Richard Demann
May 2026

A notebook, not a portfolio

Why this site is for accountability and memory, not reach — and the one rule behind it.

May 2026

AI notes in Obsidian

The most useful thing in my vault isn't the notes — it's the AI notes sitting next to them.

Apr 2026

Reading papers without drowning in references

Getting the argument of a paper before the citation soup pulls you under.

Jun 2026 · Autocomplete · trying

Cotypist

Tab-to-autocomplete almost anywhere — liked it enough that I'm building my own.

Jun 2026 · Windows · using

AltTab

Windows the way the Dock should have done it.

Jun 2026 · Terminal · using

Ghostty

My terminal. I can't quite say why it's better — but I haven't wanted to switch.

Jun 2026 · Active · v1 on main

UsageBar

A macOS menu-bar app that shows how much Claude and Codex usage you have left.

May 2026 · Prototype

Finance Dashboard

A private, self-hostable finance tracker with real numbers kept out of the cloud.

May 2026 · Active

This website

A static index of notes, tools, and projects — and the living network behind it.