Alex Barnhart
@alexbarnhart.bsky.social
Lead Sound Designer @ Respawn Entertainment. My page is probably 99% angry rants about urban planning
Hey y'all, we just posted a Sound Design intern position here on the Respawn Jedi team for Summer 2026! Come make some really cool stuff with us
*Caveat is you must be a student graduating no earlier than December 2026
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*Caveat is you must be a student graduating no earlier than December 2026
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Sound Design Intern, Summer 2026 (Jedi)
jobs.ea.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey y'all, we just posted a Sound Design intern position here on the Respawn Jedi team for Summer 2026! Come make some really cool stuff with us
*Caveat is you must be a student graduating no earlier than December 2026
jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
*Caveat is you must be a student graduating no earlier than December 2026
jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
I will be at GSC
October 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I will be at GSC
In other news, I paid of my student loans so that's cool
September 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In other news, I paid of my student loans so that's cool
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Decades of unlimited local control over land use have left us with an historic housing shortage, unaffordable rents, homeownership out of reach for the middle class, and crisis-level homelessness.
Enough is enough. It’s time for the state to step in and set some basic ground rules by passing SB 79.
Enough is enough. It’s time for the state to step in and set some basic ground rules by passing SB 79.
Here’s the clip of CM Padilla bragging about reducing the size of a 100% affordable housing project in her district and increasing the amount of parking while arguing against the transit oriented upzoning bill SB 79.
(ED 1 is an affordable housing program in LA.)
(ED 1 is an affordable housing program in LA.)
August 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Decades of unlimited local control over land use have left us with an historic housing shortage, unaffordable rents, homeownership out of reach for the middle class, and crisis-level homelessness.
Enough is enough. It’s time for the state to step in and set some basic ground rules by passing SB 79.
Enough is enough. It’s time for the state to step in and set some basic ground rules by passing SB 79.
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Jon Lovett’s face when LA City Councilmember Imelda Padilla said she forced an affordable housing project to go down from six stories to three stories and add in EV charging spaces
August 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Jon Lovett’s face when LA City Councilmember Imelda Padilla said she forced an affordable housing project to go down from six stories to three stories and add in EV charging spaces
Been relearning how to draw after years of avoiding it. Here's a tree
August 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Been relearning how to draw after years of avoiding it. Here's a tree
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The most impressive thing about this campaign is how *creative* they are. They’re trying new stuff! Multiple times during the last few months I’ve thought “wow, I’ve never seen a campaign do that.” Much more of that needed everywhere.
August 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The most impressive thing about this campaign is how *creative* they are. They’re trying new stuff! Multiple times during the last few months I’ve thought “wow, I’ve never seen a campaign do that.” Much more of that needed everywhere.
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Josh Albrektson turned this tweet into a letter to the LA Times! www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...
Letters to the Editor: L.A. City Council has proven it can’t fix city’s housing problem on its own
'This is exactly why the state needs to preempt local control from them and other cities like Los Angeles,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
www.latimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Josh Albrektson turned this tweet into a letter to the LA Times! www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...
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Karen Bass is an unhinged NIMBY and everyone still on the other site should ratio her
August 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Karen Bass is an unhinged NIMBY and everyone still on the other site should ratio her
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“Los Angeles leaders are once again demonstrating their cowardice and failing their own constituents who desperately need more housing—and they’re doing it at the behest of LA’s wealthiest, most entitled voters, who have consistently blocked progress on housing affordability.” - @hanlon.bsky.social
California YIMBY Statement on LA City Council Vote on SB 79
Los Angeles, CA — Today the Los Angeles City Council voted to oppose SB 79, a state bill designed to expand affordable housing near major transit stops. In doing so, councilmembers repeated discredite...
cayimby.org
August 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“Los Angeles leaders are once again demonstrating their cowardice and failing their own constituents who desperately need more housing—and they’re doing it at the behest of LA’s wealthiest, most entitled voters, who have consistently blocked progress on housing affordability.” - @hanlon.bsky.social
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It's 2018. The LA City Council is opposing SB827 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,663
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
“Los Angeles leaders are once again demonstrating their cowardice and failing their own constituents who desperately need more housing—and they’re doing it at the behest of LA’s wealthiest, most entitled voters, who have consistently blocked progress on housing affordability.” - @hanlon.bsky.social
California YIMBY Statement on LA City Council Vote on SB 79
Los Angeles, CA — Today the Los Angeles City Council voted to oppose SB 79, a state bill designed to expand affordable housing near major transit stops. In doing so, councilmembers repeated discredite...
cayimby.org
August 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's 2018. The LA City Council is opposing SB827 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,663
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
It's 2019. The LA City Council is opposing SB50 because it overrides local control. Rent is $1,791
It's 2025. The LA City Council is opposing SB79 because it overrides local control. Rent is $2,625
Is private equity buying homes a problem? Yeah for sure, I hate BlackRock owning homes as much as the next person
Is that as big of a deal compared to the fact we simply don't have enough housing and have built up massive barriers to building housing? No, not really
Is that as big of a deal compared to the fact we simply don't have enough housing and have built up massive barriers to building housing? No, not really
btw, a point to keep in mind when you see the claim that private equity or Wall Street is pricing families out of homes:
Homeowner families have never owned a larger portion of the housing stock.
Homeowner families have never owned a larger portion of the housing stock.
August 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Is private equity buying homes a problem? Yeah for sure, I hate BlackRock owning homes as much as the next person
Is that as big of a deal compared to the fact we simply don't have enough housing and have built up massive barriers to building housing? No, not really
Is that as big of a deal compared to the fact we simply don't have enough housing and have built up massive barriers to building housing? No, not really
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AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work.
August 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work.
As a self described lefty, getting out of the all new housing is luxury housing and that's bad mindset was pretty hard and took a while. This is a pretty rad video that describes why lefty NIMBY-ism is still bad even though it's more caring and understanding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTa...
The Problem With Left-Wing NIMBYism
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As a self described lefty, getting out of the all new housing is luxury housing and that's bad mindset was pretty hard and took a while. This is a pretty rad video that describes why lefty NIMBY-ism is still bad even though it's more caring and understanding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTa...
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Today, Secretary Duffy said he wouldn't fund high-speed rail projects due to them "not having the means to go the distance".
Hours later, he announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
Hours later, he announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
August 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today, Secretary Duffy said he wouldn't fund high-speed rail projects due to them "not having the means to go the distance".
Hours later, he announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
Hours later, he announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
It's so messed up that it's genuinely difficult to just bike around and eat croissants in American cities
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's so messed up that it's genuinely difficult to just bike around and eat croissants in American cities
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Single family zoning effectively mandates McMansionization and economic displacement in high-demand neighborhoods by making it illegal to replace older single family houses with several smaller, less-expensive homes.
When four homes replace a SFH, each new home is about the same price as the original, and at 5 units or more, the new homes tend to be more affordable. But the critical comparison is to the 1-for-1 replacement — a mansionization, in other words.
July 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Single family zoning effectively mandates McMansionization and economic displacement in high-demand neighborhoods by making it illegal to replace older single family houses with several smaller, less-expensive homes.
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When four homes replace a SFH, each new home is about the same price as the original, and at 5 units or more, the new homes tend to be more affordable. But the critical comparison is to the 1-for-1 replacement — a mansionization, in other words.
July 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
When four homes replace a SFH, each new home is about the same price as the original, and at 5 units or more, the new homes tend to be more affordable. But the critical comparison is to the 1-for-1 replacement — a mansionization, in other words.
My library is on sale!
www.asoundeffect.com/sound-librar...
www.asoundeffect.com/sound-librar...
Frozen | Ice Sound Effects Library | asoundeffect.com
809 Ice sound effects / recordings: Frozen is a collection of ice impacts, scrapes, debris, slides and more taken during a miserably cold winter in the arctic tundra of Massachusetts. These recordings...
www.asoundeffect.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My library is on sale!
www.asoundeffect.com/sound-librar...
www.asoundeffect.com/sound-librar...
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Getting that "I should move to Japan" feeling again today
May 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Getting that "I should move to Japan" feeling again today
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If you're gonna keep firing graphic designers and copy writers for AI, you're gonna find out the hard way...
May 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you're gonna keep firing graphic designers and copy writers for AI, you're gonna find out the hard way...
I'm really tired of almost dying on LA streets because some asshole wants to drive to a red light just a little faster
May 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I'm really tired of almost dying on LA streets because some asshole wants to drive to a red light just a little faster
Today is an awful day. Some of the best people I've worked with have been let go
Respawn Entertainment Cancels Another Incubation Project, Around 100 Employees Impacted www.ign.com/articles/ape...
"we've made the decision to step away from two early-stage incubation projects and make some targeted team adjustments across Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi."
"we've made the decision to step away from two early-stage incubation projects and make some targeted team adjustments across Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi."
April 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today is an awful day. Some of the best people I've worked with have been let go
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The Austin City Council voted 10-1 to allow up to 5-story, single-stair buildings. Austin joins a growing list of North American cities & states bringing back the once popular building type and allowing more flexibility in the types of housing produced in the City.
📍Austin, TX
📍Austin, TX
April 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Austin City Council voted 10-1 to allow up to 5-story, single-stair buildings. Austin joins a growing list of North American cities & states bringing back the once popular building type and allowing more flexibility in the types of housing produced in the City.
📍Austin, TX
📍Austin, TX