https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/An overview of articles by Ron Dekker about technical concepts, web performance, design thinking, and human experiences.en-gbRon Dekkerhttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/human-experiences/how-ai-companies-make-it-harder-to-stop-working/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/human-experiences/how-ai-companies-make-it-harder-to-stop-working/AI companies sell tools that promise to save time while their usage windows, expiring allowances and pricing make it harder to stop working.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Artificial intelligenceHuman wellbeingUser experiencehttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/design-thinking/we-must-decentralise-the-internet-further/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/design-thinking/we-must-decentralise-the-internet-further/The internet was built to be open, resilient, and decentralised. Now it's fragile and controlled by a handful and we face the dangers of centralisation.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000Amazon Web Services outageCloud oligarchyDigital freedomDecentralisation internetNetwork resilienceOpen protocolsTechnology ethicsWeb infrastructurehttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/human-experiences/the-hidden-costs-of-ai-convenience/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/human-experiences/the-hidden-costs-of-ai-convenience/AI can increase output while weakening the expertise, autonomy and bargaining power that workers and organisations need to remain independent.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Artificial intelligenceCritical thinkingLabourTechnologyhttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/web-performance/improving-the-nc-cms2/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/web-performance/improving-the-nc-cms2/Discover how I improved the user experience of a content management system. Learn about the strategies and methodologies used to enhance web vital scores.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000PerformanceUser experienceCore web vitalsNC-CMS2https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/human-experiences/the-yes-and-problem-with-ai/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/human-experiences/the-yes-and-problem-with-ai/AI can cite credible sources and still misrepresent them. The problem begins when generated continuation is presented as established knowledge.Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000Artificial intelligenceCritical thinkinghttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/web-performance/how-browsers-load-webpages/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/web-performance/how-browsers-load-webpages/When surfing the internet and clicking on links you have to wait for everything to load, but what are you waiting for the browser to do?Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000Loading webpagesPerformanceWeb browsershttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/web-performance/what-are-core-web-vitals/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/web-performance/what-are-core-web-vitals/You're browsing the internet and click on a link, anticipating what lies beyond, but you're met with a loading spinner.Can we do better?Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000PerformanceUser experienceCore web vitalshttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/design-thinking/designs-need-to-respect-its-users/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/design-thinking/designs-need-to-respect-its-users/Learn about the importance of designing with user respect in mind as well as readability, usability, and accessibility for creating user-friendly designs.Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000DesignUser experienceAccessibilityhttps://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/design-thinking/never-accept-solutions-from-your-users/https://rondekker.nl/en-gb/articles/design-thinking/never-accept-solutions-from-your-users/When my boss asks me to implement a feature I always remind him 'Don't think in solutions but problems'. Sounds weird but let me explain.Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000Problem solving