My name is Elizabeth but please call me Lisa. I'm probably best known as the person who started the #Safari and #WebKit projects at #Apple. You may think you know my deadname but... you don't. I've drawn underground comics, pioneered using a Mac for newspaper graphics and developed software at Adobe and Netscape. Now I work in #GameDev and write video #transcoding tools. Follow me and I'll fill your timeline with boosts.
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Last Notes npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I am LIVE streaming #WoWForever LAUNCH DAY!! We're going back to Azeroth. And staying! Need a break from all the rapturous #election news? Come join me in the chat to celebrate. 😊🥰💖 https://www.twitch.tv/lisamelton npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton It's nice waking up today knowing that my #trans siblings might feel safer now in places like Texas. It seems there is hope. But this isn't over yet. We must all continue punching NAZIs. And as they fall to the ground, let's not miss the opportunity to step on their necks. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I am LIVE streaming #Valheim one last time (but not ever!) before the #WoWForever launch on Wednesday: https://www.twitch.tv/lisamelton Come join the chat and talk to a Viking. 😊🥰💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I am LIVE streaming #Valheim while stuck in the WoW Forever Waiting Room: https://www.twitch.tv/lisamelton Come join the chat and talk to a Viking. 😊🥰💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I am LIVE streaming "World of Warcraft: Forever" on last full day of the Beta looking for some of those shenanigans Blizzard promised (if they're still going on): https://www.twitch.tv/lisamelton I'll also be talking about a launch code giveaway plan for next week. Come join the chat. 😊🥰💖 #WoWForever npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I am LIVE streaming the "World of Warcraft: Forever" Stress Test on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lisamelton Come join the chat. 😊🥰💖 #WoWForever npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Remember me writing that I would start streaming those dangerous video games all the kids are playing now? That happens today! Read all about it and how you can watch here: https://lisamelton.net/2026/10/21/an-invitation-to-forever/ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I decided to finally get off my lazy ass, dust off my blog and write a new post. Where I ramble on about existential dread and how I'm avoiding that. Updating all of you on what I've been doing lately and what some of my plans are. https://lisamelton.net/2026/10/17/avoiding-existential-dread-and-other-stories/ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…j9f5 Damn right! 😂 @nprofile…f95k Thank you, both. 😊 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton This is the beginning of a thread. And you should read the whole thing. #nevent1q…ufwn npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton This. 💯 #nevent1q…pnxm npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton This is actually the start of a whole thread. And you should read it. #nevent1q…57nu npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Twenty five years ago today I started the #Safari and #WebKit projects at #Apple Computer. Which means Safari is now old enough to rent itself a car. But let's not speculate about my age. I'm still sad I can't use Safari on my Windows PC. Alas, I lost the battle to keep it there. But at least WebKit's DNA seeded or influenced most browsers we use today. And I'm proud of that impact. Along with the wonderful team I built who made it all happen. Here's to another 25, friends. Cheers. 🥂😊💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Would you like to play a demo of my new game? Sure you would! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/Burn9/ It's called "Burn-9," a turn-based tactical visual novel. You're the operator directing a super soldier fighting for her life in a secret Antarctic military base. The demo is short but our game director and author, my nephew, has a very long story to tell once we're all done. Let me know what you think! And if you find a bug, please let me know because I'm the QA lead. 😊 #gaming #gamedev #godotengine npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton This thread is awesome. Read it. If you're #trans, it's difficult not to shed a tear in pride. 🥹 Or to raise a fist in resistance. ✊️ To my sister @nprofile…rcnq , thank you so much for writing this. 🏳️⚧️💖 #nevent1q…npgz npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…m5mz Right!? Fucking freeloaders. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…prl4 This. 💯 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…dey5 Yes, I know. Thanks. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…dey5 You wouldn't. You have to be running the latest version of Mastodon. Right now that's only on mastodon.social and a few other sites. See the third part of my message. