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Using Notion and Next.js ISR to sync content across platforms

Create an optimised workflow that synchronises content across multiple platforms

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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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    In this livestream, I'll be working through the File Upload chapter from the Professional Web Forms module.

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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      i've been reflecting a lot lately on how so much of getting better as a developer doesn't show up in your commit history. it takes months and has no real PR/ artifact to show for it until one day you just... notice you got better at something.

wrote a post on it: sarahgerrard.me/posts/slow-p...
      The Slow Parts of Getting Better - Sarah GerrardMost of the growth that matters as a developer happens slowly and invisibly — building mental models, learning to articulate what you know, getting better at reasoning about tradeoffs. This post is ab...
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      Wee man turns one tomorrow. Figured it was time for his first set of wheels
      A tricycle designed for toddlers. Animals with balloons sit in the background
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      13. Kelsey Hightower

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      There is hope for the future.

      Chuck Wendig

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      As the father of a middle schooler I have seen the rebellion against AI forming there — even using “that’s AI, bro,” not indicating something is literally AI, but that something is metaphorically so — it’s sus, it’s bullshit, it’s bad weird
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      she’s standing so geometrically perfectly what the hell
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      22. Laurie Voss

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      The AI universe I work in seems to exist in a total bubble isolated from seismic geopolitical events and it's really jarring. Or does every industry compartmentalize this way?
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      hahaha yes i often discuss my wip drafts with claude and it’s so funny that it’s a more diligent reader than what i expect my actual readers to be

      Sam Rose

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      My quantisation post is doing the rounds again over in the Elonosphere and it feels like about 80% of the replies/comments are AI generated.

Some of the replies I suspect are human give themselves away by asking questions answered near the end of the post. At least the LLMs read the whole thing.
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