• Shared today on Twitter

    Looking to level up your data engineering skills? My colleague Syed is running a FREE three-hour workshop on AWS Lake Formation and Amazon Forecast next Friday! Thanks to @petehanssens and Data Eng Meetups for partering. https://t.co/qxKTxhcwGL https://t.co/YfIM3Go5IL


    RT @evacide: How is this not The Onion? https://t.co/VGTrUuWh8W



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    @rossbrigoli Same password everywhere is a problem regardless of what it is! 😉


    RT @FrickinDelanie: uncomfortable thinking about how large stoplights actually are https://t.co/IOtvQKbEjM


    RT @MittieArt: Hot Lucifer statue and the Even More Hot Lucifer statue the church accidentally commissioned to try and replace the first on…


    RT @LambdaLegal: No lies detected. https://t.co/tgnV3GI003


    RT @sophiebeerdraws: ALLIE BROSH HAS RISEN, PHOENIX-LIKE, FROM THE ASHES OF 2020 https://t.co/TUiiBmWuiF


    Chernobyl memorial. https://t.co/V2jjdJyeFd https://t.co/Tq4Ad3xT0W


    RT @awscloud: AWS Enterprise Strategist, @ghohpe, discusses why the initial executive support of a cloud journey wears off, and how to real…


    RT @EmilyKager: tech bros in code reviews foam at the mouth about naming variables concisely and accurately but in any discussion about exc…



  • Shared today on Facebook

    Mine was called a “Double Cheesegasm.” 😳🍔


    Nine years ago today I ran a marathon in the pouring rain. (I miss running.)



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    Mine was called a “Double Cheesegasm.” 😳🍔

    Mine was called a “Double Cheesegasm.” 😳🍔


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @ProjectF_au: F Factor members: A week to go!
    https://t.co/ftRkZFVMZ7
    Get a ticket with one of the codes you’ve been emailed this mornin…


    RT @datachick: Ladies, I’m specifically calling you. We tend to read all job postings as mandatory requirements. They are wish lists, not…


    RT @Gaohmee: I’m part of a new games industry group and someone asked who people would love and dream of working with and among the 130 com…


    Dropped in to ExpertTalks Sydney just in time to see @davefarley77 talking SCIENCE (his nomination for the greatest invention in human history) and how we use it to solve problems in software. 👨‍🔬 @EqualExperts @BethanTimmins https://t.co/yCsyoSfAPs


    Me: “So @davefarley77, you’re a big space geek. How is Continuous Delivery going to help us get to Mars?”
    Dave: “It involves blowing up a lot of rockets!” 🚀💥 https://t.co/FO7rnYil8P


    @gilmae @davefarley77 Indeed. He also quoted an interesting, new-to-me stat from Bezos – presumably about Blue Origin – something about, if the failure rate isn’t high enough, your experiments are too safe – but I can’t find a source for it…


    LOL. Just noticed that the headshot of me @MsJonesInSydney used for the upcoming @ProjectF_au meetup is, in fact, the one where I’m vibrating with joy because the Snook made me the swimming pool birthday cake. 😂 https://t.co/hHAK9uJ53q #totesprofesh https://t.co/YL2k4apnin


    Never met a cable I didn’t like! https://t.co/t3gV1fvsPP


    ‘My husband’s password is his ex-girlfriend’s name. I am devastated. What made him change it?’ // Am I the only one who read this and thought the real issue was the glaring security risk of having every password the same?? https://t.co/fkqnlyMzQW



  • Shared today on Facebook

    Never met a cable I didn’t like!



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    Never met a cable I didn’t like! @the.cookie.a #milo

    Never met a cable I didn’t like! @the.cookie.a #milo


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @jonoabroad @gilmae He put the thermostat thingy together for homebrewing. Bread was an afterthought. 🙂


    @mattallen Well, technically this “trend” has been going on for nigh on 20 years now… 😂 #everythingoldisnewagain https://t.co/RJqAkmhAX4


    RT @davidmackau: 1) I love that he did this with Trevor Project. It shows how mindful he is of the harm her comments had on trans youth.
    2…


    RT @evergreenqveen: Stardew Valley Polly Pocket ⭐️🌿🌸 https://t.co/XsQBnpJF2Z


    RT @812filmreviews: “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”

    -Albus Du…


    Done, though I was perplexed at the distinction between “Taste” and “Flavour” when choosing vegetables. 🤔 https://t.co/JUupsupGjz


    @TheRealBnut The knitternet never rests, Bnut. 😉


    RT @choo_ek: Wondering why all my friends who are decidedly not having babies were posting a link to https://t.co/L4rx7JG0TK and my heart,…




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