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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Once won second prize in a beauty contest. &#xA;Independent consultant into software engineering leadership,  ProactiveOps, serverless, python, DevOps and AWS.&#xA;&#xA;Views not endorsed by family/friends/clients/pets.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/skwashd.wtf</link><title>@skwashd.wtf - Dave Hall 🌻</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/skwashd.wtf/post/3mzanwdjhfk2p</link><description>A succulent Chinese meal</description><pubDate>01 Nov 2026 11:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:seq2csdl32gu6tvum2nrmokd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzanwdjhfk2p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/skwashd.wtf/post/3mzacbjmiqk2p</link><description>Not sure who suggested this image for the sign in the lift at our hotel, but they deserve a pay rise. Same goes for the translator. 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I decided against watching it because I hadn’t seen the previous 5 in the franchise.</description><pubDate>27 Oct 2026 11:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:seq2csdl32gu6tvum2nrmokd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myu6p7zvuk2b</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/skwashd.wtf/post/3mysypga3xs2u</link><description>The next 10 hours of my life</description><pubDate>27 Oct 2026 00:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:seq2csdl32gu6tvum2nrmokd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysypga3xs2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/skwashd.wtf/post/3myrb4xnnck2s</link><description>OMFG! 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It’s always AI. &#xA;&#xA;Maybe, just maybe, none of this was ever very hard. 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