Mel @_melanie

Software Engineer at @twilio. Formerly digital products at @asianartmuseum. Also petting dogs, eating cake, smashing patriarchy. Pronouns: any. Oakland, CA Joined May 2008

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @Aliafonzy43

2 years ago

Holidays are fast approaching and there is 50 BIPOC families needing help with their Amazon wish lists for the holidays. Me and few others been driving this for a while. Please share this out to get visibility! I do not want to let these families down this year. Link for…

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Mel @_melanie

2 years ago

Have you ever stepped into a crosswalk at 11pm, wearing all black, while a driverless car tries to make an unprotected left turn, just to feel something.

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Jenn | Reappropriate @reappropriate

2 years ago

We’ll, I guess it’s time for me to re-link the old posts I wrote back in 2014. reappropriate.co/2014/04/did-ko…

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[email protected] why not @rebeccawatson

2 years ago

When will San Francisco's bleeding heart liberal government finally start caring about runaway violent crime and do something about...(checks notes)...tech bros missionlocal.org/2023/04/bob-le…

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Mel @_melanie

2 years ago

I may have teared up a bit at these photos of Fletch at @depechemode 😭

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Mel @_melanie

3 years ago

I think Ticketmaster is responsible for at least 30% of my anxiety.

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Breen 🇵🇸 @_breeeeen_

3 years ago

In fact, I don’t think anyone’s ability to stay housed and fed should be dependent on a company at all

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Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy

3 years ago

My god. The autopsy shows bullet exit wounds through both of Tort's hands, indicating that their hands were raised when they were murdered. "The autopsy further reveals that Manuel was most probably in a seated position, cross-legged when killed." ajc.com/news/crime/fam…

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Mel @_melanie

3 years ago

Just drove by a Tesla with a license plate MUSK HVE and threw up in my mouth a little.

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snot factory @themortalemily

3 years ago

No modern tech company has a purely technical system. They’re all sociotechnical systems. You can’t dismantle half a system and expect it to continue to function as is. Tech still actually needs humans with context in order to work.

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Mel @_melanie

3 years ago

Everyone: Do you have big plans for your sabbatical? Me:

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3 years ago

Love when pals make good shit. clique-lhf.bandcamp.com/album/a-worldw…

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Mel @_melanie

3 years ago

Five weeks of no work! Time to get wild!* *sleep a whole lot

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not here; find me elsewhere. @ElleArmageddon

3 years ago

“There’s this misconception that anarchism means chaos,” Jen said. “But the term means ‘without rules.’ We don’t expect people to organize for us. We organize for ourselves.” sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…