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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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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      Stretching off before the #EtapeCaledonia tomorrow morning. 
      
      85 miles. Sub-5 target. Let’s go!
      A pint of Guinness on a pub table sat alongside a river
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      what it’s all about 🥹🥹
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    15. kat cosgrove

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      yeah no, it's totally chill and cool and not alarming for an american defense contractor to have unfettered access to NHS patient data. yeah like, it makes sense for them to need that for normal, not nefarious reasons. for sure i trust the UK government to have thought this through
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      Didn’t quite make the sub-5 target, but picked up plenty of PBs along the way! 🥇
      Etape Caledonia 2026
Distance: 136.72km
Time: 5h 24m
Elevation: 1431m

      Andrew James

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      Stretching off before the #EtapeCaledonia tomorrow morning. 
      
      85 miles. Sub-5 target. Let’s go!
      A pint of Guinness on a pub table sat alongside a river
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      Change is a constant in this field. But a some things never change, like the pain in the ass that is styling emails.
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    30. Kristen Seversky

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      Really enjoying this season of life, both literally and figuratively. 🌸🌞
      A bloom from the crab apple tree in our yard with pink/magenta blooms and the white flower backdrop. Blue sky peeking through.
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      woah look out

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      ⚠️ If you use any TanStack package in any of your projects and there's any chance any of them was updated today, stop what you're doing and read this.
      
      ... Actually there are 121 non-tanstack packages affected as well, so check the list anyway.
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      Learning is so much fun and there is nothing like the dopamine rush from overcoming the friction of a hard problem and deriving a solution!
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