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Hi, I'm Richard. First of all, thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you’re doing well and that you’ll find something interesting here — whether it’s about my life experiences, technology, hobbies, or other topics. I’m from western Slovakia, from a small town, and today is February 10, 2026 — almost two years since I first planned to start this website as a place to express myself. As an introvert, taking the first step often takes me more time than it might for others, even when I’m excited about it. Anyway, the main goal is to publish articles regularly and gradually improve my writing skills.

I've always been interested in other people's blogs, especially those from beginner developers like me. Topics range from choosing a Linux distro to setting up LazyVim and installing plugins, but also include life experiences — like searching for work, exploring ideas, and figuring out how to approach them.

Also, having a blog is like having a time capsule, which is, in my opinion, kind of cool. You can easily go back to any memory you want to revisit, no matter whether it was a positive or negative experience. You can also record your progress in some way or share useful experiences about anything. Personally, I’ve also let myself be inspired a few times, for example by GNOME extensions in Linux, fancy UI setups like custom neofetch, the GRUB boot loader, or custom key bindings in tmux and thekitty terminal.

When I have time, I read articles on sites like DevtoolsAcademy, Julia Evans, Dev.to. These are just a few among many that I enjoy, including smaller, lesser-known blogs that are still very valuable. I wanted to run this blog as a meaningful personal project — something that contributes to my self-development. Even though I may not yet have the skills to write perfect articles, I plan to publish at least one post per week. First, I need to learn how to structure my thoughts clearly and present them in a way that is engaging and useful, rather than boring or unfocused.

Another thing I want to mention is that I truly appreciate when people create content with real personality and spirit. We’ve all seen AI-generated articles that are technically correct and polished — but often they feel empty. For me, they lack the human touch, the small imperfections, or the unique perspective that comes from real experience. That’s why I prefer reading something written by a person, even with mistakes, over perfectly generated text that just fills space.

I’d like to alternate between different topics so that the blog doesn’t focus only on tech or just my hobbies. I have many things I want to share, and I think it will be meaningful to look back at my work after some time. Since this is the first article — a first introduction — I want to keep it relatively short. I hope you’ll find something here worth reading.