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It’s tempting to only share the polished stuff, but I wanted to capture the early steps too. It feels a bit awkward now, but I’m hoping it’ll be fun to look back in a few weeks and see the progress. 41/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale "Solo" | Slow Blues Backing Track #75DaysOfHobbies

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After reading an interesting post on using the metronome wrong, I gave the scale a shot in double time. Not bad for a first attempt, but there's a few bum notes in there that need some work. 40/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale Alternate Picking (Double time) | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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If you and your leadership aren’t aligned on what success in your role looks like then you’re unlikely to be successful.

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How does the `use` hook trigger a component to "suspend" and how can `details` be the resolved value from the promise without using `await`? Learn this as well as how to declaratively manage error/loading states in my latest Epic React article! www.epicreact.dev/how-react-su...

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I spent today alternating between up & down the positions. I'm feeling comfortable with them now. I'll focus tomorrow's practice on nailing the root notes and then move onto solos 39/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale (alternate) Regular Picking (fingers) | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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Still practising the same scale, but this time in reverse. 38/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale (reverse) Regular Picking (fingers) | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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If you're building with MCP or exploring agent UX, this is worth a look blog.fka.dev/blog/2025-01...

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Happy Prince day to all who celebrate! He had plenty of incredible performances from his own catalogue, but this is arguably one of the greatest solos of all time www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRC...

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One and done this evening. The baby was sleeping next door, so I had to practise with my fingers since I struggle to control volume with the plectrum. Almost time to solo! 37/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale Regular Picking (fingers) | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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Not every time you pick up an instrument is a concert, not every meal you cook is a formal dinner, not every story you write is supposed to be a performance, either. Most of the flavor is in the practice. Make a mess today

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Let’s goooo 🏃💨

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Continued practising the scale before attempting any solos. I'm tired, so there's a bunch of bum notes, but I showed up and that's all counts. Oh and I bought a new plant. 35/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale Alternate Picking | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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ya girl’s first CNN appearance live from my NYC hotel room! will drop a link to the survey i mention a few times in this news hit

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Someone please direct me to the dimly-lit bar that slings a solid manhattan and these guys are playing the entire evening youtu.be/KQWQEbvth8o

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Full scale across all five positions! A few bum notes here and there, but I'm becoming more comfortable with alternate picking, and I'm slowly learning the root notes. 34/75 E Minor Pentatonic Scale Alternate Picking | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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i have some news. ✨ i’m occasionally available for React-adjacent consulting — architectural reviews, perf optimization, technical guidance. the format is hourly calls — a single call or possibly a series. email [email protected] with what you need help on. i’ll reply if i can help.

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My @aidotengineer.bsky.social online talk has been published! In this talk, I explain why MCP has exploded in popularity recently and how it will impact you as a web developer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyZi...

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Beyond proud of Storybook 9, our ambitious take on the future of UI testing. On top all the features and deep maintenance work, the team moved mountains to create a silky smooth upgrade for our biggest release yet. Give it a try!

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Final position today, and the scale is complete! Tomorrow I'm going to run down the fretboard and try to remember everything I've learned from last week 33/75 E Minor Pentatonic (fourth position) Alternate Picking | 120 BPM #75DaysOfHobbies

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