Second-Tier Strategy
The fire is out — but the aftertaste remains. I reflect on hosting selection criteria: why I avoid European hosting, and why my choice is fourth-tier providers from third-world countries.
Sigil Gate Project Blog
Building a network that’s hard to detect, and writing a blog that’s easy to find.
2026
Nier: Automata ver1.1.a
A story about how an AI suggested writing a neural network using an AI. Absurdity squared — and one dot that changed everything.
Polite People
The Japanese support team turned out to be impeccable. The problem, as always, was me.
All Eggs in One Basket
A short busy week with no time for the project, support still silent, the network on pause — and some thoughts about eggs, baskets, and diversification.
A Failed Migration
Unexpected trouble with hosting after migration: servers in Japan suspended without explanation.
All In MAX
On the irony of running a private network project’s channel inside a messenger that actively detects VPN usage.
I admit it: I went full nerd
The blog turns one month old — a good time to look back and admit it: I got a bit carried away with project chronicles. Time to switch gears.
Successfully Completed
Yesterday I launched the subscription microservice and wrote ‘deployed itself, without a single manual action.’ This morning users couldn’t connect. Not a single one.
Done Implementing
Ten days ago I wrote ’the scheme is ready, all that’s left is to implement it.’ Today the subscription microservice is live.
Connected
The support system I’d been dreaming of since February is finally built — in a single evening. Tickets, bot-mediated dialogue, handoffs between admins, and broadcasts.