how to make a video game style video.

I pointed them to Google Gemini. Because on the left side of the chat interface you can select videos and pick from pre-built style templates, including a video game one.

I tested it myself. Threw in a photo of Super G Mart and one of me, told it to use those as reference, and explained I was stocking up on ramen noodles for when my wife leaves me unsupervised during her work trip.

It worked.

That's kind of the whole point. AI doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes it's just asking someone who already figured it out. That's a big part of what we do over at Answer Bar.

06/27/2026

My dogs actually cooperated for a picture so I had to turn it into a video!

06/27/2026

My dogs actually cooperated for a picture and I had to turn it into a video.

06/08/2026

Hey, if anyone is looking for a fun networking event in Charlotte, there’s one coming up Thursday, June 11 at Carolina B**r Temple.

It’s the South CLT Networking Exchange, hosted by the Carolina B**r Temple and BLOC , with multiple networking groups coming together.

Should be a good low-pressure way to meet some new people, grab a drink, and mingle a bit.

Eventbrite link is in the comments.