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Sabbatical #18: Great Ocean Road I enjoyed the busy city life in Melbourne for a few days, but soon the adventurer and nature seeker...
14th Jul 2026
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Sabbatical #18: Great Ocean Road

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14th Jul 2026
I enjoyed the busy city life in Melbourne for a few days, but soon the adventurer and nature seeker in me took over again. It so happens that one of the best road trips in the world is around the corner: The Great Ocean Road. It is also the world's largest war memorial, dedicated...
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Sabbatical #16: Kaikōura “I will not say "Do not weep", for not all tears are an evil.” ― The Lord of the Rings On my way to...
3rd Jun 2026
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Sabbatical #16: Kaikōura

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3rd Jun 2026
“I will not say "Do not weep", for not all tears are an evil.” ― The Lord of the Rings On my way to the last stop in New Zealand, I spent a good amount of time at the Ōhau Point Lookout, which is known for a nearby fur seal colony. At one point, another photographer...
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Sabbatical #13: Wānaka “Well, I’ve made up my mind, anyway. I want to see mountains again, Gandalf.” ― The Lord of the...
18th May 2026
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Sabbatical #13: Wānaka

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18th May 2026
“Well, I’ve made up my mind, anyway. I want to see mountains again, Gandalf.” ― The Lord of the Rings Wānaka is a smaller, less commercialized resort town compared to Queenstown, with a population of around 13 000, but it's as exciting. On my way to Wānaka, I made a quick stop at...
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Sabbatical #09: Dunedin “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― The Lord of the...
7th Apr 2026
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Sabbatical #09: Dunedin

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7th Apr 2026
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― The Lord of the Rings Dunedin is a former Scottish settlement, which becomes apparent after a quick walk through the city. The name is an anglicization of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh. It is...
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Sabbatical #07: Waitomo “I know we are going to take a very long road, into darkness; but I know I can't turn back.” ― The...
12th Mar 2026
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Sabbatical #07: Waitomo

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12th Mar 2026
“I know we are going to take a very long road, into darkness; but I know I can't turn back.” ― The Lord of the Rings Black Abyss Waitomo is mostly known for their glowworm caves. Most people book a short boat ride to view the countless New Zealand glowworms (Arachnocampa...
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Grab browser links and titles in one click When I copy a browser tab URL, I often want to also keep the title. Sometimes I want to use the link...
3rd Jan 2025
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Grab browser links and titles in one click

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3rd Jan 2025
When I copy a browser tab URL, I often want to also keep the title. Sometimes I want to use the link as rich text (e.g., when pasting the link into OneNote or Jira). Sometimes I prefer a Markdown link. There are browser extensions to achieve this task, but I don't want to...
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A guide to bookmarklets I'm a frequent user of bookmarklets. As I'm sharing some of them on my blog, I wrote this post to...
4th Nov 2024
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A guide to bookmarklets

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4th Nov 2024
I'm a frequent user of bookmarklets. As I'm sharing some of them on my blog, I wrote this post to explain what bookmarklets are and how to use them. In short, a bookmarklet is a browser bookmark containing JavaScript code. Clicking the bookmark executes the script in the context...
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Prevent data loss on page refresh It can be frustrating to fill out a web form, only to accidentally refresh the page (or click...
1st Oct 2024
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Prevent data loss on page refresh

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1st Oct 2024
It can be frustrating to fill out a web form, only to accidentally refresh the page (or click "back") and lose all the hard work. In this blog post, I present a method to retain form data when the page is reloaded, which improves the user experience. Browser behavior Most...
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Web push notifications: issues and limitations In this post, I will summarize some problems and constraints that I've encountered with the...
17th Aug 2024
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Web push notifications: issues and limitations

from Darek Kay [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Aug 2024
In this post, I will summarize some problems and constraints that I've encountered with the Notifications and Push web APIs. Notification settings on macOS Someone who's definitely not me wasted half an hour wondering why triggered notifications would not appear. On macOS,...
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Website themes with uBlock Origin Browser extensions like Stylish, Stylus or Tampermonkey make it possible to create custom website...
1st Feb 2024
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Website themes with uBlock Origin

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1st Feb 2024
Browser extensions like Stylish, Stylus or Tampermonkey make it possible to create custom website themes/skins. At the same time, I try to lower the number of add-ons that I use, mostly due to security and performance reasons. Interestingly, the uBlock Origin ad blocker can...
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