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    I’m on the train to Munich Airport. Just had ticket inspector come by to check my fare… and my Covid pass! 3G (vax, test, or recovery) is the rule now, along with wearing mask. (And I’m glad.) 😷


    @JennaPrice I had the same thought!!


    @samuelriley To keep our hospitals from getting overwhelmed with Covid patients.


    RT @caitlinmoran: This re-edit that turns Succession into a delightful rom-com about Greg and Tom is a total masterpiece. “Rom com of the y…


    RT @sebsto: Some of you noticed it already, the AWS Console Home has new look and proposes a new experience.

    Some additional details here…



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    @thebeebs @ASpittel I got one yesterday that was very effusive about my PHP and Laravel skills. 😐


    @SecondeJ @thebeebs @ASpittel Only the fact that it’s literally been 10+ years since I was paid to write PHP.


    RT @isahuerga: Are you passionate about AWS, sharing your knowledge and contributing to the community? The next cycle for AWS Community Bui…


    Whaaaat. A lovely special delivery of Belgian beers from @hannes_lowette!? THANK YOU!! 😍🍻 https://t.co/JS3heCW4QL


    @martinabbott @hannes_lowette Tagging in @the_snook as I suspect he will be the one planning our approach to this challenge… 🙂


    @martinabbott @hannes_lowette @the_snook My username on Untapped is the same as here if you want to follow me and see the results… 😂


    The Great Belgian Beer tasting begins! (Thank you again @hannes_lowette!) First up is Toekan from Beer 4 Nature. Very dry “aperitif” beer. Interesting! 🍻 https://t.co/txgbIHn0aF


    RT @GoodNewsCorres1: While soprano Lisette Oropressa was singing her 4th encore, “Sempre libera” an opera number that has a tenor part, ope…


    Great Belgian Beer Tasting #2! Ne Kemping from Beer 4 Nature. Sweeter than the last one. Less of that Band-Aidy (“…phenolic” suggests the expert in the room) taste that I dislike. More like a proper beer! 🍻 https://t.co/IPYNKvgNyy


    @timClicks ✋ Film and Theater



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    The Great Belgian Beer tasting begins! First up is Toekan from @beer4nature. Very dry “aperitif” beer. Interesting! 🍻


    Great Belgian Beer Tasting #2! Ne Kemping from @beer4nature. Sweeter than the last one. More like a proper beer! 🍻



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    Great Belgian Beer Tasting #2! Ne Kemping from @beer4nature. Sweeter than the last one. More like a proper beer! 🍻

    Great Belgian Beer Tasting #2! Ne Kemping from @beer4nature. Sweeter than the last one. More like a proper beer! 🍻

    Great Belgian Beer Tasting #2! Ne Kemping from @beer4nature. Sweeter than the last one. More like a proper beer! 🍻


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    The Great Belgian Beer tasting begins! First up is Toekan from @beer4nature. Very dry “aperitif” beer. Interesting! 🍻

    The Great Belgian Beer tasting begins! First up is Toekan from @beer4nature. Very dry “aperitif” beer. Interesting! 🍻

    The Great Belgian Beer tasting begins! First up is Toekan from @beer4nature. Very dry “aperitif” beer. Interesting! 🍻


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    RT @AmazonNewsDE: .@awscloud und @DC_Institute1 gehen einen gemeinsamen Weg: Sie fördern Menschen in #digitalen Fähigkeiten um sie fit für…


    @i386 My dear friend @emd3737 once dressed as Jareth for our Halloween party. SO GOOD! (I can’t remember if she had a codpiece…) 😂 https://t.co/zopBP8Oxn5


    @LeenaVanD Pretty similar in German – die Rechnung


    RT @RubenQuesada: “Almond Blossom” by Fiona Benson from Vertigo & Ghost (2021) https://t.co/18mnd0rAjQ


    Trying to convince @the_snook to enter with some unholy Queen-Golem cake mash-up from the Women’s Weekly birthday cake book… 😂🍰 https://t.co/x9zaoCckkt


    I bloody love the annual lamb commercials. This made me laugh and miss Australia. 🇦🇺❤️ https://t.co/hgIjC6wTPY


    @editingemily That was me today looking through six different Slack accounts trying to find the one I made lunch plans with @Osterjour. 😐


    Between the Sam Kekovich ad this morning and the 10min call I just had with a very ocker lady at AmEx back in Australia, I’m feeling quite homesick today! ❤️😢


    @Mommyamygill She actually said at one point, “I’m being nosy… but is it better there than in Australia right now?”



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    Suddenly missing the Aussies a lot. This made me laugh and laugh. Throw some lamb on for me… 🇦🇺❤️



  • Shared today on Twitter

    Crocheted infographic as temperature snek! 👏😍🐍 https://t.co/ZisKFtZu9e


    @JennaPrice Could always make or commission a custom one! I have a video showing the process. 😉 https://t.co/LftV45L1fm


    5 topics I can talk about for 30 min without preparation:
    1. Roald Dahl
    2. Knitting (impact of tech, getting started, why “grafitti knitting” sucks, knitting as code, etc)
    3. Good Omens and/or Johnlock fanfic
    4. Early web development circa the dotcom boom
    5. Working at AWS https://t.co/9NHZNInsjs


    @anshumalis GoT – books or show? 🤔



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    RT @jjames_smith: I’ve bean a bit bored… but this feels important. https://t.co/JO7vrjpRg9


    Ralph Fiennes And Dev Patel Join Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ Film – Deadline https://t.co/2BgXFJSVI6 – I honestly asked Rodd if I was in a coma dreaming all this. This is going to be SO GOOD.


    RT @RoaldDahlFans: Guessing: Patel as the younger version of Kingsley, both playing Imhrat Khan. (Or Kingsley could be Banerjee the yogi?)…


    11km (6.5mi) in the snow! Tested out my new cold weather gear. Not too bad… 🚴‍♀️❄️ https://t.co/lNzGQyeCvC @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/cIMLTWyvVv



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    11km (6.5mi) in the snow! Tested out my new cold weather gear. Not too bad… 🚴‍♀️❄️ https://strava.app.link/9eM7XBxzEmb


    His Christmas gift from my Mom was a special hat to wear with the Belstaff. ❄️❤️




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