Brian Kardell
@bkardell.com
Brian, you know, from the Internet. Dev Advocate at Igalia | Co-author Extensible Web Manifesto | Standards Dude (Igalia AC/OpenJS) https://bkardell.com/links | he/him
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The Secret Life of Custom Elements
Twenty years ago last month, Google published an analysis of "slightly over a billion documents," a snapshot of the web that helped shape the early direction of HTML5. It followed
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📄 New on the blog: The secret life of custom elements
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
Slightly diminish a band
Paul McCartney & Boneless Wings
Paul McCartney & Boneless Wings
Slightly diminish a band
Twice
Twice
Slightly diminish a band
The Seasoning Girls
The Seasoning Girls
January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Paul McCartney & Boneless Wings
Paul McCartney & Boneless Wings
Why is it that if when you buy something everyone thinks you almost immediately might want to buy more? Like, if it was cupcakes or coffee or something, sure... But cars, appliances, etc...? How is that >99% of the time not just annoying customers and having the opposite effect?
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Why is it that if when you buy something everyone thinks you almost immediately might want to buy more? Like, if it was cupcakes or coffee or something, sure... But cars, appliances, etc...? How is that >99% of the time not just annoying customers and having the opposite effect?
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same with spaghetti code. the fuck are you talking about, spaghetti is love
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
same with spaghetti code. the fuck are you talking about, spaghetti is love
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Damn. Exposed. www.alanwsmith.com/en/37/yq/qm/...
Dave Rupert Says STOP Blogging!
a post from alan w. smith
www.alanwsmith.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Damn. Exposed. www.alanwsmith.com/en/37/yq/qm/...
Ohhh divaster is GOOD!!
By the same reasoning, we can’t call it “spanghetti”. Whereas, “divaster” is fair game. Or, in the German, “Fall der Nontage„
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Ohhh divaster is GOOD!!
Going to start rejecting the term "div soup" as something negative.
Soup is _delicous_ actually.
Please don't reply explaining why it is called soup.
I get it.
My point is stronger.
Soup is _delicous_ actually.
Please don't reply explaining why it is called soup.
I get it.
My point is stronger.
January 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Going to start rejecting the term "div soup" as something negative.
Soup is _delicous_ actually.
Please don't reply explaining why it is called soup.
I get it.
My point is stronger.
Soup is _delicous_ actually.
Please don't reply explaining why it is called soup.
I get it.
My point is stronger.
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We've heard people like Starter Packs, so we just begun putting one together for open source organizations. It could be an OSPO like us, a Foundation that supports projects and the ecosystem or accounts for OSS events.
Take a look and tell us who else should be there.
go.bsky.app/Te7sTt9
Take a look and tell us who else should be there.
go.bsky.app/Te7sTt9
Open Source Organizations
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We've heard people like Starter Packs, so we just begun putting one together for open source organizations. It could be an OSPO like us, a Foundation that supports projects and the ecosystem or accounts for OSS events.
Take a look and tell us who else should be there.
go.bsky.app/Te7sTt9
Take a look and tell us who else should be there.
go.bsky.app/Te7sTt9
Surprised I can still learn new web things every day..
TIL from @lukewarlow.dev
codepen.io/briankardell...
TIL from @lukewarlow.dev
codepen.io/briankardell...
TIL anchor
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codepen.io
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Surprised I can still learn new web things every day..
TIL from @lukewarlow.dev
codepen.io/briankardell...
TIL from @lukewarlow.dev
codepen.io/briankardell...
Why does so much stuff focused on protein taste so gross when so much actual normal protein tastes so good?
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Why does so much stuff focused on protein taste so gross when so much actual normal protein tastes so good?
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President of Peace objects to the Senate insisting that he seek authorization before going to war.
And POTUS's current rationale for the military intervention in VZ is taking the oil, not self defense (there is no self defense argument.
And no, the WPR is not unconstitutional.
And POTUS's current rationale for the military intervention in VZ is taking the oil, not self defense (there is no self defense argument.
And no, the WPR is not unconstitutional.
Trump attacks the 5 GOP Senators who voted to have a debate on a war powers resolution re: Venezuela. Trump says the procedural vote 'greatly hampers' American national security.
