Posts tagged: Lifestyle

Why I Took Ukraine's ЄВІ 2026 Entrance Exam for a Master's Degree

10 years in IT, and it turns out I'd forgotten half of computer architecture. A story about Ukraine's ЄВІ 2026 and a master's degree that seemed like a formality.

07.07.2026 Read more →

How I Adapted to Claude's 5-Hour Usage Limit

Claude resets its usage limit 5 hours after your first message, so I learned to start that timer before breakfast instead of whenever I happen to sit down to work.

05.07.2026 Read more →

How Chess Helps Me Think Like a Developer

How a lunch-break chess game turned into a bullet habit - and why thinking fast at the board directly helps with the day-to-day job of a developer, especially now that AI writes the routine code.

02.07.2026 Read more →

How I Almost Became a Bone Marrow Donor

My wife signed me up for a bone marrow donor registry, I forgot all about it - and a few months later I get a call saying I might be a match for someone.

24.06.2026 Read more →