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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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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      Iโ€™ll be in London on May 19.
      
      Looks like Iโ€™m free in the evening. Let me know if youโ€™d like to meet / catch up!

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      London ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Letโ€™s meet!
      
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      If youโ€™re into data-heavy apps or complex UIs, youโ€™ll feel at home. Meet the team and chat with fantastic speakers!
      
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      Event poster: 'Beyond The Prompt' by AG Grid ร— Bryntum, May 19th, IET London, UK.
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      Netflix is doing a solid job of rolling out documentaries and limited series that I would categorize as "why the fuck women don't come forward"
      
      - Predator of Seville 
      - Trust Me: False Prophet
      - Kidnapping: Elizabeth Smart
      
      And now "Should I Marry A Murderer?" as an added case study. Cripes.
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      Pour one out for the unkillable cockroach of the first boom, Ask Jeeves.

      Techmeme

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      Ask.com shutters, as its owner IAC "continues to sharpen its focus"; a dot-com era icon, Ask Jeeves launched in 1997, a year before Google (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable)
      
      Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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      Etape Loch Ness 2026
      
      Used Claude to help me rethink my training and fuelling strategy and knocked 20 minutes off my PB ๐Ÿ˜Ž
      
      strava.app.link/wxDhgILBE2b
      
      #75DaysOfMovement
      Strava post of the Etape Loch Ness, awash with PBs
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      I have decided to read One Piece. See you all next year ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ‘‹
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      Enjoying a little new suede jacket for the lovely weather ๐Ÿ’š
      A cheeky little smile with my head in my hand. A new suede jacket and new balance shoes. With a backdrop of older European style roofed shops
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      Been calling this for months: May Day this year is going to be WILD. We all have a lot of pent up energy to work through
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