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I'm Max — an independent full-stack developer building small SaaS products and automation systems.

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From raw draft to a tweet in seconds: Vibe2Tweet
ProductsJAN 22, 2026

From raw draft to a tweet in seconds: Vibe2Tweet

I built a tiny Telegram → OpenAI → X pipeline: send a draft, get 3 variants, pick one, publish. Open-source.

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I Built a Free IMDB Poster Grabber Because “View Source” Finally Broke Me
BuildJAN 11, 2026

I Built a Free IMDB Poster Grabber Because “View Source” Finally Broke Me

I was writing a movie list post, needed lots of posters from IMDB, got tired of opening “View Source” over and over, built a tiny local tool… then turned it into a simple online utility when I found it again during a “clean my Mac” phase.

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“Between existential dread and caffeine crashes, I build things.”

— Max Basev

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EssaysDEC 31, 2025

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Werewolves Movies
FunOCT 21, 2025

Werewolves Movies

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Building Offgrid Diary in One Turbo-Charged Weekend
ProductsJUL 25, 2025

Building Offgrid Diary in One Turbo-Charged Weekend

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Some thoughts I couldn't shake after watching a 3-hour documentary last night
EssaysJUL 14, 2025

Some thoughts I couldn't shake after watching a 3-hour documentary last night

A personal reflection on the moral toll of living abroad during the war in Ukraine, supporting the right side while grappling with the guilt of indirect connections to Russia. A story about exile, responsibility, and the emotional contradictions of helping both victims and family.

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I Was 29, Broke, and $300,000 in Debt - Here’s What Happened
EssaysJUL 01, 2025

I Was 29, Broke, and $300,000 in Debt - Here’s What Happened

At 29, I was buried in debt, betrayed by partners, and haunted by a handshake deal gone wrong. This is a true story of how bad decisions, blind trust, and the Russian way of doing business nearly broke me — and what I learned clawing my way out.

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I Made a Tiny App Because My Brain Wouldn't Shut Up
BuildAPR 24, 2025

I Made a Tiny App Because My Brain Wouldn't Shut Up

A tiny app I built to stop doomscrolling and start doing... something. No tracking, no accounts — just one button and your own list of things worth doing (or pretending to).

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🧸 I Made a Chrome Extension That Rewards You for Doing Literally Anything
BuildAPR 16, 2025

🧸 I Made a Chrome Extension That Rewards You for Doing Literally Anything

I built a Chrome extension that gives you emotional validation for doing the bare minimum. One button, one compliment, zero pressure. It won’t fix your life, but it’ll clap when you exist.

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From Chaos to Control: The Journey of Creating ExtenSwitch for Chrome
BuildAPR 06, 2025

From Chaos to Control: The Journey of Creating ExtenSwitch for Chrome

Juggling around 30 Chrome extensions just for crypto wallets was pure chaos. To bring some order to this madness, I dove into some vibe-coding and came up with ExtenSwitch.

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