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A.L. Auban

@mspiwf.bsky.social
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✝️♀️♿ GenX, Urban 🤓 bookworm, system analyst, engineer, writer, AI artist, gamer & creator hoping to push my ideas out for others to enjoy. 💕🐶🐧🎸👟🎽

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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why in the 🌎 did 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 🤔 I'd wannabe in Southern California? Ohh for parks? Well my old condo was in a 115-118° F 1/2 the yr. It's in the SF Bay Area where AC 🚫 required. We clld it 🪭 from Walmart & BIG plastic 🥣 to fill w/ice to stick in front of it with the door open. www.sfgate.com/news/article...
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California heat wave shatters multiple records, and the misery is far from over
Southern California has seen some toasty Octobers, but this year's start to the fall season has been marked by a heat wave that's ushered in an unusual streak of 100 degree days.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Newsom takes steps to lower #GasPrices for Bay Area drivers | KRON4 share.google/m8BiWs3QUfEb... 😉 Sibs 📚 to stay by 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 as we age. Asian trait my Dr admires. It's 💐 as we teach & remind others of 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 history. Sisters 🎧 & 🎓 or will do again. Youngest 💗 how I adapt skills as needed. They can ⚖️ 💵 now.
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Newsom takes steps to lower gas prices for Bay Area drivers
(KRON) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom took steps Monday to try to bring down prices at the pump for California drivers. Newsom sent a letter suspending the state’s summer-blend gasoline…
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A look at the new TV #court #show, “Adam’s #Law” Let's go Adam. His mom was as strict as showed herself to be on the bench. Let's go with the legacy www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-Q...
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A look at the new TV court show, “Adam’s Law”
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Please make sure to double or triple check these outrageous claims online. Chica can pour the #Pringles on a plate next to the dip like the rest of us enjoying the unhealthy weight gain. j/k Thanks for the update #Scopes! (* 🚫 Go overboard w/addictions.)
This news is fake. Y'all can quit believing this poop.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This reminds me of a 🗨️ they were scared of how 🤓 I was. I cud ignore it since their job 🚫 interest me. As we txt, I see they're 😁 w/similar wrk to what they did 25 yrs ago. They have the 🎓🎓🏫, but I got the 🍹🫂❤️ & xp. W/o paying 💰. ♂️🚫🛑 Me #employed #study #work
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How bad's ingesting 🍄 for people? Of course I have a background on the stories as a Filipino American. There are 🧙🥼 outside the provinces & their tales can get you rolling 🤣. 🗒️ Go to the 🏥✅ 1st. What if the 🍄 has u 👀 thru the same 🌊📏 as our #pets? They're 🚫 😵‍💫. #Health #Conspiracy #Research
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Be good, do good, think good, and leave the rest to whoever is above us. That's all I can say." #Nepal #FlashFlood as recounted by survivors. 🗺️ #travel #blessings www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...
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California couple recounts surviving deadly Nepal flood: "I knew I was going to die"
A California couple were in a Nepali village when an avalanche of powerful waters ripped down from the high Himalayas toward them.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm thankful this 🚫 the case for the hive over one of our garage doors. Yes I'm the girl who threw a 🪨 at the wasp nest. (Gotta read that series of 📚.) Ok, partly bc a bestie 🚫 believe I played softball ⚾. At least I planned our getaway, only thought her tall self would be faster. #Comic #Comedy
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Let's go Corgis! 💙🐶 apnews.com/article/lith...
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Corgis run, bark and sniff their way to glory at a growing international race
It’s not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🧑‍🧑‍🧒 rights hearing set for later this mon in #surrogacy dispute - 🤔 what the fluff is the issue of the 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 wanting to end their 👶 bcuz of a ❤️ issue? Poo happens in life more than you think. I 🚫 trust them with a child. Yay for the surrogate 🤱 for 🏃 to TX to save the 👶 life! share.google/wRY4sBAwSowR...
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Parental rights hearing set for later this month in surrogacy dispute
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Making plans for trips is uber important. Rmbrng you 🚫 ctrl nature is an added rsn to remain resourceful. I'm 😊 the tubers were rescued. Getting a protective case for ur 🤳 when traveling via 🌊 ways is encouraged. It wrkd for my siblings in Alaska, Hawaii & Bali. #Safety apnews.com/video/video-...
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Video captures rescue of river tubing group stranded for 3 days, living off bark and flowers
Body camera footage shows how rescue teams found two women and 9-year-old boy who were stranded for three days when their river tubing trip went wrong.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is exactly why my classmates during outside school lunches would be petrified of bees. Idk what ducking was supposed to do out there, bc that was a move to escape seagulls pooping. Matthew McConaughey Bee 💙💉Allergy share.google/9XjYk3iau7Ph...
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Matthew McConaughey Bee Allergy
Matthew McConaughey found out he was allergic to bees a week before...
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This might 🔉 like a late realization, but living downtown's taught me to appreciate xp like it's the last chance to do so. I 💙🖼️! www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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SF Cartoon Art Museum closes weeks after former curator's arrest
The museum is closing its Beach Street location while staff decide what to do next.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Technology 🚫 ready to replace #FastFood areas & #CustomerService. That's also coming from ♿ me with their 🖥️. Here's something to let my 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 know that 🤖 🚫 replace everyone yet. Btw, what would tech have done to the houseless man bringing in his ☠️ 🦝 into the plc? www.thestreet.com/restaurants/...
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McDonald's decided you are not worth helping anymore
The chain spent billions modernizing its restaurants and took away the one thing that made them work.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The U.S. dumped 2 million tires into the ocean to build an artificial reef in 1970. Decades later, officials are still trying to #clean up the environmental #disaster - AS USA share.google/RocvlwMTzqCx... ⏩🪈 fix 🥫 become a long-term #nightmare for the #environment. 💙🌍
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The U.S. dumped 2 million tires into the ocean to build an artificial reef in 1970. Decades later, officials are still trying to clean up the environmental disaster
While it seemed like a good idea at the time and a win-win situation, it didn’t take long for everyone involved to realize it was a colossal mistake.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Gave my youngest sis a #Tamagotchi to see how long she could keep it alive as an adult working a 9-5 corporate job. The test proved me right, it's not possible. Btw, it also 🚫 survive if you're 🚴🏋️🏃 6 hrs/day. Welp this is for a kid who can slip their digital pet a lil attn when not studying. 💙🕹️ 💙🧸
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
share.google/XyS7euzPKf51... Congratulations Arika for finding a way to up-cycle peanut shells to get rid of toxic residue from our #food. 🍀 With the completion! #produce #science
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Minnesota student Arika Kundu, 13, designed a method that turns peanut-shell waste into a material for removing pesticide residues from fresh produce; she is now competing for a $25,000 science prize ...
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Alright, my husky wouldn't have shared her bone 🦴. She's not much of a 🐶 to 🐶 socializer. Now if there's a person she knows at the party, that'll be where she's hanging. 💙Comic 💙🐶 💙😄
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Battling screen addiction with three simple habits : NPR share.google/U7WkzCZxumuc... Now that I'm retired & in a 🏥, I use my phone 📱 to connect w/🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒⛪&frnds. At 🎉, my 🤳 off. I like to cnct ppl into talks they'd want to be in. 💙d 💙📖🎉
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Battling screen addiction with three simple habits
Many people say they feel addicted to their devices. Journalist Nayeema Raza says three pre-internet habits could help us slow down and break the screen cycle.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Ok, Hot Dog with cream cheese didn't work on it my Hebrew National dogs. Those weiners are legit yum too. 💙🌭
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'm on the 🤺👧👦👀 tech use. So it's entering its trial phase. I rmbr mall cops going to👩‍🦼 me & telling me to empty everything I had on my lap &👩‍🦼 so I 🥫stand & they'd pat me down. | 💙KQED Wtf, I have casts on my 🦵🦵 & I'm my 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🛍️🛒 while out. If ppl r🤦‍♀️, AI can B2. Just sayin. share.google/EUfXdDWrGk0H...
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Grocery Outlet Scans Your Face While You Shop. Critics Say It’s a Privacy Problem | KQED
Grocery Outlet stores in San Francisco and the East Bay are using facial recognition technology to identify suspected shoplifters, raising concerns about surveillance and consent.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It was only a matter of time before everyone saw that we can't live off AI taking our jobs. Comforting my financial sis and her specialized engineer boyfriend almost felt moot. That's when I also reminded them of the AI bot who did insider trading. Pffew... 💙👩‍💻 www.axios.com/2026/07/18/a...
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The bench's AI balancing act
Judges are becoming courtroom AI firewalls, but they're also using the tech.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If the Eeyores are against something, I tend to think there might be something to it. ~ Te of Piglet 💙📚 Simple translation: Why do all your dogs bark when there's nothing you can see there? (They have "the sense.")
