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

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

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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      Molly White

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      After SBF's mom was told to stop filing on behalf of her son, SBF (purportedly) sent a letter to request the same extension. Prosecutors noted the letter had been FedExed from Palo Alto or Menlo Park. Inmates don't have access to FedEx, and SBF is in Terminal Island almost 400 miles away.

      Molly White

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      Sam Bankman-Fried’s mom, a former law professor, has been asked to please stop filing documents on her son’s behalf in regards to his motion for a retrial (where he is supposedly representing himself)
      Memorandum Endorsement United States v. Bankman-Fried, 22-cr-0673 (LAK) Ms. Fried is not a member of the Bar of this Court, has not sought leave to appear pro hac vice, and has not filed an appearance. A power of attorney granted by the defendant does not authorize her to seek relief from the Court or otherwise to participate in this litigation. Pridgen v. Andresen, 113 F.3d 391, 392-93 (2d Cir. 1997). The Court of course understands that Ms. Fried is the defendant's mother, was trained and practiced as a lawyer, and has taught at Stanford Law School. Nevertheless, with no disrespect, she lacks standing to file papers or seek relief in this case. Indeed, Bankman-Fried is represented in this matter, to this day, by three members of the Bar who have appeared here and who do have standing to act on his behalf. It is appropriate also to mention the fact that Ms. Fried's attached letter to the Court bears no indication that it was served on the U.S. Attorney's office, which should have been
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    14. taylor desseyn

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      9:49pm est at an ai conference in my hotel room jamming on claude 
      
      im a full blown nerd now
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      I still enjoy writing some creative code by hand (or touching up AI content), but damn it feels good to have AI deal with all the admin:
      
      - creating worktrees
      - stacked diffs 
      - code reviewer
      - ticket created & populated 
      - resources linked to ticket
      - pr reviewers / ticket subs
      - status updates
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    22. Laurie Voss

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      I think it's time we admit that the Supreme Court justices are actually just not that smart.

      Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie

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      justice alito talmbout it "seriously undermines" voter confidence when a "big stash" of mail ballots arrives and changes the "apparent outcome" 
      
      sir do you mean when all the votes are counted? bc it sounds like you're just describing when all the votes are counted
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      i tried to get Claude to fix github.com/facebook/rea... a month ago and it spent a shitton of tokens jumping between wrong conclusions, unable to even write a failing test. hopeless
      
      today andrew gave me a tip which led to a fix in just five minutes (github.com/facebook/rea...)
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    33. Henri Helvetica 🧑🏾‍🚀🇭🇹

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      Absolutely wild. 1st, wants a $200B loan, then pays out company $1B to quit a green project, but would then ask them to invest in coal and gas instead. This should be a 🎁 article. 
      www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/c...
      Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms
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