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    Good grief, @BeleguRinon is wearing a mask with LEDs advertising the AWS Zürich user group! 😂👏 #awsreinvent https://t.co/3TthxdLJaz


    RT @Kim_BKLYN: This made me feel nauseous.

    I lived with student loan debt for 10 years before I could feasibly pay it off and then threw e…


    Thanks to all the amazing @AWSUserGroups leaders who joined us today and who worked so hard to keep their communities strong over the last two years! ❤️ #awsreinvent @sebsto @Karissa_Wood_ @mariaencinar https://t.co/HLV7To6uSq


    RT @susie_dent: Word of the day is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): the desire to be away from other people and to be left alone.


    @jeffblankenburg @Cosmopolitan_LV One of my favorite things about the Cosmopolitan is Momofuku. 😂


    Realisation: I’m happy that novelty Advent calendars are bringing so many of my friends Joy, but damn, my social media feeds are FULL of them.


    Also, I can’t believe that someone hasn’t made a stupid Advent Calendar of NFTs yet. Although if they did, I’d have to throw myself out the nearest window. #haaaaaate


    @editingemily Heard this in an LT meeting yesterday and GASPED. Very excited! And already putting up my hand to help with a certain project once you’re started… 😉


    @philnash @DeveloperSteve NOOOOOOOOOO


    “Not really going incognito today, are you?” 😂 The AWS dress is making its re:Invent debut! Come say hello this morning at the Developer Lounge in the Expo. #awsreinvent https://t.co/dFwz5vmIt0


    Join AWS community leaders for Werner Vogels keynote reactions here at the Developer Lounge at 11am! @ihuerga @jasondunn #awsreinvent https://t.co/02qEw3AlNI


    Keynote reaction meetup is in full swing with several @AWSUserGroups leaders! #awsreinvent https://t.co/MRmQUtwJyE


    Excited to get to meet @hiro_baila today! She is a leader in the AWS Japan community and she’s passionate about using tech to help the world. Thanks @Vel12171 for introducing us! ❤️ #awsreinvent https://t.co/QXgK3ceeEx


    “Is that a Rue dress??” AMAZING! Ten points to my new friend @wiredferret who is the only person to actually identify the pattern I used in the AWS dress! ❤️👗 #awsreinvent https://t.co/eL8fVHaW9F


    RT @ziniman: Best #reInvent outfit award goes to… @web_goddess https://t.co/8ofFwQLjND



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    Korean food (and Frosé!) with my BFF courtesy of @ChefRoyChoi! 감사합니다 ❤️ https://t.co/JW2fyBUVCG


    All miked up and ready for the first session of @AWSonAir today! Join me and some of the guys from @aerospikedb talking about their “wicked fast database” very shortly… https://t.co/vhHFwTEJEI


    I’m back at the Developer Lounge and enjoying meeting up with folks! Had a lovely chat with Twitter buddy @PilotSchenck. Come by and say hi! #awsreinvent https://t.co/dpn8J8SUdO


    Guten Tag and G’DAY! I finally got to meet @aaronwalker, fellow Aussie-in-Deutschland and organiser of the @BerlinAWSUG. #awsreinvent 🇦🇺🇩🇪 https://t.co/sAEZpTSEPH


    At the AWS User Group leaders workshop learning from folks that run meetups around the world. First up is @aaronwalker from @BerlinAWSUG talking about the challenge of moving back to in-person events. #awsreinvent https://t.co/sbjmiIsGBX


    Next up is @Ana_La_Rana from @awswomencol talking about how her group is training and supporting women in LATAM to get up-to-speed on the cloud and AWS. They were able to partner with local companies to provide bootcamps for members! #awsreinvent https://t.co/fCZHPt9Pls


    Another amazing woman from LATAM – Isa from AWS Girls Chile challenging everyone in the room on what they are doing to support and empower women in their communities. ❤️ #awsreinvent https://t.co/WHiG5jAcSq


    Next up is @paradesi from AWS ML Community NYC talking about strategies for growing a niche meetup globally. Protip: use multiple channels for finding potential speakers! #awsreinvent https://t.co/CE3p0MC6cx


    LOL. “Hi, I’m Brian Tarbox. Would you like to speak at my meetup?” Many chuckles as Brian from @BostonAws introduces himself. (I’ve seen him at German meetups!) Brian proudly shared that 58% of the AWS Boston speakers “don’t look like me.” 👏 #awsreinvent https://t.co/62tdRHDroF


    @BostonAws Wonderful offer from Brian to help out smaller groups, especially those from underrepresented groups, to help find speakers! Reach out to him on LinkedIn. ❤️



