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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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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      Who turned the Internet off?
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      Mulled over Grid plans. There's a lot to tackle but I still haven't completed the other Anemote project I need to see to completion first.
      
      67/100 Days of Atlantis
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      You will be visited by three spirits.
      The gold aliens at the start of The Fifth Element

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      You will be visited by three spirits.
      
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      Three dancers in bright colors.
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      If anyone ever asks why I chose software engineering over structural, I’ll just show them this
      A nail in the wall, and three previously failed attempts below it
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      just saw the initial renderings of the new torc merch by the new company we are using....
      
      i need these on my body asap
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      It is also, like everything from Miller, just straight-up a lie. Immigrant children on average do better in standardized tests.

      derek guy

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      immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
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      immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes

      Aaron Rupar

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      Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
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      I don’t say this often, but I actually do believe Sam Altman on this one

      More Perfect Union

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      Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
      
      Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
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