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

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.9 min read Why Some Designs Keep Their SignalRolls-Royce, Ferrari, classic clothing, platform engineering, and the slow variables underneath taste.6 min read Not Losing Work Context as a Staff EngineerNotes on using Claude Code, launchd, and an Obsidian vault as a work Chief of Staff.10 min read I Redesigned My Website Using CodexNotes on rebuilding alex.social through conversation, prototypes, screenshots, and a lot of small corrections.6 min read What If We're Measuring AI Progress Wrong?Notes after watching the interview with Ilya Sutskever by Dwarkesh Patel8 min read