Category: Warrior
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Due To The Snow, Everything Is Closed
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Twenty Five] Well, frak. But first the news: Positive coronavirus tests top one million, but daily total is down slightly Demonstrations formed in Maastricht and Amsterdam despite bitter cold 3,963 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday; Seven-day average down by eight percent
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Big Breath IN. Big Breath OUT. Repeat.
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Twenty Four] But first the news: Slight rise in positive coronavirus cases, IC patient total dips below 600 Children with a runny nose should stay at home says OMT Eurovision organisers remain optimistic yet realistic about event in May
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Everybody Hurts
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Twenty Three] But first the news: Outage left elderly waiting out in the cold at Schiphol vaccine location Covid hospital total hits 7-week low, but infections rising; 496K vaccinated Dutch government and OMT discuss extending coronavirus curfew
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I’m Doing Okay, I Swear
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Twenty One] Mostly. No one’s throwing up. Or otherwise sick. But. The construction in our house has gone up a few notches and suddenly there’s four construction workers for two days in a row now and while we’ve got a kitchen with a new stove, microwave / oven, and…
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So Say We All
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighteen] Grant me Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,and Wisdom to know the difference. But first the news: 226,298 residents in the Netherlands have now been vaccinated Employees paying large sums for work-from-home equipment Outbreak team tells Dutch government to reopen…
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And Then Papa Was Sick
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Thirteen] But that was yesterday and he seems to be infinitely better today. Not walk through icy weather recovered, but, still, much better today. Let’s… just… wait and see what’s next, shall we? But first the news: Riot police called out across the Netherlands as trouble flares for third…
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Inauguration Day Highlights
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Nine] Two days later…. Yes. But. The twins have been sick. And I had a talk today. And there was SO! MUCH! Awesomeness! But first the news: Mass testing in a small town shows new coronavirus variant is not yet widespread Pandemic research center opening in Rotterdam Everything you…
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Outreachy Internships Available
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eight] Grant for Humanitarian Open Source Communities Deadline: 01 March 2021 at 1600 UTC Outreachy is a paid, remote internship program. Internships last three months. Interns and mentors work completely remotely. Outreachy’s goal is to improve diversity in open source. Past interns are 92% women, 64% people of color, and…
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I Love Ya, Tomorrow
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Six] Why are you so looking forward to tomorrow, Leander? Just, cause, y’know. No big deal. I mean, really, whatevs. But first the news: Dutch to announce new coronavirus measures on Wednesday, curfew possible 10% of Dutch coronavirus infections last week tied to B117 mutation The ‘British’ coronavirus: Could…
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Shit. And a Temperature.
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Four] Time to schedule a test. Test Scheduled. And they’ve gotten so streamlined about it that I’m getting tested for three hours from now. I’ll let you know how it goes. Test Taken. “You were tested on January 17, 2021. Your test result is negative . That means you didn’t have corona at…
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For Realsies Sick
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Two] Yup, I took today off because I woke up MORE tired after a day of rest PLUS a sore throat. Good times. And while I slept the day away, the Dutch government collapsed. But first the news: Dutch government collapses in fall out from child benefit scandal Rutte…
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TFW You Think You’re Just Tired But Actually…
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred One] Yesterday I had an absolute blast joining a panel at Contributing.Today’s virtual meetup to speak on mental health in the open source space. And today I woke up absolutely exhausted. So I called out sick from work. Thinking I just needed rest. But first the news: Mutated virus…