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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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      I recently rebuilt my spreadsheet that tracks our monthly outgoings. It calculates your emergency savings, and checks if your spending fits the 50/30/20 rule. Categories mirror Monzo's, so you can cross-reference against your actual spending.
      
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    11. Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫

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      somebody tell me to go do the thing
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    15. Andrew Henninger

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      Therapist: Giant inflatable Jason Statham isn't real and he can't hurt you.
      
      Me:

      Thomas

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      🎶 come on and see, come on and see /
      Jason Statham’s Mutiny barge /
      come on and see, come on and see /
      It’s a big barge, yep, it’s large 🎶
      Spotted heading upriver on the Hudson today, a barge advertising the film Mutiny featuring a giant inflatable Jason Statham.
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      If you see this, reply with a picture that illustrates what it’s like living in the UK
      A man holding up a 

CLACTON
VOTE
BINFACE

sign

      Katie Fenn

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      If you see this, reply with a picture that illustrates what it’s like living in the UK
      A rail replacement bus service. A yellow bus with the service sign that reads:

“Rail service. I am a train choo choo”
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    29. laura

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      that’s what you get for sitting on a shelf salsa i had been sitting on this figma for years because you never do this
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    33. Chris Coyier

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      Realizing backpacks have these strap things to attach them to luggage handles is a game changer.
      Straps half way up the back of the backpack that slip over the handle. Two examples on different backpacks.
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    37. Laurie Voss

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      I think you should be able to filter games in the App Store by which ones are portrait mode and which ones require you to tilt your phone. I never want to tilt my phone.
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