Alex

Hello everyone, I am
🙋🏻‍♂️ Alex and I am 40 years old,
🧑🏻‍💻 I work as a senior #IT architect

🏳️‍🌈 My pronouns are he/him and I am cisgender

💍 I am married and
🎮 I am passionate about #gaming, #hiking/#trekking, #nature and #photography
🍻 Some may know me as "Alex the innkeeper" because of The Gamer's Tavern (The Innkeeper (npub1nve…x6rd)), a Community dedicated to various #VideoGames (aside from an #Owncast, #Peertube and #Mastodon server)

#fedi22

I live in: Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹
I speak: English 🇬🇧, Italian 🇮🇹
Follow my hiking adventures on: Alex (npub1zp8…xpnm)
Here be (boring) dragons: https://blog.gamerstavern.online/here-be-boring-dragons/

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Last Notes

2025-09-29 07:12:09 UTC

Mood of the day
https://tidal.com/track/2993226/u
#BowlingForSoup #Music #Tidal #MoodOfTheDay #Mood

2025-09-01 20:32:23 UTC

I rambled again and wrote something. All the while rambling.
Cool, isn't it?
This time it's all about steps.
https://blog.gamerstavern.online/here-be-boring-dragons/step-after-step
#Blog #HereBeBoringDragons

2025-07-21 04:51:26 UTC

Went hiking yesterday and although I couldn't use my drone for some aerial photos due to the high wind on top, I quite enjoyed the trip to Monte Di Stagno.
It's a zone I know very well but going through the same trails makes me discover new things every time.
Plus, I had to test new equipment (new boots, new nose :D )
Leaving to @npub12dn…0hjt to generate alt text
#Hiking #Italy
https://files-cdn.mountains.social/media_attachments/files/114/889/423/966/571/499/original/d613f3fa75edddc5.jpg

2025-05-05 04:37:59 UTC

Ew, Monday.
Double ew, Monday and going back to work after a 5 day trek.
#Monday #Trekking #Work

2025-04-01 08:11:43 UTC

Ew, burocracy

2025-03-27 15:23:58 UTC

- order a new backpack for trekking
- select "delivery next week, save CO2 and 1%"
- get 1% refunded
[next day]
- backpack get delivered
- get chewed by the courier for selecting the extra quick delivery
I...I don't even

2025-03-21 10:02:10 UTC

Hello massage gun my old friend
I've come to use you again
because after the gym I was creaking
🎶
#Workout #Gym #Funny

2025-03-11 11:46:31 UTC

Giusto un post per ricordarmi che ogni tanto posso scrivere in italiano.

2025-03-11 11:45:57 UTC

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I finally had the time to sit and write down where it all ended with my father.
https://blog.gamerstavern.online/here-be-boring-dragons/and-where-it-ended
#Family #Depression #Father #HereBeBoringDragons #Blog

2025-02-26 15:56:34 UTC

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<GIF you can hear>
https://files-cdn.mountains.social/media_attachments/files/114/071/003/441/647/495/original/79f918e393f5a590.mp4

2025-02-26 15:48:10 UTC

"This meeting is useless, we already decided everything by email but we will keep it and do it the same"
*heads bumping on the keyboard, tears falling on the touchpad*
#IT #Meeting #Teams

2025-02-25 13:13:59 UTC

I (finally?) decided to write some words, hoping they will make sense.
I can't guarantee that, but it was somewhat therapeutic.
https://blog.gamerstavern.online/here-be-boring-dragons/where-it-all-started
#Family #Depression #Father #HereBeBoringDragons

2025-02-19 08:41:23 UTC

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And here we go
@npub1r8g…ctjs
#Blog #Writefreely

2025-02-19 06:19:14 UTC

Welp, time to start a blog, methinks

2025-02-18 14:51:11 UTC

What if Rihanna worked in IT?
Please just stop the meetings
Please just stop the meetings
Please just stop the meetings
Please just stop the meetings
It's gettin' late, I'm dead tired and it's only early afternoon
I gotta get my body moving, shake the stress away
I wasn't expecting another one when an invitation got my way
Possible pain in the arse, yeah
#IT #Meetings #Rihanna

2025-02-17 09:20:41 UTC

It is Mountain Monday folks
https://vernissage.photos/statuses/7469857630018605550
(yes, I have a Vernissage account too: @npub15rl…7lrj )
#MountainMonday

2025-02-17 08:22:36 UTC

A sh*tload of kudos to the granny sporting a Wu Tang clan shirt at the gym.
You are much more metal that I'll ever be gran-gran, GO YOU!!
#Gym

2025-02-16 19:28:20 UTC

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Narrator's voice: "And snow there was, making Alex truly happy"
https://files-cdn.mountains.social/media_attachments/files/114/015/206/349/458/606/original/fa24d09d5a4bd9a2.jpg

2025-02-14 06:20:56 UTC

Hoboy, we decided to go back to Croce dell'Alpe next Sunday and now they are expecting to have ~50 cm of snow (around 20-ish Inches for non metric system users) tonight.
YASSSS!
Hiking is also about getting the best of any weather. Yes, a sunny day is good but what about resting with mud/snow or climbing to the peak and seeing the clouds below?!
#Hiking #LaGangDelBosco #Italy #Trekking

2025-02-12 16:11:11 UTC

My tattooist: "bleed, bleed you bastard!!"
I don't tend to bleed, even after a long session and every time she goes feral for this fact cracks me up 😂

2025-02-12 06:13:56 UTC

"You obtained the badge: Sleep expert"
Garmin, you lying bastard.
#Garmin #Funny

2025-02-08 19:30:32 UTC

Uuuh, I just saw from Windy (https://www.windy.com/) that on the mountain I'm going to visit tomorrow it's currently snowing.
So, packing a different jacket, snowshoes and light crampons, just in case <3
I love hiking through a snowy forest
#hiking #trekking #Italy #LaGangDelBosco #Outdoor

2025-02-03 08:15:10 UTC

I need more poetry in my life, any suggestion for a "Poet of the day" / "Poetry for today" kinda service?
Preferably not owned by evil corps!
#Poetry #FediHelp

2025-01-30 07:20:09 UTC

Pick your poison and boost it because it's important to know
"I _______ when I finally find the perfect spot/position in bed and I'm finally feeling comfy but I'm only 10 minutes away from the alarm"
#Alarm #Poll #WakingUp

2025-01-29 14:34:55 UTC

Definitely not me updating and flashing Klipper while in a meeting.
Nope.
#3DPrinting #Work #IT #Klipper

2025-01-28 06:34:07 UTC

Today I'll be at the office (remember I'm forcing myself to go at least once a week) but honestly, this whole "having 16/17°C at the end of January" is off-putting me and today I'm feeling really out of focus.
It will be rough, I'm afraid
#Work #IT

2025-01-26 16:44:59 UTC

I'm "I'm going to complain about the weather" years old
#Joke #GettingOld

2025-01-26 16:44:35 UTC

What do you mean "expect 15°C and more tomorrow" ?!
What the hell happened to January?!
#January #ClimateChange #Weather

2025-01-25 07:38:55 UTC

I'm feeling a bit meh today so I'll take refuge in listening to Songs of Anarchy, a great compilation from the Sons of Anarchy soundtrack.
https://tidal.com/album/17730213?u
#Music #SonsOfAnarchy #TVShow #Tidal

2025-01-25 07:36:16 UTC

Sourdough refresh: ✅
Tomorrow: 🍕
I'm going for a different maturation this time and different cooking method, so I'll probably have to adjust my to-go recipe as well and work more on the glutinous mesh
#Pizza #Sourdough #WeKneadToTalk #Kneading #Cooking

2025-01-24 17:28:56 UTC

I have this extra weird idea on the back of my kind to turn my laboratory into a proper room, which will require entirely reworking the walls, the floor and the ceiling, as well as the entire wiring system so...
I'm drawing stuff, now.
#DIY

2025-01-22 13:37:24 UTC

That moment when you come back home from the gym and go full Stone Cold Steve Austin with a (vegan) protein shake and an energy drink.
#Gym #Workout #WWE #StoneCold

