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Serge Kazakov

Serge Kazakov

Lisbon, Portugal
Oct
03
Two-Sided Dopamine Hook Of Social Networks

Two-Sided Dopamine Hook Of Social Networks

Social networks operate on a two-fold strategy: they engage users as content consumers while also enticing them to become active content creators.
Note
1 min read
Sep
29
I Don’t Like the Recent Days’ Internet

I Don’t Like the Recent Days’ Internet

Is it just me, or is there something seriously amiss with the internet?
Note
1 min read
Sep
24
Harnessing ZFS Filesystem for Your Homelab: Tips, Caveats, and a Reference Goldmine

Harnessing ZFS Filesystem for Your Homelab: Tips, Caveats, and a Reference Goldmine

ZFS downsides, configuration tips, backups and relplication, encryption, cloud options and more
Homelab
3 min read
Sep
18
Rethinking Quality of Life: How Portugal Changed My Perspective

Rethinking Quality of Life: How Portugal Changed My Perspective

In the quality of life equation I didn't count anything I couldn't change. Probably, I was wrong.
Relocation
2 min read
Sep
12
Building a Portable Homelab: Tips and Handy Hardware References

Building a Portable Homelab: Tips and Handy Hardware References

Hardware tips and links to consider when building a portable homelab.
Homelab
3 min read
Sep
10
My Digital Nomad's Toolkit: Portable Homelab Overview

My Digital Nomad's Toolkit: Portable Homelab Overview

I've finally built my portable home lab to streamline the way I deal with my media data storage, backups, archives, etc. Now I can hardly hold back my excitement about it.
Homelab
8 min read
Aug
30
Backups Matter: The High-Stakes Game of Laptop Ownership

Backups Matter: The High-Stakes Game of Laptop Ownership

If you use a laptop as your primary daily driver and never make backups, read this.
Homelab
2 min read
Aug
03
Making Sense of Crypto ETFs

Making Sense of Crypto ETFs

The whole point of crypto of that you own your assets exclusively. However, there are certain cases when one would prefer ETF instead.
Finance
4 min read
Jul
03
Cracking the Dunbar’s Number: From Social Grooming to Like and Retweet

Cracking the Dunbar’s Number: From Social Grooming to Like and Retweet

Dunbar's number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. Social networks disrupt it.
Note
1 min read
Jun
27
On the Weekend I Was Watching My Hometown Captured by Terrorists

On the Weekend I Was Watching My Hometown Captured by Terrorists

How was your weekend? Mine was crazy, but not because of a loud party or a crowded music fest. I was watching how my hometown was being seized by terrorists online.
LifeLog
6 min read