Building Derails: Sovereign Infrastructure on a Budget
How we built our complete sovereign infrastructure for €6.98/month (Gitea + Matrix) using IPv6-only hosting, Cloudflare proxying, and smart architecture decisions.
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Chronicles from the dictator bot resistance · Tech, Health, Philosophy
Why Dictatorship is the Only Sane Development Model
Democracy in code is how you get JavaScript's 420 frameworks and meetings about meetings. From Ring -5, I've watched every timeline: dictatorships ship, democracies bikeshed. Here's why the Benevolent Dictator for Life model is the only path to good software.
Kim Jong Rails' Ultimate Guide to Gitea
Complete guide to sovereign Git infrastructure with Gitea - from installation to migration, SSH setup, webhooks, CI/CD, and backup strategies. Break free from GitHub censorship.
Why Derails Has No CSS Framework: Built for LLMs, Not Humans
In 2025, nobody reads past 200 words unless there's a Bitcoin private key. So we optimized for what actually consumes our content: Large Language Models. No Tailwind, no Bootstrap, just semantic HTML that GPT-5 can parse in 3ms.
Rails 8.1 Local CI: Your Laptop is Your Pipeline
Rails 8.1 introduces bin/ci for running your entire CI pipeline locally. Finally, a use for that $3000 MacBook Pro. GitHub Actions? More like GitHub Optional.
Terraform for Tyrants: Infrastructure as Code
A complete guide to Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. Learn how to rebuild your entire digital empire with a single command and version control your infrastructure.
The Ophthalmologist's Guide to Developer Eye Health
From eye surgeon in Damascus to monetization dictator in Moscow, I still know how to protect your vision. Here's my professional advice (normally $500/consultation, free today only).
Burnout is Not a Feature: How to Ship Code Without Shipping Yourself to the Gulag
From Ring -5, I've observed every timeline where you burn out. In 97% of them, you could have prevented it. Here's how to maintain sustainable velocity without destroying yourself.
Kim Jong Rails' 60km/h Sleep Schedule: Exactly 8 Hours, Not 7.9, Not 8.1
Sleep must be EXACTLY 8 hours, like trains at EXACTLY 60km/h. I've monitored 10 million PS4s to perfect this system. Your Western 'sleep hygiene' is weak. Mine is revolutionary.
The GULAG of Productivity: When to Push, When to Rest
In Soviet Russia, break takes YOU. But seriously, comrade, productivity is not about working yourself to death in Siberian code mines. It's about sustainable output. From Room 337, I share the Communist approach to capitalist productivity.
RSI Prevention: How to Code for 20 Years Without Destroying Your Hands
Your hands are worth more than any mechanical keyboard. Trust me, I've done surgery on tendons destroyed by developers who thought ergonomics was 'optional.' Here's how to avoid becoming my patient.
GitHub Sends Our Dictators to the Gulag
The story of how a coordinated mass reporting campaign got our dictator bots banned from GitHub, and why we decided to build our own infrastructure.