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…dey5 Browser. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Long rant incoming... I hadn't looked at the BIO text field of my own Mastodon profile on the Web in quite awhile. Long ago I formatted it with one extra carriage return between each paragraph to increase legibility. But now it's rendered as a compressed, hard to read single blob with no vertical spaces. WTF?!? Why is Mastodon taking away my agency and butchering my typography? Is this going to happen to our posts next? This insulting and unnecessary change needs to be backed out! 1/3 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Just checked stock market futures and everything is heading down, on a elevator to Hell as the prophet Hudson put it. Is this anything to be concerned about? Depends on whether you want to believe Trump, who's sending failson JD back to negotiate, or the Iranians, who say they won't be at the table. But don't worry. Trump will just make some shit up in the morning to spike the market and enrich his cronies and family. Again. What a time to be alive. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton You owe it to yourself to read this whole thread because the judgement by His Honor Mustafa T. Kasubhai is absolute fire! 🔥 And it gives me hope. Fingers crossed when it inevitably reaches the (un)Supreme Court and it's unserious members. #nevent1q…vuvc npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton It has been brought to my attention that I've used the vulgar and offensive term "motherfuckers" in two recent posts to describe various classes of people. And that is, of course, because I'm a stickler for both clarity and precision when referring to techbros and transphobes. Which means I should acknowledge that usage count is now three posts. And to further clarify, while I'm sorry if someone told you there wouldn't be any math today, I am not sorry for anything else. Thank you. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…5876 Obviously this person is a dude, right? I'm so sorry you're dealing with this bullshit. It just never stops, does it? 🤦♀️ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton When I read this a few days ago I realized that it's possible the same thing is gonna happen to me if I live long enough. I mean, it's good to have goals, right? https://www.gamesradar.com/games/police-visit-91-year-old-woman-who-missed-check-in-calls-only-to-find-her-playing-video-games-in-her-bedroom-and-trying-to-beat-her-record/ #Gaming #GameDev npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I think it's so precious when techbros try #mansplaining Web browsers, video transcoding or game development to me. My dudes, it's likely I've been programming longer than you've been alive. And transitioning didn't somehow make me ignorant, motherfuckers. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Overall response to this post was positive and resulted in some useful discussions about how to customize our feeds here on Mastodon. Which is exactly what I hoped. Thank you, awesome friends! 💖 Of course, some took exception to me using "jackhole techbro" to describe another person. I stand by what I wrote so I won't bother defending it. I will, however, point out that it was extremely useful in identifying the few jackhole techbros in my replies. There is a method to my madness. Always. 😊 #nevent1q…axpy npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Recently I read a post by some jackhole techbro who wants a default automatic feed algorithm here just like Big Social™. Opening the door for AI bullshit is not even the worst part of this idea. Folks, all of us here ARE the algorithm. Personal curation is a feature, not a bug. We make Mastodon awesome by following people and boosting what we find meaningful, significant or just cool. That's how it works. Let's keep making friends. Let's keep sharing. Let's keep Mastodon alive. Together. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…prl4 And this is another compelling reason why I started my transition at age 66. 💯 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Again, another banger thread you should read in it's entirety. Yes, now. #nevent1q…r6ky npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Trump is attacking the Pope again on his Toy Social. Somebody really needs to take grandpa's phone away. Now. Christ (and maybe the Pope) only knows who he'll go after in the middle of the night. Better bogart little Donny's Adderall, too. Thank Dog we have a good Catholic warrior like JD around to defend the papacy. Yes yes, my eyes are rolling so hard right now it's painful. This continues to not only be the worst timeline ever, but the stupidest. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I'm willing to bet that Trump announcing the blockade will begin right after the stock market opens on Monday morning is another play for his cronies and enlistment-age son to cash in when the Big Tangerine Turd turns TACO minutes before the deadline. Either that or he's willing to let our navy challenge a Chinese oil tanker and start World War 3. Good times. Good times. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Good night, Mastodon. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I had a chat with a new friend today who I requested to follow. They wanted to know if I expected a follow back. Let me be clear... If I follow you, you are not obligated to follow me. And if you do follow me, it's okay to mute my firehose of boosts, mute me entirely or even unfollow me later. I don't unfollow people for any of that. In fact, I sometimes encourage it. It's *your* feed. But I will unfollow if you're a NAZI, TERF or MAGA asshole. Even I have my limits. Thanks, friends. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…dey5 Meaning...? npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…awd8 That is a *great* idea! npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Everyone knows I rarely post, right? So why did I start typing yesterday? To find more cool people to follow! Who I can then boost so you can find them too. Seriously. Most of my new followers lately are either bots or "junk" accounts. Following those back? Not a good idea. But real people, just like you, faved that post of mine! Which allowed me to find at least 100 new friends, that I wasn't following already. I still need to follow more, but it's a start. Thank you all. You're awesome! 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton (Lisa looks at the stock market tickers to see if there's any sense to capitalism as we know it...) Woof. I have no idea what Wall Street is inhaling, but that's some good shit. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Just in case you were wondering, I haven't run out of toots to boost. In fact, that's impossible with you chatterboxes here. Thank Dog! It's all of you who make Mastodon so rich in content and fill it with life. But your girl does need a break from time to time so she can touch grass or maybe the doorhandle to the ladies room. Still, don't worry, I'll catch up to your awesomeness eventually. Please carry on. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Everybody needs to read this thread. I said NOW, dammit! #nevent1q…f5t7 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…m5mz Happy birthday! 🎂🎉🥳 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton This. 💯 #nevent1q…fp5n npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…dyu0 Thank you so much! 😊🥰💖 I'm okay. Just recovering and trying to survive. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…0hde This. 💯 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Aaaaand... she's back. Just in time for 2026. 😊🥰💖 But give me some time to build up my stamina for 24x7 boosting. A girl's still gotta heal. 😈 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Tomorrow is the #Transgender Day of Remembrance (don't forget #TDOR! 🏳️⚧️) and your girl here will be taking that day off from boosting. In fact, I might be taking a few days off. Depends on my recovery. But hopefully I've already introduced you to enough fabulous people to follow that your timelines are already full of content. While I'm away here, I may be posting updates on my non-boosting account, @nprofile…5psm. You can check on how I'm doing there. Love you all and hope to be back soon! 🤗🥰💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…d2w9 This. 💯 (Full disclosure: I'm a Windows, iOS, macOS *AND* Linux user.) npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Has everyone seen enough of my boosts in their timeline today? 'Cause ya know I can always find more great content on the Fedi. Why? Because there are so many amazing creators here! And I have excellent taste, LOL. 😊 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Here's a short blog post explaining that my "disappearance" from Mastodon last year was also very short: https://lisamelton.net/2025/07/04/i-didnt-suddenly-return-to-mastodon/ Still not sure why some people got confused. 🤷♀️😂 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I just realized that today is the 24th anniversary of when I started the #Safari and #WebKit projects at #Apple. 🤦♀️ Which just goes to show how much my life has moved on and changed since leaving the Fruit Company over a dozen years ago. 🤷♀️ Dog almighty, I am old AF. But let's keep that fact between ourselves, OK? 😂 It's also @nprofile…xeym's birthday. Which is why I remembered this at all. Happy birthday, Ken! 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I've finally managed to reply to and thank all the wonderful people who, here and on my website, wrote such supportive comments about my essay on Sunday. At least I hope it was all of you! If I missed anyone I'm sorry. You know, this is why I don't write many original posts. I always feel obligated to reply. But that's just my neurodivergence and trauma showing. This is truly the worst timeline we're living through right now. But I'm glad to be traveling it with all of you. Dog bless. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @nprofile…uae6 I have spread the word! And re-followed you. 