futtta's blog >> web and mobile technology https://blog.futtta.be Feed for blogposts about web & mobile technology. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:33:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blog.futtta.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-frank_2024-32x32.png Internet – Frank Goossens' blog https://blog.futtta.be 32 32 Is programmeren echt zo moeilijk dan? https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/26/is-programmeren-echt-zo-moeilijk-dan/ https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/26/is-programmeren-echt-zo-moeilijk-dan/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:12:32 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=12081 Read more]]> Sinds begin dit jaar probeer ik als newbie coach te helpen bij CoderDojo Genk. Ik moet eerlijk zijn, ik ken nog niet écht veel van Scratch en nog veel minder van micro:bit, maar ik ga ervan uit dat dat wel zal komen. Soit, afgelopen weekend vertelde de moeder van 2 deelnemers me dat programmeren haar zo moeilijk lijkt. In de chaos van het moment heb ik daar amper op geantwoord…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/26/is-programmeren-echt-zo-moeilijk-dan/feed/ 0 How to go block-less with the WordPress ActivityPub plugin https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/12/wordpress-activitypub-plugin-what-about-performance/ https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/12/wordpress-activitypub-plugin-what-about-performance/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:20:41 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11979 Read more]]> Being the web performance zealot I am, I strive to having as little JavaScript on my sites as possible. JavaScript after all has to be downloaded and has to be executed, so extra JS will always have a performance impact even when in the best of circumstances it exceptionally does not impact Core Web Vitals (which are a snapshot of the bigger performance and sustainability picture).

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/12/wordpress-activitypub-plugin-what-about-performance/feed/ 11 Zijn er Meshcore-users in de Limburgse Maasvallei? https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/04/zijn-er-meshcore-users-in-de-limburgse-maasvallei/ https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/04/zijn-er-meshcore-users-in-de-limburgse-maasvallei/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:57:26 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11943 Read more]]> Ik steek het op de Fediverse, waar ik sinds een paar weken (maanden?) regelmatig posts langs zag komen over Meshcore als technologie/ software voor gedecentraliseerde ad-hoc netwerken voor tekst-gebaseerde berichten op basis van LoRa radio. Ik heb me zo een Sensecap T1000-e gekocht, meshcore geflasht (vanuit Chrome, poef) en verbonden met m’n Fairphone met de Meshcore app en … niks.

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2026/02/04/zijn-er-meshcore-users-in-de-limburgse-maasvallei/feed/ 6 w.social invite code https://blog.futtta.be/2026/01/22/w-social-invite-code/ https://blog.futtta.be/2026/01/22/w-social-invite-code/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:11:51 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11846 Read more]]> So regarding that new EU social network (which is said to be decentralized but unclear if that implies ActivityPub which would make it more relevant in my book); entering a string in the “invitation code” and clicking “continue” does not result in an XHR request to the server and there’s a lot of JS on the page to handle the invitation code. This implies the code is checked in the browser so the…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2026/01/22/w-social-invite-code/feed/ 8 blog.futtta.be on the fediverse https://blog.futtta.be/2026/01/15/blog-futtta-be-on-the-fediverse/ https://blog.futtta.be/2026/01/15/blog-futtta-be-on-the-fediverse/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:29:26 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11810 Read more]]> Pretty sure no-one is waiting for this, but after having spent a couple of years on the Fediverse (Mastodon in my case) I decided to add ActivityPub support to my WordPress installation via the ActivityPub plugin. I have the WP Rest Cache plugin active, so I’m expecting things to gently hum along, without (most likely) or with these posts gaining traction. Kudo’s to Stian and Servebolt for…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2026/01/15/blog-futtta-be-on-the-fediverse/feed/ 3 AOPro soon to have a wizard tab https://blog.futtta.be/2025/12/30/aopro-soon-to-have-a-wizard-tab/ https://blog.futtta.be/2025/12/30/aopro-soon-to-have-a-wizard-tab/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:12:29 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11798 Read more]]> Currently the last lines of code are being added/ reviewed to integrate a “wizard” tab in Autoptimize Pro, which should help new users to switch between different presets all while keeping backups of original settings so one can easily try out different optimization levels. Have a look at below screenshot to see where we’re taking this And while we’re at it; have a great 2026…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2025/12/30/aopro-soon-to-have-a-wizard-tab/feed/ 0 Na de Nokia X20; Fairphone 6 https://blog.futtta.be/2025/07/26/na-de-nokia-x20-fairphone-6/ https://blog.futtta.be/2025/07/26/na-de-nokia-x20-fairphone-6/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:08:55 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11724 Read more]]> Ik heb vandaag de (groene) Fairphone 6 besteld om mijn Nokia X20 te vervangen, na lang twijfelen toch met Google Android ipv e/OS want itsme/ bank apps. Als het ooit “veilig” is kan ik nog altijd naar e/OS flashen eh Redenen; 5 jaar garantie, 7 jaar updates, een resem aan vervangbare onderdelen…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2025/07/26/na-de-nokia-x20-fairphone-6/feed/ 0 Improving LCP the wrong way https://blog.futtta.be/2025/04/25/improving-lcp-the-wrong-way/ https://blog.futtta.be/2025/04/25/improving-lcp-the-wrong-way/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:15:33 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11717 Read more]]> Performance hack seen on a customer site; fix the bad LCP (due to an animation in revslider) by loading an inline (base64’ed) png image which according to FF is broken and later in the rendering process hiding & removing it. Even though that image is not *really* used, tools such as Google Pagespeed Insights pick it up as the LCP image and the score is “in the green”. Not sure this is really…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2025/04/25/improving-lcp-the-wrong-way/feed/ 1 Heads-up: Autoptimize Pro price increase for 2025 https://blog.futtta.be/2024/12/08/heads-up-autoptimize-pro-price-increase-for-2025/ https://blog.futtta.be/2024/12/08/heads-up-autoptimize-pro-price-increase-for-2025/#respond Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:23:43 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11710 Read more]]> It’s been 2 years since AOPro was launched and a lot has happened in that time; bugs were squashed, improvements were made and some great features were added. Taking that into account on one hand and increasing costs from suppliers on the other: prices will see a smallish increase as from 2025 (exact amounts still to be determined) But rest assured; if you already signed up, you will continue to…

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]]> https://blog.futtta.be/2024/12/08/heads-up-autoptimize-pro-price-increase-for-2025/feed/ 0 Come November 5th; USA elections https://blog.futtta.be/2024/11/01/come-november-5th/ https://blog.futtta.be/2024/11/01/come-november-5th/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:51:01 +0000 https://blog.futtta.be/?p=11701 Dear WordPress friends in the USA: I hope you vote and when you do, I hope you vote for respect. The world worriedly awaits your collective verdict, as do I. Peace! Watch this video on YouTube.

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