Hi! I'm Dostoynikov. Welcome to my brain dump. I value worker-rights, lightweight-debloated tech, minimalism, freedom, privacy, content-first approach ...
Hi. Awhile ago I moved my blog setup from Bearblog to self-hosting setup because I love tinkering stuff and wanted to try challenge some coding, automation etc. Well, life got busy and maintaining self-host stuff started to take some time because I have lots of other things to do as well. Being able to write my posts from any terminal and push them from there was really nice. Still, I decided to…
The Middle East is a mess. Right now, tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran are skyrocketing. And as someone on the Left, I wanted to talk about some facts. Now, whatever one’s critique of Iran’s internal politics, the core issue for the global Left is clear: Iran is a sovereign nation resisting Western imperialism. Opposition to imperialism does not require endorsing a state's domestic…
I'm 30 now and I've never done proper workout my whole life. I've always been on the skinny side with 179cm height and 64kgs weight. I have a natural flexibility but didn't have strength. 2 months ago I decided to change it and started bodyweight workout of Recommended Routine by r/bodyweightfitness. Now I have been training for two months and I must say first two weeks were hell. I was shocked…
The life is too hard unless you were born into a priviliged environment. You have to work your ass off to have a simple life. A simple house, a simple car, some hobbies, healthy food and traveling. They should be basic stuff but are luxury in today's era. When I was around 14 years old, I was already aware of how cruel the current economic system was and I was thinking to end my life because of…
It is my fourth time coming to Japan. Previous ones were as a student but this one is for working. Student life and working life is definitely different. Some prefer school and some prefer work. At this point, I can say I'm quite happy with my current life. It is not perfect. An entry level salary, nothing luxury. But I also have lots of chances to go business trip which I can't say I don't like.…
Fuck this disease. After a dental implant operation, my mother developed this nightmare disease and her life became miserable since then. We have seen many doctors and had some operations but it only got worse. What's worse is that these fucking doctors take zero responsibility for the operations they did. We can't even contact them about how the result came out. We end up in an endless loop…
I'm almost 30. I've been job-hopping after my graduation. Japanese translator for 8 months in Turkey, Japanese speaking casino dealer for 13 months in Estonia and overseas sales in Japan for 8 months now. Yet, one more time I feel discontent with where I am and what I am doing right now. What's worse is that I also feel discontent for the fact that I feel discontent about this problem of mine. At…
You know what's worse than a restless leg syndrome? It is a restless mind. Does your mind ever stop? I have dozens of layers in my mind which are being processed at the same time non-stop. The following is an example of what my mind have in a random moment and all at the same time in my so called layers: What to eat today. Should I stay or should I go, again? I should reply my mails today. I need…
This year, I will be 30, and this is a note to myself before turning 30. I can start today. I can start after 41. I can start at the end of this month. I can start at 15:15. I can start later. I can restart. I can start even when I am tired. I can quit halfway and restart later. I am never late. There is no perfect time to start. Don't be afraid of failing. Every person has a unique path and…
After using Bearblog for like two years, I decided to move to Hugo.io for building my blog and host it via Sourcehut . ( The reason why I prefer Sourcehut over Github ) Bearblog is my first blogging experience and I enjoyed it a lot. It is almost a perfect platform for blogging and it almost has everything what most bloggers need. For me, I just want to have full control over my blog without being…