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    How a football team, data scientists, and solution architects utilised cloud computing at AWS… by @woraperth https://t.co/VCnb1gZUa4 – Nice writeup of recent AWS Community Day and my serverless talk! ❤️ https://t.co/N63So3sg6L


    @lemon_lime WAIT, you made that in three days?????


    RT @allisongrayce: Me in my 20s: but that corner radius isn’t quite right

    Me in my 30s: Literally no one cares. Just get that shit out & s…


    @randommandelbot Very random.


    @lemon_lime How did you quilt it? Looks like the middle has straight lines… (I usually just tie them when they’re for kids)


    RT @philnash: It’s a lovely morning in the open plan workspace, and you are a horrible developer.

    To-do list:

    – Force push to master from…


    Thanks for the reminder, @themaninblue. Just signed as #165404. Other Aussies should too. https://t.co/sw33RHbZom


    Hey knitters – I’m trying to teach a computer to recognise different knitting stitches, so I need training data. You can help by emailing me some photos of your knitting. More details here and email address here: https://t.co/f7hWHINBf2 https://t.co/UBlpPYACBI


    @FourRedShoes Maybe… but only if I get enough data. (Other people are trying to crack this too, and this always seems to be the sticking point.)



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    Great writeup of the recent AWS Community Day with some photos and recap of my talk. (Paris Buttfield-Addison and Mars Geldard are in there too!)

    https://medium.com/weareservian/how-football-team-data-scientists-and-solution-architects-utilised-cloud-computing-at-aws-5c2de581ce14



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    @evanderkoogh @darthted Next week as in Oct 3 or Oct 10? If it’s the latter and you need a cheering section, happy to represent!


    @evanderkoogh @darthted I’m already booked that night. 🙁 I’ll be cheering you on in spirit though!


    Hey knitting friends! Got a few minutes to help me out with a project? I need photos of swatches – preferably stockinette, garter, seed, and moss stitch, like these. You can email them straight to me. DM and I’ll hook you up with the address! 🙏 https://t.co/kAtAlQvylr


    I’ve posted more details on Ravelry in the Australian Knitters group: https://t.co/hOUsv8qM78


    @developerjack @FCTweedie @MichelePlayfair Subscribe to this to know what’s on. 😉 https://t.co/ahcwNbEP2F


    @FCTweedie @developerjack @MichelePlayfair OH, YES! Finally. Then you must come along to @SydTechLeaders on the 17th. That and @GGDSydney are my faves.


    @FCTweedie @SydTechLeaders There’s a link to join our Slack community, if you like: https://t.co/oF63QPSla0


    RT @mzbat: I sent my uncle the railroad thread on gauges & spacing and he had some feels. FYI, he’s a train/railroad expert who has literal…



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    Hey knitting friends. I need some help with a little project I’m working on. I need photos of swatches like these, preferably stockinette, garter, moss, or seed stitch. If you’re willing/able to take a few photos for me, please let me know!



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    *dusts hands* @DDDBrisbane talks submitted!


    Feeling rather Scandinavian today. https://t.co/p24OLkWY6c https://t.co/upfUEIV9V7



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    Feeling rather Scandinavian today.


    Michael lives a few blocks from us. He’s a neighbour and a friend. I’ve helped him plant trees on the streets, and his chickens have feasted on the leftover grain from the Snook’s brewing experiments. I’m sad he’s leaving… and quite frankly a little scared at why. I guess that’s his point.



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    First session is a panel featuring leaders from @Cohesity, @findercomau, @Channel9, and @BPAY_AU. Different companies are at different places on maturity curve and have challenges like software licensing, regulatory concerns, skills shortage. #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/65XoyQssDq


    It’s important to give your teams time and freedom to innovate, and to build a blame-free culture where failure is accepted and learned from. #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/A6qKHChVM3


    By 2025, 75% of workforce will be millennials and they’ll have 50% of buying power. They’re tech natives and demand and personalisation, so companies need to embrace digital NOW., says @dhruvdhumatkar from @NetAppANZ. #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/rLHPp2eZHH


    RT @buzzfeedoznews: #Breaking: A bill to remove abortion from 119-year-old criminal legislation has passed #nswpol

    https://t.co/RyLJbjyfLX


    Next speaker is Joe Waller from @findercomau taking us through their cloud-first transformation. Their legacy physical stack would take a big hit whenever they ran TV campaigns. Moving to @awscloud offered instant elasticity benefit. #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/4xU1zgBY2e


    Some eye-opening stats from Sean Maritz @nginx while talking about API deployment patterns. 83% of web server its are API traffic, and 40% of NGINX deployments are for API gateways. 😳 #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/MeXDzXq8pT


    It’s always a pleasure to hear from @allPowerde and the amazing things @CSIRO is doing. Genomics is going to have massive impact on the healthcare industry (and our lives) in the coming years. #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/CX5oBE8gY5


    Ooh, “ride share” as analogy for serverless. I like that! Might have to retire my usual “takeaway food = kitchenless” example. @allPowerde #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/PiyW0r9pe2


    Advice from @allPowerde – invest in hypothesis-driven development! Testing is more conclusive than theorising. #cloudstrategy19 https://t.co/BTePqzvHX0


    My weekly pub knitting group burst into applause. It’s about time. https://t.co/HqM3awZdVM


    RT @climatecouncil: [MEDIA RELEASE] Morrison’s Colossal Bullshit https://t.co/lAkj1fZ7Gl https://t.co/WA7AvSXPQo


    RT @vicode_in: it ain’t much but it’s honest work. #a11y #web https://t.co/D9uZccnXpO


    RT @noopkat: oh hey I’m in a @WIRED article today! 🤓https://t.co/4S7AE5BqTQ



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    An Oral History of ‘Snake’ on Nokia | MEL Magazine – This is relevant to my interests. 🐍 via @HecateApp https://t.co/H4OM1c9qPY


    @serdar @GGDSydney Not even in Australia. 🤷‍♀️


    @philnash One ticket, please!


    Me: Next up is the saddest, prettiest song in the world…

    The Snook: The Whitlams?

    Me: Of course.

    #wednesdaynightmood 🍷🎵😢


    RT @PennySharpemlc: Final vote. NSW Abortion Law Reform Bill passes 26-14 the @nsw_upperhouse . 119 years in the making. Decades of feminis…


    @the_patima Charlie you’re not my Charlie anymore, you’re screwing it up…


    @Paul_Bone If you don’t believe me, I don’t believe in you…


    @the_patima It’s so beautiful and so so sad. 😭


    RT @MehreenFaruqi: The NSW upper house has voted to decriminalise abortion!

    After years of campaigning and hard work from so many, abortio…


    @Paul_Bone I prefer No. 2


    @Paul_Bone @diz_beth Yup, No. 2 😁


    RT @allPowerde: The ever energetic and super-smart @web_goddess at #cloudstrategy19 , a fellow “Trusted advisor” encouraging AU companies a…


    Excited for today’s Cloud Strategy Summit in Pyrmont. Some fantastic folks in the audience and on the agenda! #cloudstrategy19 (👋 @allPowerde!!) https://t.co/ZM7ue62KZH



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    Me: Next up is the saddest, prettiest song in the world…

    The Snook: The Whitlams?

    Me: Of course.

    #wednesdaynightmood 🍷🎵😢




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