alex jegtnes
@jegtnes.com
london freelance web dev 👨🏼💻 https://jegtnes.com/work-with-me
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a11y • webperf • design systems
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alex jegtnes
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· Nov 14
this was the best shot from basically my first ever attempt at astrophotography and I'm pretty pleased with it
📍 atacama desert, chile
📅 2nd sep 2024
📷 fuji x-t30ii + ttartisan 10mm f/2
⚙️ 10mm, f/2, 30s, ISO 1600
#astrophotography #photography
📍 atacama desert, chile
📅 2nd sep 2024
📷 fuji x-t30ii + ttartisan 10mm f/2
⚙️ 10mm, f/2, 30s, ISO 1600
#astrophotography #photography
I am being 100% serious when I say that we need to start ostracising people who cannot accept that what makes life meaningful is its ephemerality from polite society. this includes cryonics enthusiasts, the vampire who harvests his son's plasma & it especially includes ghouls who think this is okay
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I am being 100% serious when I say that we need to start ostracising people who cannot accept that what makes life meaningful is its ephemerality from polite society. this includes cryonics enthusiasts, the vampire who harvests his son's plasma & it especially includes ghouls who think this is okay
I am just about to get out of bed and start packing for a family weekend away, I leave for the airport in an hour, and I endorse this message
Flipping the script. People who wake up super early in the morning are actually the losers. They have to get up before everyone else because they are adrift and can't manage time. Those proud night owls among us who confidently roll out of bed right before our first obligation are truly in control.
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I am just about to get out of bed and start packing for a family weekend away, I leave for the airport in an hour, and I endorse this message
instabuy!
Hey is one of the best community conferences out there; every year I walk away from it refreshed and inspired and in *gesticulates wildly* current circumstances if you can put a price on that it's surely far more than £189. and it's the last one? buy, buy, buy. see you in Leeds yeah? x
Hey is one of the best community conferences out there; every year I walk away from it refreshed and inspired and in *gesticulates wildly* current circumstances if you can put a price on that it's surely far more than £189. and it's the last one? buy, buy, buy. see you in Leeds yeah? x
🚨 Announcing All Day Hey! 2026. Celebrating ten years of the conference. The final one. Let's go!
A curated conference for curious developers, designers, and technology leaders.
A curated conference for curious developers, designers, and technology leaders.
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
instabuy!
Hey is one of the best community conferences out there; every year I walk away from it refreshed and inspired and in *gesticulates wildly* current circumstances if you can put a price on that it's surely far more than £189. and it's the last one? buy, buy, buy. see you in Leeds yeah? x
Hey is one of the best community conferences out there; every year I walk away from it refreshed and inspired and in *gesticulates wildly* current circumstances if you can put a price on that it's surely far more than £189. and it's the last one? buy, buy, buy. see you in Leeds yeah? x
today in south london buses: some mfer is just rawdogging smoked salmon on its own
just have a protein shake dude, what are we even doing here
just have a protein shake dude, what are we even doing here
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
today in south london buses: some mfer is just rawdogging smoked salmon on its own
just have a protein shake dude, what are we even doing here
just have a protein shake dude, what are we even doing here
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
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“Devotion”
Paper lanterns at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan during the Gion Matsuri festival.
Taken on Fujifilm Provia.
glass.photo/108c/2rKV77U...
#filmphotography #xpan #35mm #BelieveInFilm
Paper lanterns at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan during the Gion Matsuri festival.
Taken on Fujifilm Provia.
glass.photo/108c/2rKV77U...
#filmphotography #xpan #35mm #BelieveInFilm
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“Devotion”
Paper lanterns at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan during the Gion Matsuri festival.
Taken on Fujifilm Provia.
glass.photo/108c/2rKV77U...
#filmphotography #xpan #35mm #BelieveInFilm
Paper lanterns at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan during the Gion Matsuri festival.
Taken on Fujifilm Provia.
glass.photo/108c/2rKV77U...
#filmphotography #xpan #35mm #BelieveInFilm
text from NHS: we have an IMPORTANT AND URGENT LETTER FOR YOU and it is imperative that you log on to your PATIENT PORTAL with four pieces of ARCANE AUTHENTICATION to read this ELECTRONIC LETTER
letter: yo dawg we booked you an appointment. ya, the same one we texted you all the details of yesterday
letter: yo dawg we booked you an appointment. ya, the same one we texted you all the details of yesterday
October 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
text from NHS: we have an IMPORTANT AND URGENT LETTER FOR YOU and it is imperative that you log on to your PATIENT PORTAL with four pieces of ARCANE AUTHENTICATION to read this ELECTRONIC LETTER
letter: yo dawg we booked you an appointment. ya, the same one we texted you all the details of yesterday
letter: yo dawg we booked you an appointment. ya, the same one we texted you all the details of yesterday
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Microsoft hates computers AND everyone who uses them, whereas Apple only hates computers, and Linux only hates the people who use them. In this essay I will
October 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Microsoft hates computers AND everyone who uses them, whereas Apple only hates computers, and Linux only hates the people who use them. In this essay I will
I have read a lot about generative AI the last couple of years, a lot of it very good, but this is one of the best and most articulate elucidations of why there are so many things about it that fundamentally don't sit right with me. an absolute banger of a post, I implore you to read it posthaste
I wrote about AI art and why I philosophically refuse to use generative AI regardless of its potential utility, but it's actually about mortality and authoritarianism and book clubs and Bowling Alone. (I resisted an extended metaphor about curling, you're welcome / I'm sorry.)
choosing friction
In 2018, legal scholar Tim Wu wrote in the New York Times that: Today’s cult of convenience fails to acknowledge that difficulty is a constitutive feature of human experience. Convenience is all desti...
phirephoenix.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have read a lot about generative AI the last couple of years, a lot of it very good, but this is one of the best and most articulate elucidations of why there are so many things about it that fundamentally don't sit right with me. an absolute banger of a post, I implore you to read it posthaste
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Looks like I'll be coming to the end of a contract shortly so will have availability for new projects from later this month
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
What I do - Robb Owen
From interaction design to scaleable design systems, single-page apps to something more experimental with WebGL. I help awesome people to build ambitious yet accessible web projects
robbowen.digital
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Looks like I'll be coming to the end of a contract shortly so will have availability for new projects from later this month
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental
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I'm at risk for redundancy so if anyone is hiring a Senior or Lead UX Researcher remote or in London hybrid let me know! Open to perm or contracts
October 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I'm at risk for redundancy so if anyone is hiring a Senior or Lead UX Researcher remote or in London hybrid let me know! Open to perm or contracts
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Reposted by alex jegtnes
It's here. JavaScript for Everyone is now available to…everyone!
The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it.
Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects
piccalilli.link/js4e-launch-...
The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it.
Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects
piccalilli.link/js4e-launch-...
JavaScript for Everyone
A high quality, expansive written course that will elevate your JavaScript skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
piccalilli.link
October 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
It's here. JavaScript for Everyone is now available to…everyone!
The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it.
Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects
piccalilli.link/js4e-launch-...
The amount of effort and experience packed into this course is unbelievable and we know you're going to love it.
Get yours for £189, down from £249, for 2 weeks and super-charge your career prospects
piccalilli.link/js4e-launch-...
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You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
back from holiday today. having not touched a computer for three weeks, using a keyboard feels _weird_. how do I comptooter. help
October 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
back from holiday today. having not touched a computer for three weeks, using a keyboard feels _weird_. how do I comptooter. help
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you actually can’t be a celebrity if you’ve ever used the command line. they don’t let you. i won’t let you. we are not celebrating computer degeneracy in 2025. you’re not famous you just did npm install. you’re a fucken computer peasant get some class consciousness.
software engineers are not celebrities
October 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
you actually can’t be a celebrity if you’ve ever used the command line. they don’t let you. i won’t let you. we are not celebrating computer degeneracy in 2025. you’re not famous you just did npm install. you’re a fucken computer peasant get some class consciousness.
can't be in bristol without going to the cat pub
October 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
can't be in bristol without going to the cat pub
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Things I enjoyed being booed at @webdevconf.com
1. AI
2. Brendan Eich (multiple times)
3. Jira
Makes the soul feel better.
Great to catch up with the good people in the industry, even if it was a short, flying visit to briz
1. AI
2. Brendan Eich (multiple times)
3. Jira
Makes the soul feel better.
Great to catch up with the good people in the industry, even if it was a short, flying visit to briz
October 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Things I enjoyed being booed at @webdevconf.com
1. AI
2. Brendan Eich (multiple times)
3. Jira
Makes the soul feel better.
Great to catch up with the good people in the industry, even if it was a short, flying visit to briz
1. AI
2. Brendan Eich (multiple times)
3. Jira
Makes the soul feel better.
Great to catch up with the good people in the industry, even if it was a short, flying visit to briz
have had the most enjoyable time at another utterly fabulous edition of @webdevconf.com. I have laughed, I have learned, I have rejoiced in reuniting with old friends and making new ones and every year it is an utter delight
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
have had the most enjoyable time at another utterly fabulous edition of @webdevconf.com. I have laughed, I have learned, I have rejoiced in reuniting with old friends and making new ones and every year it is an utter delight
10 minutes into #webdevconf and the audience has already booed Jira. 10/10
October 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
10 minutes into #webdevconf and the audience has already booed Jira. 10/10
tag urself, here's mine
October 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
tag urself, here's mine
obligatory announcement to declare I am in Bristol for @webdevconf.com ✨
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
obligatory announcement to declare I am in Bristol for @webdevconf.com ✨
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I lived in fear of this day, and it’s here. I finally got called out by The Onion
Passenger Glued To Airplane Window Like It Fucking 1956 https://theonion.com/passenger-glued-to-airplane-window-like-it-fucking-1956-1832728158/
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I lived in fear of this day, and it’s here. I finally got called out by The Onion
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
nothing sadder than Americans on holiday. saw a mfer yesterday in Rome at the colosseum, likely on day 7 out of 10 of annual PTO, on a business call promising an "update by EOD". my brother in christ, log off and eat a bowl of pasta with your wife, the B2B SaaS will be fine without you, I promise
September 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
nothing sadder than Americans on holiday. saw a mfer yesterday in Rome at the colosseum, likely on day 7 out of 10 of annual PTO, on a business call promising an "update by EOD". my brother in christ, log off and eat a bowl of pasta with your wife, the B2B SaaS will be fine without you, I promise