Rowan Merewood
@rowan.fyi
It's rowan.fyi
#DevRel with #Chrome at #Google
We should improve the web somewhat.
#DevRel with #Chrome at #Google
We should improve the web somewhat.
If you're trying to blend in to a New York city bar today then the answer to, "Are you here for the game?" is not, "Ooh, what game?"
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
If you're trying to blend in to a New York city bar today then the answer to, "Are you here for the game?" is not, "Ooh, what game?"
Going to keep posting my #fractoius shots because... damn. It's like working from home during the pandemic: I just keep Zooming.
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.199052659889071326770326170190231932490675&y=0.676409836201729573452906121865582837743248&zoom=3.3517777701170595e-21&h=0.600&s=1.000
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.199052659889071326770326170190231932490675&y=0.676409836201729573452906121865582837743248&zoom=3.3517777701170595e-21&h=0.600&s=1.000
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Going to keep posting my #fractoius shots because... damn. It's like working from home during the pandemic: I just keep Zooming.
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.199052659889071326770326170190231932490675&y=0.676409836201729573452906121865582837743248&zoom=3.3517777701170595e-21&h=0.600&s=1.000
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.199052659889071326770326170190231932490675&y=0.676409836201729573452906121865582837743248&zoom=3.3517777701170595e-21&h=0.600&s=1.000
I am grateful for the change it's made—cycling to work is genuinely the easiest option and it's a pretty safe ride—but it honestly feels like they've done the barest of bare minimums sometimes.
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I am grateful for the change it's made—cycling to work is genuinely the easiest option and it's a pretty safe ride—but it honestly feels like they've done the barest of bare minimums sometimes.
Eugh, glad it wasn't worse. Far too many oblivious people sleepwalking though everything.
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Eugh, glad it wasn't worse. Far too many oblivious people sleepwalking though everything.
Inordinately pleased at the Wasm + WebGPU update to my Mandelbrot fractal explorer #fractious. Time for a blog ... if I can only stop exploring.
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.7569364699741323936729191198143282&y=0.0667069783277772162678229886840805&zoom=1.3488617652421354e-14&h=0.600&s=1.000
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.7569364699741323936729191198143282&y=0.0667069783277772162678229886840805&zoom=1.3488617652421354e-14&h=0.600&s=1.000
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Inordinately pleased at the Wasm + WebGPU update to my Mandelbrot fractal explorer #fractious. Time for a blog ... if I can only stop exploring.
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.7569364699741323936729191198143282&y=0.0667069783277772162678229886840805&zoom=1.3488617652421354e-14&h=0.600&s=1.000
https://fractious-deep.web.app/?x=-0.7569364699741323936729191198143282&y=0.0667069783277772162678229886840805&zoom=1.3488617652421354e-14&h=0.600&s=1.000
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Periodic reminder that what's marketed as 'youth social media bans' actually amounts to requiring people to provide personally identifying information in order to access whatever content a given government disfavours.
The Australian social media age limit law has taken effect. At the time I made this post, I had not yet been age gated. Because the age gating will potentially invade my privacy to an unacceptable extent and may happen at any time, I may go quiet suddenly. If I do, this is why:
Tomorrow, 10 December 2025, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) s 63E(2) will take effect. It will require social media platforms to take measures to ensure that they do not host accounts belonging to Australians under 16 years old. It will require them to do so by collecting Australian users' ID.
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Periodic reminder that what's marketed as 'youth social media bans' actually amounts to requiring people to provide personally identifying information in order to access whatever content a given government disfavours.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I really appreciate seeing public statements like this. Thank you.
January 30, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I really appreciate seeing public statements like this. Thank you.
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The recent days have been horrific. We can't become numb to repeated instances of illegal and unconstitutional action by government agencies. It's even worse when public officials are blatantly lying in ways that contradict dozens of pieces of video evidence.
Sen. Lankford blatantly lies about what the video of Renee Good's killing shows: "A classic law enforcement moment -- they have to fire their weapon and then when you see her car crash, law enforcement is running to her to provide aid. They're never looking to be able to take a life of individuals."
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The recent days have been horrific. We can't become numb to repeated instances of illegal and unconstitutional action by government agencies. It's even worse when public officials are blatantly lying in ways that contradict dozens of pieces of video evidence.
There was a young man who used vite
To bundle the scripts for his site
But this limericks a mess
'cause I must confess
I don't know if I'm saying it right.
To bundle the scripts for his site
But this limericks a mess
'cause I must confess
I don't know if I'm saying it right.
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
There was a young man who used vite
To bundle the scripts for his site
But this limericks a mess
'cause I must confess
I don't know if I'm saying it right.
