Melissa McEwen

@melissamcewen

Filling the rare niche of writing about software bugs and real bugs.

Chicago, IL
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    Oct 9

    1. Here's how to create cool stuff with Glitch + iOS shortcuts 2. I'm now working at Glitch at a Developer Content Marketer

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    4 hours ago

    readers sent libby their stories of buying health insurance on the aca exchanges and they are more infuriating and devastating than you imagine

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    1 hour ago

    The full 50 miles of perimeter fence are in place... And the concrete moats, and the motion sensor tracking systems...

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    5 hours ago

    Just reminded myself that the distance between NYC and Chicago is almost exactly that between Beijing and Shanghai, and that the 1st is served by 1 train/day that takes 19 hours, and the 2nd is served by 35 trains/day that take as few as 4.5 hours.

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  5. 4 hours ago

    Where is the good coffee in Denver?

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Throwback to when I was 19 and believed that when tasting notes said a wine had "notes of strawberries" it meant they had added strawberries to it 😂

    Why wine must be wine: an argument outlining why I think it's vital for the future of wine that flavourings shouldn't be allowed - it would be a disaster
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    6 hours ago

    Remember the Deakins - a family fighting to add a 2car garage to their home in the Historic Old Town Triangle in order to accommodate their daughter who uses a wheelchair? I'm covering the zoning hearing today for

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    7 hours ago

    .’s reflection on the best new restaurants of 2018 prove that Chicago is still one hell of a town for dining.

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  9. 6 hours ago

    This whole story is bananas. Drones shut down a major airport for days. Net launchers and eagle army is ineffective.

    Flights at Gatwick suspended again due to new "suspected drone sighting", spokesman says
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    10 hours ago

    Hello coquito is better than eggnog and I wrote about it 🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥

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    10 hours ago

    Top 3 on YouTube for "Hillary Clinton" search: 1) bizarrely argues Freemasons will escape from the US on private yachts after America’s eventual collapse 2) falsely alleges Clinton has a seizure disorder 3) falsely alleges Clinton has had people murdered

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    9 hours ago

    Much of the natural gas produced in West Virginia doesn’t come from some far-off hinterland but from family farms and rural communities where people must still live and work. This is jaw-dropping, from and .

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    22 hours ago

    Whole department of contractors are asking for a living wage and health benefits and in response the hiring company said "sign this crappy increase" by eod friday or you are gonzo. great way to treat your people, . caps off a great week (& year) for co mgmt.

    NEW: 20 Facebook subcontractors demanded better working conditions. Now they’re being told to accept a counter-offer from their company by Friday afternoon – or lose their jobs.
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    Dec 20

    Software is like that town in Pokemon Gen III where you can set a trendy phrase and everyone just says it for awhile 'I can't imagine what life would be like without "ANGULAR"!'

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    22 hours ago

    "After 20 Facebook subcontractors demanded better working conditions, they’re being told to accept a counter-offer from their company by Friday afternoon – or lose their jobs." This is a story of inspiring solidarity against heartless management abuse.

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    Dec 20

    Our new strain, nicknamed "malu" has a voracious appetite ...it wants to be fed twice a day 🍽️ if not... it just crawls off...

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    Dec 19

    Check out the mesmerizing flight of Lamproptera meges in slow motion! These rare butterflies are very local in distribution. They are also one of the smallest Papilionids and one of the few species with wing transparency in the old world! Full video here:

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    Dec 17

    1/ We have a major investigation into Maximus, a company massively profiting off Trump's war on the poor

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  19. Dec 20

    Hill I will die on : TSA precheck has made everything worae

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    Dec 20

    Yesterday, sent me an email. My accounts on various Slack teams had been immediately deactivated, with no prior warning. The reason? I've visited family in Iran and used Slack when there. Only my work's paid-for Enterprise account works still.

    In order to comply with export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Treasury, Slack prohibits unauthorized use of its products and services in certain sanctioned countries and regions including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine. We’ve identified your team/account as originating from one of these co
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  21. Dec 20

    The Speculoos Ritter Sport is 🔥

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