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Dave Rupert
@davatron5000.bsky.social
Web components at Microsoft. Co-host at ShopTalk. Previously Luro and Paravel. Blogger.
I know I know… you have it in a container. Good luck.
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Dave Rupert
She’s the best.
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
omg that's cool.

[heavy breathing noises]
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In summary, everyone wants Hawaii (utopia). You probably have the South (teams distrusting of mandates, believe their way is the best, everyone printing their own money). The EU is probably a good model (same money, same roads, same defense strategy, shared rules).

Anyways, I should get a blog.
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Not to pile too much nuance on "federated vs. centralized" #designsystem nomenclature, but there's a big difference between "federated" and "confederated" systems. Federal systems _should_ have a strong center. Having a centralized team doesn't need to be Soviet authoritarianism either.
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Back in my consulting days, I used to say "Everyone wants Hawaii", a perfect archipelligo of autonomous island nations with no problems only sunshine. But there's two issues with that:

1. The history of Hawaii is a little bit bloodier than we like to imagine
2. It's really hard to pull off Hawaii
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I feel like depending on URLs is always a good choice… but gotta watch out for link rot.
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Certainly! I can help with that.

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January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
As an American, I will fight for your right to never fucking have to care about what’s going on here ever again. US-Canada relations should be limited to hockey and baseball.
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM