Hello, I am Alex
Welcome to my corner of the internet. It's good to have you here!
I write about software, careers, books, and the useful edges of everyday life.
This rebuild is becoming a digital garden and lab: part writing archive, part experiments shelf, part personal tooling surface.
Recent writing
The Best Animation Was Less AnimationAn experiment with real portfolio data, sparklines, and a compact view whose animation was harder than the rest of the page.Re-reading Situational Awareness in 2026A 2026 reading note on what Aschenbrenner got right, what the fund's drawdown changes, and why a real AI buildout does not guarantee investor returns.Why Some Designs Keep Their SignalRolls-Royce, Ferrari, classic clothing, platform engineering, and the slow variables underneath taste.Not Losing Work Context as a Staff EngineerNotes on using Claude Code, launchd, and an Obsidian vault as a work Chief of Staff.I Redesigned My Website Using CodexNotes on rebuilding alex.social through conversation, prototypes, screenshots, and a lot of small corrections.