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    Kartoffelsuppe mit Dampfnudeln – Homemade potato soup with steamed dumplings! 😍 I haven’t yet figured out how to get my dampfnudeln crispy on the bottom…

    Kartoffelsuppe mit Dampfnudeln - Homemade potato soup with steamed dumplings! 😍 I haven’t yet figured out how to get my dampfnudeln crispy on the bottom...


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    ‘I’ve tried to raise my daughter with feminist values but I’m struggling with her clothes. What do I say?’ // Damn. While I love the advice, it comes with a massive side of bleak despair. This is why I’d struggle as a parent. https://t.co/2TKvHGke94


    @mavi888uy Absolutely. I have six nieces and nephews and plan on being the best Aunt as they hit their difficult years. The best I can do is be a safe person to talk to!


    @kenjilopezalt Know anyone at a big tech company? 😃 We relocated recently and my husband offered them up on an internal mailing list at his company. They were gone within days.


    @094459 Congrats!


    RT @dtraub: Um 12:00 Uhr bin ich wieder live mit den neuesten re:Invent Announcements: https://t.co/c4TznMTZyR https://t.co/x7metVuNgH


    Really useful overview of Amazon SageMaker by Emily Webber. Love that she called out how useful SageMaker Autopilot is for “citizen data scientists” in particular! #reinvent https://t.co/H6sZAgjEZ3


    I have been seeing “obidos” in Amazon URLs for so long, and never knew what it referred to! @setheliot is already dropping fascinating trivia in his session on https://t.co/EBpqHLsIYY’s architecture evolution. #reinvent https://t.co/sjId2rlNjr


    If I can’t go to the Weihnachtsmarkt, I’ll have to make my own festivities! One bottle cheap red wine, 1/4c sugar, one tea bag of spice gently heated… Glühwein! 🍷🎄 https://t.co/TQfcS23Jlf



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    If I can’t go to the Weihnachtsmarkt, I’ll have to make my own festivities! One bottle cheap red wine, 1/4c sugar, one tea bag of spice gently heated… Glühwein! 🍷🎄


    My favourite line in the movie! 😂


    Me: “So Jack Daniels is in quarantine, just like Kylie Smith and Mark Aufflick!”

    Rodd: “They’re all in quazza, eh?”

    Me: “Quazza isn’t a thing. Stop trying to make ‘quazza’ happen.”



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    If I can’t go to the Weihnachtsmarkt, I’ll have to make my own festivities! One bottle cheap red wine, 1/4c sugar, one tea bag of spice gently heated… Glühwein! 🍷🎄

    If I can’t go to the Weihnachtsmarkt, I’ll have to make my own festivities! One bottle cheap red wine, 1/4c sugar, one tea bag of spice gently heated... Glühwein! 🍷🎄

    If I can’t go to the Weihnachtsmarkt, I’ll have to make my own festivities! One bottle cheap red wine, 1/4c sugar, one tea bag of spice gently heated... Glühwein! 🍷🎄


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    I love hearing an Aussie accent at #reInvent! Learning about building event-driven apps with Amazon EventBridge from my mate @sliedigaws. 🇦🇺 https://t.co/h9BQLUKbsy


    @adhorn @GunnarGrosch @heitor_lessa @darkosubotica @094459 @sthulb @sliedigaws Love that the Aussie is having a beer. 😂🍺


    @themaninblue Hey Cam! Went to use your “Screenshot a Tweet” tool today but getting a Mixed Content error. Are you planning to keep it going? I’ve found it useful. 🙂 https://t.co/7SrQrinns0


    @themaninblue Ah cool. Let me know if you want a tester! 😃


    Progress! The question is, will I get it finished during #reinvent? I do love a challenge… 🧶 https://t.co/YXuwPYtYQN


    Really informative session from @clare_liguori about how Amazon service teams do automated deployments. Fascinating peek behind the curtain! #reinvent https://t.co/lbU0UUXOZU


    RT @Vel12171: It’s official. I’ve joined @awscloud as a Developer Advocate EMEA. Can’t put into words how super thrilled I am. I’m looking…


    @FarrahC32 I will! 👋 (Not morning here though…)


    @FarrahC32 Yep! Will be just at the end of the work day here.


    @IamStan @FarrahC32 Between me and @dtraub, I’m sure we’d love to help make that happen!


