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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 11/09/2026

naw man, there's a fourth AI design, "enormous serif headings and teeny 1.5:1 contrast all-caps sans serif subheads"

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

my company's registered at the second scammiest one; just for the sake of having a virtual mailbox so as to not receive business junk mail. proud to announce I have received zero (0) trading standards complaints in my ten years though

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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 · 06/09/2026

it's a procedure to join two consenting adults who love each other into a culturally and legally recognised union, but that's not important right now. (I've been quiet about it as we're doing it in Norway and the paperwork and bureaucracy has been a stressful ballache, but I'm very much excited}

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

the crop is ruining the funniest thing about this, an automatic notification of my credit card being blocked after the first seven purchases

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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

much appreciated on both counts!

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

getting ratioed by chess dot com on the website that you bought for fourty billion dollars and have spent every waking hour since trying to tweak it to make people love you. masterful gambit

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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

A list of 1Password subscription billing line items ($35.88/year) from 2019 until 2026 and a trial in 2018

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 03/09/2026

happy birthday sir ❤️

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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 · 31/08/2026

leoparden skal jo ikke bite et godt norskt fjes, det går'ke

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 31/08/2026

noe jeg ofte forteller briter som forestiller seg at Norge er et sosialistisk paradis der alle er fornuftige og alt fungerer glatt, er at Norge *valgte* å bli inspirert av Storbritannia's jernbanereform (som vi holder på å sakte avlegge) og da blir folk fort litt målløse

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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 · 27/08/2026

Hey Mx Wallet Inspector! Are you in the market for a bridge? I've got a beautiful one to sell to the right buyer. You look like you'd appreciate a good bridge.

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

I wish the careers counsellor at school had told me to get into industrial-scale fraud instead, it seems so easy, and so profitable

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

what helped with my M1: - be more selective about spotlight indexing (especially anything containing a node_modules) - try disabling some of your background third party apps and utilities; had used Magnet and Bartender for many years but lately they've apparently been perf hogs so I replaced them

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 22/08/2026

Fig1 in Wapping Wharf should have some.

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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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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 19/08/2026

christ what a pointless endeavour. I'm, however, oddly reassured by that account already being muted or blocked by four separate blocklists/labels that I subscribe to

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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

it's under safety and emergency -> emergency alerts -> emergency alert history on mine, but I had to really look for it. helpful

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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 · 05/08/2026

sorry to hear, but good luck! the machine's been little short of a revelation for me (I'm definitely too fat and could do with losing weight, but I had apnea issues before that and I'm very fortunate it's working)

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alex jegtnes @jegtnes.com · 04/08/2026

Was recently told at my intro session to wash mask daily (the bit that actually touches your face), wash the headgear and hose weekly, and to change filter every three months. All washing just to be done with warm, soapy water.

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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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