🥰 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Today is my second HRTversary. Two years of Hormone Replacement Therapy. 🎉🥳💃🥰 While I'm very grateful for it, I can't say I'm delighted with the results. Yet. 😉 I'm also very aware that access to HRT is in jeopardy for myself, many others and probably unobtainable now for some. This crime is far more alarming than me thinking my breasts are too small. 😠 But we will all continue our #transition. Going back in not an option. And fuck anyone who tries to erase us! 🏳️⚧️✊ #TransJoy #TransRights npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Two years ago today I came out as #trans to my wife. I wrote a little about that when I came out to everyone here on Mastodon some months later: https://lisamelton.net/2023/06/22/my-coming-out-party/ Since then it's been a struggle with divorce, moving, surgery and not being able to have surgery. And now my government is trying to erase me and my siblings. My only regret? That I didn't transition sooner. 🏳️⚧️✊ #TransJoy #TransRightsAreHumanRights npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Attention nerds! I just released a new version of my venerable video #transcoding tools: https://github.com/lisamelton/video_transcoding I've redesigned and rewritten this decade-old project for the modern era, with different behavior and incompatible APIs. Some old conveniences were removed but new features and flexibility were added. Please manage your expectations accordingly. The king is dead, long live the queen! 🥰 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1swy…snpj Yes!!! 🎉🎊🥳 And definitely fuck cancer! npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1200…aqy2 This. 💯 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Name and gender change update! After getting a letter on Saturday, I purchased five "official" copies of my court order on Monday morning and then proceeded to Social Security on that very same afternoon to, BOOM!💥, change my vitals with them. This morning was more waiting at the DMV for a new license, vehicle registration and title. But now, BOOM!💥, that's done too. Your girl Elizabeth Anne Melton here doesn't just wait around for the paperwork to happen all by itself. 😁🥳😊🥰💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Guess what arrived in the mailbox today? A copy of a now-judicially-signed court order... RECOGNIZING MY NAME AND GENDER CHANGE!!!!! 🎉🥳💃🎊🎈🪅🎂🙌🍾🥂 It was in a hand-addressed envelope addressed to "Elizabeth Anne Melton." Who is now me. 😊🥰💖 Just thought you might want to know. Now Imma hot-foot it to the court on Monday and pick up five "official" copies with the stamped seal. For a mere $200. And then start making the rounds to Social Security, the DMV, etc. It's always more paperwork. 🤷♀️ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I know many of you depend on my boosting for a curated "best of the Fediverse" feed. And normally I enjoy providing that. But recent events, especially politics, are taking a toll. It's very difficult to read not just the news itself but your reactions to it. I'm dealing with a LOT of existential dread right now. As are many of my #trans siblings. And mental health comes first. So, you may notice the firehose slow to a trickle. Or even stop for awhile. Thank you for understanding. 💖🏳️⚧️ #pride npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1c35…9pmh Indeed! ✊😊🥰💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1typ…c8hh Great emoji, sir! 😊🥰💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton One year ago today I came out to everyone as #trans right here on Mastodon and also published this blog post: https://lisamelton.net/2023/06/22/my-coming-out-party/ The reaction was incredible, which I documented with this next blog post: https://lisamelton.net/2023/06/26/the-reaction-from-mastodon/ Anyway, I wanted to send you all another love letter. Because I continue to receive so much affirmation and support here. I'm not sure that would have happened anywhere else. Thank you, again, awesome people. 😊🥰💖🏳️⚧️ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1ahq…wjwd That is gorgeous, sir. And striking. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1xxt…f2tp Yikes! 😬 Dude, rip up that card and do *not* do that again. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1nzm…85c8 Awwww, thanks! 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Someone asked me how I was doing and I said, "You know, juggling dysphoria, dysmorphia and existential dread." My self-assigned job here means I read a LOT of posts, many of those about current events. And often that information is just... a bit too much. Lately, I worry that being #trans will soon be illegal or just practically impossible. Either way, that's a death sentence. So, yeah, dread now seems like the heavier ball. I suppose the upside is that I'm not as concerned about the others. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Just had my third cup of "Wake Up Blend" coffee today and, ZOMG, is that brew poorly named. I am very close to narcoleptic collapse here. And I would write a stern letter to the roaster complaining but... 🥱😴💤 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I'll wager I'm not the only one who says "thank you" to Siri on their iPhone just to dismiss that annoying-ass blackout overlay whenever she responds with an answer. Hey, I've got better things to do with my fingers. If you know what I mean. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1gzd…wfsq Nothing wrong with being an entrepreneur. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton It's not enough that #trans people are welcome with you. The transphobes have to be *unwelcome*. These people must be challenged, corrected and shunned for what they say and do. It doesn't matter to me if they're your co-workers, friends or even family. You've noticed the hate out there, right? It's rampant and only getting worse. If you want to be my ally, please realize that I need someone willing to be my advocate. Not just someone to provide me shelter. Thank you. 🏳️⚧️💖 #pride npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton It's bad enough that MAGA thugs are bum rushing us to a Trump dictatorship and, you know, trying to eradicate people like me by stoking fear with the uninformed. But do they have to be such whiny bitches about it all? Bro, are your white christian privelges and spray-tan Jesus really that fragile? Are your feelings so hurt that all you care about is revenge? This grievance shit is getting old and I'm tired of it. Let's vote so hard that these fuckers will truly have something to cry about. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I just realized that other than comments (several hundred) and boosts (an absolute metric fuckton), I haven't posted anything else here in over two months. IOW, no unique-standalone-clever-AF toots. WTH? Sometimes it's like I don't even know how to use social media, build an audience or preen like the queen I believe myself to be. Self-promotion aside, I really to work on making that inner monologue a little more visible. My apologies. I'll try not to be such a creepy lurker from now on. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1khx…geyg Congratulations! 🥳🎉🎓 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton After the disruption from the nightly build on Monday, I began experimenting with both @npub1l5t…qq33 and @npub1vl7…2stc, alternate Web interfaces for Mastodon. While #Elk is quite nice with always-available mouse-based back navigation, it doesn't seem to support either multi-column views or auto-refreshing timelines. So, #Phanpy is a much better fit for my use case. However, it suffers the same limitation sorting notifications as the current unfixed nightly build, i.e. no quick-access filter bar. 1/4 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1cx7…8tc2 Yes, when I'm actively boosting or posting then I get a ton of notifications. And, also yes, I want to examine them one type at a time. This is the way my mind works, as I suspect it does for other neurodivergent people. And I need to do this quickly. The new configuration panel is way too time consuming and fiddly for that. How many new notification types are you planning to add? This is not just a problem for the quick-access bar but your configuration panel as well. @npub1xzm…eykm npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1cx7…8tc2 I use the notification quick-access bar to select between viewing notification types. Quickly. I only ever want to see either all notifications or only notifications of a certain type. The old quick-access bar was perfect for that. I'm not sure what you mean by "notifications grouping." Can you explain? Is that what the new UI does? If so, I would never use it because it's just too much work to fiddle with since I would have to be changing it constantly. @npub1xzm…eykm npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1grx…uxfe This. 💯 @npub14ya…rz3r npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1cx7…8tc2 Thank you, but I figured a strong but polite public post would be the best way to get my point across. And also show support for that point from others. No disrespect, but I find that GitHub issues sink into oblivion with a project of this size. This ain't my first rodeo, in software development or Open Source. Now, is there a timeline for reverting the changes so I can get back to my job? @npub1v4z…48dt @npub1xzm…eykm npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1cx7…8tc2 OK, are you going to "adjust accordingly" now that you've got feedback? @npub1v4z…48dt @npub1xzm…eykm npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I always use the advanced Web interface for Mastodon to do my "boosting thang" efficiently. Normally I don't comment on the software. But a sudden change to the Notifications tab in the v4.3.0-nightly.2024-03-18 build is really pissing me off. I can now only choose between viewing "All" and "Mentions." Gone is the ability to *easily* filter by notification type in the column header. WTF?!? This is a *hostile* UI simplification. Please revert this. Thank you. /cc @npub1xzm…eykm npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1qw5…037m Thankfully I'm in a much larger room when I move in circles like that. 