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    RT @rosannecash: How many pounds of black-eyed peas do I need to buy for New Year’s Day to turn this whole thing around, do you think?


    I understand this is required viewing for Silvester (aka NYE) in Germany. 🍷🥂😂 #wtf #tradition https://t.co/RrE93ppkBp



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    I understand this is required viewing for Silvester (aka NYE) in Germany. 🍷🥂😂 #wtf #tradition

    I understand this is required viewing for Silvester (aka NYE) in Germany. 🍷🥂😂 #wtf #tradition


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    A homemade dinner designed to bring luck in the New Year! Slow-roasted pork belly, Hoppin’ John, and broccoli.

    A homemade dinner designed to bring luck in the New Year! Slow-roasted pork belly, Hoppin’ John, and broccoli.


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    @Harr0uet Couple thousand visits per day (students around the world). VPS is def cheaper, and that’s where I hosted for most of last 20 years. But I’m moving from WordPress to static site entirely hosted on S3, which should drop the costs to pretty much nothing.


    @BugHunterSam Rest up and get better soon Sam. ❤️



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    @cuteiosdev I feel like I missed the boat on it so I’m now pretending it’s a deliberate boycott on my part. 😂


    @jmacmullin @cuteiosdev Yeah, read that several days ago. That’s why I gave up. By the time it hits mainstream media, it’s over. 😜


    @themaninblue You just reminded me that the year-end Best of @bootiemashup is out! Between that and yours, NYE soundtrack is sorted… 😃


    Always one of the best parts of the holiday season… 🎵 https://t.co/weOWgXN1te


    @alex_casalboni Lucky you. I am married to a literal server hugger. 😂 https://t.co/WVavl0f5Wb


    @cobusbernard Good lord. I think there’s a train from LA to Seattle? It sucks, but it’d be faster than this nonsense.


    RT @nameshiv: My alma mater has this oddball end of calendar year tradition where one kid dressed as the current year hands a sash over to…


    WOW! As I’d hoped, the CloudFront free tier expansion is saving me about 50% on my website hosting costs. (In fact, my sites are now fully within the free tier. No CF costs at all!) https://t.co/5SlFp6XaEL https://t.co/ZYLqIRM5SY



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    RT @mavi888uy: @web_goddess DynamoDB is always a hot topic in my channel and the interview I did with @alexbdebrie is obviously on the top!…


    RT @MetalClassicist: The CDC now recommends you wait till you’re halfway out of the underworld before checking if your spouse is still behi…


    @alex_casalboni 💥 How many guest rooms?? 😜


    @knitcodemonkey Welcome, Sister.


    RT @DVDBits: Here are my picks for the best films of 2021. https://t.co/YCziMQ6FMp #BestOf2021 #FilmTwitter


    RT @mtliendo: First it was Taco Bell, now its @hbomax showing off a bit of their Architecture and how they use @AWSAmplify in their org!…



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    Surprise delivery for me?! A lovely Christmas swag box from the AWS dev:Ember team has me feeling quite festive. 🎁🤶 Check out the #DevEmber tag to see all the creative projects my @AWSCloudANZ colleagues came up with… https://t.co/jxN3MZWDmq


    @mavi888uy WAIT, the favorite one?!?! 😲


    RT @mavi888uy: It seems that you all want to work at #AWS, as your favorite video was about the interview process that I did with @web_godd…



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    Surprise delivery for me?! A lovely Christmas swag box from the AWS dev:Ember team has me feeling quite festive. 🎁🤶 Check out the #DevEmber tag on Twitter to see all the creative projects we came up with…

    Surprise delivery for me?! A lovely Christmas swag box from the AWS dev:Ember team has me feeling quite festive. 🎁🤶 Check out the #DevEmber tag on Twitter to see all the creative projects we came up with…


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    @heitor_lessa I don’t remember it really being a thing when I was growing up in the US. I suspect it’s to do with Facebook, and having a photo to share there on the day. The big trend I’m noticing now is matching pajamas for everyone. That’s exploded in the last ten years.


    @heitor_lessa Pre-Facebook, some families did take a yearly photo to be sent out as Christmas cards. (My sister has done this for like 15+ years.) I suspect that may contribute to the trend, as people started sharing those to FB instead of physically printing and posting.


    @killerswan @heitor_lessa Ha, yeah. It feels like a similar thing to those stick figure stickers people would stick to the back of their SUVs bragging about their 2.5 kids and a dog.


    RT @dragontologist: https://t.co/n2bMxt3BmR



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    Christmas is time for sweets! An enormous chocolate babka made by the Snook, and Kaiserschmarrn (Tirolean pancake) made by me! https://t.co/hfrgScC7Sj


    In news that will surprise no one, we made way too much food for two people. (Turkey, mashed potatoes, roasted onions, glazed carrots, peas, and gravy for dinner!) @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/1hkJ8Gcy1X


    @GarethinNRW YUMMMM. Well, the onions were roasted with the turkey!




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