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
- June 12, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
Inherited fault: scars, sin, and what crosses over
The science: parents seem to pass down more than genes. Stress and suffering leave epigenetic marks…
- 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…
- June 5, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
How does the brain map the body?
The brain has detailed maps for touch and movement, but the trunk barely shows up in the motor map e…
- June 5, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
Why some brains can't read faces
Some people cannot recognise a face, sometimes even their own, while the rest of their vision works…
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
- May 3, 2026 · St. John's College
- April 15, 2026 · Jordan B Peterson
- March 28, 2026 · unprompted
- March 26, 2026 · Jane Street
- March 22, 2026 · Donella Meadows
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