So this #reinvent eve, I want to talk about "The Mug: A thread featuring this glorious bastard."
I've gotten a few questions to the tune of "what's @awscloud Hambone," "what's this mug you keep talking about" and "what the hell is wrong with you?"
That last one is from my parents, so we'll disregard it.
For #reinvent, AWS is "particular about slides" in the same sense as "an exploding sun is slightly warm." They send out a standardized PowerPoint slide deck template that all speakers are to use. It's usually fairly zany. This year's featured a rando line art drawing of a ham.
It also figured this drawing as well, but you don't make friends with salad.
So I labeled it "AWS Hambone," slapped it on a shirt and wore it for my keynote rebuttal, as one does.
I also inflicted this upon my child, likewise as one does.