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    I have a very small number of AWS Australia stickers at the Developers Lounge! Come by the AWS User Groups desk to say G’Day! ❤️🇦🇺🦘 https://t.co/SZC3GTrUtb


    Here’s me and @jennapederson making sad faces because @lynnlangit isn’t at #awsreinvent. 😩 https://t.co/Flca8jOnbl


    I finally got to meet @IanMmmm in person! He’s like, “Where’s @the_snook?!” 😂 We’re basically the Jay & Silent Bob of tech. #awsreinvent https://t.co/g13QUqfJGx


    Just met up with @vikomex at the Developers Lounge. “KRIS! I saw your interview with @mavi888uy and it was so helpful!” 😍 I can’t wait to see how many folks get the job of their dreams in 2022… https://t.co/q5qg3UWbAr


    Just met up with @vikomex at the Developers Lounge. “KRIS! I saw your interview with @mavi888uy and it was so helpful!” 😍 I can’t wait to see how many folks get the job of their dreams in 2022… https://t.co/ITQsLJ7HLt


    GUTEN TAG DEUTSCHLAND! Big love to the @AWSCommunityDE 🇩🇪. Met up with @hoegertn and @pgarbe at the Developers Lounge… #awsreinvent https://t.co/2pmJi0SkM7


    @lemon_lime Belinda sent me several packs from Oz! ❤️🏳️‍🌈 (I sent her photos tonight and told her they were a hit!)


    @pgarbe Except for that stupid giant beer garden advertisement. 😐


    @HeshamAboElMagd @mavi888uy You can DM me. Can’t promise a swift reply these days but will try!



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    @jennapederson @lynnlangit NOOOOOOOOOOO


    We need it to Las Vegas! Introduced the Snook to @glory_madaya and Rinon. We’re fighting the jet lag… 😴 @ The LINQ https://t.co/NtYUySGJkZ


    If you want to find me at #awsreinvent, most of my time will be bouncing between the AWS Community DevLounge in the ExpoHall and the AWS On Air stage/live stream! You can even watch online on Twitter: https://t.co/QoCodF9ODb


    RT @jennapederson: Submit your #SecretIngredient idea to win an iPad Pro during #AWS #reInvent ➡️ https://t.co/d8BMLtNiG3



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    The snow is coming down, but we’re heading to the airport and enjoying our last maskless bit of fresh air for probably 19 hours. #reInvent here we come! @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/x7aTDIi16D


    Munich suburb names that the Aussies always giggle at: 1) Bogenhausen. 2) Daglfing


    RT @Grady_Booch: Best definition of Proof of Work ever: “burn electricity in a provable way” https://t.co/T8RdRORBV0


    @gilmae Some of my colleagues were trying to convince me to move to Bogenhausen. “It’s cheaper!” I bet it is. Aber wo ist Hipsterdorf??


    Just posted a photo https://t.co/4yBkDlNwUO



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    He let me buy him the Belstaff. 😍 The Christmas markets are canceled, but I still had Glühwein as we shopped for gifts. 🎄🍷 @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/ph6uMXlSSd



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    He let me buy him the Belstaff. 😍 The Christmas markets are canceled, but I still had Glühwein as we shopped for gifts. 🎄🍷

    He let me buy him the Belstaff. 😍 The Christmas markets are canceled, but I still had Glühwein as we shopped for gifts. 🎄🍷

    He let me buy him the Belstaff. 😍 The Christmas markets are canceled, but I still had Glühwein as we shopped for gifts. 🎄🍷

    He let me buy him the Belstaff. 😍 The Christmas markets are canceled, but I still had Glühwein as we shopped for gifts. 🎄🍷


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    Woke up to the first snowfall of the year! ❄️ The leaves haven’t even finished falling yet… @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/t42qtqUCHB



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    Woke up to the first snowfall of the year! ❄️ The leaves haven’t even finished falling yet…

    Woke up to the first snowfall of the year! ❄️ The leaves haven’t even finished falling yet…


  • Shared today on Twitter

    This is really nice, and it’s going to save me a few bucks each month running @RoaldDahlFans! 😍 https://t.co/3shh1WhGan


    Honestly @nbc, you know what I’d be really thankful for? If you provided some legit way for American expats overseas to watch the Thanksgiving Parade. It’s bad enough to miss my family and pumpkin pies and everything else, but I’d really love to at least see the balloons. 😢


    RT @alyankovic: Just catching up on some emails this morning. https://t.co/RPwp3EMmt6


    Celebrating the way our Pilgrim forefathers did! ❤️🍕#happythanksgivng @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/kmUnP1KShx




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