alex jegtnes
@jegtnes.com
london freelance web dev 👨🏼💻 https://jegtnes.com/work-with-me
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thought leader in yak shaving
cheap wine & cheaper shitposts
photography • travel • hiking • gaming • cocktails • weightlifting • kidney transplantee
but first and foremost, silly goose
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alex jegtnes
@jegtnes.com
· 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
on this day of Wrapped Discourse ™, I have finally managed to quit Spotify
I have finally found a way to replace Spotify that satisfies my extremely niche requirements
and if your requirements are as niche as mine, 1) I'm sorry, 2) this might be helpful
jegtnes.leaflet.pub
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
on this day of Wrapped Discourse ™, I have finally managed to quit Spotify
there isn't a single website that shaped my life like DeviantArt in 03-09; I was a very mediocre teenage photographer who honed my craft, made friends, fell in love (moved countries for it!), joined communities, experienced wonderful art. nothing like it since, this piece brilliantly elucidates why
Leaflet's Atmospheric Advent Almanac — Day 1 🗓️🍃
The Death of DeviantArt and the art-site shaped hole haunting the Internet, by @torrent-empress.bsky.social
Both eulogy and appreciation, on what DeviantArt got right, and where they (and others) went wrong. A vivid picture of a web many of us miss!
The Death of DeviantArt and the art-site shaped hole haunting the Internet, by @torrent-empress.bsky.social
Both eulogy and appreciation, on what DeviantArt got right, and where they (and others) went wrong. A vivid picture of a web many of us miss!
The Death of DeviantArt and the art-site shaped hole haunting the Internet - Multi-hyphenate
Why every new "Art Community" fails. Equal parts eulogy, condemnation, and mourning.
torrent-empress.leaflet.pub
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
there isn't a single website that shaped my life like DeviantArt in 03-09; I was a very mediocre teenage photographer who honed my craft, made friends, fell in love (moved countries for it!), joined communities, experienced wonderful art. nothing like it since, this piece brilliantly elucidates why
acceptable ways to prove my address, apparently:
❌ my driving license, an official government document
❌ a letter from my bank signed by a human
✅ utility bills from a private company (they're in my girlfriend's name so I can't use them)
the UK is a very serious country with sensible procedures
❌ my driving license, an official government document
❌ a letter from my bank signed by a human
✅ utility bills from a private company (they're in my girlfriend's name so I can't use them)
the UK is a very serious country with sensible procedures
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
acceptable ways to prove my address, apparently:
❌ my driving license, an official government document
❌ a letter from my bank signed by a human
✅ utility bills from a private company (they're in my girlfriend's name so I can't use them)
the UK is a very serious country with sensible procedures
❌ my driving license, an official government document
❌ a letter from my bank signed by a human
✅ utility bills from a private company (they're in my girlfriend's name so I can't use them)
the UK is a very serious country with sensible procedures
went onto linkedin for the first time in a few months because it's a cursed place, and the website is so utterly dogshit that the login page hard crashed my browser. I'm not even mad, that's impressive, how do you even do that in 2025
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
went onto linkedin for the first time in a few months because it's a cursed place, and the website is so utterly dogshit that the login page hard crashed my browser. I'm not even mad, that's impressive, how do you even do that in 2025
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Everything Andy touches is of the highest quality. Do yourself a favour and read his raw honesty post, and if you feel compelled, support his wonderful work.
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Everything Andy touches is of the highest quality. Do yourself a favour and read his raw honesty post, and if you feel compelled, support his wonderful work.
