Month: August 2020

  • Shared today on Twitter

    More decluttering. Any Sydney folks interested in the Ultimate Home Isolation Fun Kit, aka our Wii setup? Includes 13 games, guitars and microphone for Guitar Hero rocking out, as well as Wii Fit board for indoor exercise. πŸŽΈπŸŽ€πŸ˜… https://t.co/RHMSnbWApy https://t.co/RWombAAnKB


    Apparently I too am a pack rat. Just found a 19yo backup of @RoaldDahlFans…. 😳 https://t.co/QMtUDwAlV2


    RT @samcoren: Did I do @SimpsonsOps right https://t.co/EZo9TnAuoA


    It’s very weird to glance up and see yourself scrolling past on your Twitter feed! πŸ˜‚ Thanks @jernej_kavka… https://t.co/x4IBUs2yD9


    @AndyPalmer @RoaldDahlFans Apparently we do, but I don’t think there’s any value in it (if it can even be read). Nobody cares about my turn-of-the-millennium hand-crafted artisanal HTML but me, and even I can’t be arsed. πŸ˜‚


    @a4dev @jonoabroad @RoaldDahlFans RDF as in @RoaldDahlFans .


    Anybody collect the Harry Potter Trading Card game? I have 600+ cards (including some rare) in pristine condition. You can have the lot for $100. Message me if you want the full list! Happy to post wherever. https://t.co/inYN29OzsF


    RT @MelissaKaulfuss: Oh this is too cute ❀️☺️
    Flaschengeist = Genie πŸ§žβ€β™€οΈ
    Literally bottle ghost πŸΎπŸ‘»
    I love languages!


    @MelissaKaulfuss Hahaha… Rodd has really been enjoying learning German. I laughed for like 2 minutes when he learned “Haustier”. πŸ˜‚


    Folks who (used to) travel a lot – if you were travelling to Europe from Sydney, which option is better? Qatar Airways through Doha, or Etihad through Abu Dhabi?


    @andre_verheij Unfortunately no direct connections from Singapore to where we’re going, so it’s out.


    @charrett @andre_verheij Yep… actually we’re moving! To Europe!! 😳


    @hannahcancode Good call.


    @andre_verheij @charrett We started this process way back at the start of the year, not realising what was going to happen. Both my husband and I are transferring within our companies, so thankfully minimal risk for employment.


    @andre_verheij @charrett https://t.co/4zUPvQUNlH – and always happy to put in a referral 😜


    @annakelk Thanks Anna! ❀️


    The Snook and I made a “Meat Head” for Halloween 2011. It was amazing, if I do say so myself. ☠️ https://t.co/EUIxLmF90Q https://t.co/TGr4eCiwlp


    Thanks everyone! We’ve opted to go DOH on Qatar. ❀️✈️


    @that_alison Nope, just a quick transfer!


    @zbendr There’s a plastic skull under there. πŸ˜‚


    I am very happy to inform you that there are new episodes of @Jeopardy on Netflix AU! πŸŽ‰ https://t.co/wL3OiY8JHe


    @gojkoadzic Thanks Gojko. We’re going cattle class – masked up and sanitised – so I think service is going to be minimal anyway. πŸ˜‚


    @Amys_Kapers @charrett @andre_verheij I’ve been waiting to make the big public announcement until we had work visas, travel approval from government, and airplane tickets in hand. But… could have that as soon as tomorrow! 😳


    @developerjack WAY TO GO! πŸ‘


    @developerjack Let me tell you the story of how I thought I had my student loans paid off ten years ago, until I needed to get a copy of my diploma recently, and then found out that that was not 100% true. 😩


    @maryamumar Munich! We had such a lovely visit after @BuildStuffConf last year, we made a New Year’s resolution to get back there. ❀️


    @maryamumar @BuildStuffConf Still with AWS.


    Phrases I don’t use often enough: “Probably because of Xanadu.” ✨ https://t.co/0brwLBJnj0


    It me. https://t.co/8o6rksCMqD


    @claudiajayne_ Phew! Glad to hear it.


    RT @camstewarttheoz: This obituary of a Coronavirus victim in Texas pulls no punches #auspol https://t.co/AQgycm5qLm


    @readingtheend If this is what I call my “Good Stuff” folder, then I totally agree!


    @MitchPommers https://t.co/gSUHVKJJ10


    @NeringaYoung @maryamumar @BuildStuffConf Tickets confirmed this morning – three weeks from TODAY! 😱


    @NickyWill100 The number of you folks that assume I’m traveling Business is hilarious. πŸ˜‚ I’ve never not been in cattle class!


    @nemshilov We’re packing up our house to move, and I think we’d be in with a real shot at that title.


    I don’t understand. These settings have been OFF for months, and yet I still get a stupid red dot notification every time someone likes a FB Page that I’m a moderator on. How do I MAKE THEM GO AWAY other than removing myself from the Page team? https://t.co/LFdWct1rYO


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Any Sydneysiders want to buy our old Wii as a Home Isolation Fun Kit? Includes guitars and microphone for Guitar Hero fun, as well as Wii Fit board for getting exercise.


    How I amassed – and then FORGOT ABOUT – 600+ Harry Potter trading cards is beyond me.

    Anybody want them?


    Can you picture the Snook and I roughing it on a hike? Exactly.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Still decluttering. Today’s treasure from @the_snook’s office is a vintage Durst “Reporter” photographic enlarger. Still works too! Any takers in Sydney for $20? https://t.co/GG9vdTWX5p


    RT @RandallKanna: Sometimes I feel like engineering is all about surviving the first few years. And then suddenly companies reach out to yo…


    @laimelde @the_snook No takers! It’s yours if you want it. πŸ™‚


    @TarynEwens @Atlassian A CUSTOM VIEWMASTER? That’s brilliant. (And congratulations!!)


    RT @telefontelaviv: https://t.co/4kiiyDGDk9


    Ep 15: The Snook makes a Moscow Mule AND a Tequila Sunrise! 🍹 https://t.co/BKCEhJSTvP https://t.co/6jYoB3dH3m


    Hm. In the past I would’ve said “Veronica Mars” or “Arrested Development,” but… be careful what you wish for. I feel like I’m dooming whatever I pick. Maybe “My So-Called Life”? https://t.co/zeKZyITHDR


    Just requested my US absentee ballot using https://t.co/evHzqVNLGe . Expat friends – this is so important, and thankfully this site makes it super easy. Mine took less than 5 min. Please do it! Our voices deserve to be counted.


    My second appearance on an official @awscloud Instagram account, and it’s again for dressing up in something silly. πŸ˜‚ https://t.co/9CKHYn6ejS https://t.co/ARxlyYKjF1


    RT @ithayla: I repeat

    he googled ‘red dye recipe’

    and the first result was the one from the video game zelda breath of the wild

    and h…


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Ep 15: The Snook makes a Moscow Mule AND a Tequila Sunrise!

    To make up for being a day late, we’ve got two classics from the β€œdark ages” of cocktails… 🍹


    Expat friends – this is so important. Please do it! If you haven’t registered to vote from overseas, this website makes it incredibly simple. Mine took less than 5 minutes. (And thankfully, Indiana has allowed me to register and vote via email for the last few elections.)


    I’ve been featured on one of the official AWS Instagram accounts again, this time as a giant lemur. (Both times have been for dressing up in something silly.) πŸ˜‚


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @RyanChallen @TwoRedKites Congrats Ryan! Can’t wait to see what you accomplish.


    RT @mattstratton: This whole 🧡 https://t.co/NhhP7iZiTV


    RT @hillelogram: 9. “Charisma matters.” Software trends driven as much by good speakers and writers as they are by technical merits, perhap…


    @ElaineStead It’s great… a little sad that there’s only one woman mentioned there though. I wonder if it’s due to demographics of early, cashed-out employees, or whether there are women but they just aren’t keen on being founders.


    @desplesda @The_McJones I actually have one, you know. But if I tell you what it’s for, I have to kill you.


    @lynnlangit If you don’t sew, I highly recommend! It’ll tax your brain and you can make cool things with it.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @avichal: Startups are a test of will, not intellect.


    @mmastertheone I saw! I’m on their email list. Very tempted… but right now I swore not to buy more stuff!


    @brodrigu @panerabread Wait, so it’s geoblocked to the US?!


    I love this stupid tourist trap. 🍌❀️ https://t.co/S7jIzHJzDr https://t.co/J2oqRpWM8t


    RT @watsbeat: Feeling accomplished at having deployed two websites today with #AWS: a static site hosted on S3 + a WordPress blog on EC2. T…


    @watsbeat @TheresaNeate @ashlebug @alikillenit @CaroEvans9 @LelaniCodes @nikkiricks Amazing – sounds like fun!!


    Winter in the country is all right. πŸ”₯🧢 https://t.co/wvl0zxPN50 https://t.co/oAyk1GRvsM


    RT @mikeets14: My 9yr old’s first book review, I guess https://t.co/19bvN4AnVr


    @brodrigu They did it for me via DM. Thank you though for offering!


    @jonoabroad Sadly not an audiophile, but my MIL has a very nice stereo!


  • Shared today on Facebook

    A man and his Pop, on top of the world. @ Sealy Lookout Bruxner Park


    I love this stupid tourist trap. 🍌❀️


    Winter in the country is all right. πŸ”₯🧢


    Happy birthday Crawfy! ❀️


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    Winter in the country is all right. πŸ”₯🧢

    Winter in the country is all right. πŸ”₯🧢

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    I love this stupid tourist trap. 🍌❀️

    I love this stupid tourist trap. 🍌❀️

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    A man and his Pop, on top of the world.

    A man and his Pop, on top of the world.

    A man and his Pop, on top of the world.

    A man and his Pop, on top of the world.