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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 11/10/2026

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your résumé? Engineer: It's within tolerance.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 23/09/2026

He had a good metaphor: in the twentieth century we didn't let private corporations own nuclear arsenals...

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 07/09/2026

So the quote is almost too perfect for this. Science has always been cumulative, but people have also been arguing about who deserves credit for almost as long.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 07/09/2026

Hooke had accused Newton of borrowing from his work on optics, and Newton’s reply is basically: sure, I build on other people’s work, but on the work of giants. Some historians even think "giants" was a dig at Hooke himself, who was famously short...

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 07/09/2026

Yes, completely agree. The cumulative nature of science only really works if we can see the chain of contribution, i.e. the audit trail. And there’s a funny bit of historical irony in using that Newton quote here: he may well have been mocking Robert Hooke when he wrote it.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 05/09/2026

Conversely, if Europe keeps Ukraine financed, armed and defended through 2027, then each new Russian offensive consumes manpower and equipment without changing the political trajectory. The real contest is going to be over trajectory expectations, not territory.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 05/09/2026

The aim would be not necessarily to defeat Ukraine’s army, but to alter expectations. Russia could fail operationally yet still benefit if the offensive fractures Western cohesion or strengthens the argument that continued support only delays the inevitable.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 05/09/2026

An offensive launched from weakness can still have strategic value even if it performs badly militarily. I.e., limited gains, heavy infrastructure strikes and visible mobilisation can create the impression that time favours Russia.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 05/09/2026

I think the key question is indeed not whether Russia can launch a successful offensive, but what “success” would mean.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/08/2026

That was me. And funnily enough, the movie DVD I bought in the US and brought back to Europe was Hackers (1995). Rude awakening indeed.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 01/08/2026

I agree it would be too painful for them to go all the way and they will continue with these shenanigans anyway. I think the US would also have economic trouble if they attempt anything stupid. The risk is quite high in both places, but can definitely disagree on the likelihood versus impact ratios.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 01/08/2026

Ceuta and Melilla have more than three times the population of Greenland, surely that should affect the "seriousness" of the threat somehow? And the US has way more underdeveloped space than Morocco...

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yngve84.bsky.social @yngve84.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Mandatory ID registration for every app developer? This is a dream for censors and a nightmare for privacy. Protect the open web and open mobile. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org

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Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 23/07/2026

The flapping of the wings of the first butterfly.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 08/07/2026

They know how to take the reservation, but not how to hold it

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 08/07/2026

The US has a commercial surplus with Spain...

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 28/04/2026

I don't think so, the status quo is already as good if not better than before Brexit there.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 08/04/2026

Many times, e.g., x.com/jmalbares/st... "Hezbolá tiene que parar sus ataques." = "Hezbollah must stop its attacks."

Tweet by Albares saying "Líbano vive un momento dramático de su historia. Israel debe cesar sus bombardeos. Hezbolá tiene que parar sus ataques. El pueblo libanés no puede ser el rehén de un conflicto externo. España va a seguir apoyando al pueblo libanés con un paquete de ayuda de 9M€. (1/2)"

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 27/03/2026

New article on the Aides-mémoire newsletter! Using Carl von Clausewitz’s idea of friction to explain why systems that look perfect on paper fail in reality. Friction isn’t noise. It’s the system speaking. #SystemsEngineering #Complexity www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-di...

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You Didn’t Remove the Complexity. You Just Stopped Seeing It

Carl von Clausewitz, the 19th-century Prussian general and author of On War, remains one of the foundational thinkers in Western military theory. His work endures not because it offers prescriptive ta...

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 23/03/2026

In England and Wales, there were 262 homicides involving a sharp instrument (knife/broken bottle) and 22 involving a firearm in the year ending March 2024, according to Home Office data. Seems like regulation and rule enforcement makes a difference.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 14/03/2026

On the helipad. Harder to get Saigon style pictures now...

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 13/03/2026

After the midterms, probably early 2027, as the complete lame duck phase starts. He can have time to organize before the primaries while distancing himself from the craziness, and yet he is there long enough to ensure the pile of shit he aims to inherit is not at its worse.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 04/03/2026

He continues to let them do that. The issue is that the path for achieving that is legally really hard, i.e., basically rewriting the Spanish constitution.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 01/03/2026

You can always expose and shame them. Doesn't work on shameless people, but you definetly have the agency to do it anyway (or to be a coward and not do it).

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 16/02/2026

This is only a concern if you consider your own population an adversary that needs to be kept in the dark. Your real adversaries do this just as easily, they just don't publish it.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 15/02/2026

The most important thing is doing a lot of it while getting feedback as you go along. I'm sure people that have mastered that ability can be hired to facilitate the process. Anecdotally I have heard that multimodal slop machines are also good at providing artistic feedback. YMMV

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 07/02/2026

Ukraine would be happy to sell them cheap gas. Or even allow Russian gas to be transported over Ukraine pipelines (with a fee). They just need Hungary to stop funding Russia while they are at war. A quite reasonable ask. If Hungary prefers funding Russia, then of course they are enemies.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 22/01/2026

For the curious: "que te jodan" is the literal version, "que te den por culo" is the most used, "vete a freír espárragos" is less vulgar and funniest one when translated ("go fry some asparagus")...

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 19/09/2025

Loose definition + weak oversight = built-in abuse

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 17/07/2025

Big thanks to Massimo & Ola for their guidance, and to the great participants from Volvo Cars & Volvo Trucks, your discussions and good spirits made this research possible! #VolvoCars #VolvoTrucks

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 17/07/2025

✅ Use risk assessment tools early: catching indirect interactions early reduces nasty surprises later. ⚠️ But don’t overdo it: we found that low-intensity, long-term use is more effective than short bursts of intense analysis. #ResearchInsights

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 17/07/2025

🚨 New research out! We tracked how engineers use tools to understand risk propagation in complex systems (like trucks). The insights are surprising 👇 #RiskAssessment #SystemsThinking #EngineeringDesign

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

In complex, high-stakes systems, this is how we contain the entropy. This is how we move forward without delusion. This is what Systems Engineering is for.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

It’s a form of humility: We admit we don’t know everything at the start. But we commit to making good decisions anyway; by design, not by accident.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

A mature SE process treats requirements as living constructs. Not contracts to lock down, but frameworks to evolve as reality unfolds.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

At ESS, requirements for neutron flux, shielding, or control latency shouldn’t be fixed specs. They should be negotiations, between physics, engineering, safety, and cost. SE helps keep that negotiation disciplined and productive.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

This process includes: Translating vague goals into testable behaviors Resolving requirement conflicts across domains Establishing traceability to anchor decisions Managing inevitable change with rigor

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

Systems Engineering doesn’t solve this with a perfect list of specs. Instead, it gives us a process for converging on clarity over time.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

Stakeholders don’t always know what they want. Engineers don’t yet know what’s possible. And projects are boxed in by budget, compliance, and deadlines from day one.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

In complex systems (think particle accelerators, automotive platforms, control systems) early requirements are rarely complete or stable. They’re often ambiguous, conflicting, or just… aspirational.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 26/05/2025

One of the most persistent myths in engineering is this: "If we just define the requirements well enough up front, everything else will fall into place." Tempting idea. Also, deeply wrong.

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Iñigo Alonso Fernández @inigoalonso.com · 24/05/2025

So no, Systems Engineering doesn’t find “the best solution.” It finds the right compromise. And in complex systems, that’s not settling; that’s mastery. #SystemsEngineering #EngineeringLeadership #ProjectManagement #ProductDevelopment

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