Welcome, friend. I’m glad you’re here.
My name is Vadim Kuhay — known on the scene as rdd13r since 1992.
I’m a system designer, player-coach, and hands-on engineer with decades of in-field experience.
I help startups, Fortune 500 giants, defense contractors, and public good companies.
I do that by mostly just coding.
Here is about me and the rest of the site is more about what I do.
Why I Do What I Do:
If you asked me right after I wake up, I’d say "I’m born for this." Or, "God made me to make."
This is the fundamental thesis of the Hacker Culture. We do what we do not because it’s lucrative. We’d still build if it weren’t lucrative at all. Yet making will always be lucrative by the definition of value. A bit of the chicken and the egg for you. This fundamental law is the reason behind:
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Far too many posers in our field — many want to earn by making but few are made for it;
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The few made for it segregate themselves from the "determined to do despite being unable."
Let me ask you — "What is the best course of corrective action in such lackluster reality?"
I argue that if you think about it long enough, you will come up with the same conclusion I have:
Help EVERYONE learn to MAKE WELL. Fall in love with making. And live rewarding lives.
Where It Leads:
This site contains fragments of my story:
lessons from the field, case studies, reflections,
and some resume material.
If any part of it speaks to you
— personally, technically, or philosophically
— I welcome the connection.
You can best find me in production, in conversation, or in the stories I leave behind.
…another thing,
I’m also a founder. But realistically, every hacker is — since long before the MIT Model Railroad Club.
A hacker too, and the mundane talk above didn’t impress you? Look for me in bonded warehouses;
or DRMO; join me for meaningful philanthropy, like 155mm, and help people help themselves 🇺🇸🇺🇦
A hacker knows what that means.
Who I write for?!
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Other founders looking for communities or mastermind groups;
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Leaders at 500–2,000-person companies shipping real products;
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"Company of One" and "Digital Nomads" are my kind of people.
That, which Matters Most!
I am a parent who homeschools his kids. My 16-year-old son went through public schooling until high school — Wake County public education system is considered the best in the nation. Now he’s college ready with a year of home-prep. He’s not going anywhere yet! Not until daddy is ready. I also partially homeschool my 3-year-old daughter. She has her traditional and I add a little.
This is our non-religious academically focused school[1] on GitHub: Héra Academy Laboratory.
If you are a homeschooling parent focusing on holistic development of your child,
I’d love to talk to you and compare notes.
Our eldest is graduating from high school early.
And that presents its own dilemmas to ponder over: academically ready isn’t everything.
You May Have Found me through my Other Activities…
❗ Corporate Engagements — email rIdd13r@pm.me — I build systems and teams for living.
❗OSS active research[2] — see MCP Total Recall; (I exited MATILDA in 2022, seek the new owner)
❌ Smart Weapons Systems — foreign[3] — I don’t work in this field since 2025.