Hi, this is Richie. I'm a software engineer with a soft spot for robotics. On the long run, slowly inventing the universe one abstraction at a time, and this is where I keep the notes - writing, projects, bookmarks.
Recent Writings
- July 2, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
Does a working system empty the pews?
When a country's systems start working (hospitals that heal, jobs that pay, a state that keeps you s…
- July 2, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
What best predicts how a life turns out?
Everyone names a different lever: IQ, grit, self-control, the family you're born into, the warmth of…
- June 12, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
Inherited fault: scars, sin, and what crosses over
Two traditions say the same unsettling thing: you inherit a burden you never chose. Biology calls it…
- June 5, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
Does the brain always take the cheapest fix?
The brain seems to make the smallest change that solves the problem in front of it, and to spend tha…
Recent Projects
- 2026
Modular manufacturing OS - work instructions, quality, inventory, people, equipment - one connected platform.
- 2024
Author multilingual technical documentation with the Quarto pipeline, JavaScript-flavoured.
- 2024
Real-time messaging and integration backend for partner deliveries.
Recent Bookmarks
- June 23, 2026 · Stanford News
- May 3, 2026 · St. John's College
- April 15, 2026 · Jordan B Peterson
- March 28, 2026 · unprompted
- March 26, 2026 · Jane Street
Interests
- Where LLMs lose the plot
- Distributed systems and the messes they make
- Tinkering with robots
- How brains pull off learning
- Language, thought, and what came first