My blog posts
Crumpled Paper: "The Hackers Who Tracked My Sleep Cycle"
A cautionary note for future solo-builders, bad actors are everywhere and always watching.
Sunday, March 29, 2026 · Alexander Mason
Crumpled Paper: "The Case for Becoming a Manager"
It all starts and ends with "you". Management is a skill that requires an engaged pracitioner.
Sunday, March 29, 2026 · Alexander Mason
Crumpled Paper: "Safer Agent Execution"
Running agent's in the claw'd era ain't for the weak. 🦞 up.
Sunday, March 29, 2026 · Alexander Mason
Crumpled Paper: "Hold on to Your Hardware"
It's going to be a hard fact to swallow, but with AI eating up compute and fiscal capital across the world, the balance/power of compute will be shifted towards enterprises and extracted from the average consumer.
Saturday, March 28, 2026 · Alexander Mason
I Built a Transcription App Over Christmas PTO
A deep dive into my experience building a transcription app from idea conception to realizing that it had potential.
Sunday, January 4, 2026 · Alexander Mason
Tailwind Made CSS Great Again
Tailwind CSS felt powerful enough that it made CSS enjoyable.
Saturday, March 2, 2024 · Alexander Mason
Senior dev builds a blog
It's my first blog, ever... after 10+ years of web development :).
Saturday, February 10, 2024 · Alexander Mason