Merry Christmas and happy holidays! #bepeculiar @amazonwebservices https://t.co/4sF1Zs9Nmx https://t.co/iGLlk9zCAc

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@LizlingC Sure, but the ratio of times when it’s actually useful vs times when it’s an annoying dead end that doesn’t even reference the original source is like 1:10,000.

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@lathiat Yeah, I’m talking about personal use. I know there’s a Chrome extension that blocks them, but it just visually hides them. You end up with pages with 2 results on them, which is annoying.

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@The_McJones Please let @SydTechLeaders know when you find out, because we’re moving to the former for our meetups next year.

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@DuchessFounder Thank you!! ❤️

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Flower crowns = best Christmas party activity EVER. L @ Arygle Bar https://t.co/RmMNdMiekT

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TIL wearing a homemade dress with your company’s logo all over it is a great conversation starter at the Christmas party. 😂 (“HEY, YOU’RE THAT #frocktober GIRL!!”)

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Earlier in the night: always the Prom Queen and King. ❤️ @rdrkt https://t.co/vZN6YYW1lF https://t.co/wvLzHzA0e9

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The Snook’s Christmas party is tomorrow, and the theme is “Made in the 90s.” He found his first cellphone and charged it up for the first time in nearly 20 years. ❤️ #dontcallit https://t.co/2939uEafGb https://t.co/yZbvvbBeb0

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The Snook is cleaning his man-bag from the 90’s. (Seriously.) “People are just going to think I’m a hipster, FROM NOW!” he frets.

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@glenngillen He thinks so! He had it in Sydney and thinks he took it to London with him when he met me.

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RT @jenrigatoni: All this time Ariana grande was actually the one with big dick energy

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More spelunking through our collection of 1990’s gear. “How are you going to carry all this?” “THAT’S WHAT THE MAN BAG IS FOR!” 😍 https://t.co/mX2f1VS0R4 https://t.co/tju0pUyzkE

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@nothergeek In translucent plastic, because the 90’s. 🙂

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RT @lindamciver: Need a last minute Christmas idea? Want to support Data Science Education? Have a very Data Science Christmas at https://t…

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@whereistanya @jonoabroad @JeffreyTheobald Thank you!! The Melbourne tech community is so great. ❤️

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RT @soxyface: Look who started a podcast with a big Irish 👍!!! Thanks @evolvable and @web_goddess for the opportunity to do even MOHR talki…

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AWS Dev Warriors kicking off with Nickk giving a re:Invent recap! https://t.co/qETQ9MRNIL

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So Google must have automated ways of adhering to suppression orders in various countries, right? Here’s the thing – why can’t I use that as a personal setting to NEVER see Pinterest in my search results ever again?! 🔥

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Earworm Report: “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” has been replaced by the theme to “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power,” which is a much happier situation. WE MUST BE STRONG! 🦄🌈

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This is really happening, folks.

“Do I look cool or like a big dork?” I asked the Snook. He considered and answered brightly, “BOTH!” 😂 https://t.co/ssoFoAesIa

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@simonwaight But it *is* the day of the Christmas party…

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@simonwaight LOL. I should photoshop it later so @jeffbarr knows what he looks like in an AWS dress…

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@samjarman That would’ve been GENIUS! But alas, I did not think of it. Next year. 🙂

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RT @farbodsaraf: .@vgcerf: ‘I didn’t invent the web’

@timberners_lee: ‘I didn’t invent the internet’

(Photo via @AndiMann) #OurDigitalFut…

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Opened up the latest @WomenWhoCode email to see my friends from @Wwcodesingapore at the top! 👋 https://t.co/sw3sxRroy1

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@gilmae I’m going to have to find a clip and make Alexa play it when he turns the AC on.

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Learning all about blockchain from Priyanka. She’s doing such a great job!! #ggdsyd https://t.co/0tD9KI9u0m

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I have honestly learned more about blockchain and Bitcoin from Priyanka’s talk than any other this year! #ggdsyd https://t.co/aUtqRkRl8T

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A real demo of blockchain in Javascript!! 👏 #ggdsyd https://t.co/Tixc4hlPGY

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Where was this talk 11 years ago, @notsolonecoder?! #ggdsyd https://t.co/PAzoRc8UY5

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OHAI. It me. (I feel seen.) #ggdsyd @notsolonecoder https://t.co/TRxzyX4hHV

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Literally a dozen other people are wincing and chuckling in recognition of their own selves. #ggdsyd https://t.co/pwC8Ow2eoV

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Damn. In mixed groups, women volunteered for crappy tasks more often, and were EXPECTED and NOMINATED to do this by everybody else. Now I’m annoyed I didn’t know about this for my #sydtechleaders rant last week. #ggdsyd https://t.co/UiV9Ew6aBw

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A couple years back, I saw @notsolonecoder give a talk on growth mindsets, and consequently “GROWTH MINDSET” became a personal mantra. Looks like she’s just inspired another one… #ggdsyd https://t.co/Mn0UxOKYB4

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Spiritual cousin to @notsolonecoder’s talk is @mipsytipsy’s advice about staying technical. QFT. #ggdsyd https://t.co/geLKSjm7X0

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Finishing the talk with Javascript number weirdness with @megganeturner! #ggdsyd https://t.co/RIApNZW62X

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@jonoabroad @whereistanya I heard a rumour she might visit Australia next year?!

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I absolutely love that @megganeturner has tied a fun discussion of Javascript number weirdness into an actual bug she had to fix at @JaxstaMusic. #ggdsyd https://t.co/BdaVrqU7xd

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Nearly at the house when I saw something skitter to my left. Yup, Huntsman. (My hand for scale, because I’m just that much of a badass.) 🕷 https://t.co/YPtTs7rdEG https://t.co/X014d74vJL

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RT @videosmithery: I have some #AdaLovelace binary scarves now in stock at @TheNestUK at Albert Dock liverpool 🙂 https://t.co/BVwaGnzpbx

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RT @JessicaCGlenn: If tech had diverse teams I suspect that I would be able to buy a set of headphones that didn’t always take one or two s…

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@whereistanya @jonoabroad @JeffreyTheobald YAY! I spoke at that one last year – fantastic group, and Jeff is one of my fave people. Now I have to figure out how to get to Melbourne for it (unless your trip has a stop off in Sydney??).

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RT @practicingdev: Don’t fall for the trap of assuming that professional development needs to happen in your spare time–unpaid on nights a…

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@christmasHAMsel 😳

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@mattallen @rabbieburns @paulmiggs Whaaaaat. I am going to the wrong team meetings, clearly.

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My brain: “Oh good. That “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” earworm is finally—DAMN IT.” ☹️

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You think I’m trolling, but I’m not. 😏 https://t.co/fRDp5xW03y

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@lifeasdaddy Not too much. Was more an artefact of poor lighting conditions.

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