RT @RoaldDahlFans: I think the latter could actually be fascinating. The Oompa-Loompas were originally black pygmies from Africa until Dahl…

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It’s that time again… 😳 https://t.co/eNpG4Zlgr2 https://t.co/DqKvQSdpNM

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RT @kuso_otoko: here’s something about kindness from @neilhimself that I think about all the time https://t.co/eP9KL5MGE0

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My aunt just asked on Facebook if @diversionary is Rodd’s dad. 😂

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@mattgillard My annual photo commemorating the first time we realised @diversionary and @the_snook look somewhat alike. 😜

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RT @lynnlangit: released “Cloud NoSQL for SQL Pros”
@awscloud @GCPcloud
https://t.co/cKnt2Q5bWe

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RT @digital_duck: I just discovered in 2016 scientists gave a parrot protective goggles and it’s the best thing I’ve seen all day https://t…

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Current bogroll status: 20 rolls left from the giant Costco pack we bought six months ago. Phew. Was not relishing the idea of trying to source more.

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RT @_joemag: Happy that we made the right decision here. https://t.co/OR7ttQIehG

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@MichelePlayfair Yep. 🙁

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Hannah is literally one of the best people ON THE PLANET and she’s so smart and kind and you should go listen to her RIGHT NOW. 🧜‍♀️ @hannahyanfield @rabbieburns https://t.co/naxrE5qmJE

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RT @jaltma: Average employee tenure in tech is under 2 years, but it’s a big advantage if your company can ~double that.

Many people start…

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RT @johnallsopp: Great leaders roll out the red carpet and clean up the crap. Poor ‘leaders’ eat first and leave a mess for others to clean…

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LOL. Pretty sure @frankarr has seen me in meetings making this exact face. 😂 https://t.co/pKf7Uu6Y69

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RT @roald_dahl: @LittleyLucy @alice That’s quite enough cuteness for now. Back to business with this gruesome pair: Veruca Salt and The Tru…

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RT @JaniceOliver_: 6 year old daughter is bloody thrilled to be Crowley on #WorldBookDay @neilhimself @michaelsheen @drmuig https://t.co/M5…

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RT @mollywaggett: the scariest thing about COVID-19 is that it looks like a JIRA ticket

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@sazzajay My husband and I have been referring to it as the “mythical 370” for decades!

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RT @IanMmmm: The Amazon Web Services AWSome Day Online returns on March 19. Register here & take your first steps into the cloud: https://t…

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RT @i386: Dahl wrote a stack of other books better than Charlie. The world doesn’t need an Oompa-Loompa origin story. https://t.co/NqmkRQM3…

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RT @Sandobaito: The angels with the lapels pointing up and the demons with the lapels pointing down detail :’) ❤ https://t.co/pHdYqDpOWv

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@randomknits Love it!

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Not gonna lie – totally read this in @starbuxman’s voice in my head. https://t.co/C0iC3fR2iJ

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@randommandelbot Another t-shirt design…

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Petey Cat yarked so loudly the other night I heard it through my Sleepphones-and-white-noise isolation kit and became convinced the Snook was choking to death beside me. I sat up and yelled, I’m told. 😐 https://t.co/DaXGi8nIGh

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I did not buy any toilet paper today. I did however spend $23 on a goddamn 250g bag of coffee beans, because evidently Chippendale is turning into fricking Surry Hills, and everything is awful, and I’ve just given up fighting.

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Ah, Mardi Gras. Turns out six hours of makeup, glitter, and sweat is not that great for your complexion. 😱 https://t.co/GOrMUA9iak

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@chaitanyakuber It better be.

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@malcolmsheridan We bought like a mattress size pack at Costco six months ago… still working through it.

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RT @Ben_Shute: Current state of shopping in Australia #toiletpaper #coronavirus https://t.co/de3yeptjMo

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RT @LeslieMac: One of the things I’ve been hesitant to name about this primary, is the deep sadness in watching a dynamic, smart, effective…

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Will the Millennial Aesthetic Ever End? https://t.co/aDpjE3nTZY – Literally did a CMD-F to search for “canva.” 😜 (@themaninblue)

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RT @WomensAgenda: International Women’s Day exists to highlight the entrenched disadvantage & inequity women and girls around the world fac…

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@_bron_ This is why a drop-in bobbin with a clear case was my #1 non-negotiable requirement for my new sewing machine!

