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Maru

@bumblebee_42

IT, shitposting and weather complaints

 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined March 2011
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Replying to @XpertChristy
There was a paper comparing nutritional value of avocados to chances of injuring yourself with knife to get the seed out. Long story short - not worth eating it
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QA spiders must be psyched
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In 2009, a South African IT company showed that it was 25 times faster to send a 4GB SD card 50 miles by carrier pigeon than it was to use the country’s national internet provider Telkom.
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Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) profile pictureQuite Interesting
@qikipedia6 Apr 2021
Research suggests women make more jokes when they’re not being interrupted by men.
three women joking

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I still haven't seen a better mask picture
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People sleep better in countries with more gender equality.
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Brontosaurus: I have anxiety

ALT Brontosaurus: I have anxiety

Brontosaurus 2: things could be worse

ALT Brontosaurus 2: things could be worse

Brontosaurus: yes

ALT Brontosaurus: yes

Brontosaurus: I am intimately familiar with that thought

ALT Brontosaurus: I am intimately familiar with that thought

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What a ride! #MyTwitterAnniversary
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‘Disrationalia’ is a term coined by Professor of Psychology Keith E. Stanovich, meaning ‘the inability to think and behave rationally despite having adequate intelligence’.
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Replying to @DutchNewsNL
Ok guys I can share a powerful meditation technique with you Sit comfortably Inhale Exhale Inhale Exhale Drink a shot Inhale Exhale Inhale Exhale Repeat until you feel better
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Now I finally know why I need this device!
Ilja Gort (@iljagort) profile pictureIlja Gort@iljagort19 Feb 2021
Even een peertje indraaien. #perseverance #Datkunnenwijook
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I hope Stack Overflow never goes away. I know six, maybe, seven things.
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That's a very tempting spam over here
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The Dutch are so bonkers about ice skating that they’ve banned boat traffic on key canals in Amsterdam and Utrecht so they’ll freeze during the coming cold snap (via NOS)
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Let it #sneeuw Let it #sneeuw Let it #sneeuw – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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People you meet like you more than you think.
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Internationally, we the Dutch are seen to be direct and blunt. Our checklist for travel to the Netherlands lives up to that reputation.
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Replying to @nicoleperlroth @SangerNYT @julianbarnes
Do you know who plays a huge role in the obesity crisis? Spoons! And most of them are made in China! Someone start the investigation!
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I need a Ted Mosby kind of a friend in my life
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