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James Nash @cirrus.twiddles.com · 3h

Thanks! 🙏

James Nash @cirrus.twiddles.com · 13h

Hey peeps. I'll be one of the speakers at the next #DesignSystems London meetup on 11. November, sharing my thoughts on something I call #DesignToken Interfaces.

It's free, but you need to register to get a ticket as spaces are limited.

See you there?

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...

Design Systems London #14

DSL is a non-profit community aimed at creating a platform for every enthusiast to share experiences, ideas and approaches on Design Systems

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · 5d

Oh shit, I needed this just recently but didn’t know it existed, so used aria-live.

denodell.com/blog/html-be...

HTML’s Best Kept Secret: The output Tag

Make your dynamic content accessible by default with the HTML tag that time forgot.

denodell.com

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Feross @feross.bsky.social · 5d

1/ 🚨 NEW NPM MALWARE CAMPAIGN. Yes, another.

North Korea’s “Contagious Interview” campaign is escalating: 338 malicious npm packages, 50,000+ downloads -- 25 still live.

Aimed at Web3/crypto devs & job seekers via slick recruiter DMs → git clone → npm install → compromise.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 6d

“I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. […] That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.”

Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏
adactio.com/journal/22178

Simplify

Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.

adactio.com

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Eric Portis @ericportis.com · 13d

If you work in web standards, you RFC 2119 MUST read this article. alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...

A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice

A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community

alice.boxhall.au

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 12d

Fuck apps - build websites.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 12d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Sophie Koonin @localghost.dev · 13d

Yes yes YES THIS. The best thing a web dev can do is put the frameworks down sometime and learn how it really works. @una.im @ @nordicjs.com

Una presents a slide that says "the best way to level up your web development skill set is to get good at CSS and HTML"

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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 13d

Developers! If you want to distribute software "applications" that don't depend on the whims of multi-billion dollar organisations romantically linked to illiberal regimes across the globe, there's a brand new vague-but-exciting technology you can use, called "the Web"! pwa.dev

PWA

Progressive Web App

pwa.dev

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13d

the dumbass plaque thing tim cook gave to trump

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Mia (online) @miriam.codes · 16d

If you're into new browser engines free from corporate control – maybe skip the latest 'benevolent dictator', and check out @servo.org

They have nightly snapshots you can install, and they're rolling out new features regularly:

servo.org

Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

Servo is a web rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.

servo.org

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 16d

What's next? Playing badminton with Skelator?

The CEO of Vercel bragging that the dumb Trump credit card site issues his framework

The Vercel CEO bragging that he hung out with Netanyahu

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Kilian Valkhof @kilianvalkhof.com · 16d

It's hard to overstate how exciting it is to be able to emulate safe-area-insets and svh in an actual browser.

Polypane @polypane.app · 16d

Polypane 26 is here!

Emulate safe-inset-area variables and the small viewport height inside Polypane for the most accurate device emulation available.

Of course there's more, like improvements to inspection, measurement overlays, Chromium 140 and much more.

polypane.app/blog/polypan...

Polypane 26: Accurate device emulation with safe area and small viewport units | Polypane

Polypane 26 brings the most accurate device emulation available anywhere. We now emulate small viewport units (svh) and device-specific safe area insets, two…

polypane.app

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Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · 26d

🦊

I’ve decided it’s past time I start describing “artificial intelligence” as a failed technology, and I’d like you to join me.

ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/agains...

Against the protection of stocking frames. — ethanmarcotte.com

“Artificial intelligence” is a failed technology. It’s time we described it that way.

ethanmarcotte.com

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Bramus @bram.us · 22d

🎂 Happy 23rd birthday, Firefox

(Firefox 1.0 was released on November 9, 2004 but the first version of the thing that lead up to it – Phoenix 0.1 – was released on September 23, 2002)

Screenshot of Phoenix 0.1, later to become Firefox. Screenshot from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox#History

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22d

“The biggest US-listed companies keep talking about artificial intelligence. But other than the ‘fear of missing out,’ few appear to be able to describe how the technology is changing their businesses for the better.”

America’s top companies keep talking about AI — but can’t explain the upsides

FT analysis of hundreds of filings suggest the S&P 500 businesses are clearer about the risks than benefits

www.ft.com

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Zach Leatherman @zachleat.com · 22d

has anyone stopped to consider that the rapture is just another supply chain attack

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Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 23d

So far I've received 11 submissions for this year's #HTMHellAdventCalendar. They look fantastic, but, you know, I need at least 24.

You can write about anything you want related to HTML. There's no “too basic”; we need more fundamental HTML knowledge out there because we suck at the basics. 1/2

HTMHell Advent Calendar

Hello, my dear friends of high-quality markup! We're getting closer to the last quarter of 2025, which means that the HTMHell Advent Calendar is getting closer, too. Last year, once again, you contrib...

docs.google.com

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Molloween 3: Season of the Glitch @mollyfied.bsky.social · 25d

it's 2026. social media is dead. I'm booting into dos on a beige box surrounded by crying children with broken phones. I light a cigarette and pull a small grey ball from behind my eyepatch before carefully inserting it into the belly of a 1990s mouse.

kids. today you're gonna learn about webrings

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Stuart Robson @sturobson.com · 26d

CSS guide: parents should tell children where to sit from @thudfactor.com

www.thudfactor.com/posts/2025/0...

#CSS #FrontEnd #WebDev

CSS guide: parents should tell children where to sit

The principle that reshaped how I wrote CSS.

www.thudfactor.com

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James Nash @cirrus.twiddles.com · 29d

It's like a real-life version of Wario Ware! Love it!

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Justin Fagnani @justinfagnani.com · 29d

📰 Firefox just landed support for native CSS Modules! 🥳

Here's Firefox Nightly with layout.css.module-scripts.enabled running a Codepen that uses standard CSS modules.

codepen.io/justinfagnan... *

*updated from @chriscoyier.net's original

That makes Chrome & Firefox w/ support. Next up Safari 🙏