2025-01-19 05:51:29 UTC

Today's pre-hike reading
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46569/do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night

2025-01-08 17:12:42 UTC

Did you know I'm also on Vernissage?
Check out @npub15rl…7lrj !
#Vernissage

2025-01-07 05:53:38 UTC

Well, it's back-to-work-day for me too, after 17 days away.
I don't remember quite well what role I have and what I do for a living but I will probably be ok, right?
#Work #IT
https://files-cdn.mountains.social/media_attachments/files/113/785/516/298/580/857/original/5ae5a3af7e7ff5e6.mp4

2025-01-03 12:20:02 UTC

Seems like I was able to plan my very first hike entirely through WikiLoc (and a paper map of course, never without one)
Should I not come back this Sunday, know that I went down fighting and cursing WikiLoc. Hard, really hard.
#WikiLoc #Hiking #Trekking

2024-12-28 13:11:22 UTC

Eeeeeeeuuuughhhhh
[drama noise intensifies]

2024-12-16 19:31:15 UTC

Did I miss something or @npub1nwk…dgjz still has to implement notifications?
I've been out of the world for a while, so I may have missed a roadmap or something.
#Openvibe

2024-12-13 15:02:47 UTC

Meanwhile, in a secret base in Italy...
#Hiking #Planning #Trekking #Italy #Italia #EmiliaRomagna #Monghidoro
https://files-cdn.mountains.social/media_attachments/files/113/646/119/613/294/450/original/2945bf103b885982.jpg

2024-12-09 09:51:46 UTC

"Da oggi puoi inserire la versione digitale dei tuoi documenti su IO per portarla sempre con te"
*Click*
"C'è stato un errore sui nostri sistemi, riprova tra un po'."
Anche su questo, nessuno stupore.
#IO #Italia

2024-12-05 15:18:31 UTC

I'm considering a #Gmail alternative for my #DeGoogle journey.
Have any of you ever tried Tuta (https://tuta.com) ? Looks good to me, being encrypted, ad-free and green energy powered, but I'm interested in your mind and any suggestion too :)
Thanks!
#Tuta

2024-12-02 08:01:32 UTC

Is it too early for a powernap? Asking for a friend who woke up at 5:45 AM.
#Powernap #Napping

2024-11-28 08:22:09 UTC

Not me buying around 200€ of hiking maps because one editor's eShop went full Black Friday
Nope, not me. Move along, nothing to see here.
(but before moving along check out https://www.escursionista.it/ if you're interested)
#Hiking #BlackFriday

2024-11-26 14:32:02 UTC

IF the next week my wife's check up (she got ran over by a car and broke her foot) will go well I MIGHT be able to hike during the weekend - only Sunday, only half day.
I'd never tell her because it's not her fault, but I feel like I've died inside a tiny bit during this month without hiking.
I went running or at the gym every day so it's not the exercise I've missed, it's the...I can't express it very well, but it could be the religiously delving into a forest, reaching a summit or being enthralled by the little things of the nature.
It's all of that. The preparation, the execution and the "after-taste", knowing I was there, up on a mountain.
Fingers crossed. I truly miss hiking.
#Hiking #Trekking #Outdoor #OutOfMyChest

2024-11-26 14:22:38 UTC

A Coursera AI-generated test for one of the modules in my learning program gave me:
- a question with no valid answers (although I selected the correct one from the official documentation);
- a question allowing multiple answers, all of five valid;
So far, not so good.
#AI #Coursera #Work #IT

2024-11-25 13:45:38 UTC

I love that e/OS comes with a wall of shame section for those apps that are too happy to use trackers.
Habitica is the number one in my list.
Great app, bad behavior.
#Habitica #eOS #Trackers

2024-11-25 09:15:18 UTC

That shiver running down your spine when you create a new tunnel on WireGuard for your new device.
No? Is it just me?
Too bad.
#WireGuard #Smartphone #Android #VPN

2024-11-25 08:59:21 UTC

So far I've been able to install 4/5 of the banking apps I use on my Fairphone 5 and got through the switching device process.
I'm not sure about the remaining app, as I'm not really sure I want to keep my account in that bank. Might as well port the app over and then close the account in the next few weeks.
So far, so good.
#Fairphone5 #Fairphone #eOS #DeGoogle

