Christian Alexánder
@chrsalx.dev
👨🏽💻Platform Engineer丨🇩🇴 Dominican丨el/he/him丨Expect Spanglish | Cloud Native Barcelona organizer | 🏳️🌈
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Christian Alexánder
@chrsalx.dev
· Oct 22
Don’t name your EKS Managed NodeGroups (unless you want to trigger an incident)
In the world of DevOps there are many incidents causing gotchas, naming your EKS node groups is one of them
medium.com
My article about why you shouldn’t name your EKS node groups is still my most relevant so far! I’m resharing for visibility
medium.com/adevinta-tec...
#kubernetes #k8s #eks
medium.com/adevinta-tec...
#kubernetes #k8s #eks
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
Cloudflare outage in the middle of my lunch break 😭
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Cloudflare outage in the middle of my lunch break 😭
I feel like a lot of this AI excitement is engineers that actually want to be product people without feeling guilty about it
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I feel like a lot of this AI excitement is engineers that actually want to be product people without feeling guilty about it
Reposted by Christian Alexánder
Made a Slack-o-lantern that hits you with the Slack notification sound and logo when you walk by.
👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻
👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Made a Slack-o-lantern that hits you with the Slack notification sound and logo when you walk by.
👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻
👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻
So I couldn’t join the AWS dogpile because I wasn’t even able to log in
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
So I couldn’t join the AWS dogpile because I wasn’t even able to log in
Organizing a conference, while working a 9to6, while being a DJ, withs side gigs, gym, and a social life is driving me insane.
a close up of a cartoon character from spongebob squarepants with green eyes and a smile on his face .
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character from spongebob squarepants with green eyes and a smile on his face .
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Organizing a conference, while working a 9to6, while being a DJ, withs side gigs, gym, and a social life is driving me insane.
I don’t fond Clanker jokes funny. As muchs as I hate this AI craze around us.
October 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I don’t fond Clanker jokes funny. As muchs as I hate this AI craze around us.
Yikes
I've been thinking about migrating away from @vercel.com for a long time but this seals the deal.
@render.com already hosts quite a lot of the State of surveys infrastructure, I'm sure it'll handle the Next.js apps just fine.
x.com/rauchg/statu...
@render.com already hosts quite a lot of the State of surveys infrastructure, I'm sure it'll handle the Next.js apps just fine.
x.com/rauchg/statu...
September 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Yikes
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Morning Bluesky.
Spain has blocked US planes and ships carrying weapons to Israel from stopping at bases in Cádiz and Seville.
Spain has blocked US planes and ships carrying weapons to Israel from stopping at bases in Cádiz and Seville.
September 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Morning Bluesky.
Spain has blocked US planes and ships carrying weapons to Israel from stopping at bases in Cádiz and Seville.
Spain has blocked US planes and ships carrying weapons to Israel from stopping at bases in Cádiz and Seville.
Reposted by Christian Alexánder
boy howdy am i tired of the daily "man who sells Thing says Thing very important" tech story
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
boy howdy am i tired of the daily "man who sells Thing says Thing very important" tech story
And a mass shooting on top of it… This is crazy.
September 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
And a mass shooting on top of it… This is crazy.
Not to sound like a broken record but
Unrelated to recent events: wealth can’t build tall enough fences. The violence will eventually reach everyone.
September 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Not to sound like a broken record but
That apple event was a big yawn
September 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
That apple event was a big yawn
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If you consider yourself to be self-aware but are only aware of everything you need to improve & unaware of what you are great at/proud of, you aren’t self-aware.
You’re just being a hater to yourself & mistake it for self-awareness.
Inability to see & celebrate your strengths is not a virtue.
You’re just being a hater to yourself & mistake it for self-awareness.
Inability to see & celebrate your strengths is not a virtue.
September 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
If you consider yourself to be self-aware but are only aware of everything you need to improve & unaware of what you are great at/proud of, you aren’t self-aware.
You’re just being a hater to yourself & mistake it for self-awareness.
Inability to see & celebrate your strengths is not a virtue.
You’re just being a hater to yourself & mistake it for self-awareness.
Inability to see & celebrate your strengths is not a virtue.
The Global Sumud Flotilla sails today.
Here’s a link if you want to help them break the siege in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/1388...
Here’s a link if you want to help them break the siege in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/1388...
Global Sumud Flotilla - Global
As the genocide in Gaza gets worse by the day and the governments and institutions fail the Palestinian people, the free people of the world are trying their best to maintain solidarity and to create ...
chuffed.org
August 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Global Sumud Flotilla sails today.
Here’s a link if you want to help them break the siege in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/1388...
Here’s a link if you want to help them break the siege in Gaza
chuffed.org/project/1388...
I am very much struggling to keep interest in tech these days
August 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am very much struggling to keep interest in tech these days
“Disgusting” is the only word on my mind right now
Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
February 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Disgusting” is the only word on my mind right now
This is probably the only time in my life where someone believing I was born yesterday would be factually correct.
February 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is probably the only time in my life where someone believing I was born yesterday would be factually correct.
Beyonce got AoTY
Kendrick stays winning
New Gaga song
Doechii won best rap album
What a good day
Kendrick stays winning
New Gaga song
Doechii won best rap album
What a good day
February 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Beyonce got AoTY
Kendrick stays winning
New Gaga song
Doechii won best rap album
What a good day
Kendrick stays winning
New Gaga song
Doechii won best rap album
What a good day
I think we all should be DeepSeeking love and community in these trying times
January 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I think we all should be DeepSeeking love and community in these trying times
Am I the only one exhausted by this AI arms race?
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Am I the only one exhausted by this AI arms race?
If LLMs take over things like Stack Overflow, where will they get the knowledge to figure out future issues that are not part of their current training set?
January 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If LLMs take over things like Stack Overflow, where will they get the knowledge to figure out future issues that are not part of their current training set?
Reposted by Christian Alexánder
La Oreja de Van Gogh - 20 de Enero (Official Video)
YouTube video by LODVGVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
For your Kubernetes article to be successful you need to include “unlocking” in the title.
January 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
For your Kubernetes article to be successful you need to include “unlocking” in the title.
The next Cloud Native Barcelona meetup ,“Testing Environments & Operators Automation” is happening this Thursday at the Glovo offices!
Follow the link to RSVP! See you there!
www.meetup.com/cloud-native...
Follow the link to RSVP! See you there!
www.meetup.com/cloud-native...
Kubernetes Meetup @ Glovo: Testing Environments & Operators Automation, Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
After a busy December 🚀, we are getting ready for our first meetup of 2025 🎉!
**👉 Here's a sneak peek of the agenda:**
**18:30:** Check-in and welcome 👋
**18:45:** �
www.meetup.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The next Cloud Native Barcelona meetup ,“Testing Environments & Operators Automation” is happening this Thursday at the Glovo offices!
Follow the link to RSVP! See you there!
www.meetup.com/cloud-native...
Follow the link to RSVP! See you there!
www.meetup.com/cloud-native...