Erin Mikail Staples is screaming into the void

Erin Mikail Staples is screaming into the void

@erinmikail.bsky.social

perpetual student, constantly curious ✨ devex by day, comedian by night currently geeking out on dev experience, open source, ML, + data 🕸️ https://erinmikailstaples.com

1,782 Followers 1,229 Following 419 Posts Joined Apr 2023
1 week ago

yup, starting with one state, i've noticed for things like toggles, hover states, etc its usually alright if i just give it both of them but will add more explicitness to the prompt rather than just copying and pasting.

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1 week ago

Oops I may need too

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1 week ago

I’m curious if full pages mileage may vary, but as someone who struggles with the frontend aspects at times. This has been helpful.

Also for context working in CSS/tailwind. I’ve found using tailwind has more success with AI Agents, assuming bc of the specificity

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1 week ago

My process:
- take designs from UX designer on Figma
- select them in dev mode with the prompt and make sure local MCP server is turned on
- make sure my IDE has Figma MCP turned on
- paste into agent
- go!

I’ve been doing it for smaller components for now, vs full pages

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1 week ago

the @figma.com MCP server and devmode is :chefs-kiss:

Its magic watching it implement features and updates

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2 weeks ago

less ugly butt, more juicy butt.

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2 weeks ago

any bugs on my site are now artisianal handcrafted features tyvm 💕

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2 weeks ago

leaving little typos in my portfolio so you can tell a human made it

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2 weeks ago
screenshot into a code agent with the prompt "the spacing still looks like butt, please fix."

i ❤️ frontend 🫠

(all jokes aside, i've referenced @nerdy.dev's materials a ton recently working to get better so i'm not swearing at robots to make things purdy)

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3 weeks ago

Some days even *I* find myself exhausting.

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3 weeks ago

hello, back at you! heres to finding little joys in the world

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1 month ago
Black and white pitty mix waking up under a pile of blankets

The world is a little extra rage-y lately (at least for me)

Enjoy a dog pic - Q waking up from his blanket puddle nap

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1 month ago
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

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1 month ago
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I have genuinely *never* seen an NYC mayor get an ovation from a TV crowd before. I thought we were contractually obligated to boo them.

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1 month ago

I’m not a germaphobe until it comes to traveling then I’m like PLEASE STAY HOME YOU SNOTTY SNIFFLY DISGUSTING GOOBERS.

* Lysol spray *
* mask on *
* aggressively hand sanitizing *

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2 months ago

For those asking why I am asking about ICE funding NOW, the government runs out of money this month and Congress has yet to pass the Homeland Security bill. ICE won’t be abolished, but Democrats can hold up the bill

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2 months ago

they abolished the department of education, we do not need a trojan horse to abolish ice we can just do it

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2 months ago
CascadiaJS lightning talk. Erin Mikail Staples. How good is your LLM?

Start your weekend off right with this talk from @erinmikail.bsky.social as she explains why teams can’t trust gut feelings or vibes to judge LLM quality.

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3 months ago

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

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3 months ago

if you think about it - the White House is just a really really expensive retirement home.

The only cost is our democracy.

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3 months ago
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The Resonant Computing Manifesto Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.

Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.

Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.

resonantcomputing.org

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3 months ago

I can tell who lives here and who’s visiting based on if they STOP AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS OR DOOR TO LOOK AT THEIR PHONE.

please move.

I love New York

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3 months ago
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.

My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.

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3 months ago
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ATmosphereConf 2026 Call for Proposals Now Open - ATmosphereConf News

I just submitted to present at #ATmosphereConf ! This is an awesome opportunity to share your unique perspective with the community.

The CFP is here: news.atmosphereconf.org/3m6z2b7ovyk2...

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3 months ago

Feel better Timber!

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3 months ago

Congrats (couldnt be me)

(looks at laptop with overdue updates)

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3 months ago

My reaction too.

I wish I was making this up.

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3 months ago

Heads up folks.

Don't do this.

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3 months ago

Yesssss

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3 months ago

sorry im late for work the latest xkcd comic made me sob with grief in a way i wasnt prepared for

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