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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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      Stopped for a quick Old Fashioned before my train back to Glasgow. Pointed at what I was pretty sure was just Yamazaki. 
      
      Turns out it was Yamazaki 12. Coincidentally, I am now 12x poorer
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    11. Alan B Smith

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      Cosign this. I'm a firm believer that time is an ingredient, not an obstacle. Moving too quickly means you're missing a key ingredient, and the end result will often reflect that.

      Dave Rupert

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      Check out this productivity hack I just unlocked!
      
      Instead of jumping right into building the thing, you first write some stuff down about the thing. Bullet points ideally.
      
      Then you send that "plan" to people (yes! slow, human brains) and they give you feedback. Bullet points ideally.
      
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      caught up with microsoft mvp @realDotNetDave about using ai to prep for your interview
      
      if you dont want to watch the video...tldr...no excuse to not be prepped 
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      low key one of the best uses for AI atm is “rebase with latest master. resolve all conflicts. chop chop”
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    26. Laurie Voss

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      I cannot WAIT for the lawsuits about whatever it was that Ryan Breslow was personally doing that HR kept telling him to stop doing that led to him firing his entire HR team. https://fortune.com/2026/05/19/bolt-ceo-ryan-breslow-cut-hr-department-causing-problems-fintech-startup-turn-around/
      Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ | FortuneBolt CEO Ryan Breslow says a culture of “entitlement” forced a sweeping reset—including cutting the HR team, he says, which was “creating problems that didn’t exist.”
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    30. Gergely Orosz

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      Why is Rust different than many/most programming languages? Alice Ryhl works on Google's Android Rust team, is a Rust language team advisor, and is a core maintainer of Tokio (the most widely-used async runtime in Rust.)
      
      • YouTube: youtu.be/q9xD36NCtZ8 
      
      • Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0iRe...
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      currently? cluesbysam.com is pretty cool
      
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      What is your favorite game?
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