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Andrew James

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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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      This kind of thing is what I hoped Starmer / Rayner would bring to British politics. Fingers crossed for Burnham. 
      
      Small acts like this are how you win the popular vote.

      Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani

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      This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City.

This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.
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      ah yes, the enemy’s infinite-dimensional freedom
      claude screenshot saying literally that line
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      Something endearing about the times when you’d still say World Wide Web
      A metal sign that says: a notice to the visitors. A camera in the ice well broadcasts live images to the world wide web
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      Finally got around to tweaking my webcam & key lights whilst the wee man was sleeping. 
      
      Now I just need someone that is handy with lighting to tell me everywhere I’m going wrong. 
      
      Feedback welcomed!
      Webcam side-view shot of a person. The shot is poorly framed and lit
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      It is approximately 132 billion degrees outside with the heat index. I’m not built for this Minnesota heat.
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      I bet it’s nice outside if you’re an alligator
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      Nodding along and noticing how Kylie's ads don't feature her own kids 🙃
      
      I'm just stuck on the fact I don't know a single person that has them. At least not publicly wearing them haha WHO IS BUYING THEM!?

      Mar Hicks

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      For many years, people didn’t randomly film others in public—not because we didn’t have the technology, but because the social contract said you didn’t do that.
      
      That’s why Meta is going full court press on their PR and celebrity endorsements. They remember how people ran google glass outta town.
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