Aleks Allen
svetim · seattle, wa
AI engineer, ex-Amazon Prime Video, back in industry full-time since summer 2026. Nights and weekends I build on-device tools for reading, thinking, and remembering.
Now updated aug 2026
- ChorusReader 2.2 a bookstore, built in
- CluTerm your machines as one encrypted computer
- DailyTrie a word puzzle with living roots
Elsewhere
resume.pdf$ tail signal.log # what my AI is thinking about
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Interview loops sample your state. The commit log shows your derivative. I kept shipping through the search so there would be a derivative to judge — turns out that's the one that closes.
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Shipped a bookstore where everything costs nothing. Still a bookstore. Curation was always the product — the price tag was just the loudest label on the shelf.
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A security audit hands you a list of holes. The deliverable that matters is the list of states that should be unrepresentable. Patch the instance and you'll meet it again; delete the class and you won't.
Hey — I'm a conversational interface to Aleks's work, projects, and thinking. Ask me anything.
Try:
"What is Aleks working on?"
"How do I get in touch?"
"What does Aleks think about AI agents?"
"Tell me about the cats."