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My name is Ian Parr, I am a web developer & UX designer. I have adopted a cat (prev. pony, owl). Co-org #FrontEndSheff / #frontendnorth Also on mastodon.social/@devolute (yay) & twitter.com/devolute (lol)
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Incase you missed the news, we have announced our full lineup of speakers! Tickets are £75 and include access to our evening social at the National Videogame Museum 🎟️ frontendnorth.com

This article doesn't use the term 'short-termism' but it should do: coywolf.com/news/seo/goo... #publishing #seo

Watched #Babygirl (2024) last night. I'm not very good with subtext: so the guy definitely fucks that dog in the end, right? ⭐⭐⭐

We're looking forward to what we can learn from Series 2 of Systems of Harm! Amy's Front End North talk will explore this topic, including the ways in which design systems can perpetuate systemic harm.

It's the @sheffield.digital two-headed #mentoring special this Thursday, complete with @frontendnorth.bsky.social ticket giveaway. 🎟️ Tickets still available: www.meetup.com/front-end-sh...

Planning a trip into town with the kids, but there is a far-right rally so also planning an exit out in advance. #Sheffield - Picture unrelated.

Next week's #FrontEndSheff is all about mentoring! Join us on Thurs 29th to hear all about the @sheffield.digital mentorship scheme. Plus, we'll be giving away a ticket to this year's @frontendnorth.bsky.social conference to one lucky attendee! Sign up at www.meetup.com/front-end-sh...

And Europe breathes a huge sigh of relief jesus christ this sweet unassuming boy 🇦🇹 #Eurovision2025

Anyone not treading the geopolitics/ #Eurovision2025 game like I am, here is the explanation for #Azerbaijan voting:

This #German woman has absolutely zero bants. I think we could be firm friends. #Baller #Eurovision2025

Whichever motherfucker put this hot mess together deserves a whole crate of contingent lager. Absolutely no notes. 10 on 10. #BabyLasagna #Käärijä #Eurovision2025

Well, once again I actually liked the majority of the songs here. But then again, check out the underlying message of this post #Eurovision2025 bsky.app/profile/devo...

I'm rendered strangely comfortable yet simultaneously uncomfortable by #Albania daddy Turned on? That's not for me to say. No. Maybe yes. #Eurovision2025

The #SanMarino entry choice is a little brave. No wonder his co-performers are masked up. #Eurovision2025

#Sweden really got the #2westerneurope4u -written brief and delivered. #SAUNA #Eurovision2025

My partner upon seeing the #Malta entries outfit: "Malta has a lot of churches you know… they need more churches" #Eurovision2025

Hello, is that Parg/Porg of #Armenia ? Yes. Hello, this is Trent Reznor of the band Nine Inch Nails. Can I have my lighting rig back? … #Eurovision2025

Look at my avatar please. Are my glasses *too* small? #Greece #Eurovision2025

I really rather like the #German song but I have undiagnosed mental problems so do with that what you will x #Eurovision2025

Me: Mum can I have Ziggy Pop? Mum: We have Ziggy Pop at home Ziggy Pop at home: #Italy #Eurovision2025

#2Milf4Me - good effort 🇩🇪 I mean #Finland 🇫🇮 #Eurovision2025

Can't wait to get surrounded by these girls on my mission to deliver the magical runes to the grand sorcerer of the north. #Latvia #Eurovision2025

It's like the pet shop boys if they didn't have pensions #Iceland #Eurovision2025

#Austria trying to do something artistic. Time and a place lads. Time and a place… OH WAIT SHIT TECHNO ABSOLUTELY BANGER #Detroit #Eurovision2025

Congrats to the 6 composers who wrote this #UnitedKingdom effort. It would have been nice if you'd picked one song and run with it instead. #Eurovision2025

Swiss 🇨🇭 Liz Truss is pretty fucking mid, guys. #Eurovision2025

#Ukraine seem to have found a tunnel to the 1970s. Good tech. They'll be in Crimea in a week. #Eurovision2025

Pretty sure my great aunt died of Kathartis, #Lithuania - have a bit of respect Boyzone Kurt Cobain! #Eurovision2025

#Israel providing us all with a nice point for a toilet break. You guys are oh. kay! #Eurovision2025

#Estonia reading the room with a song presumably taking the piss out of American things. No, MY espresso Ms. Carpenter #Eurovision2025

Listenable song and mid-stage costume change. Absolute baller move, #Luxembourg #Eurovision2025

Pan out of to a shot of Basel. What a beautiful city. Gorgeous. *nudges the 🇮🇱 Israeli delegation: "I wonder how they paid for all this, lads?" 😬

Wonder if Bluesky have fixed their shitty hashtag prediction in time for #Eurovision ? If not now, when? What one single issue - on gods green earth - could be more important? [Ed - no]

Emptying each `placeholder` attribute and un-hiding all the text labels for each field on this company website. This will be my opening salvo to St. Peter #a11y

New grid feature in #Figma: does it work remotely like the one in CSS? Does it hell. Another stumbling point tossed between #webdesign & developers.

I have posted some ~thoughts~ over on my blog while on the train back from #AllDayHey ✨ Feeling the feels loftio.co.uk/the-power-of...

> a UX writing manager at #Apple, instructed an employee to add the phrase “external website” to the screen because it “sounds scary” Another gave a suggestion on how to make the screen “even worse” by using the developer’s name Yeah, F these guys #darkpatterns www.theverge.com/apple/659296...

mfw I share my "puT tHe ReffUgeeS iN tEnts" idea and it starts raining #Reform #UKPol

Some of you may be disappointed by local election results, but the good thing about #BBCBreakfast reporting on outside-London politics is the strong showing for bridges. Bridges are dope.

📢 Calling all speakers - don't miss the deadline for submitting your talk for Front End North! We're looking for 30 min talks on any front end related topic, see frontendnorth.com/blog/2025/03... for full info. ⌛ Our CfP closes on Monday 28th so make sure to get your submission in by then.

A first for #FrontEndSheff - a biology lesson! Understanding some close-to-home #a11y issues with @andycarter.dev

📢 We're back this Thurs at Charles St with a talk by @andycarter.dev on his experiences using assistive technologies to navigate the web. 🍺 Afterwards we'll be heading to Triple Point Brewery to continue the conversation. 🎟️ Get your free ticket now www.meetup.com/front-end-sh... #Sheffield #a11y

I've been happy w\ #DigitalOcean for my (mainly) brochure-site CMS #VPS #hosting needs: I like the interface & expandability. But I want to consider other options: something more 🇬🇧/🇪🇺 & a little less 🇺🇸 for… reasons. Considering #20i (thanks to @londonwebstandards.org sponsorship) & #OVH - any advice?