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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 Groomโ€™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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      Andrew James

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      ajames.dev/social is live ๐Ÿฆ‹
      
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      Andrew James

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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      The latest posts from my account and others that I follow on Bluesky

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      Itโ€™s been a heck of a month, and it all comes down to this. ๐Ÿ˜„
      
      The finale starts in 2 minutes!

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      STARTING IN 30 MINUTES  
      
      only 2% of people think @tolin.ski can beat @joshwcomeau.com...
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    14. laura ๐Ÿ

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      gettin excited about this blockout i think its something
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    18. Molly White

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      One of the government's attorneys in the CFTC's lawsuit against the states who've sued Kalshi was a lawyer for Kalshi in its lawsuit against the CFTC in 2023. He joined the DOJ in February 2025.
      Dated: April 2, 2026 By: /s/ Alexandra McTague Alexandra McTague Senior Litigation Counsel U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch 450 5th Street, NW, Suite 6400-South Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel. 202-718-0483 Alexandra.mctague2@usdoj.gov Attorneys for the United States of America BRETT A. SHUMATE Assistant Attorney General Civil Division YAAKOV M. ROTH Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General TIBERIUS DAVIS Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General Attorneys for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Tyler S. Badgley General Counsel M. Jordan Minot Deputy General Counsel Anne Stukes Senior Assistant General Counsel Carlin Metzger (Ill. ARDC No. 6275516) Assistant General Counsel U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building 77 W. Jackson, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60604 Tel: (202) 209-1087 Fax: (202) 418-5567 tbadgley@cftc.gov jminot@cftc.gov astukes@cftc.gov
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    22. Andrew James

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      Glad to see my beloved Defect is still holding up in Slay the Spire 2.
      
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      A screenshot from slay the spire 2. A voltaic card is highlighted, channelling 185 lightning orbs, with replay 1
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    26. Katie Mack

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      "The real threat is a slow, comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing. Not a dramatic collapse. Not Skynet. Just a generation of researchers who can produce results but can't produce understanding."
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      i want to put together a series on how to use @claudeai to setup automations to find a job. who can help me with this
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      The Department of State tweets a video of Secretary Marco Rubio. In the video, Rubio says: "Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, Iran had spent that money helping the people of Iran. They would have a much different country."
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      Trying not to think about how I could have already completed this program for free a year ago if funding hadn't been disrupted. ๐Ÿซช
      
      ...just like how my radiation treatment in spring of 2024 would have been affected if I had chosen to participate in the study I qualified for. ๐Ÿ‘€

      Abbey Perini

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      It took entirely too long to get my GP to sign a form, but I finally had a consult to choose an exercise program today.
      
      We're both very excited - it's a perfect fit for me. I start on Monday. ๐ŸŽ‰
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