Simeon.__proto__
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Lover of the open web, keyboards, browser extensions, ceramics, and video games.
Currently: Add-ons DevRel at Mozilla, co-chair of the W3C WebExtensions Community Group
Previously: Chrome, video game industry
Currently: Add-ons DevRel at Mozilla, co-chair of the W3C WebExtensions Community Group
Previously: Chrome, video game industry
I hate to say this, but Republicans worried that any changes they make to existing norms will come back to bite them when Democrats are back in power need only look at the history of Democrats in power to see that they have nothing to fear
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I hate to say this, but Republicans worried that any changes they make to existing norms will come back to bite them when Democrats are back in power need only look at the history of Democrats in power to see that they have nothing to fear
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Yesterday we started strong at #FOSDEM2026 with 4 talks and today we're keeping up with one keynote and 3 more talks. Marga Manterola, @txenoo.bsky.social, @wingolog.org and @jasuarez.github.io will talk about #OpenSource economics, #RaspberryPi, #Mesa3D and #WebAssembly. Don't miss them!
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Yesterday we started strong at #FOSDEM2026 with 4 talks and today we're keeping up with one keynote and 3 more talks. Marga Manterola, @txenoo.bsky.social, @wingolog.org and @jasuarez.github.io will talk about #OpenSource economics, #RaspberryPi, #Mesa3D and #WebAssembly. Don't miss them!
I'm slowly realizing that OCD isn't a passing note in my mental health story, it's core to the text
January 30, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I'm slowly realizing that OCD isn't a passing note in my mental health story, it's core to the text
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SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
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this is rly embarrassing but i hate when it snows in nyc. how do u guys not spill everywhere???
January 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
this is rly embarrassing but i hate when it snows in nyc. how do u guys not spill everywhere???
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Joint statement from Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees: In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for about half of cloud native environments. This is an emergency. Please pay attention.
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees
In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for about half of cloud native environments. The retirement of Ingress NGINX was announced for March 2026, after...
kubernetes.io
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Joint statement from Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees: In March 2026, Kubernetes will retire Ingress NGINX, a piece of critical infrastructure for about half of cloud native environments. This is an emergency. Please pay attention.
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
Android's notification history is great but the UX is bad
This UX is so incredibly dumb and unintuitive though.
If someone hasn't posted about it, I'd never for the life of me guess that the "No notifications" message is clickable and takes you to the notification history.
If someone hasn't posted about it, I'd never for the life of me guess that the "No notifications" message is clickable and takes you to the notification history.
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Android's notification history is great but the UX is bad
I don't often want more raw compute power on my personal devices, but I'm currently waiting on a full WebKit release build recompile and I definitely do right now
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I don't often want more raw compute power on my personal devices, but I'm currently waiting on a full WebKit release build recompile and I definitely do right now
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Here's your friendly reminder that CSS selectors are global and evaluated RTL, so if you have selectors that are very broad like `.container > div` you might be impacting performance in a measurable way 🙈
Before and after profile of server switching after some selector optimizations in @discord.com
Before and after profile of server switching after some selector optimizations in @discord.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Here's your friendly reminder that CSS selectors are global and evaluated RTL, so if you have selectors that are very broad like `.container > div` you might be impacting performance in a measurable way 🙈
Before and after profile of server switching after some selector optimizations in @discord.com
Before and after profile of server switching after some selector optimizations in @discord.com
Notes on contributing to WebExtensions in WebKit: https://dotproto.com/2026/01/26/notes-on-contributing-to-webextensions.html
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Notes on contributing to WebExtensions in WebKit: https://dotproto.com/2026/01/26/notes-on-contributing-to-webextensions.html
The main problem with living in California is that I can't go to the local cider mill to pick up fresh squeezed apple cider and sliced doughnuts
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The main problem with living in California is that I can't go to the local cider mill to pick up fresh squeezed apple cider and sliced doughnuts
Me, inebriated, to myself: I'm naked and you can't stop me
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Me, inebriated, to myself: I'm naked and you can't stop me
I stayed awake too long and now I'm so tired that I have a headache, my restless legs are acting up, and cannot calm my mind enough to drift off
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I stayed awake too long and now I'm so tired that I have a headache, my restless legs are acting up, and cannot calm my mind enough to drift off
I've been tinkering in WebKit. For most of the day I was banging my head against tooling issues, but I think I've finally got a passable workflow and understand enough of the testing infrastructure to finish out this patch
January 20, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I've been tinkering in WebKit. For most of the day I was banging my head against tooling issues, but I think I've finally got a passable workflow and understand enough of the testing infrastructure to finish out this patch
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How Apple’s Key Tactic Could Prevent Japan’s Smartphone Act from Improving Browser Competition open-web-advocacy.org/blog/how_app... by your chums from @open-web-advocacy.org
How Apple’s Key Tactic Could Prevent Japan’s Smartphone Act from Improving Browser Competition - Open Web Advocacy
open-web-advocacy.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
How Apple’s Key Tactic Could Prevent Japan’s Smartphone Act from Improving Browser Competition open-web-advocacy.org/blog/how_app... by your chums from @open-web-advocacy.org
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Loving @codepen.io's new slideVars tool! Makes interactive demos ridiculously easy.