January 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
President of Peace objects to the Senate insisting that he seek authorization before going to war.
And POTUS's current rationale for the military intervention in VZ is taking the oil, not self defense (there is no self defense argument.
And no, the WPR is not unconstitutional.
And POTUS's current rationale for the military intervention in VZ is taking the oil, not self defense (there is no self defense argument.
And no, the WPR is not unconstitutional.
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I would be unsurprised at this point if RFK issued health advice recommending unfiltered cigarettes
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I would be unsurprised at this point if RFK issued health advice recommending unfiltered cigarettes
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I'd like to see some coordination in the open source community to respond to this. The outcome could shape significant funding and strategic moves.
Off the top of my head, there's a few things that I'd like to see in a new European open source strategy. 🧵
Off the top of my head, there's a few things that I'd like to see in a new European open source strategy. 🧵
The @ec.europa.eu will soon present “a combination of funding and policy measures” to support European open source projects in becoming commercially viable alternatives to proprietary US tech.
Read my article at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Read my article at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Commission wants to commercialise open source for sovereignty | Euractiv
An incoming strategy looks set to target support at European open source projects to scale into commercial alternatives to US tech
www.euractiv.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I'd like to see some coordination in the open source community to respond to this. The outcome could shape significant funding and strategic moves.
Off the top of my head, there's a few things that I'd like to see in a new European open source strategy. 🧵
Off the top of my head, there's a few things that I'd like to see in a new European open source strategy. 🧵
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📄 New on the blog: The secret life of custom elements
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
The Secret Life of Custom Elements
Twenty years ago last month, Google published an analysis of "slightly over a billion documents," a snapshot of the web that helped shape the early direction of HTML5. It followed
bkardell.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
📄 New on the blog: The secret life of custom elements
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
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What are your favorite css/front-end blogs and publications?
January 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
What are your favorite css/front-end blogs and publications?
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Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
Automatically fix broken links by replacing them with archived versions from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
wordpress.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
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Commodore was recently acquired by YouTuber Perifractic and they’re actually making new ones, FPGA based. :)
www.commodore.net/product-page...
www.commodore.net/product-page...
Commodore 64 Ultimate: BASIC Beige | Commodore
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www.commodore.net
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Commodore was recently acquired by YouTuber Perifractic and they’re actually making new ones, FPGA based. :)
www.commodore.net/product-page...
www.commodore.net/product-page...
I am in my Sr. Year of therapy, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the doctorate program
January 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I am in my Sr. Year of therapy, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the doctorate program
Remember to drink water.
January 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Remember to drink water.
Since a lot of the internet is just stuff we invented- hashtags, automatically making things that look like links in posts into links, markdown conversions, etc - I wonder if we couldn't sneakily develop a way to sharea link that said "you need a subscription to follow this" which we could surface
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Since a lot of the internet is just stuff we invented- hashtags, automatically making things that look like links in posts into links, markdown conversions, etc - I wonder if we couldn't sneakily develop a way to sharea link that said "you need a subscription to follow this" which we could surface
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i love the beginning of the year because everyone starts blogging. and if you (yes you) were thinking about starting, this is your sign
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
i love the beginning of the year because everyone starts blogging. and if you (yes you) were thinking about starting, this is your sign
> The best way to get started with Mastodon is through our official iOS and Android apps, but many third-party apps are also available below.
What keeps everyone from saying PWAs are the best way?
What keeps everyone from saying PWAs are the best way?
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
> The best way to get started with Mastodon is through our official iOS and Android apps, but many third-party apps are also available below.
What keeps everyone from saying PWAs are the best way?
What keeps everyone from saying PWAs are the best way?
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Gecko: Intent to Prototype: "Customizable Select"
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: "Customizable Select"
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: "Customizable Select"
groups.google.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Gecko: Intent to Prototype: "Customizable Select"
📄 New on the blog: The secret life of custom elements
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
The Secret Life of Custom Elements
Twenty years ago last month, Google published an analysis of "slightly over a billion documents," a snapshot of the web that helped shape the early direction of HTML5. It followed
bkardell.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
📄 New on the blog: The secret life of custom elements
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...
A look at the data about non-standard elements in the wild so far...
bkardell.com/blog/SecretL...