Hello site migration, my old friend

Paying homage to a tradition, this time, with a more radical change.

On illegal software

Where I open my mouth, but not to verify I'm an adult

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gbl08ma (Extended Mix)

Feb 13, 2026

On illegal software

Where I open my mouth, but not to verify I'm an adult

UpCloud's viral marketing travels in time

Where I find that I've been a long-time nonpaying customer of Bluesky's favorite, allegedly-affordable, cloud provider, while you get to be fed relevant portions of my life story.

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gbl08ma (Extended Mix)

Dec 8, 2025

UpCloud's viral marketing travels in time

Where I find that I've been a long-time nonpaying customer of Bluesky's favorite, allegedly-affordable, cloud provider, while you get to be fed relevant portions of my life story.

GTA VI will be a disappointing masterpiece

Nothing can ever please everybody, and the highest-budget entertainment product so far won't be an exception. How can an excellent game disappoint?

On paid public beta testing

Increasingly stale thoughts on software product quality, prompted by the redemption arc of the most awaited and most disappointing game release of 2020.

I remade the GTA VI trailer in Watch Dogs

Director's commentary on high-effort shitposting that paid off.

The Appeal To Celebrity Fallacy

Separating the art, the artist, the opinion, and your contributions. By the way, I have a community on Discord now.

TIME for a WTF MySQL moment

Documenting the reasons why I tend to prefer Postgres - even when it's my friends getting bitten.

Music albums I like

I, too, have the right to roleplay as a music reviewer.

twenty twenty

The limitations of hiding limitations: a striped case study

Artificial Intelligence is biased, and we're biased into thinking it is less limited than it is.

Developing for Android is like being a (demonetized) YouTuber

Many are aware that some YouTubers are unhappy with how YouTube operates. But are you aware that Android app developers go through similar struggles with Google Play? Let me try and explain everything that's wrong with Android in a single 20 minutes read.

I really like Discord. It’s a monster, it scares me

…and it’s also the next Steam. [2026 editor's note: it clearly wasn't, but it isn't any less of a monster today]

Internet forums in 2018: are they really dying?

Analysis of the current state, and speculation about the future, of a few forums I'm familiar with.

Thoughts about internet forums in 2018: a series of posts

An attempt at starting a series that, as per usual for this publication, will likely go nowhere. [2026 editor's note: it basically didn't]

A brief mention to my popular project, UnderLX

It doesn't count as self-promotion if it's on your personal website, right?

Sparkling Gambol One™

We’re adding another dimension to shitposting.