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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 reminds me of a great Norm Macdonald joke. You can see the punchline coming from a mile off, but the delivery of that cackle made it 100x better

      Franchesca Ramsey

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      Her trip to Ireland was ruined by this one question?? Gee, I wonder why…
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      how ironic to see the state protect two people who sought to strip the state while working under the direction of elon musk, who has made it impossible to seek recourse when people get death threats and harassment on twitter

      Joseph Cox

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      Breaking: the DOGE deposition videos have been taken off YouTube. On Friday the government asked a judge to intervene, said the videos could cause reputational damage, death threats. Judge agreed, ordered them removed: www.404media.co/doge-deposit...
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      Me: "Claude change the background colour of this one button"
      Claude: "Just let me grep all the files in the codebase"...
      
      five minutes later...
      
      Claude: "I now have a full understanding, what was the task again?"
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      Stoked for this. The production quality on the trailer alone is 😚👌

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      Web Dev Challenge is back! Kicking off with an app that people can't help but play with — and the devs REALLY delivered this time. We teamed up with Google for episode 1.
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      i am arpeggiating sounds beyond your wildest dreams, moving the modulation wheel to make you feel something, creating cadences that awaken a deep understanding of the universe, building a soundscape you have yet to comprehend, awakening my soul, making music to survive
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      Time for a well deserved crash out with some Bob's Burgers + Milk & Cookies.
      
      Goodnight.
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      My favorite part of A Working Man is that the best killers the in-movie russian mafia can muster are marilyn manson and fester addams.
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