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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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      Andrew James

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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      The Practical Accessibility CourseA get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today

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    14. Ian Coldwater šŸ“¦šŸ’„

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      How do you suppose one pronounces ā€œsĆ­dheógaĆ­dheā€?
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    18. Thomas Cannon

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      That's...a lot of dead code
      A Github diff summary, showing 599 changed files with 2,594 additions and 22,874 deletions
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    22. Josh W. Comeau

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      ✨ I just published a new post, and it’s all about one of the most mind-blowing new CSS features: subgrid.
      
      Honestly, when I first heard about subgrid, I figured it’d be a convenient little utility. I had no idea it would solve one of the most longstanding issues I’ve had with CSS. 😮
      
      Check it out:
      Brand New Layouts with CSS Subgrid • Josh W. ComeauSubgrid allows us to extend a grid template down through the DOM tree, so that deeply-nested elements can participate in the same grid layout. At first glance, I thought this would be a helpful conven...
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    26. Brittany Ellich

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      A tisket, a tasket, I made a derpy little basket.
      
      Working on this little #ATProto app has been the joy of my Thanksgiving week. There are so many built in things that make building a social app on ATProto so incredibly easy.
      A preview of a localhost website called Collective with a little basket icon. There are two other options in the nav called Collections and Groups
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    30. laura šŸ”„

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      pop punk is such a great genre, the vocalist can say stuff like 'you are a whore' and you can still defend them with 'at least he did not fuck a baby'
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      wait people think carol in pluribus is unlikeable??
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