Francisco Alejandro

Pedal-pushing enthusiast with a passion for road cycling.

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

@dhh True. I’d never really paid attention to PC hardware, but after getting an HP with an OLED screen, I’m amazed by how good OLED looks

I might actually get rid of my M3 MacBook Pro

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

My TV has a new launcher, and I’ve fixed a few bugs along the way. The only downside? I’ve run out of excuses to buy a new OLED TV

[Gathin (Ø,G) @gathint]

Vibe coded my parents' TV this afternoon!

It was showing a sponsored ad before you could even get to Netflix.

Gave Claude Code the model number, it found the TV on wifi, removed 25 Xiaomi packages and wrote a new launcher.

Looks like an Apple TV now lol

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

🙌

[The Lunduke Journal @LundukeJournal]

Linus Torvalds says, rules prohibiting AI usage are “UTTERLY STUPID” and “idiotic”.

For the Linux kernel, Torvalds says, “we’re not going to make stupid rules that say ‘you can’t use tools for X’”.

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

I don’t know what I did, but this waste of silice is being put to use.

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

AI is making us experts at overengineering

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

Claude + lazygit. The new daily drivers.
Less time writing code, more time shipping it.

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

With AI, developers can focus on what truly matters. Building features, solving real problems, and creating value for the business.

Our role is changing. Just shipping PRs is no longer enough.

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

I really like Zen Browser, but the RAM consumption is HUGE

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

@FirstCycling Interested! Happy to contribute

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

Dia browser + Windows ❤️

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

Working on Windows is surprisingly not as painful as I imagined. Postponing my Omarchy installation

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

Any tips for preventing OLED burn-in on a PC monitor? Is there anything I should be doing in particular?

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

After trying Omarchy on a potato PC, I’ve officially switched from my MacBook Pro. And I’ve already ordered a new laptop to keep having fun. PCs have become fun again!

[DHH @dhh]

I don't think people truly understand just how determined I am at making Linux succeed on the desktop.

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

🔄 RT if you think 🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen is the Super-combative of the #TDF2026!

🔄 RT si vous pensez que 🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen est le Super-combatif du #TDF2026 !

👋 @century21fr l @LidlTrek

[Roadman Podcast @Roadman_Podcast]

Doping didn't disappear from pro cycling.

It may have just moved to 2,500 metres.

This morning I interviewed James Witts, author of a new book called Dope. Halfway through the conversation, he described something I'd never heard in all my years around this sport.

He calls it "the altitude alibi."

Here's how it works.

Every spring, pro riders disappear to the same places. Mount Teide. Sierra Nevada. Weeks at altitude preparing for the biggest races of the year.

The logic is simple. Altitude exposure raises your hematocrit. More red blood cells, more oxygen, more power.

Except there are two problems nobody talks about.

Problem one: altitude doesn't work for everyone. There are genetic responders and non-responders. Some riders come down from the volcano flying. Some come down with nothing to show for three weeks of their season.

Problem two: altitude forces a trade-off.

At camp, you have a choice of protocol. Sleep high and train high, or sleep high and train low.

Sleep high, train high: you maximise the altitude adaptation. But the thin air caps your power. You can't train at full intensity, so you lose the training adaptation.

Sleep high, train low: you descend to do your sessions at full intensity and keep the training adaptation. But you give up some of the altitude effect.

You can't fully have both. Every altitude camp is a compromise.

Now here's where James's argument gets dark.

The biological passport, the system designed to catch dopers, doesn't test for drugs directly.

It tracks a rider's blood values against their own baseline. Deviate too far from your own normal, and you get flagged.

But when a rider is at altitude, the passport expects the deviation. Rising blood values are exactly what altitude is supposed to produce.

James believes some riders have worked out what that means.

Go to altitude. Microdose EPO. The passport reads the change in your blood as a natural altitude response.

Then train low, at full intensity, and take the full training adaptation - because you no longer need the mountain to raise your blood values. The drug does that part.

The altitude camp isn't the preparation.

It's the alibi.

I've spent years interviewing World Tour coaches, sports scientists and pro riders. I have never heard it framed like this before.

The full conversation goes much deeper: what the passport can and can't see, why microdosing is so hard to catch, and what it all means for the sport we love.

It drops soon on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Follow along so you don't miss it.

His book is called Dope: How Drugs Changed Sport. Worth your time.

P.S. Genuine question for you: can the testers ever catch up in this game or cat & mouse?

[ammattipyöräily @ammattipyoraily]

⛰️🏁 ⏱️ PLATEAU DE SOLAISON (11.31 km, 9.07 %, 1026 m)
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🇫🇷 #TDF2026

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

@BenjiNaesen So sad 😞

[Francisco Alejandro @juradodev]

Grande Remco!

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

REMCO EVENEPOEL WINS ON PLATEAU DE SOLAISON! 💥 #TDF2026

Pogačar paced for Del Toro, who makes significant progress in GC, but as a consequence, Remco is the stage winner. 👏