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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 09, 2026

Most owners accept an ugly smelly plastic bin of gravel as an inevitable system failure. I see it as a poorly managed interface. To showcase my other engineering expertise I am launching a new product: The Deluxe Stealth Cat Washroom. 😂 I was sitting in my lounge the other day trying to enjoy a coffee. When my cat decided to use his tray. Within seconds the boundary of my peaceful morning was breached by a scent that no ventilation could fix. It was a classic failure:

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 07, 2026

Systems Engineering is much more than working on projects at your workplace. SE is coming up with better, more valuable and efficient solutions to old problems. Even in unexpected areas within your home. Keep an eye following here to see what I'm up to. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 07, 2026

I started an alternative side-business to my side-business. That may work even better. Applying Systems Engineering to cat problems as Customers, and their Stakeholders! The first product solves stinky dirty problems in a premium way :)) Ask me for the link. https://use.toth.al/products/deluxe-cat-litter-box

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 18, 2026

I watched a career crash and burn at my local coffee shop this morning.
There is a barista there. She makes the world's best Marshmallow Latte. A true expert. Because she was so good they promoted her to Shift Lead.

And today she was failing. Badly.

She was hovering over the new hire obsessing about the foam density on a latte, while the line for black coffee went out the door. She was trying to solve every problem with her specific speciality.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 07, 2026

Here's why Systems Engineering isn't working for you.
Everyone's obsessing over the “perfect tool” BUT guess what?

If you’re burning hours fighting your app or chasing certifications you’re not an engineer ... you’re just your own overpriced IT support.

Systems Engineering is about THINKING NOT tool mastery.

Tell me I’m wrong

https://use.toth.al/posts/the-perfect-tool-trap-bigger-is-not-better

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.
It can make all the difference in your career.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 04, 2026

I just learned what Dr. Martin Luther King was a doctor in: Systematic Theology.

That means he was also a practising 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿!

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 04, 2026

Stop looking for the "secret."!

This isn't about finding a never-before-seen hack. This is about sitting down and getting sh*t done.

You can't play life on Easy Mode. You need a bit of hardship to build the character required to enjoy the result.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 04, 2026

You can learn the English language perfectly. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺.
I see this every day. Engineers who know the SysML syntax perfectly. They know every button in the software. They can quote the handbook.

But when they sit down to model a system? 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮. [1/3] 👇

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 04, 2026

Don't allow your "Job" to stand in the way of your "Life's Work."

Your job shouldn't define you. But your Life's Work will.

Defend it. Work for it. Put it first.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 03, 2026

Perfectionism is maths . And the maths says:

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 > 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

For all practical purposes, 98% is Perfect. Stop polishing. Something is infinitely more valuable than nothing when delivered on time.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 03, 2026

Give a master carpenter a rusty screwdriver, and he will build a masterpiece. Give a novice the most expensive electric drill and they won't know where to put the first screw. I see this every day in Systems Engineering. We obsess over the tools. We fight about Cameo vs. Capella vs. Rhapsody and the like. We spend thousands on licenses. But when you finally open that expensive software what happens? 1/4 👇

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 03, 2026

... 1/4 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀. You stare at an empty white workspace. You know 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 a "Block" is. You know 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 a "Requirement" is. You read the handbook. Oh, you know SysML ... But where do you start? How do you structure the model so you don't create a mess in 3 weeks? How do you actually model a real safety-critical loop without getting lost?

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... 1/4 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀. You stare at an empty white workspace. You know 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 a "Block" is. You know 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 a "Requirement" is. You read the handbook. Oh, you know SysML ... But where do you

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 03, 2026

... 3/4 You look for tutorials, and what do you find? "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲." Or "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿." Most of these are driven by tool vendors and meant to demonstrate how to draw pretty diagrams with SysML. That is not Engineering. That is just drawing boxes. Real systems have regulatory constraints, noisy data, and complex failure modes. A toaster doesn't prepare you for that.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 03, 2026

"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." — Terry Pratchett. You might be solving the same problem you solved 5 years ago. But you are not the same Engineer. Experience changes the observer.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

If your work feels like a grind, you are playing the wrong game. The best work feels like play. It builds on who you already are, not who you think you should be.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

Stop obsessing over Quality. It’s a numbers game. Quantity is the path to Quality. You have to write 100 bad lines of code (or posts) to find the 1 genius one. #GrowthMindset #JustDoIt

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2/5 We think if a diagram looks like a bowl of 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪, it means we are "smart." We believe that if we aren't drowning in data, we aren't working. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. When y

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3/5 If you are staring at a model today that feels overwhelming, stop. You don't need 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 blocks. You need 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 clarity. You need simple. A simple start. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝗕𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹! Here is the "𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

4/5 1. 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱? (If it’s just for the process, kill it). 2. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱? (If no, you don't understand it well enough yet). 3. 𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸? (If no, it’s just clutter).

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

2/5 We think if a diagram looks like a bowl of 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪, it means we are "smart." We believe that if we aren't drowning in data, we aren't working. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. When you strip away the noise, you realise the hard truth: Complexity is often just a sign that you haven't understood the problem yet. Anyone can build a complicated system. It takes a Master to build a simple one.

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

3/5 If you are staring at a model today that feels overwhelming, stop. You don't need 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 blocks. You need 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 clarity. You need simple. A simple start. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝗕𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹! Here is the "𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸" I used to reset my own thinking this month. Use it before you add a single new element to your design today: 👇

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 1/5 I stopped everything for a month. Here is what I learned about Engineering. I stepped away from the noise. No posting, no performative "busyness." Just silence ... And in that silence, I realised something terrifying about our industry: 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆. We wear our confusing Cameo models like 𝙗𝙖𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 of honour. Or Capella. Rhapsody? ...

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 02, 2026

Stop fixing things that don't need to be fixed. Stop solving problems that are not yours to solve. You are leaking energy on things that don't move the needle. #Focus

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 01, 2026

Let's stop this and do that. Do important things!

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Why I miss 𝟴-𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (and the elegance of the "Sliding Window") We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 01, 2026

... more here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexxtoth_why-i-miss-%F0%9D%9F%B4-%F0%9D%97%AF%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%98%81-%F0%9D%97%B0%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%98%81-activity-7417149779429715968-TTD3

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@alextoth@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 01, 2026

Why I miss 𝟴-𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (and the elegance of the "Sliding Window") We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. Many years ago while developing a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) I hit a wall. We identified a vulnerability: the ...

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