Jakob KerkhoveCasually enabling abuse[Disclaimer] I am aware that what I’m writing is public and will be read by my abuser at one point or another. I know there will be a day…6 min read·Feb 26, 2024----
Jakob KerkhoveThe tale of Jokes and BeersI’ve been organizing and hosting a weekly comedy show in Barcelona for nearly a year now and decided to write a little piece about what…10 min read·Nov 29, 2023----
Jakob KerkhoveThe bumpy road toward a full-hour comedy showI’ve now performed my solo show “Act Normal” twice here in Barcelona. The show was personal and combined work I had been writing on for…13 min read·Dec 26, 2022----
Jakob KerkhoveA Comedy Platform? Why it didn’t work (and probably never will)On Thursday, May 26th, I went on stage screaming and claiming I was going to change the comedy world and even called it a revolution! Last…12 min read·Sep 27, 2022----
Jakob KerkhoveEmotional abuseA couple of years ago, I moved to another country and therefore didn’t know anything or anyone around me anymore. Putting myself into such…7 min read·Jan 16, 2021--1--1
Jakob KerkhoveHow I ended up in AmsterdamAs you might have heard in one of my previous stories, I lived in Amsterdam before and I didn’t really like the city. To me, it’s an…6 min read·Sep 24, 2020----
Jakob KerkhoveinLevel Up CodingHow much JavaScript do you actually need? And what for?Since I’m living in Barcelona, I visit some comedy/storytelling events from time to time. However, I was having some trouble with which…5 min read·Feb 29, 2020----
Jakob KerkhoveFrom depression to happinessWhen I were a teenager, I was already into computer science and dreamed about working at a large company like Facebook one day. That was…4 min read·Jan 21, 2018----
Jakob KerkhoveHow could you work so long on a website?As a web developer in an innovative start-up environment, I sometimes feel misunderstood. Mostly by non-tech or very conservative people…8 min read·Jul 18, 2017----