Hello, SUMO community! We're setting the stage for something big: a revamp of our style guide designed to make our support content not just user-friendly, but user-delightful. To get a ...
Today marks a significant moment in our journey, and I am thrilled to share some important news with you. After much thoughtful consideration, I have decid
Today, Mozilla announced more than 450 new extensions (software that adds new features or functionality to the browser) to users on Firefox for Android at
A year ago I was sharing how a Mozilla Performance Sheriff catches performance regressions, the entire Workflow they go through, and the incoming improvements. Since I joined the Performance Tools ...
By Celia Bernhardt | cbernhardt@queensledger.com A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The mural was designed by artist Zeehan Wazed, and brought to life through a community painting party in the hospital. Wazed developed the design with the help...
By Celia Bernhardt | cbernhardt@queensledger.com A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The mural was designed by artist Zeehan Wazed, and brought to life through a community painting party in the hospital. Wazed developed the design with the help...
I’m sure its common knowledge by now that whatever you write in text boxes on customer support chats can be seen by whoever is on the other side, without or before hitting send. Don’t you think that’s a breach of privacy?! I imagine it isn’t too difficult to implement a fix for it: The browser (like Firefox) could choose...
This would break inputs all over the web. Check out yahoo.com - type into the search box. That auto-suggest feature wouldn't work based on your proposal.
Great news for people using Firefox Nightly on Debian-based Linux distributions (such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and others): installing, updating, and testing the latest Firefox Nightly builds just got ...
I was once told that Firefox users don’t always do enough to celebrate the small wins. Here’s something that I consider to be a big one, but might not be int...
We recently identified a bug in the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) external API that caused all signing requests to mark extension submissions as being Android compatible. A ...
Highlights Some more great work from our performance team means that sites using Vue.js 3.0 will run better in Firefox! We’ve added some new behaviours to session restore, and ...
In August we encouraged developers to start preparing their desktop extensions for Firefox Android open availability on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The project is progressing well and ...
Browser choice screens are back on the menu. Most notably, the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will require them from 2024. But lawmakers and regulators in many other jurisdictions have also been looking at choice screens alongside other interventions to address deep-seated competition issues in browsers and browser engines...
The move Wednesday to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much easier and faster for them to get authorization to work in the U.S.
The move Wednesday to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much easier and faster for them to get authorization to work in the U.S.
On August 10, 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of their pedestrian safety improvements in Jamaica, Queens. The goal of the pedestrian safety improvements is to create a more inviting space for residents to enjoy Downtown Jamaica and reduce the...
On August 10, 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of their pedestrian safety improvements in Jamaica, Queens. The goal of the pedestrian safety improvements is to create a more inviting space for residents to enjoy Downtown Jamaica and reduce the...
SpiderMonkey is the JavaScript engine used in Mozilla Firefox. This newsletter gives an overview of the JavaScript and WebAssembly work we’ve done as part of the Firefox 116 and 117 Nightly release cycles.
You might not know it, but Firefox was once widely considered to be an innovative browser. It wasn’t just an alternative to Internet Explorer (and now Chrome). Firefox introduced honest-to-goodness new features that people loved and rely on to this day.
You might not know it, but Firefox was once widely considered to be an innovative browser. It wasn’t just an alternative to Internet Explorer (and now Chrome). Firefox introduced honest-to-goodness new features that people loved and rely on to this day.
You might not know it, but Firefox was once widely considered to be an innovative browser. It wasn’t just an alternative to Internet Explorer (and now Chrome). Firefox introduced honest-to-goodness new features that people loved and rely on to this day.
Footage from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives of streetcars in Queens traveling through and around College Point and Flushing. The footage is narrated by V...
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
Mr. de Blasio’s marriage helped fuel his campaign for mayor of New York, and his intense personal and political bond with his wife drew admiration and scrutiny.
Firefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Years ( www.pcmag.com )
Keeping you in the loop: What’s new in our Knowledge Base? ( blog.mozilla.org )
Hello, SUMO community! We're setting the stage for something big: a revamp of our style guide designed to make our support content not just user-friendly, but user-delightful. To get a ...
Improving Performance in Firefox and Across the Web with Speedometer 3 ( hacks.mozilla.org )
Today’s Speedometer release is more open and challenging than before and is the best tool for driving browser performance improvements.
