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  1. Ten Years of the Giant Robots Blog

    Today marks 10 years of writing, editing, and publishing this blog, Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots. Here’s a few things we did along the way to improve our happiness and the quality of the content.

    Dan Croak, Joël Quenneville & Gabe Berke-Williams
    November 6, 2015
    • Analytics
    • Automation
    • Middleman
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    • Web
  2. Why Does Style Matter?

    Working in a well-organized code base is like cooking in a clean kitchen.

    Matt Sumner
    February 12, 2015
    • Web
    • Productivity
    • Hound
  3. Why You Should Use a Mechanical Keyboard

    The right keyboard for the job might not always be the one that your computer came with.

    Justin Kenyon
    December 23, 2014
    • Hardware
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  4. Beginner's Mind

    We all want to be experts, but a fresh perspective can help an experienced mind learn new tricks.

    Ian C. Anderson
    October 27, 2014
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