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@iamyesyouareno looks like Derivco in Durban

You give them water yet they steal the water pipe. The absolute state of South Africa.

@CapeTown @micno111 @capeLens milternton - grand national boulevard

Where in Cape Town? 7.30am 🕢 #capeQuiz via @micno111 well done!

Reading some example press releases generated by LLMs - it reads as if it was written by someone who is a really good BS'er, hard to detect but detectable.

Listening to Kanye's new album, Donda. The guy is a creative genius. Very inspirational.

@karlzoller @Nutlope I use this getrocketbook.com/products/rocke…

I have be paying more attention to self-improvement and personal/professional development in the last few months. I did this with a little inspiration from a particular tweet by @Nutlope ,and a few other resources. Here is what I have done, and what I have learnt 🧵

PLEASE FELLOW BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS AND INDIANS IN PHOENIX DURBAN REFUSE TO BE BE USED FOR POLITICAL AGENDAS BECAUSE IN THE END YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES WILL SUFFER WHILE THEY SEAT IN PARLIAMENT AND ENJOY THEIR CORRUPTION! 💥PLEASE STOP FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER AND FIGHT TOGETHER!💥

While the disgraceful mayor of durban is stirring racial problems in durban and doing ABSOLUTELY nothing to clean the city, these amazing citizens have taken it up to themselves to clean the city. #ZumaCoupAttempt #KZNViolence

@Werner @mikeolson What were you driving?

@mikeolson Put my foot down on the German autobahn this weekend and it felt liberating.

@MarcJBrooker @nconnaughton I like the clear statement, but direct approach can stifle the conversation especially when used by most senior person in the meeting. I like a softer version "I can see the benefits of your approach, and I have an alternative view/perspective/idea on this.."

@nconnaughton I like the directness. Often, the goal of a conversation is to understand where, and why, we don't agree. "I disagree" is a useful way to say that what follows is an incompatible statement, rather than a statement in agreement, or an unrelated one.

The words “I disagree” are redundant when they’re followed by your alternate opinion, and hence they can be interpreted as being confrontational and aggressive - at least in Australia and the UK. Seems different in the US. Gets me every time.

@shauntrennery @BrentLindeque did you move to CPT?

@BrentLindeque A good morning. (8am, 29th April, Melkbos)

Timeline cleanser: Reply to this tweet with some positivity. Be nice to a stranger. Be kind to someone you know. Comment below with a good news story. Just share some lekker. ❤️

Empathetic leadership....the new hot skill. Coming soon to a MBA near you.

I am hiring an experienced engineering leader in Vancouver to build a contact management service @ Amazon scale leveraging AWS tech. amazon.jobs/en/internal/jo…

I love the use of Slack in the workplace, but its also another "todo-list" that I need to track......

After 10 years at AWS as a manager of some sort, I am still amazed by how well the organization supports and encourages entrepreneurial behaviors (risk taking, moving fast, ownership) but with the benefit of "big company" safety. Still #day1

@blacktau You know you a manager when you wake up from a dream which consisted of Word and not saving the latest version before rebooting your MacBook. ;)

You know you’re a developer when you wake up from a dream which consisted of an IDE and you stepping through code looking for an impossible bug (IDE was dark mode) #developerlife

Another weekend, writing Amazon style narratives...its the job that I tell everyone I hate, but secretly love. Might be a good topic for an extended post.

Inspired by @lukevenediger and @MarcJBrooker to share learnings and thoughts on building teams and software.

@HomeAffairsSA Please publish official letter stating that "DHA is not currently processing unabridged birth certificates because national archives are closed due to COVID lockdown" This single letter will help thousands of South Africans who are applying for green cards in USA.

@HomeAffairsSA My 2 year old refuses to take a digital photo at the Cape Town office for passport. What options do I have? Please help.

@webafrica your call center agent Darren in Cape Town provided a very poor service and dropped my call