Melanie Crissey
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Melanie Crissey
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Loves startups • Codes for fun • Watercolors every day • Big on remote-first work • Based out of Marietta, GA • Working on technicallymarket.ing • Writing at melaniecrissey.com/blog
You had me at CAN-SPAM 🫶
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What kills me is the lifecycle emails

“Hi! Thank you for buying a Toyota last year! Hope you’re enjoying that Toyota! You want another Toyota? Big deals when you buy an additional Toyota!”
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I could see Anthropic taking over the world of *work*

I use both but Anthropic feels like the more pro option whereas ChatGPT is for low value personal use cases
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
`git push --force’

Ok, if you’re into that!!
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I would pay so much more per ride
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I've worked with a lot of companies that were mostly Good but the product could be twisted for evil

Or, mostly Good but the internal culture got toxic

Lately the whole tech job market looks like, "On a scale from Joffrey Baratheon to Darth Sidious, how villainous are you willing to be daily?"
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hand slap received and respected
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Listen, maybe you can’t see the Northern Lights in Atlanta right now but if you squint at the air pollution behind the nearest Wa Ho that’s something
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Snow smells SO good

It’s like the frosted version of that summer garden hose smell

Clean with a hint of woodsy smoke
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM