fantasai: Weblog

Change of Affiliation

03 May 2023 12:00:00 EST

Switching from W3C Invited Expert to Apple/WebKit

Thoughts on the May 2019 W3C Advisory Board Election

19 May 2020 12:00:00 EST

Some context on W3C’s election and its candidates...

W3C Process 2020 Presentation

19 May 2020 12:00:00 EST

Presenting the first major update to the W3C Process in a very long time...

Thoughts on the May 2019 W3C Advisory Board Election

11 May 2019 12:00:00 EST

The next few years are critical to W3C’s existence, so here's some context on the election and its candidates.

Running for the W3C Advisory Board

30 Apr 2019 12:00:00 EST

My coworkers finally peer-pressured me into running.

Designing CSS

02 Apr 2019 12:00:00 EST

Last September, I participated in the “W3C Workshop on Digital Publication Layout and Presentation” in Tokyo, where I had the opportunity to expand on the design principles of CSS I first presented in my Evolution of CSS Layout talk in 2011.

Thoughts on the May 2018 W3C Advisory Board Election

04 May 2018 12:00:00 EST

Who I'd place on the W3C Advisory Board and why.

Environmental Sustainability Recommendations for Mountain View Buildings

30 Apr 2018 12:00:00 EST

Summary of greenhouse gas reduction recommendations from the City of Mountain View’s public input event.

The Way of Music

02 Apr 2018 12:00:00 EST

Excerpts from a letter about moving forward through a maze of lost.

Washing Dishes Clean

22 Feb 2017 12:00:00 EST

An explanation of what it means to wash dishes clean, and how to do it.

Open Letter on the Iran Nuclear Deal

15 Aug 2015 12:00:00 EST

An argument in favor of approving the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Recipe for a Minimum Viable Kitchen

09 Nov 2014 12:00:00 EST

How little can one pack and still have a fully-functional chef´s kitchen?

Creating a Paid Contributor Agreement for Mozilla

09 Nov 2014 12:00:00 EST

David Boswell wants to create a Volunteer Agreement for Mozilla. I propose creating a Non-Volunteer Agreement for Mozilla.

On Brendan Eich and the Separation of Concerns

09 Nov 2014 12:00:00 EST

A summary of the most informed writing on the Brendan Eich controversy, and some perspective from my 15 years as a Mozillan.

TAG Election Endorsements 2012

09 Nov 2014 12:00:00 EST

Thoughts on the upcoming TAG election of 2012.

Approaching UTR50

14 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST

A response to Taro Yamamoto's proposal for Mixed Vertical Orientation

Job Description of a Standards Engineer

14 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST

My manager asked me to write up my job description, since HR didn't have one on file. Thought others might also find it amusing, so I posted it here.

Evolution of CSS Layout

14 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST

I presented at PhillyETE on the history and future of CSS layout. Here are my notes, slides, and a screencast.

W3C Process Potholes

25 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST

A discussion of problems with the W3C Process.

about:csswg

02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST

An Inside View of the CSS Working Group at W3C

about:fantasai

29 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST

Wherefor fantasai.

Hiatus

19 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST

I need a break. Can I spend a few weeks by myself with a C++ compiler, pretty please?

E Pluribus Unum

29 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST

Daniel Glazman's reflections on Mozilla's miscommunications, because sometimes someone else expresses clearly the vague unease at the back of one's mind.

Towards a Unified Ruby Model

14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST

More than you ever wanted to know about the design of ruby annotation markup.

Creating the Future of CSS Testing (2011 Edition)

07 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST

The current status of the W3C CSS testing infrastructure, the intended future of CSS testing, and what's missing to get us there.

Creating the Future of CSS Testing

10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

The current status of the W3C CSS testing infrastructure, the intended future of CSS testing, and what's missing to get us there.

CSS2.1 and the Case for Collaborative Testing

10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

The role of CSS2.1 and its test suite, and how collaboration among implementors and authors could make the W3C test suites valuable to the Web.

Introducing Brad Kemper, CSSWG Invited Expert

10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST

Brad Kemper, a web designer with an aptitude for the technical side and some good communications skills, joins the CSS Working Group. Here's why.

Layout Is Expensive

16 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

My rant on why proposing a new layout system for CSS is not the best feedback to give the CSSWG.

CSS Working Group Charter 2008

14 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

Report on WASP feedback for the CSSWG charter, an explanation of the rechartering process, and a look at our high-priority specs.

