Melissa Young | Bluesky: @techsassy.me

Use a moisturizer with SPF daily. Floss (sometimes twice) daily. Refuse shoes when possible. Listen to music. Kick sugar. Prioritize sleep. Ask questions. Only wear pants with pockets. Breathe. Listen to answers. Read a book. Run for office.

@jplhomer Methods or systems?

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You're building a dog park management software feature for Access Control. You can connect one or more 3p lock solutions, or choose a "manual" option that packages up a CSV of eligible customers and webhooks/emails it to ya. What do you call this in the UI? Access Control...

@nicolelzhu Ahh! ❤️❤️❤️ Congratulations!

why yes he did incorporate a carly rae jepsen lyric into his proposal 💍

@winniemaywebber @TheaEste What's helped me the most with face KP has been 1) taking omega 3s (fish oil) supplements and 2) have seen major improvements by just washing my face with zinc pyrithione -- plain ol' head and shoulders. (Leave it on like a mask for a few minutes and rinse)

@TheaEste @SophRossss that's what I've been using!! it's slowly disappearing but I'm just impatient

Fun fact: retinol is one of the only skincare ingredients that’s been *scientifically proven* to reduce signs of aging. There’s so much bullshit skincare being shilled to us but retinol is NOT ONE OF THEM

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@jplhomer GraySky Retirement Network

So, if neither of us have BlueSky invitations by the time we’re 50… whaddya say?

@alicegoldfuss Lamb

@jeremybowers @politico @WapoEngineering 👏 Congratulations! So well deserved!

Hi friends! Y’all may have seen by now, but if you didn’t — I am heading over to join the crew at @politico! I’ll miss the folks at @WapoEngineering but I am excited for what’s next! Watch this space — more to come. politico.com/blogs/politico…

@engineering_bae Another + for the Pimsleur method. The audio files work great for getting you comfortable speaking conversationally for travel pretty quickly.

I want to brush up on my Spanish and have been using Duolingo to do so. However, idk if that’s the best route. If you’ve successfully brushed up on a language using an app, which one did you use?

@ainsleyplatt The eternal problem! The luck that worked for me was getting a scholarship that was able to pay for my work when newsrooms had a no-unpaid-intern policy (a good thing!), So they were more open to taking me on.

After asking for feedback from many of these publications, I have been told variations of “we only want students with internship experience.” So my question is this: how do I get my first internship opportunity in the news industry when I don’t have a prior internship? (2/3)

Hey journo friends, I need some advice. Its my last summer before I graduate, and I want to get an internship. As of this week, I have been rejected from over 15 publications. (1/3)

@iamcoreyg Grats! vimeo.com/558619552

Dang it's been 10 years already?? 😅

@qkate Same! I figured it's a reference to something I'm not aware of. Then saw this reddit.com/r/OnlyMurdersH…

@TiffanyJachja So sorry for your loss <3 Take care and sending healing vibes your way.

Lots of beautiful beginnings this week but also endings. My cat Meow had diabetes for the last two years and was diagnoised with cancer and Leukemia today. Saying goodbye is hard. Taking some time to be with family for my bday weekend, gonna rest and heal at home.

@TiffanyJachja So sad to see you go 💜, but happy to watch you fly! We will all miss you and the fun, creativity and thoughtfulness you bring to leading teams 🚀

Hey beautiful people, this month is officially my last full month on the job at Vox Media. It's been an incredible exp leading the data products team, growing it, & coaching it into what it is today. Next year I'll get to see where my leadership takes another engineering team!

@nicolelzhu How was it?? Is it the same or updated? I considered getting it for my kids this year but I think maybe next year.

44/52: “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” by @judyblume #52booksin52weeks

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miyazaki of studio ghibli, upon seeing an artificial intelligence presentation- "i strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself".