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David Smith
@davidfsmith.bsky.social
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Technologist // Trackboss // ex AWS // ex DevEx Connect

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David Smith @davidfsmith.bsky.social · Nov 10
Special thanks to Raul for sharing this clip from 2019 where I was outsmarted and outrun by an #AWSDeepRacer on a mission to remain free.
DeepRacer 1, Trackboss 0 ;-)
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Today is going well
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Heading back to #FFConf this week for the first time since 2017 (I think this will be my third or fourth one)

Looking forward to it
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Changing the password on your work laptop last thing on Friday is never a smart idea
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Next week Wed 12 Nov
🎙️Phil Basford - Using AI to help process documents in Insurance
🎙️Ashraful Alam - How to Put Amazon Q or Any Agentic Coding on Steroids

RSVP👉 www.meetup.com/awsuguk-ai-i...

#AWS #AI #AmazonBedrock #Agents #AmazonQ #MCP #SageMaker #mcp
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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“Cardiac Investigations” a follow up song by Dire Straits?
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Last wakeboarding session of the year (probably) completed down at #HoveLagoon
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Wakeboarding session at #HoveLagoon yesterday - first time on the wedge (ramp?)

Went as expected 💦

youtu.be/BqUJF1W8mxc
Hove Lagoon - Wakeboarding - 20251029
YouTube video by David Smith
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).

It’s also concerning. 1/
meredithmeredith.bsky.social Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 23d
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Our latest videos are out!
1️⃣ Advanced Event-Driven Patterns With Amazon #EventBridge with @sheenbrisals.bsky.social
2️⃣ A Hitchhiker's Guide to Nitro with Andrew Langhorn
youtube.com/c/AWSUserGro...
Thanks to @scalefactory.com
#AWS #AWSCommunity #Nitro #EC2 #DevOps #LondonTech #Serverless
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🛫 AGP -> LGW 🛬
October 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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October 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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🛫 LGW -> AGP 🛬
October 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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awsuguk.bsky.social
Our latest videos are out!
1️⃣ From Prototype to Production with Strands Agents & Amazon Bedrock AgentCore - @danilop.bsky.social
2️⃣ My AI Coding Partner: Building the London Improv Calendar on AWS - Diana Ionita
youtube.com/c/AWSUserGro...
#AWS #AI #AmazonBedrock #Agents #Serverless #AWSCommunity
October 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Join us for AI in Practice - 12 Nov 6pm

🎙️Using AI to help process documents in Insurance – Phil Basford

🎙️How to Put Amazon Q or Any Agentic Coding on Steroids – Ashraful Alam

RSVP👉 www.meetup.com/awsuguk-ai-i...

#AWS #AI #AmazonBedrock #Agents #AmazonQ #MCP #SageMaker #mcp
AWS AI In Practice #2, Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
We are delighted to welcome [Phil Basford,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbasford/) Senior Director at Cognizant UK&I Consulting and [Ashraful Alam](https://www.linkedi
www.meetup.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Join Andrew Langhorn on the 22 Oct

🎙️A Hitchhiker's Guide to Nitro. How it boosts performance, security, and flexibility for your workloads.
www.meetup.com/awsuguk/even...

#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSNitro #EC2 #security #CloudComputing #hyperscaler
October 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Managed to land the feature wakeboarding (also managed to not land it)

youtu.be/W6JLPyKMcsU
Hove Lagoon - Wakeboarding - 20251010 - Run 2
YouTube video by David Smith
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October 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Had a great time at our first AWS AI in Practice meetup last night. Thanks to all! Big thank you to @danilop.bsky.social & Diana Ionita for 2 great talks! Cannot wait for the next one - 12th Nov. www.meetup.com/awsuguk-ai-i...

#AWS #AI #AmazonBedrock #Agents #Serverless #AWSCommunity #APIGateway
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Amazing how someone can afford the latest shiny phone but not the headphones to go with it
October 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Join us on the 22 Oct 🎙️@sheenbrisals.bsky.social - Advanced Event-Driven Patterns with Amazon #EventBridge - Building truly decoupled, resilient systems & how teams are applying these patterns in production.
www.meetup.com/awsuguk/even...

#AWS #AWSCommunity #DevOps #AWSCloud #Serverless
October 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Next week - Wed 8 Oct London.
🎙️ @danilop.bsky.social - From Prototype to Production with #StrandsAgents & #AmazonBedrock #AgentCore.
🎙️Diana Ionita - My #AI Coding Partner: Building the London Improv Calendar on #AWS
www.meetup.com/awsuguk-ai-i...
#AWSCommunity #Serverless #DynamoDB #APIGateway
October 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Note for future self, don’t swap your laptop dock out and expect it work straight off in clamshell mode - you need to approve access first for the dock to work (OSX)
September 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Went wakeboarding over the weekend with a GoPro strapped to me and then decided to learn how to do slow-motion and fast forward in DaVinci (very easy) - youtu.be/PoY9dApk_fg?...
Hove Lagoon - Wakeboarding - 20250928 - Run 1
YouTube video by David Smith
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September 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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AI as your coding buddy? Diana Ionita shows how she built a fully serverless London Improv Calendar on AWS - warts & all. London 8 Oct.
RSVP: www.meetup.com/awsuguk-ai-i...
#AWS #AI #Serverless #Lambda #DynamoDB #AWSCommunity #APIGateway
September 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Made it
September 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Goodbye rainy UK
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM