Kristof Zerbe
@kiko.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy
Developer and Team Lead located in Wiesbaden, Germany
I started my professional IT career with Microsoft Access 1.1., at a time when most people disabled […]
[bridged from https://indieweb.social/@kiko on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
I started my professional IT career with Microsoft Access 1.1., at a time when most people disabled […]
[bridged from https://indieweb.social/@kiko on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
20+ people responded to the 2026-01 #indiewebcarnival topic of the meaning of life. I linked them all with my favorite lines from each in the roundup.
https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/2026-01-indieweb-carnival-roundup/?ref=activitypub
https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/2026-01-indieweb-carnival-roundup/?ref=activitypub
January 2026 IndieWeb Carnival Roundup
For this month’s IndieWeb Carnival, people shared their thoughts on the meaning of their lives.
www.jeremiahlee.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
20+ people responded to the 2026-01 #indiewebcarnival topic of the meaning of life. I linked them all with my favorite lines from each in the roundup.
https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/2026-01-indieweb-carnival-roundup/?ref=activitypub
https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/2026-01-indieweb-carnival-roundup/?ref=activitypub
Teams Call and The Shining
> Somehow, this picture reminds me of something.…Ah, I know.
🤣 Bull’s-eye! Where the hell is my axe …
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Teams-Call-And-The-Shining/
> Somehow, this picture reminds me of something.…Ah, I know.
🤣 Bull’s-eye! Where the hell is my axe …
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Teams-Call-And-The-Shining/
January 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Teams Call and The Shining
> Somehow, this picture reminds me of something.…Ah, I know.
🤣 Bull’s-eye! Where the hell is my axe …
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Teams-Call-And-The-Shining/
> Somehow, this picture reminds me of something.…Ah, I know.
🤣 Bull’s-eye! Where the hell is my axe …
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Teams-Call-And-The-Shining/
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
Welch ein Kontrast zur Rede von Trump:
Mark Carney, MP von Kanada, beim #wef
"möchte ich Ihnen sagen, dass die anderen Länder, insbesondere Zwischenmächte wie Kanada, nicht machtlos sind. Sie haben die Fähigkeit, eine neue Ordnung aufzubauen, die unsere Werte umfasst, wie die Achtung der […]
Mark Carney, MP von Kanada, beim #wef
"möchte ich Ihnen sagen, dass die anderen Länder, insbesondere Zwischenmächte wie Kanada, nicht machtlos sind. Sie haben die Fähigkeit, eine neue Ordnung aufzubauen, die unsere Werte umfasst, wie die Achtung der […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 22, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Welch ein Kontrast zur Rede von Trump:
Mark Carney, MP von Kanada, beim #wef
"möchte ich Ihnen sagen, dass die anderen Länder, insbesondere Zwischenmächte wie Kanada, nicht machtlos sind. Sie haben die Fähigkeit, eine neue Ordnung aufzubauen, die unsere Werte umfasst, wie die Achtung der […]
Mark Carney, MP von Kanada, beim #wef
"möchte ich Ihnen sagen, dass die anderen Länder, insbesondere Zwischenmächte wie Kanada, nicht machtlos sind. Sie haben die Fähigkeit, eine neue Ordnung aufzubauen, die unsere Werte umfasst, wie die Achtung der […]
Love that abbreviation explanation ... VIBE-Coding: Very Inefficient But Entertaining
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Love that abbreviation explanation ... VIBE-Coding: Very Inefficient But Entertaining
✍️ IndieWeb Carnival: Meaning of Life
My thoughts on this month's topic and whether it is even worth thinking about
I don’t often participate in the IndieWeb Carnival. The last thing I contributed was in November 2024 on the topic of “Impact.” Maybe I should do it more often...
This month’s […]
My thoughts on this month's topic and whether it is even worth thinking about
I don’t often participate in the IndieWeb Carnival. The last thing I contributed was in November 2024 on the topic of “Impact.” Maybe I should do it more often...
This month’s […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
✍️ IndieWeb Carnival: Meaning of Life
My thoughts on this month's topic and whether it is even worth thinking about
I don’t often participate in the IndieWeb Carnival. The last thing I contributed was in November 2024 on the topic of “Impact.” Maybe I should do it more often...
This month’s […]
My thoughts on this month's topic and whether it is even worth thinking about
I don’t often participate in the IndieWeb Carnival. The last thing I contributed was in November 2024 on the topic of “Impact.” Maybe I should do it more often...
This month’s […]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
I published this fictional scenario planning piece about mitigating a hypothetical newsroom raid yesterday. It feels a lot more relevant today. https://werd.io/the-zurich-protocol/
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I published this fictional scenario planning piece about mitigating a hypothetical newsroom raid yesterday. It feels a lot more relevant today. https://werd.io/the-zurich-protocol/
#til | Display horizontal container initially scrolled to the right
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 […]
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 […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 AM
#til | Display horizontal container initially scrolled to the right
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 […]
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 […]
📷 Remaining Photos from 2025
Loreley, Kronberg, Wiesbaden
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 […]
Loreley, Kronberg, Wiesbaden
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 […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
📷 Remaining Photos from 2025
Loreley, Kronberg, Wiesbaden
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 […]
Loreley, Kronberg, Wiesbaden
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 […]
New Approach on Sending Webmentions
Console Script vs. #echofeed
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 […]
Console Script vs. #echofeed
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 […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
New Approach on Sending Webmentions
Console Script vs. #echofeed
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 […]
Console Script vs. #echofeed
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 […]
✍️ ChartsCSS - Without a single line of JavaScript
How to spice up boring HTML tables just with CSS
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 […]
How to spice up boring HTML tables just with CSS
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 […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
✍️ ChartsCSS - Without a single line of JavaScript
How to spice up boring HTML tables just with CSS
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 […]
How to spice up boring HTML tables just with CSS
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 […]
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 …
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Unexpected-Visitor/
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Unexpected-Visitor/
January 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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 …
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Unexpected-Visitor/
https://kiko.io/notes/2026/Unexpected-Visitor/
🔗 The Future of Software Development is Software Developers – Codemanship's Blog
From an IT perspective, there is nothing more to add here. From a sociological perspective, however, AI will continue to cause serious headaches […]
From an IT perspective, there is nothing more to add here. From a sociological perspective, however, AI will continue to cause serious headaches […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🔗 The Future of Software Development is Software Developers – Codemanship's Blog
From an IT perspective, there is nothing more to add here. From a sociological perspective, however, AI will continue to cause serious headaches […]
From an IT perspective, there is nothing more to add here. From a sociological perspective, however, AI will continue to cause serious headaches […]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
"Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud – but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider." #technology https://werd.io/airbus-to-migrate-critical-apps-to-a-sovereign-euro-cloud/
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud – but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider." #technology https://werd.io/airbus-to-migrate-critical-apps-to-a-sovereign-euro-cloud/
✍️ App Defaults 2025
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 the tools offered by large American […]
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 the tools offered by large American […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
✍️ App Defaults 2025
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 the tools offered by large American […]
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 the tools offered by large American […]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
I made an API and Javascript library that can do autocomplete, address validation and reverse geocoding in Germany as an alternative to Komoot Photon and the Google Maps APIs.
It is released under AGPLv3 license, so anyone can freely use it as long as they publish changes they have made to the […]
It is released under AGPLv3 license, so anyone can freely use it as long as they publish changes they have made to the […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
December 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I made an API and Javascript library that can do autocomplete, address validation and reverse geocoding in Germany as an alternative to Komoot Photon and the Google Maps APIs.
It is released under AGPLv3 license, so anyone can freely use it as long as they publish changes they have made to the […]
It is released under AGPLv3 license, so anyone can freely use it as long as they publish changes they have made to the […]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
please just hear me out
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
please just hear me out
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
@Mastodon I think @govdirectory might be useful in this context: https://www.govdirectory.org/
It is a collaborative directory of government agencies, using data from @wikidata. Developed by @ainali and @abbe98 and supported by #WikimediaSverige.
It is a collaborative directory of government agencies, using data from @wikidata. Developed by @ainali and @abbe98 and supported by #WikimediaSverige.
Govdirectory
Govdirectory is a crowdsourced and fact checked directory of official governmental online accounts and services.
www.govdirectory.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@Mastodon I think @govdirectory might be useful in this context: https://www.govdirectory.org/
It is a collaborative directory of government agencies, using data from @wikidata. Developed by @ainali and @abbe98 and supported by #WikimediaSverige.
It is a collaborative directory of government agencies, using data from @wikidata. Developed by @ainali and @abbe98 and supported by #WikimediaSverige.
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
🆕 blog! “The Web Runs On Tolerance”
If you've ever tried to write a computer program, you'll know the dread of a syntax error. An errant space and your code won't compile. Miss a semi-colon and the world collapses. Don't close your brackets and watch how the computer recoils in distress.
The […]
If you've ever tried to write a computer program, you'll know the dread of a syntax error. An errant space and your code won't compile. Miss a semi-colon and the world collapses. Don't close your brackets and watch how the computer recoils in distress.
The […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🆕 blog! “The Web Runs On Tolerance”
If you've ever tried to write a computer program, you'll know the dread of a syntax error. An errant space and your code won't compile. Miss a semi-colon and the world collapses. Don't close your brackets and watch how the computer recoils in distress.
The […]
If you've ever tried to write a computer program, you'll know the dread of a syntax error. An errant space and your code won't compile. Miss a semi-colon and the world collapses. Don't close your brackets and watch how the computer recoils in distress.
The […]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
The Oxford Word of the Year is "rage bait" 🙁
In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Oxford Word of the Year is "rage bait" 🙁
In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
Ein wenig #physik zum Thema "hocheffizienter Verbrenner" ;-)
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ein wenig #physik zum Thema "hocheffizienter Verbrenner" ;-)
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
Reposted by Kristof Zerbe
A pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part two
Kevin is back with the follow up to part one of this series. This time, Kevin goes deep on how functional the newer colour capabilities are in practice to hopefully, encourage more designers to use their browser more often […]
Kevin is back with the follow up to part one of this series. This time, Kevin goes deep on how functional the newer colour capabilities are in practice to hopefully, encourage more designers to use their browser more often […]
Original post on front-end.social
front-end.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A pragmatic guide to modern CSS colours - part two
Kevin is back with the follow up to part one of this series. This time, Kevin goes deep on how functional the newer colour capabilities are in practice to hopefully, encourage more designers to use their browser more often […]
Kevin is back with the follow up to part one of this series. This time, Kevin goes deep on how functional the newer colour capabilities are in practice to hopefully, encourage more designers to use their browser more often […]
✍️ The Long Farewell to Stylus
Switching from Stylus to CSS in Hexo, Part 1
Since I decided in 2019 to use the static site generator (SSG) Hexo as the foundation for my blog, I have been struggling with the fact that it works with the CSS preprocessor Stylus via a pre-installed plugin. I […]
Switching from Stylus to CSS in Hexo, Part 1
Since I decided in 2019 to use the static site generator (SSG) Hexo as the foundation for my blog, I have been struggling with the fact that it works with the CSS preprocessor Stylus via a pre-installed plugin. I […]
Original post on indieweb.social
indieweb.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
✍️ The Long Farewell to Stylus
Switching from Stylus to CSS in Hexo, Part 1
Since I decided in 2019 to use the static site generator (SSG) Hexo as the foundation for my blog, I have been struggling with the fact that it works with the CSS preprocessor Stylus via a pre-installed plugin. I […]
Switching from Stylus to CSS in Hexo, Part 1
Since I decided in 2019 to use the static site generator (SSG) Hexo as the foundation for my blog, I have been struggling with the fact that it works with the CSS preprocessor Stylus via a pre-installed plugin. I […]