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
- May 23, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
What's funneling young adults into the same narrow set of interests - algorithms, peer effects, educ…
- May 23, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
How does synaptic plasticity actually work at the biochemistry level - LTP, LTD, Hebbian rules - and…
- May 23, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
Can the environment write code into your children?
Can environmentally-triggered mutations actually reach offspring? Where's the line between germline…
- May 23, 2026 · Essay · 1 Min Read
The language of thought, before words
Before words landed in our minds, what was the language of thought? How did we communicate with ours…
Recent Projects
- 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
Updated 2026-05-23
- 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