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Conservatives cruise to rare 3rd-straight majority, CBC News projects
This sort of result makes me feel like I live in a different reality than apparently a lot of people.
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Give us your craziest ocean facts. 🦑
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New anxiety unlocked.
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What app is so useful, you can’t believe it’s free?
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Unfortunately the iOS app is kinda expensive, $35 CAD. 😵💫
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What was the biggest pill you've had to swallow about your own self or habits?
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Open source projects and/or contributions can be a good way in.
- Work that is publicly visible to anyone, proving what you can do
- Building a network with the people you interact with
- Learning from open source code & the people who are parts of projects
I didn't know anything about coding when I decided to fix a small bug in my KDE system that was bugging me.. I poked around, asked some questions, figured it out bit by bit.. which led to contributing to KDE more, and now I am a paid KDE developer. I now literally get paid to do something I am passionate about, working on a project that I feel makes a very real impact on the world.
I highly recommend open source to help break into the field. Anyone willing to learn and put some effort in can do it, no previous experience needed. :)