829 Billion md5 String
There’s nothing much to say except that two of my passwords were already in this database: https://hashkiller.co.uk/md5-decrypter.aspx... Read all
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he Sword Lover’s Journey
They say one day a sword lover went to his master. The master asked why he had come, and he replied, “To become the best swordsman in Japan.” The master smiled and said, “Great! Now take that broom and sweep.” After the usual struggle, the student insisted that he needed to practice a lot and asked ... Read all
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu - James A. Robinson
Want to know why some countries are rich and others poor? Forget geography, culture, or natural resources. It’s all about institutions. The Big Idea: Nations succeed when they have inclusive institutions. They fail when they have extractive ones. Inclusive institutions = Economic freedom + pol... Read all
Me and my goals have destroyed me
For over a year, I’ve been just thinking, about everything. So much that people here have grown frustrated with my silence and withdrawal. I have hundreds of pages of notes from all this thinking, though they’re so chaotic and tangled that I doubt anyone else could make sense of them. Sometimes I th... Read all
New Year, New Beginnings
Only a few moments left until the New Year. Since early 2016, I haven’t had a real life and spent almost the entire year in the barracks. But in the new year, I’ll be discharged in mid-autumn, and after overcoming the last big challenge, I’ll move full speed toward my goals. I hope that in the new y... Read all
Feeling Out of Place
I wrote, “At that time, I came to the conclusion that most people around me didn’t like me. This thought consumed me completely. But there was another thought in contrast: most people, or at least those around me, didn’t like each other either. So this wasn’t really a flaw on my part. Yet there were... Read all
I felt cold
I wrote, “Today you came to my dream again. It felt like the day I first saw you. Yet, I felt all the events of these past years. Every moment you weren’t there. You should have been, but you weren’t. You should have kissed me, but you didn’t. You should have wrapped your hands around my neck, but y... Read all
Discovering Tabriz in the British Library Archives
The British Library has recently digitized and released its unique and rare image archive on Flickr here. As usual, the first thing I did was search for “Tabriz” in the archive. The “Nobar” Gate of Tabriz ... Read all
When you have nothing to lose
Aside from the fact that military service is one of the most unfortunate experiences someone can go through, this misfortune comes with a lot of mountains, plains, and dust. Most of the time, you’re stationed in the mountains and open fields, unless you have some unlimited, super-connected hookup, w... Read all
Self-change vs Environment-change
While life is being defined through two markers, a parade in the middle of the room, and boards on the walls, if we consider it as 70 years, we live a total of 25,567 days, including leap years. One could interpret this as every person facing 25,567 challenges in their lifetime. The question is, whe... Read all
Understanding Before Solving
To solve a problem, you first need to understand it, right? But at what cost? When one of the most valuable assets of any person is time, how much and how long should be spent on solving a problem for it to truly be considered solved without feeling like you’ve wasted time? What’s the alternative? I... Read all
Moments of Simplicity
Fifteen minutes later, Ryukhin was sitting in complete solitude; leaning over a dish of fish snacks, drinking vodka glass after glass, understanding himself better with each moment, and realizing that in his entire life, not a single thing remained that could be corrected. The Master and Margarita ... Read all