James Nash
@cirrus.twiddles.com
#DesignSystems aficionado. Classically trained #WebMaster. Slayer of pixels. DTCG (@designtokens.org) spec author.
🌐 https://cirrus.twiddles.com/
🐘 https://mstdn.social/@cirrus (bridged: @cirrus.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy)
🌐 https://cirrus.twiddles.com/
🐘 https://mstdn.social/@cirrus (bridged: @cirrus.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy)
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Larry Ellison will own a part of TikTok alongside the Chinese.
Great job @schumer.senate.gov and team, you really solved the social media propaganda and privacy threat
Great job @schumer.senate.gov and team, you really solved the social media propaganda and privacy threat
TikTok U.S. Sale to Close Next Month: Oracle and Silver Lake Confirmed in Buyer Consortium
Abu Dhabi's state investment fund will also be a managing investor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Larry Ellison will own a part of TikTok alongside the Chinese.
Great job @schumer.senate.gov and team, you really solved the social media propaganda and privacy threat
Great job @schumer.senate.gov and team, you really solved the social media propaganda and privacy threat
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I still find it baffling that tech leaders are baffled about resistance to adopting AI. You told everyone it was going to replace them, why on earth would you expect people to adopt it with alacrity.
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I still find it baffling that tech leaders are baffled about resistance to adopting AI. You told everyone it was going to replace them, why on earth would you expect people to adopt it with alacrity.
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That nice @utilitybend.com of the Open UI group (that gave HTML new fancy
[Range] Multi-handle necessity and scalability guidelines (3+ Thumbs) · Issue #1337 · openui/open-ui
While dual-handle usage (min/max price filters) is the most common use case, the foundation of the API supports adding more than two handles. Community feedback provides specific, validated use cas...
github.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
That nice @utilitybend.com of the Open UI group (that gave HTML new fancy
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Even if you *could* "fix" the nazi platform — WHY WOULD YOU BUILD ECONOMIC VALUE FOR A WHITE SUPREMACIST. I swear people are goddamn fools. "Tell your progressive friends to go buy a Tesla so that other Tesla drivers might like us better?" Money is power. Don't give Musk power. Read a goddamn book.
You can’t “fix” X, The Everything App by going back and posting there because the owner has this thumb on the scale of the algorithm to promote the worst ideas and people. It’s not a viable solution, you have to let it go.
Dear Bluesky liberals. Come back to Twitter. Please. PLEASE.
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Even if you *could* "fix" the nazi platform — WHY WOULD YOU BUILD ECONOMIC VALUE FOR A WHITE SUPREMACIST. I swear people are goddamn fools. "Tell your progressive friends to go buy a Tesla so that other Tesla drivers might like us better?" Money is power. Don't give Musk power. Read a goddamn book.
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lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
lol it’s so genuinely fun seeing Cory take decades of fluency in how these systems are broken and serve it up for a mainstream audiences. Even if you know “enshittification” well, this is worth the watch. And love to @eff.org! youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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I‘m like Robin Hood for introverted, neurodivergent and shy people. I take attention away from the loudest voices and give it to talented people who are often overlooked, too shy, or repeatedly rejected. This is my true passion and I received two awards for my work 💪🏆 Thank you!
December 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I‘m like Robin Hood for introverted, neurodivergent and shy people. I take attention away from the loudest voices and give it to talented people who are often overlooked, too shy, or repeatedly rejected. This is my true passion and I received two awards for my work 💪🏆 Thank you!
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Did you know that Firefox dev tools include a thing that tells you about power consumption?
In the screenshot below you can see:
Power: 131mW
Energy used in the visible range: 4.8 μWh (0.002 mg CO_2e)
In the screenshot below you can see:
Power: 131mW
Energy used in the visible range: 4.8 μWh (0.002 mg CO_2e)
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Did you know that Firefox dev tools include a thing that tells you about power consumption?
