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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 13/04/2026

Thanks! Alan here, product manager helping out with the WebSerial implementation in Firefox 👋 If you or anyone else wants to help us out with some testing, I encourage you to download Firefox Nightly and try this out for yourself! If you find any bugs, please let me know so I can it fixed!

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 24/02/2026

I'm expecting one of these at the London meetup tomorrow

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Firefox @firefox.com · 24/02/2026

AI controls are now live in Firefox 148. A single place to manage, customize, or completely block AI features in the browser. See how it works here ⬇️ blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/h...

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How to turn off AI features in Firefox, or choose the ones you want | The Mozilla Blog

Other browsers force AI features on users. Firefox gives you a choice. In the latest desktop version of Firefox, you’ll find an AI controls section

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 18/08/2025

Does anyone else say "Please" and "Thank you" to LLMs, in case they use politeness as a factor when deciding who lives or dies when the eventual robot uprising happens?

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Paulus Schoutsen @paulusschoutsen.nl · 14/08/2025

We did it. Z-Wave is back and stronger than ever 💪 For 2 years we've been working crafting the best possible Z-Wave experience. Best in class antenna, support for brand new Z-Wave Long Range (also Europe!) and seamless migration from chips as old as 2013. Check our blog post for the full story:

home-assistant.io

Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2

The ultimate way to connect Z-Wave devices to Home Assistant.

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 15/08/2025

Firefox has vertical tabs now!

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 26/05/2025

That looks great! How did you finish it?

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 21/05/2025

"Next slide please" really grinds my gears

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 09/05/2025

Hey, Firefox extension developers, I'd love any feedback you have on how we're trying to simplify getting user consent for collecting data. blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/05/09/new-extension-data-consent-experience-now-available-in-firefox-nightly/

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New Extension Data Consent Experience now available in Firefox Nightly – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog

In a previous blog post I explained that we’re working to streamline the data consent experience for extensions and allow users to consent to sharing data with extensions directly in ...

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Open Home Foundation @openhomefoundation.org · 30/04/2025

April marks the 1st year of the Open Home Foundation. In this month's newsletter, we look back on what we accomplished in that time and what's to come from us. 👏🏻 Catch up on what we've done and read more on the next big thing for the foundation 👇🏼 #Newsletter #SmartHome #OpenHome

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Big first year, bigger second

We recap the Foundation’s first year—and as we gear up for year two, there’s a new structure, a shift in staff, and a bold new project: the Device Database.

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 01/05/2025

I think it's more about the people who are talking about it all over LinkedIn, rather than the practice itself. I'm sure they're the same people who were shouting about Web3 a couple of years ago

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 16/04/2025

Maybe as a Product Manager I should list all my products limitations and edge cases as "Tips" 🙄

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 28/03/2025

What in the fresh hell is this all over my WhatsApp? How do I turn off this Meta AI?

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 23/03/2025

I need a hug. And a martini

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 23/03/2025

@jarjour.bsky.social How about that last Severance episode 😳

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 18/03/2025

I'm so happy to hear that they've figured out how to bring the Pebble watch back to life 🤩 ericmigi.com/blog/introdu...

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Introducing two new PebbleOS watches!

Including my dream smartwatch…

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 18/03/2025

I really enjoy the term "enshittification"

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 11/03/2025

Proof that you don't need tracking and cookies for contextual advertising

Advertisements on the London underground showing an ad for a mother's day gift next to an ad for IVF

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Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 05/03/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.𝟯 🎉 ✔️ Dashboard view headers ✔️ Tons of tile card improvements ✔️ Better map clustering ✔️ Assist now streams responses ✔️ Integrating SmartThings is smoother than ever! Check out what’s new! 👇 🔗 www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/03... #HomeAssistant

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 02/03/2025

To find out what time it is somewhere else apparently 😂

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 02/03/2025

I hooked up Home Assistant voice to ChatGPT. Anyone know how I can set my timezone to London? Asked ChatGPT and it wasn't able to help, so I'm asking real humans...

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 01/03/2025

Things I learned about automations in Home Assistant over the past 5 years youtu.be/FfhHyEl_Dgg

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Tips and techniques for better Home Assistant automations

YouTube video by Home Automation Guy

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 01/03/2025

I got called a four-eyed wanker by a man leaning out of a trade van as it drove past. I feel like I'm in high school again 😂

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Home Assistant @home-assistant.io · 27/02/2025

We're very excited to announce that Apollo Automation have joined the Works With Home Assistant - the first ESPHome-based devices to receive this certification! 🎉 Check out how Apollo got started building devices with ESPHome and which ones have been certified on our blog 👇🏼 #SmartHome #DIY #IoT

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Apollo joins the Works With Home Assistant Program

Adding three devices, including their community favorite presence and air quality multisensors.

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 28/02/2025

4 years in the making... so very close

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 28/02/2025

I wait for them to find me

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 28/02/2025

Does anyone else's dog sleep like a weirdo?

A dog, Hungarian Vizsla, lying asleep on his back on a blue couch with his head rested on a yellow pillow.

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 27/02/2025

Preparing my dogs dinner be like

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 25/02/2025

I made a YouTube video about my 5 favourite home automations. Do you have any favourites? youtu.be/akXurmGJ7oU

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5 awesome home automations I use every day

YouTube video by Home Automation Guy

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 25/02/2025

I call it "ghost of the underground"

Reflection of a man in the window of an empty London tube carriage

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 25/02/2025

You are absolutely correct, but Firefox users can choose to install one of the many ad blockers available in the extension store. uBlock being one of them! addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo...

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uBlock Origin – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)

Download uBlock Origin for Firefox. Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.

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Alan Byrne @burnsie.com · 25/02/2025

Boss: "What's your AI strategy for 2025?" Me: "I renamed all the ML and Automation features we had on our roadmap, and called them AI" 🤝

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