About

I’m Derek, and I…

• am a fan of the non-big-tech internet, RSS feeds, and have been blogging since 2008
• speak English, Ukrainian, Rusian, and am actively learning Dutch
• am interested in epistemology, particularly in the idea that there’s things we just can’t know and where rationalism breaks down
• am a sci-fi and fantasy geek, from old school favorites like Tolkien and Asimov to newer stuff by Brandon Sanderson
• am hobby programmer, with too many automations that hours to make in order to save me mere seconds
• use Obsidian, iA Writer, and similar software both for long -form writing and organizing digital notes
• keep nano-aquariums using the Walstad method
• am a practicing Theravāda Buddhist
• am happy to be contacted, please send me an email