Simeon.__proto__
@dotproto.com
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
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Command invokers soon to be baseline newly available!
Also field-sizing is finally here.
Some other nice changes too!
Also field-sizing is finally here.
Some other nice changes too!
Curious about web technology coming to Safari? How about field-sizing, position-visibility, random(), scrollbar-color, hidden=until-found, auto-expanding
, command & commandfor, Largest Contentful Paint, CHIPS, scrollend event, Navigation API & more!
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
developer.apple.com/documentatio...
Safari 26.2 Beta Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation
Released November 4, 2025 — 26.2 beta (20623.1.12)
developer.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Command invokers soon to be baseline newly available!
Also field-sizing is finally here.
Some other nice changes too!
Also field-sizing is finally here.
Some other nice changes too!
Only just found out that Mozilla officially "migrated the source of truth for Firefox from" hg.mozilla.org to github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox on 30th April 2025
groups.google.com/a/mozilla.or...
groups.google.com/a/mozilla.or...
Engineering Effectiveness Newsletter (Q2 2025 Edition)
groups.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Only just found out that Mozilla officially "migrated the source of truth for Firefox from" hg.mozilla.org to github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox on 30th April 2025
groups.google.com/a/mozilla.or...
groups.google.com/a/mozilla.or...
When it comes to app store policy compliance checks, passing doesn't mean there weren't any violations, it means that there weren't any OBSERVED violations
There's a world of difference between those two
There's a world of difference between those two
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
When it comes to app store policy compliance checks, passing doesn't mean there weren't any violations, it means that there weren't any OBSERVED violations
There's a world of difference between those two
There's a world of difference between those two
Stressed about this project
New stationary will surely fix me
New stationary will surely fix me
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Stressed about this project
New stationary will surely fix me
New stationary will surely fix me
Shower thought: if tech bros existed in the Victorian era, would they think antidepressants were a form of biohacking?
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Shower thought: if tech bros existed in the Victorian era, would they think antidepressants were a form of biohacking?
"‘It’s about redemption’: Peter Molyneux says Masters of Albion will make up for decades of ‘overpromising on things’", yet again overpromising
October 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"‘It’s about redemption’: Peter Molyneux says Masters of Albion will make up for decades of ‘overpromising on things’", yet again overpromising
GitHub's website is timing out and I was cleaning up my PR backlog
20 minutes in. Guess it's time to throw in the towel for the day
20 minutes in. Guess it's time to throw in the towel for the day
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
GitHub's website is timing out and I was cleaning up my PR backlog
20 minutes in. Guess it's time to throw in the towel for the day
20 minutes in. Guess it's time to throw in the towel for the day
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I’d never tell anyone they MUST* understand JavaScript to work on the web, but I will make the case that one SHOULD*. To understand JavaScript is to know the boundaries of how users can interact with your medium — any role is improved by that.
wil.to/newsletters/...
* www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119
wil.to/newsletters/...
* www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119
What Understanding JavaScript Gets You
wil.to
October 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’d never tell anyone they MUST* understand JavaScript to work on the web, but I will make the case that one SHOULD*. To understand JavaScript is to know the boundaries of how users can interact with your medium — any role is improved by that.
wil.to/newsletters/...
* www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119
wil.to/newsletters/...
* www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119
I've hit the point in staying up too late that I can't tell when I'm actually tired enough to fall asleep (it's 4 AM)
October 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I've hit the point in staying up too late that I can't tell when I'm actually tired enough to fall asleep (it's 4 AM)
Folks seem to be going wild for Megabonk. I tried the demo a week or two back and bounced off of it. I feel like I'm missing something 🤔
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Folks seem to be going wild for Megabonk. I tried the demo a week or two back and bounced off of it. I feel like I'm missing something 🤔
I just realized that the accent color iOS 25 adds to app icons kinda makes them look like they’re leaning to the right :/
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I just realized that the accent color iOS 25 adds to app icons kinda makes them look like they’re leaning to the right :/
What's with all these dating profiles where people are looking for consistency and reliability?
I may not have a good brain, but I *do* have a good time
I may not have a good brain, but I *do* have a good time
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
What's with all these dating profiles where people are looking for consistency and reliability?
I may not have a good brain, but I *do* have a good time
I may not have a good brain, but I *do* have a good time
I haven't touched Destiny 2 in like a year, so as I sit on the other end of the room and watch the chaos, I'm quite curious what went down over there
October 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I haven't touched Destiny 2 in like a year, so as I sit on the other end of the room and watch the chaos, I'm quite curious what went down over there
@mhartington.io Oh my, your profile pic is so spoopy!
