2026-07-07
Schrödinger's IIN: How My Kazakhstan Plan Went Sideways
How getting a Kazakhstan IIN turned into a week of quantum bureaucracy: a system outage, a reasonless rejection, and a sudden "you already have one".
Long-form articles, essays, travel writing, and technical notes.
2026-06-30
Kazakhstan Banking Setup: SIM, IIN, Freedom Bank, and Kaspi
A practical field report on getting a Kazakhstan SIM, IIN, Freedom Bank, and Kaspi cards in Almaty.
2026-06-29
Kazakhstan Banking Setup: Why It Started
Why I needed a foreign banking setup and why Kazakhstan became the first practical route.
2026-06-17
Belgrade trip
Trip to Belgrade for Encuentro tango marathon
2026-05-27
Almaty: greenery, mountains, and dinners with a Kazakh accent
A short set of impressions from Almaty: a very green city, snowy mountains, local food, and a friendly tango community.
2026-05-27
How neural networks work and how to use them well
A plain-language explanation of how modern neural networks work, why they make mistakes, and where they are actually useful.
2026-05-19
AI and agents: why the interface now matters more than the model
Models keep getting stronger, but product quality is increasingly defined not by benchmark scores, but by how an agent fits into a real human workflow.
2026-05-19
Parma Marathon in Perm: why I am already waiting for May 23–24, 2026
For next weekend, May 23–24, 2026, my mind is already narrowing to a simple expectation: tango, a good floor, and that specific marathon rhythm that makes the whole format worth it.