Mariona N. Jones
@mariondita.bsky.social
📡 Mom. Secular Ethics, Animal Rights, Pacifism, Ecology, Science, Tech, Open: Web, Software & Hardware. Partnerships @SmashingMag & @SmashingConf 😺
What separates life from death? What makes the cell on the left different from the one on the right? These are questions I explore in my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book. At the cell scale, death begins when the distinction between inside & outside collapses. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Yet another way to jailbreak LLMs: When asking them for forbidden information, make them think the request is part of their chain-of-thought: arxiv.org/abs/2603.12277
Prompt Injection as Role Confusion
LLMs see the world as a single stream of text, partitioned into roles like <user> or <tool>. We trace prompt injection to role confusion: models perceive the source of text from how it sounds, not its...
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Okay so now that we shipped stacked PRs, what's the next biggest request you have for GitHub to take on?
Reminder: The State of CSS Survey is closing *SOON*, so **NOW** is the moment to complete it. stateofcss.com/en-US/ This survey directly influences efforts like Interop and feature planning, so this is **YOUR** moment to let browser vendors know what you find missing on the web!
✨ So what’s the difference between combobox, multiselect, listbox, and dropdown? While all these UI components might appear similar, they serve different purposes. ↬ Let’s see how they differ, what purpose they serve, and how to choose the right one: www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/02/comb...
SmashingConf Amsterdam calling! 🌷🧀 The schedule is live! Expect loads of practical talks, unplugged sessions, and a whole bunch of side events along the way. See for yourself! smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20...
Schedule — SmashingConf Amsterdam
"You probably know the drill: 2 days, 10 speakers, 6 unplugged sessions. The conference will start around 9:30 am and we'll finish around 5 PM on the second conference day."
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Officially started working on *new* content for my upcoming accessibility workshop @smashingconf.com 💃 April 13th, Amsterdam High-level description and tickets are available already so you can grab yours now 🎟️ smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20... #a11y
The Front-End Accessibility Workshop — SmashingConf Amsterdam
Accessibility doesn't have to be hard or time-consuming. Once you learn how to think and code inclusively, writing accessible markup becomes second nature, and part of your everyday coding workflow. I...
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I am thrilled that James Victore who inspired us in 2013(!) returns to #btconf Düsseldorf 2026. Bold ideas. Big energy. Unmissable. Don't miss out. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
James Victore: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2026
James Victore is a self-taught, independent artist and designer. Clients include Moet & Chandon, Aveda, Esquire and TIME Magazines, Yohji Yamamoto, Bobbi Brown cosmetics, The New York Times, and The S...
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beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2026 – 15 year #btconf. Join us on April 27 and 28. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf - 27–28 Apr 2026
beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
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Hello there. Just woke up and guess what?! It is 2026! Ready for 15 years of beyond tellerrand? Yes, 15 years. It feels crazy and brings back so many lovely memories. If you want to celebrate this, creativity, the web and the future, don't miss out. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf - 27–28 Apr 2026
beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
beyondtellerrand.com
✨ CSS Wrapped 2025 is out! We’re entering a world where CSS can increasingly handle logic, state, and complex interactions once reserved for JavaScript. ↬ Here’s an unpacking of the highlights and how they connect to the broader evolution of modern CSS: www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/12/stat...
Would you like to get featured in our upcoming wallpapers post? We’re still taking submissions for December, so don’t hesitate to join in. We’d love to see your story come to life! 📷️ Join in: www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/12/desk...
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beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
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Right in time for you to enjoy it at the weekend: next video of #btconf Berlin. @sachajudd.com and “The Good Internet: How Fandom Can Reclaim the Web”. A brilliant and motivating talk.Enjoy! youtu.be/F6b9kjlpIZE
Sacha Judd – The Good Internet: How Fandom Can Reclaim the Web – beyond tellerrand Berlin 2025
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There are many tips for improving your website's performance. But even if you follow all the advice, can you maintain an optimized site? And are you targeting the right pages? ↬ Matt Zeunert on effective strategies: www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/11/effe... (Article supported by @debugbear.com 💖)
End of the year approaching fast. Still some budget left. If your team/org/company depends on web technologies, convince your boss to sponsor OWD ➡️ patrickbrosset.com/articles/202...
Patrick - How to convince your boss to sponsor Open Web Docs
Does your organization rely on MDN Web Docs? Do you check compatibility tables on MDN or caniuse.com? Do you use browser DevTools, or VSCode? If so, you rely on the work that Open Web Docs does very d...
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What can we learn about living computation from non-living machines? In this @royalsocietypublishing.org A. Adamatzky shows that a computer doesn’t need to be solid. From droplets 2 chemical waves, liquid computers blur the line between chemistry & thought. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
We want you ! Join the #team of #btconf in Berlin and experience the event from a different perspective. If you need reasons why, accept from not paying a ticket, check this link. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/join-be...
Join the Team – Be a Volunteer in Berlin 2025
Join the beyond tellerrand Berlin as volunteer! Be part of the team behind the magic.
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4 weeks. Wonderful people on and off stage. Inspiring talks. Great conversations. What are you waiting for? Grab your #btconf Berlin ticket now. beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli...
beyond tellerrand - An event about the Web, design and technology
beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
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Mark your calendars! #btconf Berlin 2025 is coming up soon and the full schedule is online now. Take a peek, get excited, and grab your ticket before they’re gone! beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli...
beyond tellerrand // BERLIN 2025, taking place 06 - 07 Nov 2025
beyond tellerrand 2025 in Berlin. Join us on 06 - 07 Nov 2025 for talks about web, design, technology, typography and much more. In the renowned friendly atmosphere.
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The accessibility overlay fact sheet that @5t3ph.bsky.social alluded to at #smashingconf is at overlayfactsheet.com/en/
Overlay Fact Sheet
An open letter about accessibility overlays.
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Si trobem vida en un altre planeta, serà diferent de la que coneixem? Crear vida al laboratori seguirà les mateixes regles? Pot existir vida sense aigua o ADN? I les IAs del futur, poden aparèixer sense assemblar-se al cervell humà? Vine al @iec.cat i t’ho explico! @melisupf.bsky.social @prbb.org
This could be the tagline for Web Day Out webdayout.com
Web Day Out in Brighton, March 12th 2026
A one-day event all about what you can do in web browsers today!
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Bruce Lawson@brucel.bsky.social · 10mo agoAT #smashingconf, @tkadlec.bsky.social is reminding us that betting on the browser (rather than JavaScript abstractions) is our best chance of long-term success.
The BCA is a proud sponsor of @smashingconf.com New York 2025! Tailored to front-end developers and UX designers, notable speakers will discuss topics like design systems, AI, accessibility and UX research. We hope to see you there!
¿Imaginas un mundo donde enviar dinero sea tan simple como enviar un DM? @interledger.bsky.social 🔓 Te presentamos el universo de Interledger, explicado paso a paso en español. Entre código, fintech y web abierta, este artículo es el primer puente 🌉. 👉 interledger.org/developers/b...
The Interledger Universe | Interledger Foundation
Or: “What the heck are all those products and protocols?”
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Why did cephalopods develop intelligence? And why, being so intelligent and cognitively complex, do they die so young? In this @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper, the authors explore this paradox from an ecological and evolutionary perspective. www.cell.com/action/showP...
