In this episode, Bruce chats with Gene Burrus, who formerly worked as Assistant General Counsel for Microsoft, working on legal compliance after the landmark Netscape anti-trust case, and now advises Vivaldi and others in the Browser Choice Alliance about how to stop Microsoft going back to its old ways. On the way, we discuss the Cold War, TV courtroom dramas, and why Gene prefers to be poacher-turned-gamekeeper.------------Show notes:

• Burrus Competition Strategies
• Gene on LinkedIn
• Browser Choice Alliance
• United States v. Microsoft Corp ("Netscape case")
• Vivaldi’s Open Letter — Microsoft DMA Compliance
• Microsoft Edge pseudo-protocol
• Commission finds Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act
• Vivaldi’s statement on Apple and Meta DMA anti-trust fines
• Bruce Sewell, Former General Counsel of Apple Interviewed
• "Competition is what will ensure that Apple’s conduct and business decisions do not thwart the next Apple" from DOJ and States vs Apple
• "Objection, your honor!"

Bruce chats with Miriam Suzanne, a CSS expert and independent contributor to the CSS Working Group, to talk about all things CSS. They geek out over the latest and greatest features like Cascade Layers, Scope, Mixins, and Container Queries, exploring how these features impact web design.

Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s next for web development and some insider stories from the CSS Working Group.

You can support Miriam's independent contibutions at: Oddbird open source

----

Show notes:

• Miriam's website

• Miriam on Mastodon: @mia@front-end.social

• Miriam's work website Oddbird

• Cascading HTML style sheets - (original proposal)

• CSS Container Queries spec

• CSS Mixins and Functions spec

• Cascade Layers spec

• @Scope spec (Working Draft)

• Choosing a Masonry Syntax in CSS

• Tech continues to be political

In this episode, Bruce talks with Jan Penfrat from European Digital Rights (EDRi) about the importance of defending digital rights as human rights in an increasingly digital world. We chat about EDRi's work advocating for these rights within the EU, the challenges they face against Big Tech lobbying, and key battles surrounding privacy, surveillance, and the power of tech companies. Learn about how EDRi is working to ensure a better, more rights-respecting web for everyone.

Show notes:

• EDRi

• Jan on Mastodon

• EDRI’s open letter to the EU

• Why EDRi is leaving X

• Changes at the CMA

• Chaos Computer Club: Ban tracking and personalised advertising

• Albert Speer’s Nuremberg testimony

• Jan’s bike blog