October 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
@mhartington.io Oh my, your profile pic is so spoopy!
Writing is the worst part of having written
sorry you do have to write to be a writer. if the noun is mostly a verb, you have to do the verb to be the noun
October 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Writing is the worst part of having written
I like when news feeds cut off headlines 'cause it gives me a chance to imagine the rest
Feed: "ACME Games' design director wasn't sure players would enjoy bossses jumping you, but 'it turns…"
Me: out AMCE players are a bunch of sickos.' "F**k, I can't stand these degenerates," the said
Feed: "ACME Games' design director wasn't sure players would enjoy bossses jumping you, but 'it turns…"
Me: out AMCE players are a bunch of sickos.' "F**k, I can't stand these degenerates," the said
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I like when news feeds cut off headlines 'cause it gives me a chance to imagine the rest
Feed: "ACME Games' design director wasn't sure players would enjoy bossses jumping you, but 'it turns…"
Me: out AMCE players are a bunch of sickos.' "F**k, I can't stand these degenerates," the said
Feed: "ACME Games' design director wasn't sure players would enjoy bossses jumping you, but 'it turns…"
Me: out AMCE players are a bunch of sickos.' "F**k, I can't stand these degenerates," the said
I'm pretty sure listening this song would be torture for some people, but it just makes me sleepy www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k4o...
Suicide (Original Mix)
YouTube video by Xanopticon - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm pretty sure listening this song would be torture for some people, but it just makes me sleepy www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k4o...
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explaining to a normal grandperson
“Yes, it’s called Chainsaw Man”
“What is it, some kind of guy who cuts people up with a chainsaw?”
“It’s actually a meditation on economic disparity and emotional isolation and despair in the modern world. But yes, he also cuts people up with a chainsaw.”
“Yes, it’s called Chainsaw Man”
“What is it, some kind of guy who cuts people up with a chainsaw?”
“It’s actually a meditation on economic disparity and emotional isolation and despair in the modern world. But yes, he also cuts people up with a chainsaw.”
September 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
explaining to a normal grandperson
“Yes, it’s called Chainsaw Man”
“What is it, some kind of guy who cuts people up with a chainsaw?”
“It’s actually a meditation on economic disparity and emotional isolation and despair in the modern world. But yes, he also cuts people up with a chainsaw.”
“Yes, it’s called Chainsaw Man”
“What is it, some kind of guy who cuts people up with a chainsaw?”
“It’s actually a meditation on economic disparity and emotional isolation and despair in the modern world. But yes, he also cuts people up with a chainsaw.”
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Web component folks: A common feature with request is to "inherit from a button". If that's something you want, which specific button behaviours is it you want to inherit? Why is putting a button in the shadow root not the answer?
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Web component folks: A common feature with request is to "inherit from a button". If that's something you want, which specific button behaviours is it you want to inherit? Why is putting a button in the shadow root not the answer?
I think I have to stop playing video games over lunch
Work is rewarding in its own way, but trying to get back into the zone after having my reward centers flooded with feel-good juice? Let's just say clacking out "as per my last email" hits different 😒
Work is rewarding in its own way, but trying to get back into the zone after having my reward centers flooded with feel-good juice? Let's just say clacking out "as per my last email" hits different 😒
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I think I have to stop playing video games over lunch
Work is rewarding in its own way, but trying to get back into the zone after having my reward centers flooded with feel-good juice? Let's just say clacking out "as per my last email" hits different 😒
Work is rewarding in its own way, but trying to get back into the zone after having my reward centers flooded with feel-good juice? Let's just say clacking out "as per my last email" hits different 😒
It's so frustrating that the way you get good at most things is by doing them
September 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's so frustrating that the way you get good at most things is by doing them
I’ve been on bsky for like 5 min and I think I need to log off for the day
September 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I’ve been on bsky for like 5 min and I think I need to log off for the day
Just picked up my iPad Mini and it was at 20% battery. It somehow torched 7 percentage points over about 2 minutes
There are so many bugs in the 26 OS updates that Apple *has* to overhaul their processes, right? RIGHT!?
There are so many bugs in the 26 OS updates that Apple *has* to overhaul their processes, right? RIGHT!?
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just picked up my iPad Mini and it was at 20% battery. It somehow torched 7 percentage points over about 2 minutes
There are so many bugs in the 26 OS updates that Apple *has* to overhaul their processes, right? RIGHT!?
There are so many bugs in the 26 OS updates that Apple *has* to overhaul their processes, right? RIGHT!?
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