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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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      Riot’s Arcane has no business being this good. It would’ve been so easy for them to fall onto video game character tropes, but the layers of storytelling across both series commands nothing but respect.
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      We must shut down the New York Times until we can figure out what is going on.
      The New York Times
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BRET STEPHENS
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Overthrowing Maduro
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      I feel like Ignite may be a quarter-zip situation this year 🤔
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      NY bound let’s goooo
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      Thanks so much to the @magnolia.boo  photographer, Ramsey Chappell. 🥰
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      Photo of woman smiling in a tshirt that says anti JavaScript JavaScript club.
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      Uh oh, Final Fantasy Tactics has got its hooks in me
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      it’s actually been nice to see real writers dragging bad writing today, a welcome break from the futurama avatars filling mentions with unsolicited pedantry about what ages mark female puberty
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