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Why I think you should meditate

T he first time I tried to meditate I was 13, and in a history class at school. My teacher, inexplicably, and perhaps driven to such lengths by a class of 20 teenagers, took it upon himself to try and get us to relax using mindfulness techniques. …

Meditation

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Why I think you should meditate
Why I think you should meditate
Meditation

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Oct 10, 2021

Happy Sad Mental Health Day, everyone!

I’ve been having a difficult few days and I realised that today is World Mental Health Day. So, I thought I’d write something about the experience I have had in trying to maintain the health of my big stupid head. My mental health isn’t really something I actively think about…

World Mental Health Day

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HAPPY MENTAL HEALTH DAY! I HOPE YOU’RE ALL FEELING COMPLETELY MENTAL!!!
HAPPY MENTAL HEALTH DAY! I HOPE YOU’RE ALL FEELING COMPLETELY MENTAL!!!
World Mental Health Day

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Nov 8, 2020

You, The Living: 300 Words.

Roy Andersson, 2007 You, The Living is a miserable and hilarious experience. In a series of deadpan vignettes, it follows the pallid, ghostly inhabitants of the Swedish town of Lethe and their misguided attempts to make meaning out of their lives and connections with each other. …

Roy Andersson

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300 words: You, The Living
300 words: You, The Living
Roy Andersson

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Nov 4, 2020

House: 300 Words.

1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi “Obayashi-san, please wreck our studio just this once.”

House 1977

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House (1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi)
House (1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi)
House 1977

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Published in The Startup

·Oct 12, 2020

How to Build a Twitter Bot in Node.JS 🦦

Follow my bot here! https://twitter.com/chill0tterbot I fancied doing a little fun weekend project last weekend, so I thought I’d make a little bot that posts the otter emoji every day. Just because, well, that’s quite nice isn’t it? I’d seen stuff like Emoji Aquarium and Emoji Mashup Bot and thought…

Twitter Bot

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How to Build a Twitter Bot in Node.JS 🦦
How to Build a Twitter Bot in Node.JS 🦦
Twitter Bot

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Published in Makers

·Oct 8, 2020

What I learned at Makers.

I completed the Makers course a few weeks ago, and it feels great. I can’t believe it’s all over. I miss it a lot already. It might be one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done, but it was insanely rewarding. …

Makers

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What I learned at Makers.
What I learned at Makers.
Makers

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Jun 22, 2020

Week 2 at Makers

One big element of the course at Makers is pair programming. We pair with another person in the cohort every afternoon for a lot of the course, to work together on the challenge for the week. It means that we spend a lot of time working closely with each other…

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Week 2 at Makers
Week 2 at Makers

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Jun 16, 2020

Week 1 at Makers

It’s Sunday night, I’ve just about finished our first weekend challenge, and I thought I would try to put some thoughts down about my first week on the Makers course. …

Makers

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Week 1 at Makers
Week 1 at Makers
Makers

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