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Alves, software engineer

hi@alves.sh
role
software engineer
os
macos tahoe
host
macbook air 13 · m5 · 16gb
editor
cursor
terminal
ghostty
font
jetbrains mono
uptime
23 years
packages
8 articles
chess
1765 blitz
locale
pt-BR (native), en, es, ru (learning)
~ $ whoami
Alves, software engineer
I love digging into the complex corners of programming and computer science, but the basics are just as pleasant to me.
I am a creator, not a consumer. I will make the world a better place to live in.# yes, this is a xennt reference. minus the cybercrime. psst. try `xennt` in the shell
~ $ cat now.txt
# updated oct 19, 2026
buildingdespensalearningkeyboardreadingrhetoric, by aristotlewatchingozarkgoalbmw 320ibased inbrazil
~ $ cat off-the-clock.txt

Chess, poker, football and gym, in roughly that order of how much I think I'm good at them. When I'm not procrastinating, I'm learning Spanish, Russian or some random topic, reading, and trying to play the keyboard.

~ $ ls -lt ~/writing | head -3
~ $ grep -m3 -A1 "]$" bucket-list.txt

[places]

  • spend some days at white desert

--

[adrenaline]

  • wingwalking

--

[fitness]

  • do a one-finger push-up
→ cat bucket-list.txt # 48 more
~ $ chess stats alvseven
chess.com1765blitz # active
lichess2007blitz # last played in 2022
my last game · chess.com · blitz ·

alvseven (1765) vs ttun99 (1759)
I played as black and won

⚔ challenge me on chess.com ↗
# or solve today's puzzle: `chess puzzle` in the shell below

~ $ gym status
gymtreadmillfootballsplit = both that day
logging since Sep 28, 2026 · 22 sessions · 1/7 this week
last workout · Tue, Nov 3
back + biceps · 6 exercises
  • wide-grip lat pulldown60kg 3×8
  • close-grip lat pulldown60kg 3×8
  • neutral-grip lat pulldown45kg 3×8
  • hammer curl8kg 3×8
  • seated cable row35kg 3×8
  • barbell curl14kg 3×8
# every session: `gym log`
~ $ links
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