SkazOff's Blog

(and why I’m still patching bugs while you read this)

A personal reflection on the moral toll of living abroad during the war in Ukraine, supporting the right side while grappling with the guilt of indirect connections to Russia. A story about exile, responsibility, and the emotional contradictions of helping both victims and family.

At 29, I was buried in debt, betrayed by partners, and haunted by a handshake deal gone wrong. This is a true story of how bad decisions, blind trust, and the Russian way of doing business nearly broke me — and what I learned clawing my way out.

I spent three years trying to move forward with a friend who never took a single step. This is what it cost me – and what I finally realized.

A tiny app I built to stop doomscrolling and start doing… something. No tracking, no accounts — just one button and your own list of things worth doing (or pretending to).

I built a Chrome extension that gives you emotional validation for doing the bare minimum. One button, one compliment, zero pressure. It won’t fix your life, but it’ll clap when you exist.

Juggling around 30 Chrome extensions just for crypto wallets was pure chaos. To bring some order to this madness, I dove into some vibe-coding and came up with ExtenSwitch.

Ondo Finance’s new L1 blockchain raises eyebrows: is it a breakthrough for tokenized assets or just another hype? Read our in-depth review of Ondo Chain along with my doubts about the need for yet another blockchain.

A step-by-step guide on efficiently updating links across thousands of Elementor-built pages using the Better Search Replace plugin.

In “Personality Isn’t Permanent,” Benjamin Hardy argues that you can shape your future self through intentional actions and mindset shifts. While the book offers solid advice, it felt repetitive and lacked fresh insights for those already familiar with personal development concepts.