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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am sympathetic to Silicon Valley guys ascribing human-level consciousness to AI because if I had to talk to people from Silicon Valley all day I’d probably have a real low bar for sentience too

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 04/09/2026

rumours have it he's been going overboard on bandcamp friday again

My email inbox, showing my card account being blocked, immediately preceded by seven Bandcamp purchases from Honeyblood, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Brutalligators, and Million Moons

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 04/09/2026

I cannot believe that it's eight days until my wedding and the 1password chuds are making me add "change my password manager" to my bloody todo list. outrageous

An email from me to business@1password.com:

Hi there,

Been subscribed since 2019. Loved your product.

Just to add to the numbers of people who are cancelling because 1Password is now sponsoring Omarchy. While your PR bods may insist this is only to support the technical work involved in the project, and make no personal endorsement of its figurehead, Mr. Heinemeier Hansson, or his views, you know that’s nonsense. He is very publicly the face of the project and makes no effort whatsoever to separate his personal views from his work.

If you want to give money to organisations whose leader calls for ethnic cleansing, you’d have been wise to follow other tech leaders and make those donations on a personal level, so there’s at least a paper-thin veneer between their views and that of their organisation. I cannot in good conscience maintain my 1Password subscription knowing that part of that money goes directly towards supporting the spread of fascism.

Kind regards,
Alex

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 01/09/2026

tell you what lads, I am sick to my back teeth of waking up every day to find out about another figure in tech being fash, associating with fash, or funding fash; and long for the days when this caused some backlash in their immediate circles instead of a laudatory circlejerk on X The Everything App

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ændra. @aendra.com · 31/08/2026

I will ignore you so long that you'll think I've died if you ever make the mistake of sending me a voice note

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 27/08/2026

the thing I'm contracting on has gone >15 years without a rewrite, and generally I really like it because rewrites are unnecessary, and it's not Just Another SPA (jQuery my beloved—we didn't know how good we had it) but today I came across a conditional check to see if the browser was IE5 for Mac 😅

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 25/08/2026

if every single person on earth bought and maintained a claude pro subscription at $20/month, it would take 15 years for Anthropic to reach $30T in revenue what are we even doing here

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 25/08/2026

there aren't enough beverages in the world to pour out. what an enormous loss to the world 🫗🫗🫗🫗🫗🫗

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

The "double square" is much less well-known than the "double diamond" methodology, but much more frequently practiced

Two-step process labeled the double square method: 1. The PM has an idea. 2. The engineers build it.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20/08/2026

Yup. I know bullies online who are perfectly pleasant offline, and what I take from that is "Oh, so you know how to behave when you might get punched." And to tell on myself, this is one reason I'm a nicer person online now than I was a decade+ ago. I stopped liking that version of me, a lot.

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 20/08/2026

sadly I can't be there but you should go if you can, LWS is a lovely crowd of smart and kind people

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Kevin passed about an hour ago. The time to find his cats a home IS now, and I'm not one step closer to finding it. Please, friends.

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Frances Meh @francesmeh.reviews · 24/03/2024

every time some discourse makes me learn the name of another youtuber i email the genx listserv and have them raise housing prices another 3.5%

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 14/08/2026

hi I'm the excess deposits of immunoglobulin A in the blood vessels of the kidneys (I am aware this is incredibly niche content, if there is a single other person on Bluesky with aggressive onset IgA nephropathy I'll eat my hat)

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 14/08/2026

if the government wants people to keep emergency alerts on there really, really, really needs to be an alert level below the current HEART ATTACK INDUCING SIREN FROM YOUR PHONE OMG PANIC, which imo, should be reserved for "active shooter within a mile of your location" and "incoming nuclear missile"

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 12/08/2026

reminds me of contracting for a subscription-based publication where you had to phone up to cancel; I asked why this was the case when the software stack we used supported online cancellation—"oh, we implemented that a while back but had to revert it; too many people cancelled their subscriptions"

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Fionchadd @fionchadd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Do I know anyone who’s built a website that’s needed to be accessible from China? Any tips / pitfalls etc I should be aware of?

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 03/08/2026

I really enjoy this series of interactive explanations of various every-day technology concepts and you may, too

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Gavin Miller @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I mean, we all joked about comic sans and everything, but what I wouldn't give to see it on a poster these days instead of that fucking dreadful slop font. Would go to war for comic sans, I would run through a wall for times new roman. Impact, I take back everything I said about you.

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Oliver Ash @oliverjash.me · 28/07/2026

I'm looking for a new role as a lead frontend/TypeScript engineer. 👋 13 years of experience and I formerly led the web team at Unsplash. My CV: drive.google.com/file/d/1Hp7w... If you know of any roles, please reach out. I'd really appreciate if you could share. Thank you!