Super work, @chriscoyier.net and team!
css-tricks.com/playing-with...
Super work, @chriscoyier.net and team!
css-tricks.com/playing-with...
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Loving @codepen.io's new slideVars tool! Makes interactive demos ridiculously easy.
Super work, @chriscoyier.net and team!
css-tricks.com/playing-with...
Super work, @chriscoyier.net and team!
css-tricks.com/playing-with...
I continue to be surprised and confused with the laggy and hitchy state of Android
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I continue to be surprised and confused with the laggy and hitchy state of Android
Are young people failing to learn life skills or are we failing to teach them?
"Why wouldn't so-called iPad kids know how to send email?"
Why would they? Are most kids expected to be sending out memos while marathoning Cocomelon?
www.polygon.com/after-hours-...
"Why wouldn't so-called iPad kids know how to send email?"
Why would they? Are most kids expected to be sending out memos while marathoning Cocomelon?
www.polygon.com/after-hours-...
Steam dev says his game got harder because young people can't write an email
After Hours is a 2018 puzzle game where fans can send an email IRL to get hints, and more players are getting it wrong
www.polygon.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Are young people failing to learn life skills or are we failing to teach them?
"Why wouldn't so-called iPad kids know how to send email?"
Why would they? Are most kids expected to be sending out memos while marathoning Cocomelon?
www.polygon.com/after-hours-...
"Why wouldn't so-called iPad kids know how to send email?"
Why would they? Are most kids expected to be sending out memos while marathoning Cocomelon?
www.polygon.com/after-hours-...
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Gecko: Intent to prototype: HTMLMediaElement.captureStream()
Gecko: Intent to prototype: HTMLMediaElement.captureStream()
Gecko: Intent to prototype: HTMLMediaElement.captureStream()
groups.google.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Gecko: Intent to prototype: HTMLMediaElement.captureStream()
Anyone know why the affiliate marketing industry has stuck to last click attribution? Seems like a flawed model :/
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Anyone know why the affiliate marketing industry has stuck to last click attribution? Seems like a flawed model :/
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Honey has lost 8 million Chrome users in the past year, now accused of fraud [Video]
Honey has lost 8 million Chrome users in the past year, now accused of fraud [Video]
The PayPal-owned extension Honey has been revealed for various shady practices over the past year, and in a new video, it’s detailed that the extension knowingly broke affiliate rules, effectively frauding networks, all while the extension continues to lose users.
more…
9to5google.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Honey has lost 8 million Chrome users in the past year, now accused of fraud [Video]
My time at Mozilla has officially ended
For the past two years I've been contracting with Mozilla as a Sr. DevRel Engineer. While I've enjoyed and appreciate my time with the team, it's time for me to move on to the next challenge
But first, a long overdue break 🏝️🧘♂️😌
For the past two years I've been contracting with Mozilla as a Sr. DevRel Engineer. While I've enjoyed and appreciate my time with the team, it's time for me to move on to the next challenge
But first, a long overdue break 🏝️🧘♂️😌
December 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My time at Mozilla has officially ended
For the past two years I've been contracting with Mozilla as a Sr. DevRel Engineer. While I've enjoyed and appreciate my time with the team, it's time for me to move on to the next challenge
But first, a long overdue break 🏝️🧘♂️😌
For the past two years I've been contracting with Mozilla as a Sr. DevRel Engineer. While I've enjoyed and appreciate my time with the team, it's time for me to move on to the next challenge
But first, a long overdue break 🏝️🧘♂️😌
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This year's GitHub Octoverse annual survey did a good job of correctly representing TypeScript & JavaScript as a single ecosystem.
When this combined data is omitted, it results in misleading takes.
When this combined data is omitted, it results in misleading takes.
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This year's GitHub Octoverse annual survey did a good job of correctly representing TypeScript & JavaScript as a single ecosystem.
When this combined data is omitted, it results in misleading takes.
When this combined data is omitted, it results in misleading takes.
I'm about ~10 hours into Arc Raiders
Good
- Solid "pick up everything you see" sim
- stumbling into another player and trading a toaster for a handful of berries
- Arc = robot spiders?
Bad
- pvp is 😮💨
- the big jumpy spiders are mean
- getting sniped just as you're about to leave a level
Good
- Solid "pick up everything you see" sim
- stumbling into another player and trading a toaster for a handful of berries
- Arc = robot spiders?
Bad
- pvp is 😮💨
- the big jumpy spiders are mean
- getting sniped just as you're about to leave a level
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm about ~10 hours into Arc Raiders
Good
- Solid "pick up everything you see" sim
- stumbling into another player and trading a toaster for a handful of berries
- Arc = robot spiders?
Bad
- pvp is 😮💨
- the big jumpy spiders are mean
- getting sniped just as you're about to leave a level
Good
- Solid "pick up everything you see" sim
- stumbling into another player and trading a toaster for a handful of berries
- Arc = robot spiders?
Bad
- pvp is 😮💨
- the big jumpy spiders are mean
- getting sniped just as you're about to leave a level
I accidentally pushed my laptop off the far end of my desk and now the backlight is doing this
December 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I accidentally pushed my laptop off the far end of my desk and now the backlight is doing this