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this. people who’s only experience of the frankly shocking uk housing market can be summed up as ‘all of the good parts’ and ‘absolutely none of the bad parts’ suddenly wrenching the ‘housing insecurity is bad actually’ lever is turning me to malice
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
this. people who’s only experience of the frankly shocking uk housing market can be summed up as ‘all of the good parts’ and ‘absolutely none of the bad parts’ suddenly wrenching the ‘housing insecurity is bad actually’ lever is turning me to malice
won't somebody please think of the retired corporate financiers sitting on a large pile of unearned wealth
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
won't somebody please think of the retired corporate financiers sitting on a large pile of unearned wealth
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"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
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Everything I write myself and everything I love to read or listen
to or watch has one bedrock component to it...Jesus Christ I am alive right now and you are alive right now and someday we will not be but for the duration of this we are both stupidly and beautifully alive orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...
to or watch has one bedrock component to it...Jesus Christ I am alive right now and you are alive right now and someday we will not be but for the duration of this we are both stupidly and beautifully alive orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Everything I write myself and everything I love to read or listen
to or watch has one bedrock component to it...Jesus Christ I am alive right now and you are alive right now and someday we will not be but for the duration of this we are both stupidly and beautifully alive orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...
to or watch has one bedrock component to it...Jesus Christ I am alive right now and you are alive right now and someday we will not be but for the duration of this we are both stupidly and beautifully alive orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...
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This thread is fascinating
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This thread is fascinating
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hi internet! do i know anyone looking for some freelance work through the end of the year?
the project is a tiny bit of web dev but mostly design, animation, and graphic design in a webflow site!
the project is a tiny bit of web dev but mostly design, animation, and graphic design in a webflow site!
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
hi internet! do i know anyone looking for some freelance work through the end of the year?
the project is a tiny bit of web dev but mostly design, animation, and graphic design in a webflow site!
the project is a tiny bit of web dev but mostly design, animation, and graphic design in a webflow site!
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I will have freelance availability again from January onwards, focusing on web/dataviz accessibility:
- Reviews (high-level or full audit)
- Consulting, advice, documentation
- Training, talks, workshops
- Front-end dev
🫶🏻 Interested?
DM or collab@fossheim.io
#accessibility #datavizA11Y
- Reviews (high-level or full audit)
- Consulting, advice, documentation
- Training, talks, workshops
- Front-end dev
🫶🏻 Interested?
DM or collab@fossheim.io
#accessibility #datavizA11Y
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I will have freelance availability again from January onwards, focusing on web/dataviz accessibility:
- Reviews (high-level or full audit)
- Consulting, advice, documentation
- Training, talks, workshops
- Front-end dev
🫶🏻 Interested?
DM or collab@fossheim.io
#accessibility #datavizA11Y
- Reviews (high-level or full audit)
- Consulting, advice, documentation
- Training, talks, workshops
- Front-end dev
🫶🏻 Interested?
DM or collab@fossheim.io
#accessibility #datavizA11Y
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I've got capacity for contracting till the end of the year (and am starting to book out some of my 2026 calendar).
Shout if you need help with open source community work, developer education, developer outreach, multilingual community work or other Jess-shaped things.
hello(a)jessica*tech or DM👋
Shout if you need help with open source community work, developer education, developer outreach, multilingual community work or other Jess-shaped things.
hello(a)jessica*tech or DM👋
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've got capacity for contracting till the end of the year (and am starting to book out some of my 2026 calendar).
Shout if you need help with open source community work, developer education, developer outreach, multilingual community work or other Jess-shaped things.
hello(a)jessica*tech or DM👋
Shout if you need help with open source community work, developer education, developer outreach, multilingual community work or other Jess-shaped things.
hello(a)jessica*tech or DM👋
there isn't a single flight out there, no matter the time of day, no matter the carrier, no matter the length, that isn't improved by the tasteful addition of at least one (1) gin & tonic. no offense to the champagne-enjoyers but the gin & tonic is the ultimate and canonical in-flight beverage
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
there isn't a single flight out there, no matter the time of day, no matter the carrier, no matter the length, that isn't improved by the tasteful addition of at least one (1) gin & tonic. no offense to the champagne-enjoyers but the gin & tonic is the ultimate and canonical in-flight beverage
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