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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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      Today I finally made the shift from ChatGPT to Claude. GPT largely remains a sycophant, and Claude appears to be leagues ahead in terms of code generation. Let's see if there's any noticeable difference in the upcoming weeks.
      
      What is everyone else using these days (for personal use)?
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      Dudes rock

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      Doggone it! @stpaulsaints.bsky.social
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      Adios Santiago de Chile! Fue un placer. 🥰 I’m gonna miss my friends and coworkers!
      Another dang cool moment - when someone recognized me from my talk at MagnoliaConf. WUT. 😍
      Three women making sad faces at the camera - 2 in an embrace
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      I forgot one of the most important recommendations for tracking (and predicting) your child's sleeping pattern:
      
      App - Huckleberry

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      In honour of my kid turning one at the weekend, here’s my list of recommendations that saw us through. Hopefully it’ll help any new parents out there!
      
      Sleepwear - MORI
      
      Book - Maybe (Chris Haughton)
      
      Food - Nuby bottles 
      
      Toys - Lovevery 
      
      Music - Brent Holmes
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      "Time to stand!" my watch chirps cheerfully for the 4th time, not knowing I have been trapped this whole time in an aluminum can flying through the sky.
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    33. Nicole Sullivan

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      It’s weird that countries have different names in every language. It’s a proper noun, shouldn’t we call each what the people who live there call it?
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      What even is this AI company’s logo? Was it also generated with AI? Why does it look like a ball of spaghetti? Everything about this is awful.
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