Lisa Melton

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.

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lisamelton_at_mastodon.social@mostr.pub

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2024-08-05 17:39:58

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@npub1t00…kx23 This. 💯

2024-07-29 14:03:09

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@npub1200…aqy2 This. 💯

2024-07-18 17:25:44

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. 😁🥳😊🥰💖

2024-07-13 22:02:37

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. 🤷‍♀️

2024-06-28 23:09:19

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

2024-06-22 20:57:58

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@npub1c35…9pmh Indeed! ✊😊🥰💖

2024-06-22 20:13:19

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@npub1typ…c8hh Great emoji, sir! 😊🥰💖

2024-06-22 18:02:18

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. 😊🥰💖🏳️‍⚧️

2024-06-21 14:07:16

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@npub1ahq…wjwd That is gorgeous, sir. And striking.

2024-06-19 17:58:55

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@npub1xxt…f2tp Yikes! 😬
Dude, rip up that card and do *not* do that again.

2024-06-18 20:50:31

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@npub1nzm…85c8 Awwww, thanks! 💖

2024-06-17 21:53:35

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.

2024-06-16 22:58:33

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... 🥱😴💤

2024-06-16 21:42:06

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.

2024-06-10 21:54:12

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@npub1gzd…wfsq Nothing wrong with being an entrepreneur. 💖

2024-06-10 20:24:33

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

2024-06-09 17:36:25

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.

2024-06-08 22:29:00

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.

2024-04-27 03:13:26

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@npub1khx…geyg Congratulations! 🥳🎉🎓

2024-04-19 02:47:36

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@npub12l3…qgjv It me. ✋

2024-04-01 01:52:13

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@npub1mmf…eknq Oh, he's here every weekend to do his laundry. 😂 With his girlfriend and their dog and cat. So much fun when the house is full of people and pets.

2024-04-01 01:46:42

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@npub1mmf…eknq Great! My son brought over a pizza. Which, I'm told, is the traditional meal of the holiday. 😂

2024-03-31 22:10:18

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@npub1nzm…85c8 Thank you! 💖

2024-03-27 21:18:14

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@npub1sk4…d83s I feel seen. 😬

2023-10-01 15:38:24

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@npub1gg8…439g Woo hoo! Congrats, girl!! 🥳🎉🎂 And here's hoping you get wonderful results from your labs.💖