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Linkowisko #15 - Newsletter Artura Kurasińskiego

June 27, 2021

Co ciekawego wydarzyło się w technologii w tym tygodniu? Zapraszam do lektury wybranych przeze mnie linków i artykułów. I także zapraszam już na czwartkowe wydanie newslettera w którym skupię się na postaci niedawno zmarłego Johna McAfee (twórcy najsłynniejszego programu antywirusowego).

Miłej niedzieli!

PS Jeśli spodobało Ci się ten newsletter to tutaj możesz mnie wesprzeć. Wyceniłem koszt miesięcznego wsparcia (8 wydań) na 12 złotych. Jeśli uznasz, że to co pisze i wiedza jaką przekazuję ma dla Ciebie sens to zapraszam do wspierania. Dziękuję!

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Artur Kurasiński rozmawia z Wojciechem Chmielarzem o tym jak wyglądają jak buduje się relacje z czytelnikami w czasach mediów społecznościowych, jak ocenia pracę nad scenariuszem filmowym "Żmijowiska". Będzie też o graniu w ulubione gry wideo i czy czeka na spotkania z fanami w bibliotekach twarzą w twarz.

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