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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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      Andrew James

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      Andrew James

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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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      Jason Lengstorf

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      the season finale of Leet Heat is live! to celebrate 12 episodes of spicy bites, we asked @marktechson.com to take the spiciest bite in the studio and... well, just watch
      
      full episode: codetv.link/lh/s1e12
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    11. Blue Tapes

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      Art of the day
      
      Cuadricula by Arnaud Loumeau (2013)
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    15. Henri Helvetica 🧑🏾‍🚀🇭🇹

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      Good morning DOM
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    19. Mark Techson

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      I DID NOT CONSENT! 
      
      This has been a fantastic season and I've loved my time working on S1 of Leet Heat with my good friend @jason.energy and the wonderful people at @codetv.dev 
      
      Check out the season finale and catch up on the rest of the season: 
      
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      Leet Heat — A Game Show For Web Developers - YouTubeWhat happens when two very experienced developers go head-to-head on web dev trivia — with fiery consequences for wrong answers? LEET HEAT is a game show cre...

      Jason Lengstorf

      jason.energy
      the season finale of Leet Heat is live! to celebrate 12 episodes of spicy bites, we asked @marktechson.com to take the spiciest bite in the studio and... well, just watch
      
      full episode: codetv.link/lh/s1e12
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    26. Laurie Voss

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      This is a horrifying over-reach on OpenAI's part and they should be raked over the coals for it. Autocomplete is not a doctor!
      Screenshot of OpenAI's gpt-5 introduction:

More useful health answers
Our best model yet for health-related questions, providing more precise and reliable responses while acting as more of a proactive thought partner.
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    30. Web Witch 🔮 Stephanie Stimac

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      Affirming I will pass my UK driving test today 🧘‍♀️
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    34. Ian Coldwater 📦💥

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      it’s a really unreasonable hour to be awake so here, have some brutalist house porn

      Ian Coldwater 📦💥

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      I’m not sure if this house is still standing after the Pacific Palisades fires or not, but I think it’s so beautiful. Just look at it!
      an architecturally stunning brutalist home (Borghei-Cookston House, Santa Monica, CA)

It’s a series of curves that can only be described as luscious
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