In the screenshot below you can see:
Power: 131mW
Energy used in the visible range: 4.8 μWh (0.002 mg CO_2e)
In the screenshot below you can see:
Power: 131mW
Energy used in the visible range: 4.8 μWh (0.002 mg CO_2e)
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Why do so many "blogs" have no RSS feed? I just don't understand.
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Why do so many "blogs" have no RSS feed? I just don't understand.
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We have Custom Elements, but do we also need Custom Attributes?
This was discussed at TPAC. Is it something you'd like on the platform?
https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/1029
This was discussed at TPAC. Is it something you'd like on the platform?
https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/1029
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We have Custom Elements, but do we also need Custom Attributes?
This was discussed at TPAC. Is it something you'd like on the platform?
https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/1029
This was discussed at TPAC. Is it something you'd like on the platform?
https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/1029
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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 4:23 PM
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...
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This is the best advertisement for the mobile Web ever!
www.instagram.com/reel/DRZAR8e...
This will bring a tear to the eye of @infrequently.org, and @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy
www.instagram.com/reel/DRZAR8e...
This will bring a tear to the eye of @infrequently.org, and @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy
Fairbairn Films on Instagram: "When you have to download a new app
Follow us @lachlanfairbairn and @jaxonfairbairn"
In this entertaining and relatable video, two brothers experience the frustrations of downloading new apps and the consequences of not having them. They discuss the convenience and usability of apps, ...
www.instagram.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is the best advertisement for the mobile Web ever!
www.instagram.com/reel/DRZAR8e...
This will bring a tear to the eye of @infrequently.org, and @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy
www.instagram.com/reel/DRZAR8e...
This will bring a tear to the eye of @infrequently.org, and @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy
The #DesignToken Interfaces talk I gave at last week's #DesignSystems London meet-up is now online. Enjoy!
(and be sure to also check out the other 2 talks from that night as they were excellent!)
youtu.be/lcjc0oQZBIk?...
(and be sure to also check out the other 2 talks from that night as they were excellent!)
youtu.be/lcjc0oQZBIk?...
Design token interfaces by James Nash
YouTube video by Design Systems London
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The #DesignToken Interfaces talk I gave at last week's #DesignSystems London meet-up is now online. Enjoy!
(and be sure to also check out the other 2 talks from that night as they were excellent!)
youtu.be/lcjc0oQZBIk?...
(and be sure to also check out the other 2 talks from that night as they were excellent!)
youtu.be/lcjc0oQZBIk?...
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color: hotpink; was simply not hot enough
🔥🔥🔥
Lowest setting. CSS powered flamethrower!
Yes, it is really controlled by CSS. I can add MIDI inputs. Then use CSS to trigger animations and output the result to DMX for controlling the flamethrower.
Lowest setting. CSS powered flamethrower!
Yes, it is really controlled by CSS. I can add MIDI inputs. Then use CSS to trigger animations and output the result to DMX for controlling the flamethrower.
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
color: hotpink; was simply not hot enough
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Big JavaScript doesn't want you to know this One Weird Trick™
![A CSS snipped that rotates a right-facing chevron icon 90 degrees when aria-expanded is set to true on a parent disclosure button. The icon is targeted via a data-icon attribute. The disclosure uses a class called `.disclosure-button`, combined with an attribute selector for `[aria-expanded="true"]`.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c577wa5hifxtmprlqc5mo5cb/bafkreihrsdxsscid2ieka5a57kdtokqw2umknz6qau3zs7slicoawtlhva@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Big JavaScript doesn't want you to know this One Weird Trick™
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This thing’s way less accurate than Google, uses 1000X the resources, has a monetization plan that will never work, and destroys the ability of the websites it uses as source material to cover their expenses.
But hear me out.
But hear me out.
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This thing’s way less accurate than Google, uses 1000X the resources, has a monetization plan that will never work, and destroys the ability of the websites it uses as source material to cover their expenses.
But hear me out.
But hear me out.
Busy fleshing out the slides for my #DesignToken Interfaces talk at next week's #DesignSystems London meet-up.
See you there?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...
See you there?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Busy fleshing out the slides for my #DesignToken Interfaces talk at next week's #DesignSystems London meet-up.
See you there?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...
See you there?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...
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What if LinkedIn had a warning when users are instant experts on areas where they have no way of having expertise (or serial hype boomers)?
Another feature we need but will never get 😅
#FakeProductFeatures
Another feature we need but will never get 😅
#FakeProductFeatures
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What if LinkedIn had a warning when users are instant experts on areas where they have no way of having expertise (or serial hype boomers)?
Another feature we need but will never get 😅
#FakeProductFeatures
Another feature we need but will never get 😅
#FakeProductFeatures
Now that the @designtokens.org format specification has reached its first, *stable* version, I decided to have a look back at my own journey of getting involved in the DTCG and contributing to that spec...
cirrus.twiddles.com/blog/2025/10...
#DesignTokens #DesignSystems #standards
cirrus.twiddles.com/blog/2025/10...
#DesignTokens #DesignSystems #standards
My DTCG journey
A look back at how I got involved with the DTCG and played a small part shaping the format specification
cirrus.twiddles.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Now that the @designtokens.org format specification has reached its first, *stable* version, I decided to have a look back at my own journey of getting involved in the DTCG and contributing to that spec...
cirrus.twiddles.com/blog/2025/10...
#DesignTokens #DesignSystems #standards
cirrus.twiddles.com/blog/2025/10...
#DesignTokens #DesignSystems #standards
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If you actually care about the web platform, the open web, and the way AI is degrading the whole experience...I don't think releasing a glorified ChatGPT wrapper is the way to show that care.
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you actually care about the web platform, the open web, and the way AI is degrading the whole experience...I don't think releasing a glorified ChatGPT wrapper is the way to show that care.
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It's not every day you see someone else get THIS excited about the Design Tokens Specification.
To celebrate, here's a screenshot of some WIP landing page copy I'm working on for sugarcube - a toolkit for building DTCG-token-powered websites.
Actual nice-looking website coming soon 😅
To celebrate, here's a screenshot of some WIP landing page copy I'm working on for sugarcube - a toolkit for building DTCG-token-powered websites.
Actual nice-looking website coming soon 😅
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It's not every day you see someone else get THIS excited about the Design Tokens Specification.
To celebrate, here's a screenshot of some WIP landing page copy I'm working on for sugarcube - a toolkit for building DTCG-token-powered websites.
Actual nice-looking website coming soon 😅
To celebrate, here's a screenshot of some WIP landing page copy I'm working on for sugarcube - a toolkit for building DTCG-token-powered websites.
Actual nice-looking website coming soon 😅
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HEY HEY, the Design Tokens Specification is stable! This is absolutely phenomenal news for the design system community and the technology industry in general. www.w3.org/community/de...
Design Tokens specification reaches first stable version | Design Tokens Community Group
www.w3.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
HEY HEY, the Design Tokens Specification is stable! This is absolutely phenomenal news for the design system community and the technology industry in general. www.w3.org/community/de...
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Happy Schema by Figma day. A recap of our announcements (roll out dates may vary)
→ Extended Collections
→ Slots
→ Check Designs
→ And a ton more
→ Extended Collections
→ Slots
→ Check Designs
→ And a ton more
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happy Schema by Figma day. A recap of our announcements (roll out dates may vary)
→ Extended Collections
→ Slots
→ Check Designs
→ And a ton more
→ Extended Collections
→ Slots
→ Check Designs
→ And a ton more
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Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Josh @farrant.me's site has a lovely theme-switcher... that plays music! farrant.me
Home — Josh Farrant
The homepage of Josh Farrant's weblog
farrant.me
October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Josh @farrant.me's site has a lovely theme-switcher... that plays music! farrant.me