Riddle of the Universe

06 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

I haven't found the answer.

Pulling Back the Curtain: Opening Up the CSS Working Group

23 May 2007 12:00:00 EST

Part II of my perspective on what the CSS Working Group is doing, how it operates, and where it should be headed. This part discusses our problems and how I think we should address them.

Behind the Scenes: What is the CSS Working Group doing?

23 May 2007 12:00:00 EST

Part I of my perspective on what the CSS Working Group is doing, how it operates, and where it should be headed. This part answers some questions and debunks some myths about how we work, what we work on, and why.

The True Story of mpt and fantasai

16 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST

or, You've Got Mail: the geeky version. This is a long story: sappy and romantic, but true, and probably the most personal post that will ever make its way here. Skip it if you don't care.

Long Vacation

20 Jun 2006 12:00:00 EST

Taking a break.

CSS3 Text Evolutions

20 Feb 2006 12:00:00 EST

Status update on CSS3 Text

What is Mozilla?

09 Feb 2006 12:00:00 EST

Trying to answer the question "What is Mozilla?"

Empty

09 Dec 2005 12:00:00 EST

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When to Use PDF

15 Sep 2005 12:00:00 EST

HTML+CSS is not a replacement for PDF—and vice versa.

Revised CSS3 Text - First Public Working Draft

09 Jul 2005 12:00:00 EST

Announcing a new official W3C Working Draft

Art of Semantics

09 Jul 2005 12:00:00 EST

Exerpts from a discussion between Christopher Päper and Ian Hickson

Travel Notes

08 Jun 2005 12:00:00 EST

How to attend W3C meetings in the south of France without spending a fortune

Filibuster Frist

03 May 2005 12:00:00 EST

Just noticing creative protest on a US college campus

UTN 22

26 Apr 2005 12:00:00 EST

Announcing the publication of Unicode Technical Note 22: Robust Vertical Text Layout

SSSS

14 Mar 2005 12:00:00 EST

Quad-S to Phoenix, Arizona

CSS and Multi-Script Text

14 Feb 2005 12:00:00 EST

An announcement, a call for help, and a request for complaints

Free as in Freedom

08 Jan 2005 12:00:00 EST

Comments on Open Source terminology

The Law of Hospitality

14 Nov 2004 12:00:00 EST

Musings on the old Code

Organizing the Documentation Effort

17 Oct 2004 12:00:00 EST

Some ideas for improving the documentation scene

Yom Kippur

24 Sep 2004 12:00:00 EST

In religious ceremony, sometimes less is more.

Firefox and Switching Styles

23 Sep 2004 12:00:00 EST

Saving the alternate style switcher for Firefox 1.0

Link Types for RSS and Atom Feeds

22 Sep 2004 12:00:00 EST

How autodiscovery is corrupting rel="alternate"

An Absence of Aesthetics

01 Aug 2004 12:00:00 EST

Hixie's not a graphic designer

Sitting on the Outside, Looking Up

27 Jul 2004 12:00:00 EST

A little bit of nothing, nonsense that means something to me

"A Touch of Class"

25 Jul 2004 12:00:00 EST

A pleasant Sunday evening in Oslo

Task Force

19 Jun 2004 12:00:00 EST

WHAT?

W3

06 May 2004 12:00:00 EST

fantasai goes to the Tech Plenary, and other exciting news

A Stitch in Time

11 Jan 2004 12:00:00 EST

Not quite a disaster

Content and Hype

30 Oct 2003 12:00:00 EST

English Composition for Marketers

What is Love

14 Nov 2003 12:00:00 EST

My own definition

Reviewer at Small

01 Oct 2003 12:00:00 EST

Copyediting CSS2.1

Losing it

28 Sep 2003 12:00:00 EST

Visions of reality

Personality Type

04 Sep 2003 12:00:00 EST

Know thyself

Happiness

30 Jul 2003 12:00:00 EST

Because friends make me happy~

Moving

22 Jul 2003 12:00:00 EST

Source: Tripod — Destination: InkedBlade

Black Tuesday

15 Jul 2003 12:00:00 EST

The Ides of July

Words of Wisdom

18 Jun 2003 12:00:00 EST

Perspective on getting paid

Big and Small

29 Mar 2003 12:00:00 EST

<big>, <small>, and the subtleties of marking inflectional semantics

Why validate your pages?

26 Jan 2003 12:00:00 EST

Validation is not pointless

Experiment

26 Jan 2003 12:00:00 EST

My motivation to start a weblog