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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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      After all, we're just giant kids with our own kids to please with stuff like this
      Our flatbed trailer with two of my 3yo's toy construction trucks strapped down in the middle of it, as of towing heavy equipment
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      it depends on how granular you want to get on organization but i would at least have a 'job search' project on your ai tool of choice and keep everything inside that for context.
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      New PB!

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      Imagine your last text is the only thing written on your tombstone. What does it say?
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      I wrote this up a bit more formally: csswizardry.com/2026/08/how-...
      How to Find an Exact Gmail Thread with Codex or Claude – CSS WizardryUse Gmail’s Message-ID to point Codex or Claude at one exact email and retrieve the complete conversation rather than a plausible result.

      Harry Roberts

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      Instead of asking Codex to look in Gmail for ‘[subject]’ (risky and prone to duplicates or misinterpretation), head to ‘Show original’ and use the RFC 822 `MESSAGE-ID` (from 1982!) to target an exact specific message. From there, it can surface the entire visible thread.
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    29. Niv is both the calm and the storm 🖤

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      Poster of animated hippo with quote saying “I will succeed because I am insane”
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      With Biscuit we have a durable execution system where we run the agent harness in the browser, and hand it over to a server when the browser tab closes.
      
      Now someone talked to Biscuit in Slack, and since I had the project open, my browser tab ran the agent harness and answered 😂
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