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David Darnes
@darn.es
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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.
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https://darn.es
https://designsystems.wtf

#DesignSystems, #WebComponents & #Frontend
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Tis the season
Mince pies Pope panel 1 Pope panel 2 Pope panel 3
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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4 of the most famous foreheads of all time
Winamp green head player with screen on forehead Herman Munster Any McPartlin Megamind
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Converge conf so far (cc @zeroheight.com)
I see a small apartment... I see you alone… and a lot of tokens… …jesus that's a lot of tokens
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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While you’re sniffing out code smells I’m over in my blog writing some absolutely mephitic code
mephitic /mi'fitik/ adjective LITERARY (especially of a gas or vapour) foul-smelling; noxious. "the cloud of mephitic vapours lingered above our heads"
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Seems seasonally appropriate to reshare this @ghost.org easter egg
Ghost local development instructions. The local development url is localhost 2368 TV showing the Ghostbusters ad within the movie, with the phone number 555-2368
October 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Having a pairing call with @nerdy.dev about CSS
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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My badge collection is becoming unwieldy
Had covered in pin badges
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Emoji looking character smirking and rubbing their hands together
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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CCTV footage of the Louvre heist
Wallace wearing the wrong trousers being controlled by Feathers McGraw to steal a diamond
October 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Plot twist: They start doing the Dragonball Z fusion dance
Sky news: King to pray with pope
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women dont like the vehicle.
Golf cart made to look like a yellow Camaro
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Lego tempting with the mere hint of a meme
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Northern Lights Lego set with skinner serving steamed hams in front of it
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Quote with an image of what you think was the touchpaper for the rapture, here’s mine
Tai Lopez “Here in my garage, just bought this new Lamborghini here”
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Ruby, our 4yr old, got a camera for her birthday that prints on receipt paper and now she’s my favourite photographer
Receipt paper printed photos of our family, and a leg
September 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Everyone trapped in iOS26
Zod, Ursa and Non trapped in the phantom zone
September 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Posted without context
Messages message: “But I am replying from the sheet of liquid ass”
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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What’s going on with the Instagram app icon on iOS??
Strange shadows around the edge of the app icon making it look distorted
September 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Wow, just received a kind gift from @zeroheight.com to kick off their new rebrand! Thank you!
zeroheight branded box containing a hat, socks, pin badge, stickers, notepad, pen and a thank you note
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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I can only assume our experience of this *new technology* will be the equivalent of the “Devilled egg” skit from @gamechangershow.bsky.social
Brennan to Zach “the safest thing is to eat it now, fast and hard.” While looming over his shoulder
September 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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I feel like all the UKs Gü ramekins end up as this
Gü glass ramekin with a teabag in it
September 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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POV: You’ve been hired as the company’s first Fullstack Developer
www.instagram.com/reel/DNF3BL9...
Weightlifter with only their feet and head on the ground, lifting weights, a piano, a piano player, someone sat on the piano and someone holding onto the weights
September 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Hotdog guy: “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this”
September 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Big time haul
Totes bags, bags of coffee, stickers, syrup bottles, lip balms, a hat and a whole coffee machine A Moccamaster coffee machine in brass
September 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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“It’s ok, CI is passing now, you can rest”
Tony Stark in End Game with Pepper Potts
September 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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How do I add these to my collection? 🥺
Hat covered in pins
September 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM