Author: Kris

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Next week Dennis Traub will be hosting our first ever AWS Community Game Day DACH, and I’m gonna help! #teameinhorn

    (Note in case you can’t figure it out from the rego page: this event is happening auf Deutsch!)

    Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aws-community-game-day-dach-2021-tickets-169977448123


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @gilmae I hadn’t checked yet. Still 86 pages of “POV John Watson” to get through. 😂


    @yow_conf AWWW, YOU! 😍 (And how much do I love the YouTube preview image for that talk? The single greatest slide animation I ever created.) https://t.co/mQR8qQZnzV


    RT @yow_conf: This is another favourite (& super fun) talk by 1 of our fave humans: @web_goddess’s ‘Knit One, Compute One’. Open your eyes…


    RT @pgarbe: We’re starting in 2 hours with the kickoff event. #awscommunity @AWSCommunityDE

    https://t.co/Te9pkW5zXV


    @annie_parker I never enjoyed it while I was doing it, but now that I can’t (crappy knees) I miss it.


    @FuckboisOfLit Gahhhh, I’m so sad I didn’t get to contribute to the Dahl series! I have Opinions. 😂 (I’m also @RoaldDahlFans.)


    RT @timClicks: Why is it harder to make a website in 2021 than it was in 1996?


    @girlgerms Yeah, was pretty much one a day there for a while. Seems to have died down now. (I’ve got my Aussie number parked with a service that forwards to email.)


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @mmastertheone Yeah, Rodd showed me yesterday. I remain very, very skeptical about this.


    @HeshamAboElMagd And a beautiful day for it too! So many people out and about.


    RT @GunnarGrosch: Join us at AWS Resilience and Chaos Engineering Day to dive into six technical sessions focused on building confidence in…


    🏎️ START YOUR ENGINES! 🏎️ There will be a Deep Racer race as part of the AWS DACH Community Day next week, so if you’ve ever wanted to try programming an autonomous car, here’s your chance! Kickoff event happening TOMORROW and race on 19th: https://t.co/zwVcE3nEif @AWSCommunityDE


    @johnallsopp Thanks for that, John! Shared with some of my colleagues. Now I want to hear your thoughts on live coding… Is it the “live” part that’s the problem?


    @randomknits LOOOOOL that is the derpiest face the lovely Bonnie has ever made 😂


    @hannahcancode That looks amazing!!


    @mavi888uy I often listen to videogame music on Spotify when I’m trying to Get Things Done. Unfortunately it means sometimes those songs get recommended into my normal playlists, which… no.


    RT @jesslynnrose: I’ve been contacted by a lot of recruiters around devrel roles recently.

    I know devrel roles are a beast to recruit for…


    @jennapederson Did you see how a BIRD flew into my head on Friday? Hard not to see that one as an ill omen. 😂


    RT @alex_casalboni: AWS Lambda Power Tuning v4.1.0 is out 🎉 It comes with support for functions powered by Graviton2 (Arm) processors! Now…


    Watching “Baking Impossible” on Netflix where bakers and engineers have to solve challenges. My favourite bits are the grumpy old engineer who craps on all the failed designs, and the wonder that is Cindy and Taylor’s partnership. (I’m shipping them SO HARD.) 🤖🍰 https://t.co/nIDiCYamEH


    @stevenbeeckman It’s actually kind of fun! But I HATE the term “bakineers”. 🤮


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @damana I played Helena in high school and got to say that line on stage about my friend Kelly. ❤️


    Knitting with Kris – It feels like Autumn in Germany, so back to knitting! 🧶 https://t.co/YTHlokdD6L https://t.co/ZbW2DS4zmv


    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂 https://t.co/3dpWSrtYZp


  • Shared today on Facebook

    It feels like Autumn, so I’m knitting on Twitch right now! 🍂🧶


    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂


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    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂

    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂

    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂

    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂

    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂

    26km ride today past Nymphenburg, through Olympiapark, into the Englischer Garten Nord and all the way south to the city, through Marienplatz and the Altstadt to Sendlinger Tor and then home… Pretty much the greatest hits of Munich! 🚴‍♀️🍂

  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @darkosubotica: Hey hey! Look at me – I get to talk about Lightsail object storage! 😍 https://t.co/B6JiasHKal


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Dubious cycling achievement unlocked – just got SWOOPED by a damn crow while riding to the office in Munich! (I’m fine. Luckily I have a lot of hair.) 🚴‍♀️🐦 #wehadadeal https://t.co/ad2vGZ9NrR


    @NickyWill100 Same!!


  • Seafood and Gaudi in Barcelona

    Seafood and Gaudi in Barcelona

    We have been incredibly fortunate to get to travel, even during the pandemic. I had a recent work event in Barcelona and so the Snook decided to accompany me. We headed there a few days early so we had time to play tourist.

    On the plane

    Neither of us had ever been to Barcelona before. Actually, other than a short work trip the Snook made to Madrid 20 years ago, neither of us had ever really been to Spain! We caught a Saturday afternoon flight from Munich and were there within a couple hours. We checked into our hotel and then went out in search of dinner. It was a lovely night.

    Walking in Barcelona

    It was nice to see palm trees again! We had made a 9pm restaurant booking off a recommendation from my boss Enrique, and we had plenty of time to walk through the city and explore. Our route took us past the gates of the famous Citadel Park.

    Gates of Citadel Park

    Our dinner booking was at Passadis del Pep. We honestly had no idea what to expect. Our first challenge was just finding the place – there’s no sign, and you enter through an unobtrusive hallway. We noticed right away that our 9pm reservation – which felt quite late for us – was actually the first sitting of the night, as the place was still pretty empty!

    Pa amb tomàquet

    Our waiter was an older guy who thankfully spoke a little English. “We have no menu,” he said. “We cook whatever is fresh and in season. Are you happy to be surprised?” We said we were. The starter was the classic “pa amb tomàquet” (bread with tomato) with some olives and chips.

    Tartar

    I knew we were going to be in for a lot of seafood! Next course was a tuna tartare doused in olive oil with some crisp toasts.

    Clams

    The food just kept coming. Next was a pot of all different clams and pippis. This was my first time ever having razor clams! The Snook was in heaven, and we eagerly sopped up the pot liquor with bread.

    Happy Snookums

    See? Told you he was happy.

    Peppers and fried fish

    Next we had grilled Padrón peppers with sea salt, and a plate of lightly battered and fried baby shrimps. I was dubious of the Snook’s advice to just eat them, legs and all, but they were so tiny they had crisped up like French fries!

    Grilled squid

    Little grilled squids! Just the right amount of char…

    Wild mushrooms

    Next up was a local specialty of wild mushrooms with a very rich sauce. (Definitely butter, maybe even some egg yolks?) I liked this, but the Snook wasn’t as much of a fan.

    Jamón ibérico

    At this point I noticed there was giant Jamón on a special stand behind the Snook. *drool*

    Langoustine

    These were like a langoustine, I think? With some sweet caramelised onions on top.

    More prawns

    Yet more prawns! At this point we were getting pretty full, and there was no sign of the parade of dishes coming to an end. I flagged down our charming waiter to ask him how much more there was to come. “Steak or fish?” he replied. “Steak,” I sighed.

    Our final “main” course was a beautifully rare steak along with garlic and rosemary fries. It was delicious, definitely the best steak we’d had since leaving Australia. We were so stuffed though!

    Us

    But we were feeling great. We drank an entire bottle of a local Catalan wine. That probably helped.

    Dessert was thankfully very light – just a couple scoops of lemon sorbet, and then our choice of a couple digestivs. I went for the cream liqueur, while the Snook went for the “Bruja” (which he said reminded him of grappa). What a great start to our Barcelona mini-break!

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  • Shared today on Twitter

    I’m having a lot of fun answering questions from the audience during my #ScotSoft21 talk today! Thanks again to @scotlandis for putting on such a great event. (Shout out to @bianchiluca for the blog post I mentioned in the talk…) https://t.co/lPfTxfMJJb


    RT @digitfyi: I am learning more about #knitting and #machinelearning than I ever have before at #ScotSoft21 listening to Kristine Howard f…