An adventurous caving tour in Waitomo offers thrilling activities and stunning views of glowworms, making it a memorable experience in New Zealand.
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Experiencing jet lag in Auckland, the author explores the city, engages in thrilling activities, and reflects on the welcoming culture and unique wildlife of New Zealand.
4.5Sabbatical #02: Doha
2026-02-09 • travel food cultural experience qatar
A travelogue detailing the author's experiences in Doha, Qatar, focusing on cultural sites, local food, and reflections on post-COVID hygiene behaviors.
A personal account of driving and exploring the scenic Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, highlighting unique experiences and adventures.
The blog post recounts a challenging trek through the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, showcasing its stunning landscapes and the author's personal hiking experiences.
A personal account of visiting Hobbiton and exploring Rotorua, showcasing the stunning landscapes, rich Maori culture, and engaging social experiences.
A five-month sabbatical journey prioritizing personal growth and adventure over traditional tourism, documented through a travel blog.
0Grab browser links and titles in one click
2025-01-03 •
The text discusses the author's need to copy browser tab URLs along with their titles and the development of a bookmarklet to achieve this without introducing potential security issues. The bookmarklet allows for the copying of th...
The blog post discusses the format compatibility of Open Graph images across various platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Discord, and others. The author tested the support for WebP, JPEG, PNG, and AVIF images on these...
0A guide to bookmarklets
2024-11-04 •
This post is a guide to bookmarklets, explaining what they are, how to add them, and how to write them. It also includes some useful bookmarklets the author has created.
0Prevent data loss on page refresh
2024-10-01 •
The blog post discusses how to prevent data loss on page refresh by retaining form data when the page is reloaded. It explains browser behavior, preserving application state, storing form values, restoring form values, and provide...
0Web push notifications: issues and limitations
2024-08-17 •
The blog post discusses various issues and limitations associated with web push notifications and the Notifications and Push web APIs. It highlights problems such as the need to enable system notifications on macOS, a Firefox bug ...
0Website themes with uBlock Origin
2024-02-01 •
The blog post discusses how browser extensions like Stylish, Stylus, or Tampermonkey allow users to create custom website themes, but the author prefers using fewer add-ons for security and performance reasons. Instead, the author...
The blog post clarifies the differences between subtitles, closed captions, audio descriptions, and transcripts in the context of accessible web video players. It explains that subtitles are text tracks for spoken dialogues, close...
0Building a photography website
2023-10-25 •
The blog post details the author's journey in creating a personal photography website to share his work without relying on social media platforms. It covers the motivation behind building the site, the inspiration from other devel...
0Delaying asset requests in Eleventy
2023-09-29 •
The blog post discusses optimizing image loading for a photography portfolio using Eleventy. The author initially used an Express server to delay asset requests for testing purposes but later switched to Eleventy's built-in middle...
0My personal one-pager
2023-07-03 •
Darek Kay discusses the creation of his personal one-page website, dariuszwinkler.com, to improve his online presence after changing his legal name. The site includes his legal name, pseudonym, main professions, hobbies, and socia...
0Style your RSS feed
2023-06-20 •
The blog post discusses the continued relevance of RSS feeds, particularly among tech users, and provides a guide on how to style them using XSLT. The author explains how to transform raw XML files into styled HTML documents that ...
The blog post discusses an issue with the Eleventy development server experiencing long start-up times. The author initially couldn't identify the problem due to a lack of internet connection but later discovered it was related to...
0Handling Enzyme in React 18
2022-03-26 •
The blog post discusses the challenges of migrating from Enzyme to React Testing Library (RTL) in the context of React 18. The author explains that while RTL is preferred for its user-centric testing approach, many projects still ...
0Running Storybook from a separate folder
2021-12-29 •
The blog post discusses the process of migrating a Storybook setup to a separate module after transitioning a project to Vite. The author details the steps taken, including moving dependencies and adjusting file paths. A problem a...
The blog post discusses how Firefox's default dark theme enforces dark mode on websites starting from version 95. The author prefers to keep the browser UI in dark mode while viewing websites in light mode. An undocumented setting...
0Npm vs. Yarn: Dependency resolution
2021-10-20 •
The blog post discusses the differences in dependency resolution between npm and Yarn, focusing on version ranges and workspaces. It highlights how npm and Yarn handle version ranges differently, with npm maintaining the installed...