Melissa McEwen
@melissamcewen.bsky.social
Software engineer ish, food, textiles, ex ex ex food writer, curlsbot.com
I do a lot of boring social media graphics which is something you'd think AI might actually be useful for, but Canva's AI is hilariously bad
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I do a lot of boring social media graphics which is something you'd think AI might actually be useful for, but Canva's AI is hilariously bad
Empathy is carefully trying to determine if the bartender would be pressed before you order that Ramos Gin Fizz.
September 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Empathy is carefully trying to determine if the bartender would be pressed before you order that Ramos Gin Fizz.
The cta survey
September 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The cta survey
I’m reading Frankenstein and Dr. Frankenstein is so relatable! Hyperfocusing for months of something that turns out to be a grotesque disaster and then having a nervous breakdown? We’ve all been there, at least I have.
August 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’m reading Frankenstein and Dr. Frankenstein is so relatable! Hyperfocusing for months of something that turns out to be a grotesque disaster and then having a nervous breakdown? We’ve all been there, at least I have.
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I've been told by a reliable authority that I like "candy for sickos."
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I've been told by a reliable authority that I like "candy for sickos."
The stray kitten saga was a sober realization that a lot of the resources for low cost neuter/spay are still too hard to access. Like I’m not sure how someone without a lot of time is supposed to do this.
August 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The stray kitten saga was a sober realization that a lot of the resources for low cost neuter/spay are still too hard to access. Like I’m not sure how someone without a lot of time is supposed to do this.
I found a stray kitten I’d like to find a home for and every time I post a pic people are like “it’s your cat now” smh
August 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I found a stray kitten I’d like to find a home for and every time I post a pic people are like “it’s your cat now” smh
Someone I know was like “AI is great for bill splitting” and he sent ChatGPT our bill and told it to split it. ChatGPT returned an AI generated image of people splitting a bill…
August 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Someone I know was like “AI is great for bill splitting” and he sent ChatGPT our bill and told it to split it. ChatGPT returned an AI generated image of people splitting a bill…
This must be what it was like to live in the heyday of seances except instead of “oh the ghost in my house told me” it’s “ChatGPT told me”
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This must be what it was like to live in the heyday of seances except instead of “oh the ghost in my house told me” it’s “ChatGPT told me”
I’m not sure what data I accidentally shared that caused this glorious instacart ad that features jackfruit, ???? pepsi, a tripe dog toy (I don’t have a dog), and ube queso ice cream (ok this sounds good and my Filipino friend said it’s legit)
August 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m not sure what data I accidentally shared that caused this glorious instacart ad that features jackfruit, ???? pepsi, a tripe dog toy (I don’t have a dog), and ube queso ice cream (ok this sounds good and my Filipino friend said it’s legit)
Llm coding agents are like if you had a real junior developer except all the parts where its unable to meaningfully learn and there are no consequences for it making stuff up or deleting tests to make them pass
August 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Llm coding agents are like if you had a real junior developer except all the parts where its unable to meaningfully learn and there are no consequences for it making stuff up or deleting tests to make them pass
I’ll never eat tuna, chicken, or egg salad. They just seem like dishes designed to hide something suspicious.
August 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I’ll never eat tuna, chicken, or egg salad. They just seem like dishes designed to hide something suspicious.
Ever since my bf told me that Trader Joe’s employees are REQUIRED to compliment at least one of your purchases, I’ve lost all faith in humanity
August 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ever since my bf told me that Trader Joe’s employees are REQUIRED to compliment at least one of your purchases, I’ve lost all faith in humanity
Let me just never log in to LinkedIn again
August 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Let me just never log in to LinkedIn again
The most important part of every project is spending at least 8 hours looking at fonts not because you need to but because you think they are neat
August 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The most important part of every project is spending at least 8 hours looking at fonts not because you need to but because you think they are neat
How can something so small be that heavy
August 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How can something so small be that heavy
It’s funny how the whole “every resume bullet point needs a number” thing has become so common even though we all know it forces made up numbers like “lmproved coding by 55%”
August 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It’s funny how the whole “every resume bullet point needs a number” thing has become so common even though we all know it forces made up numbers like “lmproved coding by 55%”
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I haven’t seen too many people talk about this but the shift between 2020 DEI programs and support of BLM and marginalized communities at large to now seeing tech moguls blatantly support Trump at worst or say nothing at all at best has given me whiplash and put a bad taste in my mouth
July 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I haven’t seen too many people talk about this but the shift between 2020 DEI programs and support of BLM and marginalized communities at large to now seeing tech moguls blatantly support Trump at worst or say nothing at all at best has given me whiplash and put a bad taste in my mouth
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i am Literally Begging somewhere to hire me please. i'm a generational talent for front-end web development, i have so much experience, i need someone to just take a shot on me instead of getting hit with automated rejections or a "you're too talented in things other than just engineering"
totally owns how finding work is just impossible now
July 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
i am Literally Begging somewhere to hire me please. i'm a generational talent for front-end web development, i have so much experience, i need someone to just take a shot on me instead of getting hit with automated rejections or a "you're too talented in things other than just engineering"
Does anyone know of a mailing list platform that allows you to have some subscribers get digests but paid members get posts as they come out?
July 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Does anyone know of a mailing list platform that allows you to have some subscribers get digests but paid members get posts as they come out?
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This thread is incredible.
Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk)
.@Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database
xcancel.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This thread is incredible.
It’s wild how I can drink a sugary latte and gain 500% energy for 5 hours then gain SICK status and the latte has a month cooldown period
July 19, 2025 at 4:50 AM
It’s wild how I can drink a sugary latte and gain 500% energy for 5 hours then gain SICK status and the latte has a month cooldown period
I always imagined Field of Dreams was about like rural economic development project to attract people with a baseball stadium but I learned recently it’s about ghosts which is hilarious
July 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I always imagined Field of Dreams was about like rural economic development project to attract people with a baseball stadium but I learned recently it’s about ghosts which is hilarious