    RT @kattascha: Friendly reminder: Es ist total in Ordnung, inmitten einer globalen Pandemie weniger produktiv als normalerweise zu sein. Se…


    RT @mjasay: What’s that? 👀 @awscloud just announced another open source project: SaaS Boost. It’s designed to make it easy for anyone to mo…


    Oh look, several of my favourite folks! Can’t wait… https://t.co/9HS68LbpPC


    @LaurenTWoods Amazing presentation. I’m watching live with several colleagues and we were all really impressed by your segment! Well done. 🙂


    RT @monkchips: we stan @LaurenTWoods Managing Director of Technology at @SouthwestAir. Passionate, engaging, presenter. enjoyed her session…


    @jennapederson @AWSonAir But will they all wave? 🤔



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    Progress! The question is, will I get it finished during #reinvent? I do love a challenge… 🧶



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    Progress! The question is, will I get it finished during #reinvent? I do love a challenge… 🧶

    Progress! The question is, will I get it finished during #reinvent? I do love a challenge... 🧶


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    @jedws Good question! I tend to default to writing myself – either making separate notes, or writing directly on a pattern (either printed or on PDF with Notability on iPad). That said, I’ve played around a little with KnitCompanion: https://t.co/hpHJwozRyJ


    @jedws AFAIK it’s the best of breed, but there are caveats. First, the UI is very dated. That goes for most knitting/sewing software actually. The really good designers are getting more money working elsewhere I guess.


    @jedws Second, in order to get the most out of it, the pattern needs to be rewritten to take advantage of its features, and not a lot of them are. (Insert rant about missed opportunity for KnitML here…)


    @jedws I’ll do a bit more research and then talk about it on my knitting Twitch stream on Sunday. 😜 https://t.co/YNXoKSzOw4 https://t.co/JDHaL4HGuU


    @crankymate @hoegertn It’s a 65″. Australian and American houses are a lot bigger than Europe, I think.


    RT @sebsto: Missed anything from Andy’s keynote? Catch up on the biggest launches with a live recap in your language.

    11:00 CET: 🇮🇹 @alex_…


    RT @dtraub: Heute geht’s los mit dem allerersten offiziellen AWS Daily re:Invent re:Cap auf deutsch!

    Um 12:00 Uhr, live auf diesem Kanal:…


    If you want to see a demo of the new AWS Amplify Admin UI in action, join me, @jennapederson, and @renebrandel on the @AWSonAir Live Stream today at 10:30am PST / 7:30pm CET! Full schedule available here: https://t.co/7eJ2yfIi0G #reInvent @AWSAmplify https://t.co/ztvfr4l2in


    Listening to @colmmacc’s #reinvent session “The Pragmatic Cloud Developer,” title of which which pays homage to @PragmaticAndy and @pragdave’s famous book. Lots of good insights about making sensible decisions no matter how big the company. #reInvent https://t.co/igcQCRrVST https://t.co/7jiF1vGZay


    @colmmacc Lots of folks worry that they need an SRE team when starting out, but @colmmacc says there’s no right answer for everyone. At Amazon, we actually have a mix of different models. https://t.co/WqWBmpC8Ih


    @DanRather @lemon_lime Took me a second… 😂


    Good grief. I swear I wasn’t, like, having a psychotic break mid-year. I just had that song stuck in my head! (Oh no. It might be back…) https://t.co/1qiOfOAiLz


    RT @jennapederson: Join @web_goddess and me as we talk with @renebrandel about the latest @AWSAmplify Admin UI launch during today’s @AWSon…


    20 minutes to go! Hope you’ll join us on @AWSonAir to learn all about the new AWS Amplify Admin UI. https://t.co/Uhp9iCpVGX


    RT @BeingJayDesai: @AWSAmplify Admin UI – going from zero to hero…#AWS #Serverless

    All great stuff by –
    @renebrandel @web_goddess @jenn…


    RT @darkosubotica: Containers everywhere 😍😍 https://t.co/fysaScZOsr


    @renebrandel @jennapederson TOTES VOTING FOR MYSELF


    RT @jennapederson: Just finished my first AWS livestream, at my first re:Invent. Before we started, I told @renebrandel and @web_goddess th…


    RT @renebrandel: @jennapederson @web_goddess Who waved better?


    re:Invent live stream done… Time to put on the festive PJs and finishing decorating the tree! 🎄 https://t.co/XhB39lrBUV


    RT @triketora: congrats to all the young people but can we also give a massive shout-out to the older women in tech who have survived all t…



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    Put on my Ralphie PJs for trimming the tree! 🎄



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    Put on my Ralphie PJs for trimming the tree! 🎄

    Put on my Ralphie PJs for trimming the tree! 🎄

    Put on my Ralphie PJs for trimming the tree! 🎄



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