jen downs
@jen.dev
i’m a new mom & a front-end web developer~ 🌸
i like riding my bike, long hikes, video games, and the indie web 🌱
my links jendowns.com
my blog jen.dev
i like riding my bike, long hikes, video games, and the indie web 🌱
my links jendowns.com
my blog jen.dev
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is my game of the year ❤️
What a privilege to be nominated, not only for 2025 GAME OF THE YEAR, but also TWELVE??!! TOTAL NOMINATIONS at #TheGameAwards
There are so many deserving, precious games from this year, and to be nominated among them makes us SO SO very whee 🥹
THANK YOU!!
There are so many deserving, precious games from this year, and to be nominated among them makes us SO SO very whee 🥹
THANK YOU!!
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is my game of the year ❤️
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
once again i found a cool social web coding community (e.g. make a website for a theme) that is now effectively dead and full of linkrot :(
good things truly are fleeting
(and i’m always too late 😭)
good things truly are fleeting
(and i’m always too late 😭)
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
once again i found a cool social web coding community (e.g. make a website for a theme) that is now effectively dead and full of linkrot :(
good things truly are fleeting
(and i’m always too late 😭)
good things truly are fleeting
(and i’m always too late 😭)
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old friend...art thou not weary? art thou not burdened by the treacherous ghosts of thy unfinish'd side projects...
thy heart yearns for peace
thy heart yearns for peace
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
old friend...art thou not weary? art thou not burdened by the treacherous ghosts of thy unfinish'd side projects...
thy heart yearns for peace
thy heart yearns for peace
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These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
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If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
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Oh, Dick Cheney died? Well-- *sees Bluesky mod around corner* What's really important is championing the open protocol.
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Oh, Dick Cheney died? Well-- *sees Bluesky mod around corner* What's really important is championing the open protocol.
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When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
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me as a single person: daylight savings is kind of annoying
me as a parent: kill it with fire and salt the ashes
me as a parent: kill it with fire and salt the ashes
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
me as a single person: daylight savings is kind of annoying
me as a parent: kill it with fire and salt the ashes
me as a parent: kill it with fire and salt the ashes
we use an app to track naps and feedings for the baby, and you can tell that they just threw their hands up with daylight savings time and said “oh well! good luck!” 🙃
November 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
we use an app to track naps and feedings for the baby, and you can tell that they just threw their hands up with daylight savings time and said “oh well! good luck!” 🙃
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sharing this important reminder from @glitch.com about the dashboard and code downloads shutting down in 2 months
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
sharing this important reminder from @glitch.com about the dashboard and code downloads shutting down in 2 months
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They should invent a brain that lets you sleep
January 10, 2024 at 3:17 AM
They should invent a brain that lets you sleep
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IDEA: a microwave that shows some goddam respect
October 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
IDEA: a microwave that shows some goddam respect
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Holy shit someone uploaded the entire stage play adaptation of the Yakuza videogame series with English subtitles and it’s glorious and 500x better than the Amazon show youtu.be/Z2Msr4si6dU?...
October 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Holy shit someone uploaded the entire stage play adaptation of the Yakuza videogame series with English subtitles and it’s glorious and 500x better than the Amazon show youtu.be/Z2Msr4si6dU?...
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weird web october - kaylee rowena
kayleerowena.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
for day 10 of Weird Web October (weirdweboctober.website), the theme was "warning"
so i made it about my hatred of crows (trash birds, sorry!)
weird.jen.dev/warning
so i made it about my hatred of crows (trash birds, sorry!)
weird.jen.dev/warning
October 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
for day 10 of Weird Web October (weirdweboctober.website), the theme was "warning"
so i made it about my hatred of crows (trash birds, sorry!)
weird.jen.dev/warning
so i made it about my hatred of crows (trash birds, sorry!)
weird.jen.dev/warning
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Daily bunny no.3100 is just a branch away
October 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Daily bunny no.3100 is just a branch away
okay for the "solids" theme today, my brain went right to Metal Gear Solid
so, uhh, here's my weird little webpage:
weird.jen.dev/solids
so, uhh, here's my weird little webpage:
weird.jen.dev/solids
October 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
okay for the "solids" theme today, my brain went right to Metal Gear Solid
so, uhh, here's my weird little webpage:
weird.jen.dev/solids
so, uhh, here's my weird little webpage:
weird.jen.dev/solids
forgot to share my Weird Web October entries from day 3 & 4
#3 - scramble weird.jen.dev/scramble is a recipe for scrambled eggs. it’s all about the technique!
#4 - filters weird.jen.dev/filters is a little bingo game (with backdrop filters)
#3 - scramble weird.jen.dev/scramble is a recipe for scrambled eggs. it’s all about the technique!
#4 - filters weird.jen.dev/filters is a little bingo game (with backdrop filters)
October 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
forgot to share my Weird Web October entries from day 3 & 4
#3 - scramble weird.jen.dev/scramble is a recipe for scrambled eggs. it’s all about the technique!
#4 - filters weird.jen.dev/filters is a little bingo game (with backdrop filters)
#3 - scramble weird.jen.dev/scramble is a recipe for scrambled eggs. it’s all about the technique!
#4 - filters weird.jen.dev/filters is a little bingo game (with backdrop filters)
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