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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’m comfortably using cursor atm, but I’m looking to try out Claude Code when I’m back in the office.
      
      Without overwhelming me with info, dos anyone have any suggestions for where to get started?
      
      By the time I wrap my head around something, ten new features have been released
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      We know OSS contributions are about more than just code, but no platforms are successfully tracking varied contributions. 
      
      I wrote code for @npmx.dev yesterday to “get my stats up” which in retrospect was silly given everything I’m doing behind the scenes. These graphs never tell the full story.
      Contribution line graph from GitHub showing  13% code review, 34% commits, 36% issues, 17% pull requests.
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      Oh hiii. Today started a bit earlier than usual…thanks to my baby boy coming down with something. 🤒 But guess what? I think it caught up to me, too. 🤧😭
      I hate missing the gym. I guess I’ll do this for extra hour and hopefully get some time in on the walking pad after work. 😅
      Woman in dimly lit room in front of a computer holding a mug.
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      Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover
      A blank canvas, hung on a wall covered in paint splatter

      Oliver Turner

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      Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good Album cover
      A photo of a bollard adorned with a sticker saying “bukkake ruined my carpet”
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      All the solidarity to anyone protesting!
      
      If you want to make signs like this, check out Chris Camper's tutorial here:
      www.allthingsletters.com/how-to-paint...

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      Printable protest sign graphic. It's a scathing quote from Hegseth's Mom in an email to him about his abuse of women. 
      @activatemaine.bsky.social @mainepeople.bsky.social 
      #MEPolitics #NoKings #DefundICE @sjoy.lol @maineresists.bsky.social @indivisiblepwm.bsky.social  @indivmidmaine.bsky.social
      "We are on the side of good, and that is not you." - Penelope Hegseth Quote from an email Pete Hegseth's mom wrote to him about being abusive to multiple women over his lifetime.
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      kind of funny there are prob 1,000 major US musicians and every time conservatives need to put up a music artist to counter a mainstream narrative, they put up kid rock. "ok here's kid rock again" for the next 30 years, an octogenarian man in jean shorts rapping something from the 1990s
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