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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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      Good luck @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social!

      RoxyRodBeck

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      Good morning, friends! Today is the day. My very first Yappy Hour stream! Hang out in the chat, be silly, vent, make friends - it’s super chill.
      I know it’s a holiday for some, but if you’re around, come on over! 🥰
      Woman sitting criss cross in a chair at her desk with her arms in the air, and a cat walking along the edge of the desk
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    14. Katie Mack

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      I highly recommend putting this NASA #Artemis II mission livestream on and just leaving it playing as you go about your weekend. Live views of the spacecraft, occasional visualizations of the current config, views of the control room, space-ground radio audio. www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...
      NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast)YouTube video by NASA
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    18. Sara Joy ☠️

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      Maybe they voted him in, thinking he is the AntiChrist, hoping he'll rule for 3.5 years and then have his ass fatally kicked by Jesus' second coming.
      
      Dunno though, wonder what any of these ancient texts say about people who helped the antichrist come to power...

      Adam Serwer

      adamserwer.bsky.social
      Seems to me if you think you have divine sanction for your warmongering when it goes badly you have to consider the opposite proposition but they never seem to!
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    25. Sarah™️

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      i've been reflecting a lot lately on how so much of getting better as a developer doesn't show up in your commit history. it takes months and has no real PR/ artifact to show for it until one day you just... notice you got better at something.
      
      wrote a post on it: sarahgerrard.me/posts/slow-p...
      The Slow Parts of Getting Better - Sarah GerrardMost of the growth that matters as a developer happens slowly and invisibly — building mental models, learning to articulate what you know, getting better at reasoning about tradeoffs. This post is ab...
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    29. Tim Banks: VibeRel Advocate

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      If it’s a dude, I’ll probably politely explain something once. If it’s a woman, absolutely not unless they ask for help.

      tef

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      this is my every day nightmare
      multiple choice:

QUESTION 5 OF 15
The most reasonable response to someone doing something inefficiently in front of you is:
Politely explain the more efficient method.
Explain it once. If they continue doing it wrong, that's their problem.
Say nothing but spend the rest of the day thinking about it.
Let it go.
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    36. Jason Lengstorf

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      who are the best builders you know? I'm casting for a show and I need teams of 3 who can build an entire product end-to-end in 6 hours
      
      if you've got a crew or know someone who does, please send them my way! (US only, filming in Portland. travel expenses covered)
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    40. Scott Tolinski

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      The lamest way to shut down the slop conversation is to just call anyone that critiques you an "AI luddite" 
      
      Because either you actually get it and are being disingenuous, or you don't get it at all. Not sure what's worse.
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    44. Kristen Seversky

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      THERE IT IS 😆😆😆 I've yet to see anyone deviate from the "WTF dude" energy to defend him, either. 
      
      Women's basketball, spearheaded by the legends like Dawn, will continue to *demand* respect and to get away from this status quo bullshit. 
      
      Onward :)
      A screenshot of the uconn women's basketball account on Twitter with a statement from Geno Auriemma that reads: 

"There's no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs South Carolina. It's unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut. I want to apologize to the staff and the team at South Carolina. The story should have been how well SC played, and I don't want my actions to detract from that. I've had a great relationship with their staff, and I sincerely want to apologize to them."
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