Thoughts on the society we live in and the norms we follow.
I often have thoughts about the society we live in and the norms that it dictates. For a person growing up and testing the rules and norms of the society they live in through trial and error, these norms seem clear and defined at first. But the more a person goes through life and experiences different situations, the more they come to understand that most of what we are offered is a lie that we are forced to believe...
We come into this world, and the people around us start telling us how the world works and how we should behave. However, as time passes, we can observe that the same people who teach us these norms often don't follow them themselves.
I can demonstrate this with a specific example. A health insurance organization that claims its primary goal is to care for and preserve the health of its clients actually introduces a rule that allows a prescription to be obtained only for a year. After that, according to their regulations, a person is required to attend a doctor's appointment, pay for it, and only then can they get an extension. And this is despite the fact that the medication itself is not provided to the person with a prescription for free: the person pays for the medication, and on top of that, they are also required to pay for a doctor's appointment every year to extend their prescrip... continue reading.
The Architect’s Dossier: 19 Years of Java Mastery & System Sovereignty
Welcome to the digital forge of Pavel Sapronov. I am a Senior Software Developer based in Austin, Texas, with nearly two decades of experience in high-level architectural tasks and full-stack engineering. This page serves as a testament to my skills-not merely through words, but through the very infrastructure that hosts this text.
I. The Java Sanctum (Backend Development)
For 19 years, I have specialized in the Java ecosystem, with a current focus on modern Spring Boot, Hibernate, and JPA. My expertise lies in building resilient, low-latency backend systems that stand the test of time.
- Real-Time Engineering: My project iCoup demonstrates complex game logic and real-time communication via WebSockets.
- Modern Tooling: Proficient in Maven and Git for robust build management and version control.
- Architecture: Deep experience in full-stack development and system localization, ensuring global accessibility across diverse scripts.
II. The Machine Spirit (Systems Administration)
I do not merely write code; I command the environment it inhabits. I manage my own web infrastructure, moving beyond the constraints of generic cloud providers to maintain System Sovereignty.
- Infrastructure ... continue reading.
My progress since the last fabula was published. Moving to a new hosting. Setting up a mail server, backup, and server resource notification system. Localizing programmer-underworlds.
Hello. It's currently 01:37 on April 26, 2026, Central Standard Time, and I've decided it's time for a flight of thought and to outline my actions since I published the last fabula in February. Grab your favorite drink that you like to have while watching YouTube, and let's go... :)
I want to write this article in the form of a free flight of thoughts instead of a well-thought-out report. :) I've been working hard on different parts of my project, which I'll write about below, and it's been quite intense. I'll probably write this article in several sessions.
One major and responsible decision was to move to a new hosting, as the previous free hosting on Google Cloud no longer met my requirements and needs, and one day it just stopped working. I assumed it was due to insufficient RAM, as the free hosting from Google only had 2GB of RAM available. The next day, I started exploring alternative affordable options and found Contabo hosting, which offered good conditions in my opinion (compared to Google's alternatives). And so it began... I started transferring the existing settings from the previous hosting to the new one, and I successfully completed it in about a week.
The next step was something I h... continue reading.
Around 90% of recruiters who called me are useless for industry.
My greetings. It is 00:26 February 23th 2026th CST. And I have been thinking about publishing this article for a long time, but was involved into edits of newly introduced statistics page and it postponed this publication.
I have been trying to find job since around june 2023 and I have been receiving from 5 to 15 calls per day. Most (95%) of callers have Indian accent and they keep asking the same questions again and again. Questions like:
- What is your email?
- How many years of professional experience do you have?
- What is your work authorization?
- What is your current location?
- What is your interview availability?
- Are you currently on a project?
And many, many other questions answers to which I have listed on this page. You may follow and see almost full list of those questions. Initially I was answering those questions and it was taking around 15 minutes of my time and usually after the "quiz" was completed they were telling me that they are going to send me email with "Rights to represent" and they asked me to confirm that email and then after they have sent me an email requesting my driver license copy (with "important" information covered) and my passport number and my green card copy. And eventually I came to decision to in... continue reading.
How you can be accused of anything in the USA and get banned. Second story. How I got Banned from "Epoch Coffee" 221 W N Loop Blvd, Austin, TX 78751.
Hello. It is 02:45 February 8th 2026th CST. After first article about similar subject this would be second occasion I touch it. It has happened 19:24 on August 6th of 2025th. I know this because I have recorded conversation between me and one of the "bosses" (or at least that is how he introduced himself) by name "Zack" of "Epoch coffee" of "221 W N Loop Blvd, Austin, TX 78751" location.
There was a time when one my good friend has shoved me this place somewhere, I believe, in January of 2025th. I liked atmosphere of that place, little area with trees and benches near by, and big opened space of cemetery.
I started coming to this place almost every night to work on my project while being around people. It is nice feeling to at least feel that there are alive people around you, see them and hear. And with time I made new friends there. One of them were couple of young guy and his girlfriend, Evan and Lia. :) I enjoyed their company and we played alot of card game "Set". Even is smart, motivated to learn and respectful guy. I could write a whole separate story on how we met. :) I probably should do that...
One time on August 6th I came to this location of Epoch Coffee around 8pm and stayed working till about 7am. Somewhere at 4am (or around that time) barista's shift h... continue reading.