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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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      Sarah™️

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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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      “international assassin” was a WILD episode
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      Why does AI suck at front-end?
      
      🗑️ trained on garbage
      👀 it can't see
      ❓ it doesn't know why
      🏞️ no environmental control
      
      there's no human v20.2.1 to target. we're a LLM combinatorial explosion
      
      ⤷ nerdy.dev/why-ai-sucks...
      The left panel is titled AI - MASTER OF ENGINE & CREATION and features a sophisticated, human-like android robot with detailed internal circuits and a glowing brain. Floating text around the robot says - REWRITING GAME ENGINES with a small video screen, GENERATING REALISTIC VIDEO/IMAGES with code on a screen, and CONFIDENCE - 100%. The right panel is titled AI - FRONT-END CSS FAIL and shows a cluttered desk with a distressed small robot next to a frustrated human man pointing aggressively at a computer screen. The computer displays a chaotic webpage full of broken layout elements and a giant black void called a gaping hole. The small robot has a speech bubble that says - I'M DONE! THE FEATURE IS COMPLETE. Floating text phrases on the right side are - BESPOKE INTERACTION NIGHTMARE, CSS IS HARD, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, CAN'T RENDER, LLM CAN'T MATH. The human has a mug with </> and nerdy.dev written on it.
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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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      Surprised JD Vance wasn't able to close a deal with the Iranians. His only skill is saying whatever people want to hear.
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      I had no idea that dirt was so expensive.
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      they have been on a roll freshening up pages this year with home and pfps and nav and now this and teasing community but i appreciate the attention to detail where on closer inspection every single element is still just slightly different between each one

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      New Beta For Steam Workshop Browsing gamehttps://steamcommunity.com/games/SteamWorkshop/announcements/detail/518616498862818032?utm_source=SteamDB
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