iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 27/09/2026

Ten years of Particle boards, Raspberry Pis, and relays trying to automate things in my house. It took Matter and two small SONOFF switches to finally make it just work. 🪄✨ New post: mikhailkozlov.com/ten-years-la...

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 22/09/2026

Even MRI math is crazy! I shopped around and found a place that would do the same MRI for 400$ out of pocket 🤷‍♂️

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 21/09/2026

Was trying to connect to a networked printer for 2 hours last week! Just to realize that I was connected to a different wifi 🤦‍♂️

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 17/09/2026

If you're really driving down, Santa Cruz via Highway 17 is a must! 😂 The water is probably fine to touch 🥶 The Crow's Nest used to be pretty good down there, and you should definitely hit up Los Gatos Meats & Smokehouse for a sandwich on the way and stack up on beef jerky. Los Gatos is pretty too

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 17/09/2026

It's been a while, but check out University Ave in Palo Alto and the Stanford campus. Stop by at Terun Pizza (it is not on University anymore sadly, but worth it) for a pie and some vino! If you're driving, Half Moon Bay is really pretty, too.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 14/09/2026

panem et circenses! Nothing new here, sadly! Just the history repeats itself.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 14/09/2026

In case you ever wonder why my avatar looks the way it does 🤷‍♂️ #php 😂 #laravel 🚀

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 01/09/2026

Fine-tuning reminder emails on @signupbreeze.com 🛠️ Anchoring timeless shifts to 8am for countdown math produced gems like: "your shift is in 1 day 21 minutes." 🤦‍♂️ Fixed the logic - they now read: today, tomorrow, or in N days 🥳

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 29/08/2026

Geo Metro Hatchback had a $6,995 sticker price at the dealer at that time! 😬

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 17/08/2026

Comeback to ATL, it is lovely here 🫠

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 29/07/2026

It was great meeting you too Roxy!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 14/07/2026

Try something like offtherecord.com. Yes, you pay more, but no points or record of moving violation.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 18/06/2026

Just blew away all local MySQL databases 😭 Is it Friday yet?

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 01/06/2026

I've been looking for an excuse to use parental from @tighten.com for a while now! Finally got one!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 15/05/2026

I guess as long as you can remember you built them and why, it is not that bad of an idea. The whole premise is code is the easiest part of solving the problem, especially if AI writes it. For me, I just sometimes look at the repo and can't remember why in the world I did that 🤦‍♂️

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 15/05/2026

Awesome day at Upstate PHP — thanks to @bogdankharchenko.com for organizing! @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social, Super NativePHP looks, well, super! 🚀 Thank you, @ryanhefner.com, for casually normalizing building a side project to keep your side project running 😜

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 07/05/2026

I click eBay ads just to identify the objects. It's staggering how much we make, but the real intensity lies in how the cycle of "new" is accelerating. We’re churning out gear at such a breakneck speed that I can’t even fathom a use for half of it. Progress is hitting warp speed 🚀 #Consumerism ⏩

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 05/05/2026

I got tired of spreadsheet chaos and clunky, ad-heavy volunteer signups. So I’m building SignUpBreeze: a mobile-first, ad-free volunteer scheduling tool. Share one link, they pick a shift, done. 🚀 #BuildInPublic #SaaS #indiehackers #Laravel #wemustship

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 20/04/2026

I did not take a picture, but Costco is there too 😂

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 18/04/2026

@anthropic.com is trying to easy everyone into the weekend with claude.ai/design 🤯

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 27/03/2026

Awesome event! Thank you Laravel Cloud for hosting! I think I even won something 🥳

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 20/03/2026

TIL: Metro Atlanta is home to 17 Fortune 500 companies! 🏙️ Ranked 4th in the U.S. for HQ density, the city continues to be a magnet for the world's biggest brands. Funny how 404 is leading the way in innovation and industry. 📈 #ATL #Atlanta #Fortune500 #TechHub

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 02/03/2026

Maybe I need to try them, but in general I’m not big fan of noise cancellation 🤷‍♂️

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 02/03/2026

I have to say that basic gen 4 AirPods sound really good!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 19/02/2026

I just lift in my garage 😁

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 12/02/2026

This is really cool! Love Perpetuity for some reason :)

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 11/02/2026

Are use Senty in anything that gets the production, but I have used anything from Envoy heartbeats to Datadog 😀 Nightwatch has been on my to-do list for a bit now. I need new project!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 11/02/2026

Probably not :( I'm not a big mobile guy.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 11/02/2026

Not really. This is usually I start looking at Horizon.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 11/02/2026

It used to be strictly Redis, but lately I’ve been using mostly DB up to the point I want to introduce Horizon.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 10/02/2026

I've spent 10 days away from my computer and the internet (mostly due to poor connection). Can I get a refund for tokens that I have not used? 🤓

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 25/01/2026

Rest of the current situation in US sadly sucks hard 🙁

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 25/01/2026

83 days since I started rewriting my 2014-era Laravel 4.2 project. The real win is the tech leap: in under 3 months, AI went from "slop" to generating production-ready code I can commit immediately. What a time to be building!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 21/01/2026

Good luck! I’ve had that thought every year since we bought the house 🤦‍♂️

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 21/01/2026

Yesterday I tried to one-shot a little helper app (aka spreadsheet) for myself using @filamentphp.com Blueprint and Claude. Did it get to working state? - Yes! Is it usable? - Probably 🤷‍♂️ Is it a good starting point? - Yes! Models are pretty clean, UI is a mess, but not in a bad complicated way...

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 16/01/2026

Echoing @mostlytechnical.com's host's comments: Laravel Forge Redesign is amazing! 🤩🚀 I cannot believe that I've been a customer since 2014!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 16/01/2026

Discovery of the day! Fixed spatial audio! 🤯

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 06/01/2026

4 buttons to control windows! About time!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 16/12/2025

EU listeners probably familiar with Metro stores that have similar concept to Costco. I wonder who is going to spoil what receipt people do at Costco 🍿

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 14/12/2025

Do it! Would be curious to follow.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 28/08/2025

Just update to the latest version before you sell the house and it will run for another 20 years without anyone touching it.

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 14/06/2025

History’s echo grows louder with each return - familiar shadows on a fragile path. May we carry our hard-learned lessons forward and steer this next refrain toward mercy and light 🙏

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 26/05/2025

+1 I thought it had something to do with not being native speaker 🤷‍♂️

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 06/03/2025

I'm sure all documents are different, but I've had flawless experience moving markdown into Confluence 🤷‍♂️ Good luck!

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Mikhail Kozlov @mikhailkozlov.com · 02/03/2025

One thing I know for sure now, @laravel is used at IBM 🥳

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