From Greasemonkey to now: AI lets you mod any app just by describing the change
msfeldstein · x · 2026-11-06
Developer msfeldstein reflects on a recurring idea: Greasemonkey let users write JS mods for any website in 2004, and in 2008 he demoed modding any webOS app at Palm but couldn't ship it.
Now with AI you can simply speak a change and alter the digital world around you in real time (demo video attached).
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