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[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and we’ll see you in 2026.] “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics” – attributed to […]
I just had my first success using a browser agent – in this case the Claude in Chrome extension – to solve an actual problem. A while ago I set things up so anything served from the https://static.simonwillison.net/static/cors-allow/ directory of my S3 bucket would have open Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * headers. This is useful for hosting files […]
Zohran Mamdani never auditioned for Survivor, but one of his campaign’s final television ads placed him in the middle of the show’s infamous Tribal Council. For roughly 30 seconds, a handful of former Survivor contestants addressed the camera while explaining their decisions to vote Mamdani’s top opponent, Andrew Cuomo, off the “island” of Manhattan. “Didn’t […]
PayPal’s Honey browser extension has been lauded for years as an easy way to find coupons online. But some are calling it a “scam” after a deep dive from YouTuber MegaLag, who accused Honey of “stealing money from influencers,” and returned one year later with a second video that says Honey targeted minors, collected data […]
Key Takeaways The Ethereum Foundation is prioritizing security over speed, aiming for 128-bit provable security by the end of 2026. A three-stage roadmap was outlined, requiring zkEVM teams to use official tools and meet incremental security thresholds. Share this article The Ethereum Foundation is shifting focus from performance to security, setting a target of 128-bit […]
Bitcoin’s “miners are dumping” story is comforting in the way simple stories always are. Price slides, miners run out of oxygen, coins hit exchanges, and the price is shoved around by a single, easy villain. But miners are not a single actor, and selling pressure isn’t just a mood. It’s math, contracts, and deadlines. When […]
In just about a week, iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy. They’re very different companies — selling Roombas, lidar, and e-bikes, respectively — but as Sean O’Kane, Rebecca Bellan, and I discussed on the episode of the Equity podcast, they faced some similar challenges, including tariff pressures, major deals that fell […]
Meet TARS — a simple, repeatable, and meaningful UX metric designed specifically to track the performance of product features. Upcoming part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code 🎟 IMPACT to save 20% off today). So we design and ship a shiny new feature. How do we know if it’s working? How […]
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss People don’t read as much as they used to. This is obvious because there are simply more entertainment options. In the past, you had 3 stations on a Zenith tube TV […]
The underground world of creating and streaming Super Mario World-based ROM hacks continues to gain popularity. This popularity is a tribute to the creativity of gamers and the quality of the original 30 year old video game’s mechanics. Over the past decade, incredible ROM hacks like Grand Poo World 1 and 2, Invictus, and Dram […]
