Notices by Lisa Melton (lisamelton@mastodon.social), page 2

@kims LOL! Another reason why I love that name. 😂

I did not realize that JK had _hired_ Sokol. 😮

I think I might have interviewed with JK in the early 90s(?) for a position on the A/UX team. 🤔

@kocienda @gruber

@kims LOL! Yeah, that sounds like Bertrand. 😂

You know, a LOT us ate at Mandarin Gourmet too when we got tired of Caffe Macs.

While I actually managed to keep knowledge of the iPhone and iPad from my ex and son, hiding Safari from them was basically impossible. 🤷♀️

But I had no idea you named Marklar! You are a genius, woman!! I was so pissed off when they changed the code name later. 😠

@kocienda

@kims Ah yes, "Marklar!" One of my favorite code names. 😊

I think Safari was the first "big" internal app to be ported to it. Probably because most of our codebase (i.e. WebKit) was cross platform. 🤔

Now I'm wondering how often I ran into your husband there.

@kocienda

I just realized that today is the 24th anniversary of when I started the #Safari and #WebKit projects at #Apple. 🤦♀️ Which just goes to show how much my life has moved on and changed since leaving the Fruit Company over a dozen years ago. 🤷♀️

Dog almighty, I am old AF. But let's keep that fact between ourselves, OK? 😂

It's also @kocienda's birthday. Which is why I remembered this at all. Happy birthday, Ken! 💖

@WarnerCrocker You are very welcome and thank you! 💖

Regarding my previous post...

I have acknowledged (via a "Favorite") but not responded to any of your very kind words yet. I apologize but they're just so many that it's a bit overwhelming.

Please know that I love you all. You're not just "good people." Truly you are the best, each an every one of you.

Thank you so much! 😊🥰💖🏳️⚧️

And now my reply typing shall commence... (and apologies if I don't respond them all...)

Two years today I came out to everyone as #trans right here on Mastodon. The reaction was incredible and I continue to receive so much affirmation and support here. I'm not sure that would have happened anywhere else.

I don't write original posts here or on my own website very often, but today I thought I would let you know what I've been struggling with since November:

https://lisamelton.net/2025/06/22/no-im-not-okay/

Thank you, again, awesome people. 😊🥰💖🏳️⚧️

#pride

@masukomi @JessTheUnstill You would think that girls like us would have some inside track on figuring this out but, thankfully, no. 🤷♀️

@WarnerCrocker 😊🥰💖

Today is my second HRTversary. Two years of Hormone Replacement Therapy. 🎉🥳💃🥰

While I'm very grateful for it, I can't say I'm delighted with the results. Yet. 😉

I'm also very aware that access to HRT is in jeopardy for myself, many others and probably unobtainable now for some. This crime is far more alarming than me thinking my breasts are too small. 😠

But we will all continue our #transition. Going back in not an option. And fuck anyone who tries to erase us! 🏳️⚧️✊

#TransJoy #TransRights

Two years ago today I came out as #trans to my wife. I wrote a little about that when I came out to everyone here on Mastodon some months later:

https://lisamelton.net/2023/06/22/my-coming-out-party/

Since then it's been a struggle with divorce, moving, surgery and not being able to have surgery. And now my government is trying to erase me and my siblings.

My only regret? That I didn't transition sooner. 🏳️⚧️✊

#TransJoy #TransRightsAreHumanRights

@Lana That. Is. Awesome! 😂🏳️⚧️✊

Oh god. Oh god. I'm in this post and I don't like it. 🤦♀️🤣

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. 😁🥳😊🥰💖

@ryanhoulihan This. 💯

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. 🤷♀️

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. 😊🥰💖🏳️⚧️

@ljrk I certainly agree that moving to Swift would further isolate the development of WebKit.

And, yes, if there are still Objective-C components in the Safari UI, those could certainly be rewritten in Swift.

But the existing codebase of WebKit is already using a tight subset of C++. And it has strict memory management and error handling systems. My old gang has been working on this now for over 20 years and they kinda have it tuned by now. 😀

@fahrni @kdawson

@fahrni Let me be blunt.

It would be foolish and irresponsible to re-write the C++ codebase of Safari, particularly WebKit, in Swift. We're talking about millions of lines of code here.

There is little, if anything, to gain from such a venture and so much to lose. Doing so would also almost certainly stall or significantly slow development.

This is a bad idea.

So, your first instinct to admonish developers to not rewrite their software is the good one.

@kdawson

@WarnerCrocker That is gorgeous, sir. And striking.