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This workflow is a clean, end‑to‑end example of how to pull content from the web, process it with JavaScript, and then hand it off to an AI model – all from a single visual canvas. What this workflow does At a high level, the workflow: Starts when you manually click Execute workflow. Sends an HTTP […]
The end of the year creates a rare kind of quiet. It is the kind that makes it easier to reflect on how you have been building, what you have been learning, and what you want to do differently next year. It is also the perfect moment to catch up on the mountain of browser […]
[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 […]
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 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 […]
The Logitech G502 Hero gaming mouse is nearly seven years old, yet it remains a crowd favorite. One of the best-selling gaming mice on Amazon, it has received more than 69,000 customer reviews with an average rating of 4.6 stars, including 81% five-star ratings. Its continued popularity stems from its packed-with-useful-features design without a high […]
