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David Darnes

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Senior Engineer working on Polaris at Shopify Previously: @zeroheight.com, Nord Design System, @ghost.org. Clients: Google, @buffer.com and @netlify.com. [he/him] https://darn.es https://designsystems.wtf #DesignSystems, #WebComponents & #Frontend

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David Darnes @darn.es · Nov 1

Hey new followers 👋🏻
My name is Dave and I’m into #DesignSystems, #WebComponents, #CSS, #Frontend, #Lego, #Coffee, and chronic shitposting. Enjoy the ride ☕️

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Robb Owen @robbowen.digital · 17h

Looks like I'll be coming to the end of a contract shortly so will have availability for new projects from later this month

Give me a shout if you're on the lookout for frontend dev or design systems work and particularly if you're looking for animations, interactions or anything a bit experimental

What I do - Robb Owen

From interaction design to scaleable design systems, single-page apps to something more experimental with WebGL. I help awesome people to build ambitious yet accessible web projects

robbowen.digital

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Dylan Smith @dylanatsmith.com · 1d

No need to remember the syntax!

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David Darnes @darn.es · 1d

Lego Back to the Future part (count) 3

Time Machine from Back to the Future 77256 | Speed Champions | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB

LEGO® Time Machine from Back to the Future building set

www.lego.com

David Darnes @darn.es · 2d

Golden curated TikTok thread from Andy here

Andy Bell @bell.bz · Feb 15

a TikTok that made me laugh

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Dave Rupert @davatron5000.bsky.social · 2d

📝 New Post: The Killer Feature of #webcomponents

A quick dive into the Custom Elements Manifest and why this community standard is a 10x effort multiplier.

daverupert.com/2025/10/cust...

The killer feature of Web Components

The personal blog of Dave Rupert, web developer and podcaster from Austin, TX.

daverupert.com

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David Darnes @darn.es · 4d

“A strong contender for the worst film of the year”

Mark Kermode reviews Tron: Ares

YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take

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David Darnes @darn.es · 4d

We grew up so fast 🥲

⭑ salma @whitep4nth3r.com · 5d

Internet Friends gather at #webdevconf

8 humans from around the world assemble in a 2 by 4 grid in Bristol against a backdrop of trees by the water. They are smiling with accomplishment at the gathering. They embody all that is good about the world and life itself. Their love is pure and their faces cannot hide it.

David Darnes @darn.es · 4d

“You never go full bourguignon”

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Katie Fenn @katiefenn.bsky.social · 5d

Hey #WDC2025, if you want a talk to watch on the way home, my talk from @heypresents.com was published today!

I make some Daft Punk with a MIDI controller and a web browser.

Hey! Presents @heypresents.com · 5d

Not only that, but we managed to interrupt a movie playing in the screen next door with the volume of the demo. It certainly woke us all up before heading off to the social. It sounded incredible! Watch the talk and find out more here:

heypresents.com/talks/around...

Around the wwworld: Web MIDI, Web AUDIO and what the web does best

So, you don't use the Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs in your day job - does that mean they have nothing important to tell us about the nature of the Web? Think again! Katie Fenn takes us on a tour of the...

heypresents.com

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⭑ salma @whitep4nth3r.com · 5d

Internet Friends gather at #webdevconf

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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David Darnes @darn.es · 5d

Sorry we missed you! Will have to catch up over a coffee sometime

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David Darnes @darn.es · 5d

🫡

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Stuart Robson @sturobson.com · 6d

I limited myself to 'the top 10'. Absolutely love this idea from @jakearchibald.com and @firefoxdevtools.bsky.social

Ranked proposals (top = most important)

Features:
CSS margin-trim 
CSS @supports for at-rules, nesting, and other CSS syntax 
CSS text-wrap: pretty
CSS contrast-color() function
CSS @container style()
CSS hanging-punctuation property
CSS Gap decorations 
CSS accent-color property
CSS anchor positioning 
Web Share API

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henry ✷ @strange.website · 7d

they let me back in

henry ✷ @strange.website · Jan 17

just found out they’ve named an entire train station after the bear. fundamentally unserious country

The London Underground Paddington Station, men

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David Darnes @darn.es · 7d

See you at @webdevconf.com tomorrow?

WDC2025 - October 10 2025, Watershed, Bristol, UK

WDC is the web conference based in Bristol, taking place in autumn each year. With great speakers and attendees alike.

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henry ✷ @strange.website · 7d

reply to this with yr cool or very uncool personal site, i’m wrapping up my slides for @webdevconf.com tomorrow and need a few more examples :)

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David Darnes @darn.es · 7d

Inside my brain right before I say, “sorry could you repeat that?”

PULSAR (1990)

YouTube video by JetCrow

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David Darnes @darn.es · 7d

They made damn cartridges WORK holy shit

Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 7d

This is incredibly cool.

blog.nataliethenerd.com/i-turned-the...

I turned the Lego Game Boy into a working Game Boy part. 1

Through my documentation of Game Boy boards, I have drawn up schematics of each device. I know them pretty well. Check out my board scan wiki https://wiki.nataliethenerd.com/ I jokingly made this…

blog.nataliethenerd.com

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David Darnes @darn.es · 7d

Oh congrats! They’re lucky to have you!

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rem / Remy Sharp @remysharp.com · 8d

Is there a site like 404 Media, but for UK news? (i.e. I want to pay for journalist quality)

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henry ✷ @strange.website · 8d

using 4 lines of CSS to fix a full-sprint JS bug

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David Darnes @darn.es · 8d

Or me 😤

David Darnes @darn.es · 8d

I want to throw my phone on the floor. However I think I’ll just find some time to watch Tron: Legacy again

rem / Remy Sharp @remysharp.com · 8d

Tron Ares review from @theguardian.com pretty much sums up my expectation. Dangit.

> Pointless threequel delivers a leaden cameo from a white- robed Jeff Bridges and an irritating turn from Jared Leto as a hipster-haired humanoid

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Tron: Ares review – even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shape

Pointless threequel delivers a leaden cameo from a white-robed Jeff Bridges and an irritating turn from Jared Leto as a hipster-haired humanoid

www.theguardian.com

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Jake Lazaroff @jakelazaroff.com · 8d

we'll probably never get ::picker(file) but a boy can dream

CSS-Tricks* @css-tricks.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting to think about what other types of ::picker we'll be able to style beyond