To bundle the scripts for his site
But this limericks a mess
'cause I must confess
I don't know if I'm saying it right.
Neat exploration of the various sandboxing and permission control techniques you have on the web when running any untrusted/third-party code (not just LLM-generated).
I wanted to explore if we can build something like Claude Cowork in the browser that can work with the user's file system safely running programs against them.
We can get a very long way: aifoc.us/the-browser-...
Feedback and critique appreciated.
We can get a very long way: aifoc.us/the-browser-...
Feedback and critique appreciated.
AI Focus
https://aifoc.us/the-browser-is…
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Neat exploration of the various sandboxing and permission control techniques you have on the web when running any untrusted/third-party code (not just LLM-generated).
There's definitely more work to do at higher iteration levels to keep it smooth, but on the whole the main thread should be pretty light. Next step is breaking up the rendering over multiple frames.
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
There's definitely more work to do at higher iteration levels to keep it smooth, but on the whole the main thread should be pretty light. Next step is breaking up the rendering over multiple frames.
Ok, so getting a proper deep zoom implemented on #fractious is turning out to be immensely satisfying. I've got a whole bunch of interaction to fix, but the core and the performance is there.
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Ok, so getting a proper deep zoom implemented on #fractious is turning out to be immensely satisfying. I've got a whole bunch of interaction to fix, but the core and the performance is there.
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The 2025 Web Almanac by HTTP Archive has been officially released! 🚀
We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible!
Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org
We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible!
Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The 2025 Web Almanac by HTTP Archive has been officially released! 🚀
We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible!
Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org
We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible!
Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org
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thanks to a tidy little PR by our old friend @bell.bz, personalsit.es now has /random, in case you just want to let the Old Gods of Digital Fate take the reins of thy chariot
have a look 👁️
↪ personalsit.es/random
have a look 👁️
↪ personalsit.es/random
PersonalSit.es
Personal sites are sick as hell, so this site was built so we can all discover each other's. This directory of links are by folks that want to share their site with the world.
personalsit.es
January 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
thanks to a tidy little PR by our old friend @bell.bz, personalsit.es now has /random, in case you just want to let the Old Gods of Digital Fate take the reins of thy chariot
have a look 👁️
↪ personalsit.es/random
have a look 👁️
↪ personalsit.es/random
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Chrome 145 (current beta) includes the column-height and column-wrap properties for multicol. These let you wrap columns onto a new row, rather than overflowing inline. This is something I've wanted to do in multicol for years! developer.chrome.com/blog/multico...
Support for wrapped columns in multi-column layout | Blog | Chrome for Developers
You can now wrap columns into new rows in CSS multi-column layout.
developer.chrome.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Chrome 145 (current beta) includes the column-height and column-wrap properties for multicol. These let you wrap columns onto a new row, rather than overflowing inline. This is something I've wanted to do in multicol for years! developer.chrome.com/blog/multico...
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Wow—just watched #MartySupreme at the cinema. Went in knowing nothing beyond Timothy does take tennis and it was incredible. Obviously had to slap the soundtrack on as soon as I got home.
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Wow—just watched #MartySupreme at the cinema. Went in knowing nothing beyond Timothy does take tennis and it was incredible. Obviously had to slap the soundtrack on as soon as I got home.
Two true things:
1. The UK government has a secret block list that can and does block sites for the entire country—this is bad.
2. Blocking Twitter would be objectively hilarious.
1. The UK government has a secret block list that can and does block sites for the entire country—this is bad.
2. Blocking Twitter would be objectively hilarious.
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Two true things:
1. The UK government has a secret block list that can and does block sites for the entire country—this is bad.
2. Blocking Twitter would be objectively hilarious.
1. The UK government has a secret block list that can and does block sites for the entire country—this is bad.
2. Blocking Twitter would be objectively hilarious.
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The fault in our SPAs
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 AM
The fault in our SPAs
I get confused with the ordering. Was that Resident Evil: Eggstinction?
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I get confused with the ordering. Was that Resident Evil: Eggstinction?
Wash it down with a nice cuppa T virus.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Wash it down with a nice cuppa T virus.
Used the egg slicer to chop an egg like that guy in Resident Evil when he goes down the laser corridor.
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Used the egg slicer to chop an egg like that guy in Resident Evil when he goes down the laser corridor.
Follow the "surprise me..." link on https://wiby.me/
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Follow the "surprise me..." link on https://wiby.me/
I had a place before that used Hive valves on each radiator with their own thermostats. Being able to just heat individual rooms or set different schedules around the house was helpful and presumably more efficient too.
January 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I had a place before that used Hive valves on each radiator with their own thermostats. Being able to just heat individual rooms or set different schedules around the house was helpful and presumably more efficient too.