Chuck Grimmett


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Month: December 2017

  • Basic Elements of Communication


    Basic Elements of Communication

    TIL that all forms of communication can be described by the same process, no matter the sender, receiver, or medium.

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  • Guidelines for Putting Your Projects on Display


    Guidelines for Putting Your Projects on Display

    We emphasize the importance of working out loud throughout our curriculum. Each of our participants make portfolio sections on their websites where they collect projects they’ve built. How you package and present your projects matter as much as the projects themselves! Here are some general guidelines for what makes a good project write up.

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  • My WordPress Development, Testing, and Deployment Workflows


    My WordPress Development, Testing, and Deployment Workflows
  • Remember to Ask for Help


    Remember to Ask for Help

    I don’t know all the answers, even if I think I do. Sometimes I need to ask for help.

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  • Turn Your Defeat Into a Growth Story


    Turn Your Defeat Into a Growth Story

    How do you address being fired when asked in an interview? Turn it into a growth story.

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  • Responsive Breakpoints in Sass


    Responsive Breakpoints in Sass

    How to structure responsive breakpoints in Sass, with examples.

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  • 10 Steps to Becoming a Manager


    10 Steps to Becoming a Manager

    I saw this question on Reddit: I recently graduated with a degree in business management, but I’m having a hard time finding a management job. I’m not getting any interviews because I have no experience. What can I do? Here is my answer.

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  • A Crystemas Goman


    A Crystemas Goman

    A translation of my favorite passage of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to mark my own Christmas Game.

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  • How can I come up with more ideas?


    How can I come up with more ideas?

    The old saying, ‘You are what you eat’, applies to the creative process. If you want to be creative and come up with ideas, the best thing you can do is engage the creative ideas that are already out there. Not because you want to copy or emulate them, but because creative ideas catalyze other…

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  • My BTC, BCH, and Ripple Strategies


    My BTC, BCH, and Ripple Strategies

    The past few days have been quite a ride in the crypto world! This rollercoaster is reminiscent of late 2013, except now there is much more skin in the game. My latest piece on Yours.org covers my history with BTC, BCH, and Ripple, and my investment and use strategies for the currencies.

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  • Does the Environmental Case Against Bitcoin Have Merit?


    Does the Environmental Case Against Bitcoin Have Merit?

    I’m not sure that we have a bitcoin-caused environmental energy crisis on our hands. This piece on Yours.org points out some of the issues with the articles going arount about bitcoin and the environment.

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  • Selling Photos on Yours.org


    Selling Photos on Yours.org

    I’m testing out an idea on Yours.org. If you pay and then a section is revealed to you, that doesn’t have to be just for articles. It can be used for anything digital!

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  • Bulk Clearing Expiration Dates in Restrict Content Pro


    Bulk Clearing Expiration Dates in Restrict Content Pro

    At Praxis we use Restrict Content Pro as the membership system for our curriculum portal. We decided that all grads get access for life, not just during the program. So, I needed a way to clear over 200 member expiration dates. Here is how I accomplished that task with SQL.

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