Firefox Maker Mozilla Is Cutting 60 Jobs After Naming New CEO ( www.bloomberg.com )
A New Chapter for Mozilla: Focused Execution and an Expanded Role in Charting the Internet’s Future ( blog.mozilla.org )
Today marks a significant moment in our journey, and I am thrilled to share some important news with you. After much thoughtful consideration, I have decid
New extensions you’ll love now available on Firefox for Android ( blog.mozilla.org )
Today, Mozilla announced more than 450 new extensions (software that adds new features or functionality to the browser) to users on Firefox for Android at
New Sheriffing feature and significant updates to KPI reporting queries ( blog.mozilla.org )
A year ago I was sharing how a Mozilla Performance Sheriff catches performance regressions, the entire Workflow they go through, and the incoming improvements. Since I joined the Performance Tools ...
Hospital Mural by Queens Artist Zeehan Wazed Unveiled - Queens Ledger ( queensledger.com )
By Celia Bernhardt | cbernhardt@queensledger.com A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The mural was designed by artist Zeehan Wazed, and brought to life through a community painting party in the hospital. Wazed developed the design with the help...
Hospital Mural by Queens Artist Zeehan Wazed Unveiled - Queens Ledger ( queensledger.com )
By Celia Bernhardt | cbernhardt@queensledger.com A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens. The mural was designed by artist Zeehan Wazed, and brought to life through a community painting party in the hospital. Wazed developed the design with the help...
Shouldn't browsers protect what users write from being seen by the website (like customer support chats) before hitting send? Would it be difficult to implement?
I’m sure its common knowledge by now that whatever you write in text boxes on customer support chats can be seen by whoever is on the other side, without or before hitting send. Don’t you think that’s a breach of privacy?! I imagine it isn’t too difficult to implement a fix for it: The browser (like Firefox) could choose...
Down and to the Right: Firefox Got Faster for Real Users in 2023 ( hacks.mozilla.org )
We’ve been working hard on making Firefox even faster and we’re extremely happy to report that this has resulted in an improvement in speed.
Introducing Mozilla’s Firefox Nightly .deb Package for Debian-based Linux Distributions ( blog.nightly.mozilla.org )
Great news for people using Firefox Nightly on Debian-based Linux distributions (such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and others): installing, updating, and testing the latest Firefox Nightly builds just got ...
Firefox 120: Searching Tabs in the Address Bar Will Work Across Containers ( www.quippd.com )
I was once told that Firefox users don’t always do enough to celebrate the small wins. Here’s something that I consider to be a big one, but might not be int...
Built for Privacy: Partnering to Deploy Oblivious HTTP and Prio in Firefox ( hacks.mozilla.org )
Mozilla continues to champion user privacy on the web, teaming up with Fastly and Divvi Up to bring privacy-preserving technology to Firefox.
Firefox tests a built-in checker for fake reviews ( www.theverge.com )
Based on technology from Fakespot.
Changes to Android extension signing ( blog.mozilla.org )
We recently identified a bug in the addons.mozilla.org (AMO) external API that caused all signing requests to mark extension submissions as being Android compatible. A ...
All Lights Green for 119 – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 145 ( blog.nightly.mozilla.org )
Highlights Some more great work from our performance team means that sites using Vue.js 3.0 will run better in Firefox! We’ve added some new behaviours to session restore, and ...
Test Firefox Android extensions and help developers prepare for an open mobile ecosystem in December ( blog.mozilla.org )
In August we encouraged developers to start preparing their desktop extensions for Firefox Android open availability on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The project is progressing well and ...
Can browser choice screens be effective? ( research.mozilla.org )
Browser choice screens are back on the menu. Most notably, the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will require them from 2024. But lawmakers and regulators in many other jurisdictions have also been looking at choice screens alongside other interventions to address deep-seated competition issues in browsers and browser engines...
NYC officials assures New Yorkers new MTA fare-free bus program is 'not a pipe dream' ( abc7ny.com )
Beginning Sunday, five MTA bus lines will operate for free.99 for the next six months.
Biden offers NYC help in migrant crisis, grants nearly half-million Venezuelans protection ( abc7ny.com )
The move Wednesday to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much easier and faster for them to get authorization to work in the U.S.
Biden offers NYC help in migrant crisis, grants nearly half-million Venezuelans protection ( abc7ny.com )
The move Wednesday to give Venezuelans who arrived in the country as of July 31, 2023 temporary protected status essentially makes it much easier and faster for them to get authorization to work in the U.S.
Hacking the ELF format for Firefox, 12 years later ; doing better with less ( glandium.org )
DOT and DCC announce Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Jamaica - CityLand ( www.citylandnyc.org )
On August 10, 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of their pedestrian safety improvements in Jamaica, Queens. The goal of the pedestrian safety improvements is to create a more inviting space for residents to enjoy Downtown Jamaica and reduce the...
