Melodie

Software developer, mom, giant nerd. She/her. Leaving things better than I found them!

[Melodie @nomadraven]

@TychoBrahe This interaction sent me down a rabbit hole where I discovered that marmots are large squirrels, and marmosets are tiny monkeys and not at all a matched set of marmots.

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I can't turn off 2FA so that's fun.

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@lasertheboy @SquarespaceHelp No issues here. Certificate is valid, and the site looks great. Might have been falsely reported to Avast as a malicious website, in which case reporting the false positive at the URL another user shared is a good idea just in case.

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@sevenishmagpies Here's my buddy Donut, who recently discovered the joy of burrowing under a blanket!

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@rachelleabellar Why on earth would I call people when there are so many less annoying ways to communicate. 😅 I feel your pain.

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@Shubzilla That really sucks, I'm so sorry.

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@JortsTheCat The problem is, these for-profit delivery services can be the only way for disabled people to get groceries. We have no societal support system for this. So as much as I care about workers getting a fair shake, anyone intentionally blowing off this gig is causing possible harm.

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@sevenishmagpies Oops? This is amazing, congrats!!!

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@hetmehtaa @SaveToNotion #thread

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@Chewy Adorable! Is there a bug in the autoship page when updating quantities, or is there a secret commit button I can't find? My changes won't save.

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Tried to create a boundary where I would no longer listen to coworker's trash talk. Ended up in a three hour team meeting where she brought up grievances against two of us from as long as 7 years ago. Vast oversimplification, but I feel like I've lost my mind.

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@rachelleabellar Yikes! Hope it's a false alarm. Stay safe!!!

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@AlaskaAir Thanks, we jumped through all those hoops before leaving the airport so I think all our bases are covered. So now we just wait.

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Congratulations, @AlaskaAir, on losing a huge chunk of flight 1013's luggage.

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Oh, cool. The flight was overweight so they just ditched 30 people's luggage and left them on O'Hare. Maybe we'll get them back. Who knows!

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@scalpelatc @MRobbinsAUVSI Good to know, but unfortunate when dozens of planes are stuck. Once we got to the front of the line, it was the fastest takeoff ever though. 😅 This flight was already horribly delayed for other reasons, so a rough day for everyone.

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@ThirdPlaceBooks Brandon Sanderson? Or perhaps Seanan McGuire?

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@Pixelfish I'm definitely a "now's good" person, and it matches the chaotic energy of the original request, in my mind. You want a call, you're going to get a call!

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@Pixelfish Other alternatives:
A) Yes (unhelpful, but it's a yes/no question)
B) No (probably rude)
C) "Look at my calendar" (feels snarky)
D) Respond with availability for the next X days, predicting any changes (just no)
E) Suggest a time, risk starting a whole negotiation. (ugh!)