Eeyore looking raggedy and not giving a bother.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Omfg they're right. It happened to me a couple times. When the bailed date 🚫 reply my 📟 txts, his roomie told him that I 🚫 into the Bond 007 👀! The guy I liked later said his blonde 👦👧of the 🌽 friend said I liked him more bcuz of CIS in Berkeley. Nope, I judged him for my bestie CIS 👩‍🎓 there. 💙👫
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If Your Date Dumps You, Their Friends Are Probably to Blame
We’d all love to believe our relationships are private, existing between the person we’re seeing and us. That sounds nice, but it’s not real life. Friends are reviewing texts, flagging red flags, and,...
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It's late & I am in 🤕 under 💊💉 in the 🏥. Those 👄 remind me of the shade VS had me try when 🔎 4 💄 to wear to an expo. ⚠️: Ppl thought I was a booth babe bcuz of it & my shape. That's gd bcuz this engineer passed on getting picked on by bullies at the PB👯🐰🍷🍸🍹🍺🎉. I was busy 🤮🏨🚽 instead. 🤷‍♀️ 💙💡 💙🌊
Red lipped Peruvian bat fishThe red lipped Peruvian bat fish brought back memories of going into Victoria's Secret. Their body sprays and undie sales were remarkable.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Awkward Staying in a space My surroundings rush past I am here for good ~ A.L. Auban 💙📝
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74 share.google/TFc2MuIcUXSR... Victor's strong voice will always be remembered through his wonderful work. 💙🎵
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Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74
Victor Willis was the band's frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songs including YMCA.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
"The future depends on what you do today." – Mahatma Gandhi 🍵 🧐 If my friends assuming I would've seen them at Cal Poly in 👩‍🎓 was a hint I'd be an engineer. 🍻 to no debt!
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Let's go Team USA! 💙🇺🇲 share.google/DihpG99TTUwc... 💙⚽🏟️ #Soccer #Football
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San Jose hosts World Cup watch party for USA vs Australia match at San Pedro Square
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
B4 the GTA 💙🎮 was launched, prnts were ⚠️ abt how it's not for children bc of its adult content. How'd I kno? I sold the stuff in the mall. Of course we 🧏‍♀️🎧 the wrd on wuz going on. Q 4 U: How is it ur 🚸 got hold of this? Why isn't it being kept away fr: em? Plz have morals rooted in em - 1st.
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Cayo Perico Sunset View
Alt: Cayo Perico Sunset View. GTA scene
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Here's something that decades long 💙 engineer me does but no one believes, I place my 🤳 on offline when out at parties w/friends -- especially at my loft. Kids think I'm a loon, which is fine bc I'm 😊 in the moment. share.google/GIh8hVammg5F...
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'Put it down': Tom Hanks says it may be time to take a break from technology
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Obvi those turkeys don't know some of us know how to beat & boil the tenderness out of em. All to feed them to the neighborhood. Still got cranberry sauce? #WildAnimals www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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Alameda police issue warning over 'aggressive' turkeys
The large birds may be "competing for dominance" during the breeding season.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The hospital used an 💙EEG on me when I had a 💙seizure during a scan in April. I had to ✅ why I had marks. My 💙heart rate was low + they ? what my BPM showed on my Fitbit. It was abt 85. It must've 📉 for them to keep me in the 🏥 for days. We did 🩸draws, 💉, 🤔 tests to ✅ the severity of the 💙🧠 dmg.
The hospital used an EEG pnume when I had a seizure during a scan in April. I had to ✅.

An EEG is for the brain as an EKG is for the heart. They were 🔎 for 🧠 activity. I had minor damage that was improved by my playing Sudoku and word search games. It was frustrating as heck in the beginning though.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Talk about an enticing view of why to be a medic in the veterinary field. 💙🐕 My family loves animals so much that we've built up and intolerance over the decades. We're, at least, safe with dogs now though.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Life's hard, you must to hit it w/an honest natural 😃. I 🚫 do fake :) lordy I had to do that so often -- polaroid 📸 world irk me. 🤔 abt how I feel abt em now. I'm not at my 🏡 collecting📱 during 🥳. This might 🔉 whack, my👂s ⏰ in on 🗨️ 4 more to join. That's raw me after a seizure. I'm still in the 🏥.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
💙 🥖 Banh Mi is one of my family's favorite meals. It's most definitely healthy, affordable, and filling. My 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 ❤️ dinner yesterday; and we enjoyed the flave of the tiny herbout of us. We're thankful for living a multicultural life in California. Our tastes are varied without being judgemental.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Here's where I'm 😃 abt my views of the 🌌 since 1yo. California has plenty of opportunities to admire the ✨. It's in Sacramento I got to enjoy the 🔊 of crickets, while 🔎 at fireflies, & veering my head up to see the ✨ scattered above. #Astrophysics #NeildeGrasseTyson www.threads.com/@neildegrass...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neildegrassetyson) on Threads
Origin Story
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Yes I 💙🎸 & 💙🎹, I've only had a short time where I was a good 🎸player. To confirm I was able to do this is through my mini-me sis who enjoys most my old past times. You can mix the tech -- that's where her BF engineer is & she plays D&D. Wish I tried a harmonica. www.threads.com/@fallontonig...
