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
The cta survey
September 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The cta survey
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
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)
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
How can something so small be that heavy
August 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How can something so small be that heavy
The worst bird who causes problems and should stay home! I hope the lil guy is ok. He’s been relocated from parking lot back to balcony where nest is and parents did seem to be attending.
July 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The worst bird who causes problems and should stay home! I hope the lil guy is ok. He’s been relocated from parking lot back to balcony where nest is and parents did seem to be attending.
This meme appeared to me in a dream
July 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This meme appeared to me in a dream
me using Copilot except imagine the heart is aligned off by 25%
May 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
me using Copilot except imagine the heart is aligned off by 25%
When you’re being mean to me this is who you’re being mean to
(fantasy life)
(fantasy life)
May 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
When you’re being mean to me this is who you’re being mean to
(fantasy life)
(fantasy life)
If you haven’t heard of it, Fantasy Life is a kids game that’s so good it has a cult following among adults. The second one is out and it’s pretty amazing. If you do have kids there is a mode where even pretty young kids can participate.
May 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you haven’t heard of it, Fantasy Life is a kids game that’s so good it has a cult following among adults. The second one is out and it’s pretty amazing. If you do have kids there is a mode where even pretty young kids can participate.
Signs your friend has Canva (I've been making the worst things since I subscribed)
May 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Signs your friend has Canva (I've been making the worst things since I subscribed)
The problem with canva ai is instead of using normal images from their massive library, it generates ai images … and ai still can’t seem to generate a decent hair brush
May 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The problem with canva ai is instead of using normal images from their massive library, it generates ai images … and ai still can’t seem to generate a decent hair brush
No one talks about how AI cannot seem to draw a coherent hairbrush. I guess only people who work in hair product marketing and have to use products that are like "try AI" all the time would notice.
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
No one talks about how AI cannot seem to draw a coherent hairbrush. I guess only people who work in hair product marketing and have to use products that are like "try AI" all the time would notice.
Every day it’s a battle to prevent my weird cat from licking me on the lips, something she really wants to do for unknown reasons. Why is she like this.
April 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Every day it’s a battle to prevent my weird cat from licking me on the lips, something she really wants to do for unknown reasons. Why is she like this.
There is annually an amazing book about a guy who tried to build a toaster from scratch.
www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-...
www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-...
April 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
There is annually an amazing book about a guy who tried to build a toaster from scratch.
www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-...
www.thomasthwaites.com/the-toaster-...
I tried the trend where you pretend your cat isn’t right next to you and call their name
April 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I tried the trend where you pretend your cat isn’t right next to you and call their name
I taught my cat a cute new trick with clicker training and she did it for one day and now won’t do it again. Is she on strike? Could my cats be unionizing?
April 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I taught my cat a cute new trick with clicker training and she did it for one day and now won’t do it again. Is she on strike? Could my cats be unionizing?
GitHub Copilot like
March 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
GitHub Copilot like
Me at parties now
March 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Me at parties now
No next.js that definitely is not helpful. Definitely looking forward to figuring out wtf is wrong with [object Event]
March 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
No next.js that definitely is not helpful. Definitely looking forward to figuring out wtf is wrong with [object Event]
Oh it was an experimental feature I enabled
February 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Oh it was an experimental feature I enabled
What in tarnation is Critters? Every day we stray further from the light of god
February 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What in tarnation is Critters? Every day we stray further from the light of god