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darn.es
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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Looking for a super-friendly front-end conference to attend in the UK? What about @frontendnorth.bsky.social in Sheffield on 10th July? Tickets are ONLY £75, making it one of the cheapest front-end conferences anywhere! Plus, I'll be there!

Slack is down

It’s a science

"Some of y'all can't handle two high agency males going at it and it really shows."

Was filling out a work form on a portal and –I don't mean to distrub anyone too much (especially over the weekend)– but the 8 and the 3 were upside down.

Sad week 😢 If anyone's looking for some extremely bright, kind, and thoughtful angular/frontend developers send me a message. Thanks

If you gleefully claim your product will cut jobs, you are now contractually obligated to lobby for UBI. Sorry, those are the new rules!

I hate that people keep saying “the girls are fighting” in reference to the fighting clowns “Girls” are way less emotional.

One social media platform must die before a new one is truly born

Not enough popcorn in the world

I've taken to writing the name of what emoji I want to use inline and then using iOS autocomplete to transform it. Didn't think you could do it on macOS but you can! Just write the word and hit the emoji/fn key ⌨️

My doctor has changed my migraine medication from Sumatriptan to Zolmitriptan. Feels like I’m running through Power Rangers baddie names

Honestly, this photographer was wasted on corporate stock photos.

I recently posted that we’ve been working on a new major update for the Nord Design System. The latest 4.0 version launched a few weeks ago unified our two design system platforms into a single platform. ✨ Today, I wrote about this release and the features shipped: arielsalminen.com/2025/introdu...

How I imagine my Moka pot sees me, while I watch it percolate

Ok Side Quest #001 is live! Make sure you jump on tickets quickly as I think they're going to go fast. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/side-quest...

WDC is a great little community event. Can't recommend it enough

Hi! Interested in my web components course? I'm giving away FREE access to the first 3 folks to reply to this post. Or if you catch this too late, some options: A) Use the code SUMMERSALE for a very deep discount (good 'til Sep 1, 2025) B) Use my contact form to suggest any price that works for you

npm install…

It’s this month that I celebrate the people who send the best fucking memes imaginable

We are cooked 🍕

men’s deodorant fragrances be like rusty brick and tarmac military combat injury football helmet beer

Quote with a random photo, otherwise everything goes wrong in June

Wayfair's aggressive search engine optimization is having some unintended side effects

Shoehorning some AI feature in your app like

DEFCON level but for the irony of everything

Meeting people is fun (with @henrihelvetica.bsky.social and @darn.es

The opposite of “gert lush” is “gut lerch”

"I've got a brand new content harvester"

I’ve just launched a brand new personal website using modern HTML, CSS, and a tiny amount of JavaScript for progressive enhancement, powered by @11ty.dev: elwinvaneede.com

YYZ ✈️ LHR

Got to do the Spider-Man meme at work because there’s 7 Davids in our department alone

Personal website Konami code but it toggles the work history from where you’ve worked to who you’ve been rejected by