Sadly I'll be sipping caipirinhas on a beach in Brazil but if this were not the case I would run, not walk, to the WDC online ticket booth to purchase my 12th WDC ticket. What a lineup!
It's just over a month until we hit @wshed for @webdevconf on Sep 27th! This year we'll have @DavidDarnes @joshnesbitt @heydonworks @Loftio @RyanHegart100 among others. Can't heckin wait... you got your tickets?
webdevconf.com/events/2024/
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alex jegtnes ✨ retweeted
Newsletter: Tech's hyper-growth era is ending. Almost every major web platform has seen traffic declines since 2021, and the industry is getting desperate as it realizes there aren't any massive new markets left- and generative AI isn't the next big thing.
wheresyoured.at/rotcombubble
alex jegtnes ✨ retweeted
Having talked to many burnt out friends and colleagues in the past few months I’ve reached a conclusion and it is this: we collectively require a state sponsored year off.
Anyone?
alex jegtnes ✨ retweeted
Happy May Day--always loved this story from 1982 about a British trans woman who was fired from her job at the General Electric Company after transitioning. Her fellow trade unionists at ASTMS rallied around her and successfully won her job back. digitaltransgenderarchive.ne…
Hey internet — I'm looking for new web dev contracting opportunities in London, UK, or remotely.
I'm a design-minded developer with ten years of experience. I care deeply about users: web performance and accessibility is at the heart of everything I do.
jegtnes.com/work-with-me/
it is a "spend hours rewriting entire function and then most of the file to subsequently realise that the issue is with a dependency of a dependency having had a breaking change and silently failing" kinda day 😌 live laugh love
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I currently have zero interest in the new Zuck thing but I have two Bluesky invites if anybody wants to try the new Jack thing
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lads I found the absolute platonic ideal example of Norwegian cuisine at the airport: managing to offend three separate nations in one fell swoop. perfection. unimprovable-upon. 10/10

ALT A display of sad-looking white baguettes in an airport shop. They contain mostly what appears to be minced beef with some sad red peppers and white onions. They're labelled "Taco Pizzabaguette" in a raised middle-finger to France, Italy, and Mexico all at once. This masterpiece will set you back 109 Norwegian kroner, about £8/$10.
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apropos nothing I am on bluesky at @jegtnes.com and mastodon at @jegtnes@indieweb.social
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having been a freelance front-end dev for this long and having dealt with projects written in a dozen back-end languages I know in my heart if they are written in python, ruby, or C# the amount of time I need to set up the project is measured in days to weeks
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alex jegtnes ✨ retweeted
the ai grift on this fucking web site is so absolutely cringe. it really is the new crypto. tasteless, vapid, insipid tech bros trying to build a following by overhyping the most banal, uninspiring bullshit we've ever fucking seen.
women: pretty please may we have a small amount of pockets, as a treat 🥺🥺
clothes manufacturers: lol no
men: it'd be sick if I could fit a portable games console and a travel wallet comfortably in a single pocket
clothes manufacturers: say no more fam 👌
alex jegtnes ✨ retweeted
It's with much sadness my @newskitdesign adventure is at an end, we’ve been made redundant. I’m devastated for my lovely team.
So I'm looking for a new design or accessibility lead role, ideally on a #designSystem
gerireid.com
DMs open and RTs welcome!
when I'm benevolent dictator I will introduce an advanced internet literacy and comprehension test that will allow you to skip any chatbot, patronising helpdesk decision tree, and 101-level question, and instantly speak to a human in customer services who knows their shit
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alex jegtnes ✨ retweeted
oUr TwElVe PoInTs Go To sWedeN #eurovision

















