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What are your goals for the week? #194

What are your goals for the week? What are you building this week? What do you want to learn? What events are you attending this week? This Week's Goals. Job Search. Network Apply Project work. Content for side project. Work on my own projects. Learn more Co-Pilot. Complete 2 or 3 CSS Battles. Examine updated Codepen. Maybe blog on it. Blog. Events. Commit Your Code (virtual) * Thursday and…

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This week's goals include job search, networking, applying, working on side projects, learning more about Co-Pilot, and completing CSS Battles. Attendees are encouraged to commit their code and participate in a goal-setting thread on Virtual Coffee Slack. Last week's accomplishments were documented, while job search and networking were marked as completed tasks.

Some events are still pending, such as the installation of new printer ink pads, which requires software to reset the ink waste counter. The cover image features a LEGO photography of Daffy Duck working at a desktop computer, accompanied by a mini rubber duck.

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