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    @buzzyNZ I could only get tickets at 10:30pm, and the place was PACKED until well after midnight. I’m still kind of staggered.


    Brekkie in Hamburg. Note there are actual green things and vegetables involved! 🤯 @ Cafe melt https://t.co/EyEIqHzhsl



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    Brekkie in Hamburg. Note there are actual green things and vegetables involved! 🤯


    This morning’s adventure – a cruise of Hamburg’s Speicherstadt (“warehouse city”) and the harbour! Caught the rain at the tail end of it… ⛴🚢⚓️


    Explored Hamburg a bit and then met up with my colleague Dennis Traub to visit the Elbphilharmonie observation deck and the Reeperbahn. 😳 Then dinner and beers with local AWS leader Andreas! 🍻



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    Heading off on our biggest adventure yet! 🚅 (Fun trivia: German for “I have a hangover” is “Ich habe einen Kater” – “I have a tomcat.”) 😂🐈 @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/XiJTJpYf3V


    Hello Hamburg! We had dinner at the Dom fun fair. 😂 (Me: “Wait, you’ve given me two sausages but I only ordered one.” Server: “Ma’am, you ordered the half-meter bratwurst. I had to cut it in half to get it on the bun.” 😳🌭) https://t.co/oe3k7P1f39


    @jonoabroad I think so? @dtraub can confirm. 😂


    Everyone said we had to go to Miniature Wunderland, the world’s biggest model railway. The Snook was skeptical. Two hours later, we were overwhelmed. This place is NUTS. 😳🚃🚂🛬🛫 https://t.co/abf5lu5Ucy


    @_Ryan_Ellis More pics and videos on Insta. It was really over the top! The lights cycled through a full day every 15 minutes. 😂



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    Heading off on our biggest adventure yet! 🚅 (Fun trivia: German for “I have a hangover” is “Ich habe einen Kater” – “I have a tomcat.”) 😂🐈


    Hello Hamburg! We had dinner at the Dom fun fair. 😂 (Me: “Wait, you’ve given me two sausages but I only ordered one.” Server: “Ma’am, you ordered the half-meter bratwurst. I had to cut it in half to get it on the bun.” 😳🌭)


    Everyone said we had to go to Miniature Wunderland, the world’s biggest model railway. The Snook was skeptical. Two hours later, we were overwhelmed. This place is NUTS. 😳🚃🚂🛬🛫



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    @minxdragon Haha, of course! I was doing a rewatch while crocheting. 😂


    @johnallsopp I got some Minnesota buddies in @lynnlangit and @jennapederson! Need something in particular?


    @mmastertheone I hadn’t! I knew he was a knitter, but that’s amazing. ❤️ SO CUTE!


    RT @lucyj_ford: i am so warmed by tom daley knitting himself a little pouch for his olympic medal https://t.co/OojA330YHk


    @lynnlangit You and Rodd have the same birthday. ❤️ Many happy returns, friend!


    RT @HenningBrauer: Don’t mix this up https://t.co/o4U8E9JUBP


    RT @annie_parker: We are all Beverly Crusher https://t.co/pwWQtgCC5Z


    Happy birthday to this absolute SNACK, my best friend, and the most interesting person I know. ❤️ @ Restaurant Showroom https://t.co/603HD7gAOj


    Four hours later… after 7 courses, 7 wines, 3 amuse-bouche, and one G&T… (still one dessert to go). 😵‍💫 @ Restaurant Showroom https://t.co/uU2NCQ1pVX



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    Dad, your destiny awaits!


    It’s amazing what you can get done when you have to sit through a lot of online meetings… #crochetkris 🧶


    Happy birthday to this absolute SNACK, my best friend, and the most interesting person I know. ❤️


    Four hours later… after 7 courses, 7 wines, 3 amuse-bouche, and one G&T… (still one dessert to go). 😵‍💫



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    Four hours later… after 7 courses, 7 wines, 3 amuse-bouche, and one G&T… (still one dessert to go). 😵‍💫

    Four hours later… after 7 courses, 7 wines, 3 amuse-bouche, and one G&T… (still one dessert to go). 😵‍💫

    Four hours later… after 7 courses, 7 wines, 3 amuse-bouche, and one G&T… (still one dessert to go). 😵‍💫


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    Happy birthday to this absolute SNACK, my best friend, and the most interesting person I know. ❤️

    Happy birthday to this absolute SNACK, my best friend, and the most interesting person I know. ❤️


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    It’s amazing what you can get done when you have to sit through a lot of online meetings… #crochetkris 🧶

    It’s amazing what you can get done when you have to sit through a lot of online meetings… #crochetkris 🧶


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    It’s 7am and I’m wearing red lippie, so it must be nearly time for my session at #NDCMelbourne! You can watch me talk about knitting and machine learning live here in 15min. 😃 https://t.co/JPr3z7GvQs


    Special shoutout and thank you to @minxdragon for allowing me to highlight their amazing artwork! Check it out online: https://t.co/xCtALuy4Ur https://t.co/xSj7Nh65Qo


    @minxdragon Here’s a link to the article about AlphaFold and the protein structure predictions they’re releasing: https://t.co/k17E43xA8f #NDCMelbourne


    And here’s the Neural Inverse Knitting paper I cited if you want to read through the methodology (and calculus): https://t.co/LdlmElVnUw 🧶 #NDCMelbourne


    Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels demo app so you can demo and test your models: https://t.co/D2LLTkkgSd (Just remember to turn them off when you’re not using them for inference!) 🧶 #NDCMelbourne


    @minxdragon Awww, thank you dear! Was hoping to visit this summer, but I suspect it’ll be a little longer… ❤️


    @msharp Niiiice. I LOVED tiled backgrounds. I thought I had one on mine… maybe it didn’t get archived. (Javascript clock still works though! 😂) https://t.co/SyzpPoqQ4u https://t.co/sJW3Tz3oiQ


    @wobster @msharp It’s quite possible we did. 😂


    I remember back at @canva several years ago we used to name our releases alphabetically. I remember Cheeses of the World was followed by Mythical Creatures (mostly so we could say “Release the Kraken!”). 😂 https://t.co/RzesSOK4ld


    @gabehollombe @aileengemma I immediately posted that to my brother’s Facebook telling him I was sorry for his loss. (It was the family joke how much my brother loved “made for TV” unitasker junk from those infomercials!)


    @yaazamAus Wait, what? You were in Germany, Tiah? But *I’m* in Germany!!


    Does it destroy our foodie cred that nearly everything on the lunch table is Gut & Gunstig store brand? 😂❤️ #lecker @ Munich, Germany https://t.co/lDwX5bxb1P


    Attempt #2, this time with a complete square! Still a bit wonky, but I don’t think the bebe will mind… 🧶 #crochetkris https://t.co/1jZkjtaR8a




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