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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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      Morning session with the wee man cheering me on
      
      strava.app.link/pmZaN1nT8Vb
      
      #75DaysOfMovement
      Distance: 10.15km
Avg Power: 127W
Time: 22m 56s
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      The machine might be reawakened

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      Day 10 of the 100
      #100DaysOfMovement
      
      TEN DAYS IN ALREADY??? How sway??!!!
      A fitness app summary for an indoor cycle workout showing a duration of 20:27, 193 active calories burned, an average heart rate of 126 BPM, and a heart rate graph.
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      Art of the day
      
      Grim Park — Enigma  (korean traditional paint on silk, 2024)
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      Pretty tired this morning. This was spinning the legs more than anything, but I showed up and that’s what counts 
      
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      #75DaysOfMovement
      Distance: 10.41km
Avg Power: 105w
Time: 25m 0s
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      truly baffling that a culture obsessed with machismo and swimming in semi-automatics would struggle with gun violence
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      Shoutout to meetings so stressful your Oura ring thinks you’re exercising. 😂
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      i’m almost onboard with kastrup’s flavor of monism (the universe is a thought dissociating) but his arguments against machine consciousness are where i’m still unconvinced. it’s annoying because i want an alternative to computational perspective (which imo descends to absurd). but i don’t get his
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