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Life in New Zealand, Unfiltered

A personal blog by Mardy — leaving Japan, chasing love, and building a life across the ocean.

Guides

  1. What Missing Canonical URLs Mean for IndexingSearch engines do not require a canonical URL to place a page in the index. The rel=canonical element is a hint about which address should represent the…
  2. How to check if a blank page has hidden text in its source codeA blank-looking browser page is not proof that the response contains nothing. It may be a JavaScript gate, a failed redirect, a bot check, or a page whose…
  3. Why some sites are built solely to test a CDN or load balancerA page carrying only “Click here to proceed” can look like a dead end rather than a website. When that link carries a long or obfuscated query parameter, it…
  4. The Practical Uses of a Minimalist Site in Academic Research ProjectsA minimalist website can appear almost empty while still offering a useful object for academic investigation. A page containing a generic “Click here to…
  5. How to Detect Cloaking Behind Click Here LinksA page offering only a generic “Click here to proceed” link and an obfuscated URL parameter gives no verifiable publisher, company, subject, or destination.…
  6. When a Broken Script Leaves You With a Blank PageSome sites serve a blank page simply because a broken script prevents the content from rendering. The page may contain valid text and a working link, yet…
  7. What a domain’s nameservers can reveal about its hosting stackA domain’s nameservers are among the first technical clues available when a website offers very little public information. They do not show the entire…
  8. How to Archive a Redirect Page with Wayback Machine and Date StampsA redirect page can disappear quickly, change its destination, or behave differently for visitors in different countries. Saving it with the Internet Archive’s…
  9. Why Blank Domains Can Make Sense in Internal TestingA domain with almost no visible content can look suspicious or unfinished. Sometimes, however, the sparse page is deliberate. An organisation may register a…
  10. Redirects, Hidden Destinations And Safer Web NavigationA 301 redirect and an obfuscated link click can both move a visitor from one web address to another, but they operate in different ways. A 301 is an HTTP…