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  • So you want to game the system and get promoted?

    A guide to stacking the odds in your favour to get to the next level.

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  • So you want to work remotely?

    Tips and product suggestions for setting up an effective remote workstation.

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  • Building an Accessible Menubar Component Using React

    Create an accessible Menubar based on the WAI-ARIA design pattern for a menubar widget.

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  • So you want to write a Groom’s speech?

    Advice for the groom to help him create a memorable and meaningful wedding speech.

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  • So you want to build a PC?

    An overview of the main hardware components you will need to build a desktop PC.

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  • Multiple Entry Points in Create React App Without Ejecting

    Create multiple entry points without ejecting from the safety net of Create React App.

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  • So you want to WFH?

    Tips maintaining focus and effective communication whilst working from home.

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      I’ll be in London on May 19.
      
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    14. Niv is the calm and the storm 🖤

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      Felt cute, might time-travel to the 70s. 😊
      Fringe suede jacket, bell bottoms, platforms
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    18. Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫

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      as someone who once deleted all of prod the old-fashioned way, it’s funny to giggle at AI doing this but honestly a company where that can happen has problems deeper than AI
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      Etape Loch Ness 2026
      
      Used Claude to help me rethink my training and fuelling strategy and knocked 20 minutes off my PB 😎
      
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      Strava post of the Etape Loch Ness, awash with PBs
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      The Last Software Engineer www.epicproduct.engineer/the-last-sof...
      The Last Software Engineer
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    30. dan

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      i’d love that

      Trezy

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      Also also, HappyView is moving in a direction where I could offer it as a hosted service (Vercel for AppViews). With a little bit of funding I even make the AppView layer zero cost for most projects.
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      up: turns out most of the code just Works on a browser so here, check out the dumbest possible way you could possibly animate a gradient

      hamburger hinderer

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      intuitively of course OF COURSE you expect pixel on the bg going from 0 to 255 but i didnt expect it to look that pretty just like that
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      For the love of god please stop feeding pubmed into a RAG database and telling me you've built the first AI doctor
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