😂 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Today I'm either doing an experiment with #coffee toxicity or I'm awake already and just don't realize it. 🫨 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Has everyone seen enough boosts today? 'Cause your 'eepy girl here kinda needs a nap to recharge those curation batteries. 🥱 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1swy…snpj I am so sorry you had to go through this, too. But that's fantastic advice! I hadn't thought clearly about how part of this is essentially surviving a grieving process. Thank you so much! 🫂💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Today I'm a single woman. That just keeps messing with my head. Thirty-three years of marriage over. And I feel so many different things about it. Failure, loneliness, anger, relief, joy and even wonder. At what comes next, mostly. What will I do? I am literally making this up as I go along. And ironically, that makes me feel normal. Here's a virtual hug for anyone else going through separation or divorce. You can do this and you will survive. 🫂💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Pro tip: If you lack motivation, #coffee is sadly not the cure since it will only alert you to and, worse, focus you on that inadequacy. However, coffee may just prevent you from killing the person who points this out to you. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1sdu…w074 Thank you! So do I. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1hvd…9sq9 This. 💯 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Update on my not-quite-really "20K" followers thang: First, thanks to the new folks for pushing me *waaaaay* over that threshold. And to my existing followers who got the word out. 20,445 and counting right now! Was not expecting that. I love you all! 😊🥰💖 And regarding me currently being a "sick-at-home lady," since you asked: It's a dental pain problem due to some recent fillings. Which may have to be solved with a root canal. Or several. But thanks for your concern! It means a lot to me. 🫂💜 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I was checking my profile for other reasons and noticed that I'm hovering just 15 followers shy of 20,000. Eeeek! 😱 Yes, I know it *says* "20K" but Mastodon started rounding up to that weeks ago. 🤷♀️ First, I'm humbled that so many people follow me to get a curated feed of the Fediverse. Thank you! 🥰 Second, being OCD, I'm kinda annoyed that I'm not quite at that big round number. 🤣 So, do a sick-at-home lady a favor and see if you can improve her mental health. Love you all, Lisa. 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1txf…4llt I'm sorry you're suffering from this. But I'm glad you have a way to deal with it. I may try that myself. I discovered I had tinnitus the week I retired from the Fruit Company. Kinda took the bloom off the whole thing. Of course, I consulted a doctor. He said that other than white/brown/whatever noise generators, there's no real cure. But, he said, that he could put me in touch with an online sufferers group which would probably make it worse. He had the best bedside manner. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton I arrived on Mastodon one year ago today. Here's what I wrote to celebrate that anniversary: https://lisamelton.net/2023/11/03/one-year-of-mastodon/ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1q4n…6fcd You are very welcome and thank you for reading! 💖 When were you at Adobe? We might have been there at the same time. npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton Steve Jobs died 12 years ago today. Here's something I wrote about him back in 2014: https://lisamelton.net/2023/10/05/memories-of-steve/ npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1xsy…cevg @npub1pte…ura4 @npub12yn…s3xn @npub16nf…nmp8 @npub15tu…f3fg @npub1rhr…gh5p @npub1raf…pqln @npub1x2u…lnzq Thanks again for the recommendation! 💖 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton @npub1at7…ca7v Being retired helps. 😂 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton My apologies if you're a former co-worker, old friend or distant relative finding out that I'm #transgender from this toot and you think I should have told you sooner. But I know a LOT of people and it's simply not practical for me to have that many intimate conversations first. So I'm telling you all now about the joy I feel. 💖 3/4 npub1dp2pmvv7gzp6dfmhpwn88emdtr55t7nrmplhmcj80cpu053parwsv25lx7 Lisa Melton #introduction My name is Elizabeth but please call me Lisa. I'm probably best known as the person who started the #Safari and #WebKit projects at #Apple. You may think you know my deadname but... you don't. I've drawn underground comics, pioneered using a Mac for newspaper graphics and developed software at Adobe and Netscape. Now I write video #transcoding scripts and sometimes podcast. Follow me and I'll fill your timeline with boosts. 1/4