DOT and DCC announce Pedestrian Safety Improvements in Jamaica - CityLand ( www.citylandnyc.org )
On August 10, 2023, the New York City Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction announced the completion of their pedestrian safety improvements in Jamaica, Queens. The goal of the pedestrian safety improvements is to create a more inviting space for residents to enjoy Downtown Jamaica and reduce the...
Gutiérrez joins BetaNYC and North Brooklyn Parks Alliance in Mapping Equity Project ( queensledger.com )
The project is mapping public resources to reduce gaps in data on community needs.
Gutiérrez joins BetaNYC and North Brooklyn Parks Alliance in Mapping Equity Project ( queensledger.com )
The project is mapping public resources to reduce gaps in data on community needs.
Faster Vue.js Execution in Firefox ( hacks.mozilla.org )
Firefox performance on Vue.js has improved significantly throughout the year. Most recently, we sped up reactivity with Proxy optimizations.
August patch set for TenFourFox ( tenfourfox.blogspot.com )
The next patch set has landed , bringing the TenFourFox security base up to 115ESR. This includes the usual new certificate roots and update...
Artemis - Apps on Google Play ( play.google.com )
A threadiverse app for Android
Clojurists Together: FireFox 116.0 Release ( www.clojuriststogether.org )
Though the long wait is finally over. Firefox 116.0 ships with custom formatters support!...
Tor University Challenge ( toruniversity.eff.org )
How your university can support freedom of expression for people around the world.
SpiderMonkey Newsletter (Firefox 116-117) ( spidermonkey.dev )
SpiderMonkey is the JavaScript engine used in Mozilla Firefox. This newsletter gives an overview of the JavaScript and WebAssembly work we’ve done as part of the Firefox 116 and 117 Nightly release cycles.
How Firefox Loses When it Tries to Copy Chrome ( www.quippd.com )
You might not know it, but Firefox was once widely considered to be an innovative browser. It wasn’t just an alternative to Internet Explorer (and now Chrome). Firefox introduced honest-to-goodness new features that people loved and rely on to this day.
How Firefox Loses When it Tries to Copy Chrome ( www.quippd.com )
You might not know it, but Firefox was once widely considered to be an innovative browser. It wasn’t just an alternative to Internet Explorer (and now Chrome). Firefox introduced honest-to-goodness new features that people loved and rely on to this day.
How Firefox Loses When it Tries to Copy Chrome ( www.quippd.com )
You might not know it, but Firefox was once widely considered to be an innovative browser. It wasn’t just an alternative to Internet Explorer (and now Chrome). Firefox introduced honest-to-goodness new features that people loved and rely on to this day.
Queens Trolleys in the 1930s: College Point and Flushing ( www.youtube.com )
Footage from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives of streetcars in Queens traveling through and around College Point and Flushing. The footage is narrated by V...
Mozilla Calls on Congress to Reform FISA ( blog.mozilla.org )
Amid the regular drumbeat of revelations regarding the abuses of FISA, Mozilla calls on Congress to significantly reform it now.
The Narwhal Kbins at Dawn: A Reddit UserStyle for Kbin ( www.quippd.com )
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
The Narwhal Kbins at Dawn: A Reddit UserStyle for Kbin ( www.quippd.com )
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
The Narwhal Kbins at Dawn: A Reddit UserStyle for Kbin ( www.quippd.com )
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
Can't access some magazines
Sorry to report here, let me know if there is a better place to put these....
The Narwhal Kbins at Dawn: A Reddit UserStyle for Kbin ( www.quippd.com )
TL;DR: I made a styled version of Reddit for Kbin instances for people participating in the reddit migration. Inspired mostly by Old Reddit, but it actually has a dark mode!
Igalia's Eric Meyer and Brian Kardell chat with Andreas Kling about Ladybird and developing a new, novel browser engine ( www.igalia.com )
Neighborhood Favorite Alpha Donuts Closing After Almost Half a Century in Business ( queensledger.com )
After 48 years of serving Sunnyside, the popular donut spot is closing.
Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray Are Separating ( www.nytimes.com )
Mr. de Blasio’s marriage helped fuel his campaign for mayor of New York, and his intense personal and political bond with his wife drew admiration and scrutiny.
90Ninety Tops Out at 166-20 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens ( newyorkyimby.com )
Construction has topped out on 90Ninety, a 12-story, 614-unit project from Perkins Eastman and BRP Companies at 166-20 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
What is userChrome.css? ( kb.mozillazine.org )