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The Tonight Show (@fallontonight) on Threads
One thing about @ronniewood… he’ll always have a harmonica handy!
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
What happens when you're bored after a long stressful day in the hospital? You watch videos that make you want to see a collection of foof conspiracy theories theories to giggle about. Having fun! www.threads.com/@itsnickholi...
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Nick Holiday (@itsnickholiday) on Threads
He launched a burger into outer space to see what it taste like. #Shorts
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Now I wonder what happened to my iPod Touch in Hello Kitty cvr that the grand♀️ of my 🏥 roomy waddled off with. The dev was newly released & I won it at a tech expo. It turned out to flippin helpful. Hope that girl was ok with Gospel, Theater music, Classic Rock, 90s rock, and instrumental. 💙🎶
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is too much for a former polyglot. Yep, I found a way to shut off the internal translator. Forget them, like you dismiss hollering haters. Ok I'm ☹️ I 🚫 ty my Dr, in Hindi, fr my last appt for getting me conscious again. She deserves it. Hindi 🚫 tough to learn either. 🤷‍♀️ I had a seizure.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I've never been in a customer support position. I'm too tech for that and am missing the required patience. How's that for an engineer? www.threads.com/@lolanimatio...
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LOL Animation Hub (@lolanimationhub) on Threads
What customer service WANTS to say 😂 Customer service be like 😭 If you’ve worked support, you’ll understand 💀 #customerservice #relatable #worklife #officehumor #funnyreels
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I made my own way. Sure I'm an engineer, but dad didn't want me to be bcuz that might make me undatable. 🤷‍♀️ Here's the thing, the kb I picked up was something he didn't know abt yet. At least I gave him a call a mo l8r to say sorry for the argument & let him know I had a corporate job.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
How'd the suspect get as far as they did, in the beginning, while carrying multiple weapons? Source: YouTube share.google/cPvRMFzUvPRy...
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Suspect identified in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Here's something I put together, long ago when being overcome with pimples. The battling guinea pigs are a tribute to the piggies I've loved and lost. Miniaturized battle guinea pigs fighting to clear my skin.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Things gets mixed up with certain careers. My ex gave me a warning that what we found exciting in IT long ago has become so mechanical and boring now. That explains why a nurse looked at me in awe when she found out I worked with spreadsheets long ago -- before Microsoft. I wrkd using Linux.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Please have a 💙trade skill. At least the internship bit so you can show xp on your 💙resume outside your mall or fast food job. That's unless you you're going for a restaurant position. The internship had me going 🪨📄✂️ in the 👩‍🎓 📚. 💙Cybersec caught me! 💙IT www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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For college graduates, the job market is looking more and more bleak
"In today's recent graduate job market, success looks different."
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Sorry. The city's not looking in the right spots. Btw, get some help for the hin hunched over ppl in the dark wrapped in sleeping bags when walking around in the evening. 💙 City San Francisco South of Market area sees surge in tents sheltering unhoused persons share.google/KvglriznfFwB...
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San Francisco South of Market area sees surge in tents sheltering unhoused persons
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Talk about fab. I'm happy my sis thought of locay and finances while at it. She picked the same college as I wanted to attend. Go SJSU! 💙👩‍🎓 www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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These Calif. high schools had the highest acceptances to UCLA, UC Berkeley
New data shows California high schools' acceptance rates into UC campuses.
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A.L. Auban @mspiwf.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This is the very much possible. It's even funnier after hospital staff drugged you up and you catch their #cheating while high as a kite. My Dr was cracking up when she heard the story. #Chess #Grandmaster youtube.com/shorts/KNWyZ...
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A TEN Year Old Caught A Cheater?
YouTube video by Spreading Chess
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