@lucykbain @gerardsans Morris and Sons. (Actually I started when it was still Tapestry Craft!) Of course, I didn’t get too far from web dev – ended up completely rebuilding their e-commerce site. 😜 Only went back to tech for the 💰 when we bought our house.
@lucykbain I didn’t start going to @GGDSydney until I was back in tech a few years later. My first ever GGD talk was about geeky knitting! 😂
Interestingly, you only have to tweak this advice a little bit to make it just as applicable for contacting people you don’t know in the tech industry. (The one about *getting to the ask* is my biggest pet peeve. That and tagging me on LinkedIn posts hoping for a signal boost…) https://t.co/6IjIug5Ttw
@gerardsans Worked as a supermarket checkout chick all through high school. Later when I hit burnout in tech, spent nearly 4 years helping manage a craft shop, helping customers, teaching classes, hiring staff, sweeping the floor…
RT @supercoco9: Next week we are running a Data & Analytics #awsdevday with 5 hands-on sessions on serverless analytics, automating workfl…
@ButlerMaurice @slace @sinedied Ah, yeah, we moved away from IFTTT entirely. Eventually @the_snook set up Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi, and we used that to control stuff: https://t.co/h3DMN9q8tb
@ButlerMaurice @slace @sinedied @the_snook He’s just pinged me to add, “Integrating HA with Google requires either a cloud account or setting up your own test project in GCP.”
@gilmae That too was a consideration. 🙂
@noopkat This relevant to my interests. The NARS one I have, the lid pops off all the time and spills shavings everywhere.
@noopkat @k__mahar That’s the one I have too where the lid pops off! 😂
RT @mathiasverraes: I’m reviewing submissions for a conference I’m somewhat involved it, so here’s some advice. 1/n
Me: “I think with Germany out, I’m going to cheer for Denmark now in the football.”
Rodd: “Because of Aussie Mary?”
Me: “Yep. Because of Aussie Mary.”
❤️🇦🇺🇩🇰 #Euro2020
RT @videosmithery: Tetris knit animation https://t.co/qribveRox6
It’s been a few weeks – back to knitting! Join me live at https://t.co/YTHlokdD6L … 🧶🧦 https://t.co/hDwlM31aG3
“I put the cherries on the side,” he said, “for the Insta.” 😂🍒🥧 @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/ezg73Lirhf
Happy 4th of July from rainy Munich! The Snook made us a Grillteller (grill plate) with garlic chicken thigh, bratwurst, and salad. And a homemade sour cherry pastry! 🍒
“I put the cherries on the side,” he said, “for the Insta.” 😂🍒🥧
Happy 4th of July from rainy Munich! The Snook made us a Grillteller (grill plate) with garlic chicken thigh, bratwurst, and salad. And a homemade sour cherry pastry! 🍒
This is where we buy our groceries every week. 😂💃 https://t.co/CqXOCqP1Ur
Blog post! Finally documented our day on the Chiemsee a few weeks back. ⛵️ https://t.co/A62jdv4MNy https://t.co/Fe0UZHWQUs
Supposed to rain all day tomorrow, so we took advantage of the lovely night for dinner at Das Bad. Everything was great, especially the Weissbier Tiramisu! (2021 Biergarten Count: 9) @ Das Bad https://t.co/mpHmlnFpML
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