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@gilmae I don’t understand how we had the same couch cover and ours looked DESTROYED and yours still looks brand new.

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@randomknits @gilmae Oh phew. Wondered if it was only our shitheads that destroy IKEA.

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@randomknits @gilmae We talk in dreamy terms about how someday we’ll have nice furniture.

Someday…

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How Ramona Quimby Taught a Generation of Girls to Embrace Brashness https://t.co/6foM4qmxV5 – I wrote a uni admissions essay about how Ramona was my hero, and I *always* squeeze the toothpaste in the middle. https://t.co/DihjFiXfDP

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And yet yesterday I found myself giving advice to a young woman in the tech industry who wants to know how to get men in meetings to shake her hand and respect her opinion.

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I patiently explained how she could sand off the sharp edges of herself to fit better, to signal to them that she knew how to play the game. I told her that we all have to decide how much of this we’re willing to do.

She was grateful for the advice. I hated myself.

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There’s not really much more to it, other than the fact that I just read the Ramona article and it made me really really sad.

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@gilmae I had a wild impulse to lie to her, decided to tell the truth, and by the end of it was confessing all my own worst insecurities. And this was someone who looks up to me, and sees me as a role model. 😕

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RT @richbuggy: I’ll be speaking at @SydServerless this week. Is there a topic you want to hear? My current short list is:

1. AppSync + sin…

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RT @keavy: I wrote a bit about staying an IC, and choosing the technical leadership path: https://t.co/IMtkH5TYmd

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Men friends – do you see this stuff too? Are these bots, or just another shitty part of being a woman on the Internet? You get followed by a guy with a weird name, only a few photos that look like a dating ad, and they are following hundreds of women. It just feels gross. https://t.co/vwHaJkwpYS

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@mattgillard LOL. I only saw the one at first. 😂

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And this isn’t a one off. It happens over and over. (I block them.)

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I should say that I’m aware of the porn bots, and occasionally get those too. But most of these accounts feel more realistic. A shocking number of them are men in the military. I just… I dunno. Maybe this is legit how single men are trying to meet women these days?

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@kcm74 I’ve seen more obvious bots… but sad middle-aged men? With no obvious linked scam? Maybe the idea is I engage and it turns into a Nigerian scam.

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@randomknits YES, that too!

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Hair of the dog what bit me. 🍻 https://t.co/xg9WzL3zeV https://t.co/gNiE99U1aI

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OH at Sunday drinking: “So that was the year I had a ukulele…”

(That may have been from me. 😒)

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Roasty. – Drinking an Elsie The Milk Stout by @BatchBrewCo at @BatchBrewCo — https://t.co/cbJX0no1OW

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@richbuggy I get those too, tbh. The middle aged men one is the outlier.

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RT @Rose_Matafeo: ok, PSA: the yellow Wiggle and the purple Wiggle were married but got divorced and now the yellow Wiggle is dating a Wigg…

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RT @Grady_Booch: The Chief Of Staff of the US Air Force has directed a change to the lyrics of the Air Force song.

To a friend, we send a…

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@randomknits AIN’T IT THE TRUTH.

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RT @AU_JohnDw20: I got to carry the ‘g’ in glamazon for our Amazon float in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade last night. What a blast! https://…

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RT @jillreports: I was sent to a Costco to see if people are stocking up (even though health officials say it’s not necessary) in case COVI…

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I gave a talk at the NSW Weavers Guild a few years ago and left feeling a strong temptation to buy, like, twelve looms. Way geekier than any tech meetup I’ve ever been to! (I just don’t have the room in my house…) https://t.co/a6bdq3OF3D

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@sevandyk Knitting and programming – a more crafter-oriented version of this one I did for tech conferences. https://t.co/Qck6Pp1odZ

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@steve_evil OMG 😂

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@randommandelbot I like this one a lot.

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RT @steve_evil: @web_goddess so the correct response here is *not* “OK Loomer”?

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