Laura Hunter Thomas
@_LauraHunter
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Writer, parent, transplanted Midwesterner, dedicated traveler. Comms @ Pure Storage, ex Google, BMO, UofChicago, McDonalds, CDW. Opinions firmly my own
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Joined November 2008
So, without telling anyone, Dave Grohl brought his giant smoker and cooked/fed barbecue and sides for 500 folks at Hope Mission in L.A. during the storms. Paid for it all. Worked 16 hours. So, when the aliens get here and ask “who’s in charge?”, I think we take them to Dave
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Me: Gateway to the West. DH: "...the city of sin..." Kiddos: City In A Garden.
quote your hometown in 4 words
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Sergey Brin revives Google Plus team from cryogenic chamber. "It's time."
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Every. Time.
If a midwesterner bumps into an inanimate object when nobody is around do they still “Ope sorry”?
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IT me: AMA about comms. So delighted to be one of the inaugural Switchboard Operators - many thanks for inviting me @juliamlevy!
☎️Hello, Hello — you can now actually call The Switchboard! Our Operators are standing by ready to answer your questions about communications at work. From now until Nov. 4th, leave us a message. Let us know how we can help: https://t.co/kP4sMxuLiX
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AKA: now I have just barely enough time to take a bathroom break in my own home. What a gift!
omg thanks for ending the meeting 4 minutes early and "giving me some time back" -- now I can finally pursue my passions
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The countdown continues! FIVE days until my book 'The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie' is posted in the US via @sourcebooks. Here's an example of a true crime/forensic fact you can hope to find between the pages🔎 US friends, please share!
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Add "On a non-spare the air day and the beer is local craft" in honor of my adopted homeland.
I’m a ⚪️ man ⚪️ woman 🔘 midwesterner Looking for ⚪️ men ⚪️ women 🔘 a bonfire and cold beer
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OMG this whole thread.
When I was 7, my teacher told us to write an article about “world cultures” for school over the weekend. I remembered it late on Sunday so in a panic I made up something called the "Icelandic Fish Festival", figuring said teacher wouldn’t know either way.
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@nhannahjones Why are white people afraid of becoming a minority? Is there something wrong with how minorities are treated in our country? Asking for a friend.
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After a marathon debate, California’s reparations task force narrowly voted to limit eligibility only to Black Californians with direct lineage to enslaved ancestors. Mine for @CalMatters
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Gothe Rd was my cross street growing up. Can confirm I totally embarrassed myself when needing to discuss the German poet in college for the first time.
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Came here for the thrash, staying for the naming puns
Friendly reminder that there's an Indian metal band called Bloodywood and when they went on tour they called it Raj Against the Machine
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Everyone @purestorage is thrilled to support @Meta’s ambitions to make the #AIRSC the world’s fastest #SuperComputer. Congrats to the entire Meta AI Research SuperComputer team! Learn more at: https://t.co/rF5qXo8sFM
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<steffon voice>: This banger has everything: grammar pedantry, coordinating outfits, facial hair reduction -- it literally slaps.
I couldn't figure out where the comma(s) in "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" should go, so I hit myself in the face.
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Congratulations to @dpfitz, new Chief Revenue Officer of @PureStorage! #moderndataexperience #leadership
@Purestorage confirms Q3 results will meet or exceed guidance, announces Dan FitzSimons as new CRO: https://t.co/fwyIYHlY0w
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