2024-11-20 07:28:52 UTC

I...I had a good night of sleep? Not great but good nonetheless.
What is this feeling?!?!
#Sleep #Night

2024-11-19 13:57:52 UTC

Mood of the day
https://youtu.be/T8RNbtEK1QQ
#Mood #MoodOfTheDay #DailyMood #Tuesday #Punkreas

2024-11-18 19:29:41 UTC

This toot is a petition for switching the phrase "screaming into the void" into "profusely swearing into the void"
All in favor say "aye"

2024-11-15 13:45:13 UTC

So, a kiddo in the gym spoke to me like I were some kind of middle age man.
I couldn't even lift my age after that.
Sad Alex is sad.
#Gym #Workout #Old #GettingOld

2024-11-13 19:54:55 UTC

I'm still not feeling at 100% so tonight I went down hard with anti-inflammatory, because I can't stop and catch my breath in this period.
20 days more to go and hunkering down, all the while trying to not be fueled by pure rage and negative thoughts.
C'est la vie.

2024-11-12 14:06:33 UTC

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TBT, I sucked in preparing the bulletproof coffee.
I'll have to do better next time 😅
#Gym #Keto #coffee

2024-11-12 10:43:47 UTC

Hm. What about a bulletproof coffee before gym?

2024-11-06 14:13:07 UTC

Studying for a new certification about GenAI and LLMs and I've already risked of falling asleep twice.
This is going to be tough.
#AI #GenAI #IT #Work

2024-10-19 07:19:29 UTC

This morning workout:
- lift mug with coffee
- inhale and sip coffee
- lower mug with coffee
- exhale letting out a content sigh
3x15 rep
😆
#Coffee #Saturday #Workout

2024-10-17 09:33:21 UTC

Fucking fascists

2024-10-10 07:24:15 UTC

Boosting as a link, because no proper CW for arachnophobia
https://vive.im/@laviezine/113281904839539837
True, but still funny tho
#Hiking

2024-10-10 06:54:10 UTC

Haven't been able to meditate in a while and this is starting to affect me.
I'll try to do so earlier, as it seems that late afternoon is now one of the most requested slot for a meeting (EW!)
#Meditation #Mindfulness

2024-10-08 12:32:49 UTC

Weather: *rain*
Emilia-Romagna (a region in Italy): "Oh my gawd we're at risk of floodings and landslides!!! Orange alert!!"
Sigh...
#Weather #Rain #Italy #Italia #EmiliaRomagna

2024-10-03 05:34:13 UTC

This is me waiting for the arrival of several couriers with lots of new hiking equipment today.
I got a bit lazy and bought them online this time instead of going to actual physical stores, but in my defence I already know the brand/materials.
Also, remember that the palla is my spirit guide.
#Hiking #Shopping #EShopping
https://files-cdn.mountains.social/media_attachments/files/113/241/848/651/447/834/original/3e1dfdd02f02612b.mp4

2024-09-30 09:12:32 UTC

I may be under a curse, but ever since I moved in our new house (3 year-ish ago, a few meters from where we lived) I haven't been able to keep a plant alive.
I love having plants and flowers around (as much as the two Satan's beasts - cats - allow) and I had no problem whatsoever with the same plants/types before the moving.
I feel this is really dragging me down in the very back of my mind. I may also have started going down the frustration route as I started looking for extremely technical explanations (like sensors reading the sun's exposition etc.)
Having one of your skill/habit cut off and not finding the reason why that happened sucks, hard.

2024-09-30 05:06:04 UTC

Everything can be dunked in cappuccino if you're brave enough.
*hides from the Italian police*
#Cappuccino #Coffee #Italy

2024-09-25 17:36:26 UTC

I'm aching all over from the gym, I'm severely sleep deprived from the hiking course and the late night studying and I need to prepare the backpack for an orienteering lesson this Sunday, totaling 16~20 km in the woods.
But I'm happy. This is the life, all for the mountain
#Gym #WorkOut #Trekking #Hiking #Mountain #Mountains