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My Raspberry Pi Build

Category: Code, Educational

In this post I tell you all about my Raspberry Pi, Janet, and her current setup: the products I chose, the reasoning behind my selections, how much it all cost, and my thoughts so far.

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Anti-Racism Resources

Category: Educational

If you’ve been asking yourself “What can I do?” or “How can I help?”, here are a few resources (with links!) to use as a jumping-off point. Now let’s make some freakin’ CHANGE.

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Lessons My Mentor Taught Me

Category: Code, Educational

My coding mentor is freakin’ awesome, and he’s taught me a TON. These are the top three lessons I find myself coming back to myself most often as well as sharing with the members of my cohort and other code learners. Grab a pen; you’ll want to take notes.

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Five More Learn-to-Code Resources

Category: Code, Educational

Whether you’re a code newbie looking for a leg up or an OG in search of a refresher, here are five more learn-to-code resources to add to your bookmark bar. Pro tip: make a folder on your bookmark bar, and stay tuned here for even MORE resources!

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How to Pack for Business Travel

Category: Educational, Just For Fun

I have long considered myself an expert packer, but when I started having to pack for business trips, I really leveled up. If you’re looking for some pointers on how to pack for business travel, then you are in the right place.

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Corn? Or, The Best Writing Lessons I Learned in High School

Category: Copywriting, Educational

How many times did you ask, “When will we actually use this?” in high school? I have yet to solve the quadratic equation in my professional life, but these lessons I learned in AP English junior year have stuck with me. Shoutout to Mrs. Hoye!

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To the New Copywriter: Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Starting Out

Category: Copywriting, Educational

I’ve been writing copy for a while and I’d like to think I’ve learned a thing or two along the way. Some of those lessons I really wish I’d learned sooner, so now I pass them along to you, the new copywriter, to give you a head start.

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Tips to Beat Burnout

Category: Code, Educational

No matter how much you love what you do, if you do it a lot, you risk burning out. These are just my tips for keeping the fire of passion and energy burning brightly, and I’d love to hear your tips to beat burnout as well!

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Dev Jokes Demystified

Category: Code, Educational

I’m pulling back the curtain, spilling the tea, and taking you inside the minds and hearts of developers. It may sound silly, but I learned a lot from figuring out why dev memes are funny. Thanks to Instagram, I will NEVER forget that arrays start at 0.

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My Top 5 Learn-to-Code Resources

Category: Code, Educational

As you may have guessed from the title, this is a collection of the top five resources I found useful when I was first starting out learning to code. Whether you’re a coding newbie or an OG looking for a refresher, these sites will help you out.

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