Peter Vosshall
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Peter Vosshall
@PeterVosshall
Former Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services (Retired). Marathon runner. Bainbridge Islander.
Katılım Mart 2007
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How to Want Less: The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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So far frontwomen are dominating the top 20 in the @kexp best albums of 2021 as voted by listeners. Love it! And still waiting to see where Arlo Parks, Dry Cleaning, and Wet Leg land kexp.org/playlist/?mont…
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At re:Invent, “Shane and Carl demonstrated how much more energy efficient Rust is compared to every other language, with Rust emerging as approximately 50% more energy efficient than Java, and a whopping 98% more efficient than Python.” Nice. foundation.rust-lang.org/posts/2021-12-…
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Good progress being made on our #ClimatePledge…on track to power Amazon operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025 - five years ahead of target.
Kara Hurst@KaraHurst
Today we’re announcing 18 new wind and solar energy projects across the world! As the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, we're moving quickly and deliberately to address the climate crisis. #ClimatePledge aboutamazon.com/news/sustainab…
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@DanielleMorrill Do lunch at Isla de Marin's, a great seafood hole in the wall away from the tourists. We also enjoyed the nearby Restaurante Barcelona Tapas -- great views!
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“One neurological explanation that’s been suggested is that the seven-day week originated—or, more plausibly, survived—because humans are good at memorizing things up to seven. So the seven-day week could just be a good cognitive fit.” theatlantic.com/family/archive…
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@CTOAdvisor Electric leaf blower is my favorite tool for this. The end of the blower is just slightly smaller than the duct aperture. Lint clog doesn’t stand a chance.
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SDOT Traffic@SDOTtraffic
University Bridge is still stuck. Engineers are making progress to find cause of electric system failure, but still no estimate on when repairs will be done. Watch @SDOTTraffic for updates; electrical testing work may cause false updates from @SDOTBridges. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2021/11/13/bri…
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