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Rowan Merewood
@rowan.fyi
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#DevRel with #Chrome at #Google
We should improve the web somewhat.
Waiting in the green room apparently.
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Love the artplz utility! Some good privacy and security content too, of course 🥲
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
If you do:
git clone github.com/rowan-m/rowa...
cd rowan-fyi
npm i
npm run dev
Then it should work for you too.
GitHub - rowan-m/rowan-fyi
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github.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ha! I just saw... Well, it works on my machine‽‽?!?!
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Fixed! Some combination of pasting the wrong link and VS Code's "helpful" auto-formatting.
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Reposted by Rowan Merewood
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There's absolutely wider ecosystem/industry work that would be needed to get to a successful adoption, but this first step shows it's technically possible.
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Nuking is such sweet sorrow.
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Key concept for me is it can enable ID verification without sharing sensitive data.
developer.chrome.com/blog/digital...
Digital Credentials API: Secure and private identity on the web  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers
The Digital Credentials API, available from Chrome 141, enables websites to verify user information in a privacy-preserving way.
developer.chrome.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Congratulations! ⚅
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM