Posts from year 2003

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Bangkok

One night in Bangkok

Khao San Road is one of the most infamous streets in Asia. I walked slowly through a gauntlet of persistent street vendors, offering a wide range of questionable consequences. My eyes were clouded by smoke coming from mystery meat grills as I tried to dodge the crazy tuk-tuk drivers seemingly coming from nowhere.

Diving at the Similan Islands

Diving at the Similan Islands

The Similan Islands are located in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of Thailand. There are nine of them and all are covered in dense tropical jungle vegetation, but I’m more interested in the things below the surface.

Finding the beach in Phi Phi Islands

Finding the beach in Phi Phi Islands

Thailand is one of the most popular backpacker destinations in the world. People arrive in droves to eat the delicious food, enjoy the sun and take a swim at the beautiful beaches.

The temples of Chiang Mai

The temples of Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is the biggest city of northern Thailand, but far more friendly than it’s chaotic sibling Bangkok. The traffic is crazy as expected, and of course you have the tuk-tuks.

Patterns in storytelling

Patterns in storytelling

You have probably read a book and recognized many of the story lines without having read it before. There are certain patterns which are very common in fiction literature and tends to show up in all sorts of colorful disguises.

Creating a dropdown menu in CSS

Creating a dropdown menu in CSS

Dropdown menus are often done with a lot of JavaScript but I wanted to do one using CSS. It is reasonably cross-browser and standards compliant.

Client-side table sorting using DOM scripting

Client-side table sorting using DOM scripting

There are many ways to sort a table containing tabular data. A common approach is to perform the sort on the server using ASP or something similar, maybe out of routine using the same thought pattern as in ordinary desktop applications.

Lonely day in Helsinki

Lonely day in Helsinki

What can you do if you happen to be alone in Helsinki on a Saturday evening? I took a walk to the Senate Square, sat down on the stairs of the white cathedral and enjoyed the sunset while the crew of band Leningrad Cowboys were building their stage in the square below.

Layers of history in Rome

Layers of history in Rome

The eternal city. No place in the world is more worthy of that title. It feels like every corner of Rome carries a story. As I roamed the hot alleys, I pondered at the layers of history.

The road to web standards

The road to web standards

Web standards are a set of technologies from standards organizations. By using web standards developers can maximize the probability that sites work satisfactory in most browsers and environments, making web content as accessible as possible.

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