kiko.io
kiko.io
Kristof Zerbe
I've been a passionate software developer for almost 30 years and currently a tech-savvy IT manager. In my spare time, I tinker with things like this blog, because creating software never lets you go.
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It seems like fate that James chose Museum Memories of this month’s Indieweb Carnival, because just recently, by chance, I visited one of the most impressive places from my childhood after more than 40 years: the Deutsches Museum in...
It’s not every day that one of our favourite bands tours Germany and brings along guests that we like just as much. We last saw Alter Bridge in Frankfurt 2016 and had never seen Daughtry before. So there was no question about whether we...
Over the past month of February, I’ve collected 11 links for my link journal. 2026-02-07 Drawing Connections with CSS Anchor Positioning rolandfranke.nl CSS A practical exploration of CSS Anchor Positioning and the anchor() function to...
When I read about this month’s Indieweb Carnival topic (Intersecting Interests by Zachary Kai), I initially misunderstood ‘intersecting’ as interests that cross paths and thus get in the way, but what is meant is rather overlapping...
This text accurately reflects the main problem with AI: We are gradually losing our cognitive abilities, because we are ceasing to train our biggest muscle: the brain. “Vibe coding” satisfies the Builder. It feels great to see to pass...
Over the past month of January, I’ve collected 7 links for my link journal. 2026-01-09 Building an IndieAuth Comment System for Your Static Site brennan.day IndieWeb Authentication A journey through authentication, CORS issues, and the...
We try to have as much fun as possible in the department, because everyday life is hard enough. A quick-witted and funny response not only immediately lights up conversations, it also helps to create a good working atmosphere in general....
I don’t often participate in the IndieWeb Carnival. The last thing I contributed was in November 2024 with my post You will never know whose butterfly you were on the topic of “Impact.” Maybe I should do it more often, because it’s...
On my /stats page, I used the wonderful web component activity-graph to implement an Activity Graph that displays my posts over the entire lifetime of my blog. Now, as is common in Western cultures, the graph starts on the left side and...
Every now and then, when my sweetheart and I go on a day trip in the region, I sling my camera over my shoulder in the hope of capturing a beautiful scene or two. Last year was no exception. Often, however, I don’t get around to...
Four years ago, I made this blog fit for IndieWeb. The most important part for me was the integration of Webmentions, which are mainly automated “pings” sent from one website to another, telling the latter: “Hey, I mentioned your post...
I’ve known for a while that I want to add a statistics page to my blog. Just for the fun of tinkering with code, without any deeper reason. In the summer, I wrote down my ideas on a few Obsidian pages and looked around to see what...
Today, we had a visit from an animal that is quite rare in a city, a Gray Heron, which probably needed to inspect our neighbour’s little fish pond with the Kois. What a beauty …
I ‘ve found 2025 to be a particularly difficult and challenging year, quite apart from the political madness that is unfolding in so many parts of the world and which cannot leave a political person like me unaffected. No, even on a...
While preparing this new AppDefaults post for the passing year 2025, I took a look back at the two previous posts from 2023 and 2024 and find it exciting to see how my behavior has gradually changed over time. A slight shift away from...