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 28/07/2026

She loved her surgery cone for the first couple days (it made her feel powerful and intimidating) so we got her a courted ruff to look sinister in.

Lt the black cat wearing a champagne colored ribbon ruff and a suspicious expression.

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 28/07/2026

@mu.social hi folks—I fairly persistently (at least several times a week) lose my Mu auth status and have to re-auth to stay signed in. especially common if I open Mu links in new tabs. Firefox on Mac. is this a known issue? happy to help debug any way I can

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 27/07/2026

New project! Two influential word lists made by language researchers define an "essential English vocabulary" for learners: one from 1953 and another from 2023. In this essay, Jasmine Nackash examines the differences between them and what that says about us. link: pudding.cool/2026/07/esse...

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Thinking of starting a church for people who believe in dishwasher salt. I know there's others like me out there

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 24/07/2026

I _know_ this is very 2013 of me but I find myself in need of a free (for non-commercial use) typeface with an outrageously good ampersand and I'm out of touch, help

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 19/07/2026

if they're going to have a half time show that's as... interesting as this, please at least let graham norton provide some acerbic commentary during it

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 19/07/2026

I've been freelance for six going on seven PMs (twelve years) now and I can't think of a single thing the governments of that era have done to make life easier

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Lalit Maganti @lalitm.com · 14/07/2026

git has an experimental git history command as of 2.54/2.55 and it deserves more attention. Fixup, reword, or split a commit buried in your stack, and every branch built on top rebases automatically. It's already in core git, nothing to install. lalitm.com/post/git-history/

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The git history command deserves more attention

Working with lots of changes in parallel on git can be painful. You end up juggling branches and commits, and running scary rebase -i commands that can leave your tree in a half-broken state if you so...

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

the year is 2030. Spain, Portugal and Morocco are hosting the world cup. 46 teams are in attendance. Meanwhile in Vancouver, BC, in the fourth year of the penalty shootout between Colombia and Switzerland, the score is 0-0

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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Air to Ground Message: HELLLLL YEAAAAA SEND THAT 41 YEAR OLD FRAUD HOME Area: Jacksonville, FL, USA Type: Airbus A319 A: #a1cb08a6b75 F: #fee17899d51

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Vale @vale.rocks · 03/07/2026

A thread, because things are feeling rough at present. 🧵👇 I'm not quite sure where to go or what to do. I'm watching my peers slowly burn out, go quiet, quit the industry, or struggle on hoping it'll get better in time. Even if the storm is weathered, what comes out the other side?

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Patricia Aas 🐢🏳️‍🌈 @patigallardo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It’s 43 minutes past midnight. This is downtown Oslo.

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ceej @ceej.online · 05/07/2026

taking the antenna off the roof because I’m worried about the glances my wife is throwing the norwegian team

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 05/07/2026

I have had the biggest shit-eating grin on my face ever since that second Norway goal went in. sports is good actually

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Ky @ky.fyi · 29/06/2026

Hey y'all, putting out the bat signal: I'm looking for full-time, part-time, or contract work in product design or frontend development. ("Design engineering" if you're trendy.) Over a decade of experience building design systems for startups, healthcare, civic tech + more. ky.fyi

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Ky Decker

Ky is a designer and web developer based in NYC.

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 27/06/2026

the primary reason I want gaming on MacOS to get better is because my MBP consumes a tenth of the power of my gaming PC, which is crucial in These Trying Times

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Me: Okay, there's been a thunderstorm, the heatwave should be over now. (New health bar appears) (The sun is now named 'Sol, Starflame of Regret') (Objectively the greatest piece of classical music ever recorded starts playing).

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laura - wishlist my game! @freezydorito.lol · 18/06/2026

when this is all over they must pay for taking ✨ away from us

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Josh Tumath @joshtumath.uk · 14/06/2026

This might be my last year living in the UK. Next spring, I'm hoping to move to Japan and I plan to start looking for jobs soon. I would love to have a job that would let me continue or increase my participation in the CSSWG. If anyone knows an org in Japan that could hire me, please let me know

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Ky @ky.fyi · 11/06/2026

hey y'all, I know times are tough, but if you have any $ you can spare this month for our scrappy team of volunteers building open source tools for trans people, we deeply appreciate every share and donation 💜 plus if you donate and DM or email me, I will personally mail you some stickers 💌

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 09/06/2026

it's wild that the this nation's entire economy is just "house" and the two websites with houses on them don't let you do things such as search by size of house, search by proximity of house to nearest rail or tube station, search for house with balcony _or_ garden, or anything actually useful

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Signal @signal.org · 08/06/2026

Our statement on the UK gov't's demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the UK be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification & content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/20...

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David Darnes @darn.es · 07/06/2026

Lisa Simpson presentation meme: All coffee shops should serve batch brew

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