PhD in CS at Te Herenga Waka, focusing on birds. Open source. Linguist and conlanger. eBird and iNat. SustainOSS and CURIOSS. He/him. See https://burntfen.com for a list of things I did when I should have been doing other things.https://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3mtx5wbkrvs2qIf you get a sudden and overwhelming urge to write and read papers on taxonomic nomenclature, your brain has unfortunately probably learned that this is an acceptable procrastination technique. Do the other thing instead.26 Aug 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx5wbkrvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3msyqh7kmgc2mIt is wild to me that my most recent paper on open practices in Nature Human Behaviour has infinite more engagement than my previously published paper, "The Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco Should Be Called *Junco Hyemalis Oregana*" in Western Birds. Dark-eyed Juncos deserve more. #birds #research13 Aug 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyqh7kmgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3msx6bz7bws22Next year, we need to organize more regular posts and messaging to our communities about the work that #InternetNZ does. Anyone want to start a timeline for this work with me?13 Aug 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msx6bz7bws22https://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3mstp7vmyzs2oToday I got an email that I have formally been suspended from my university for three months. Damn. I guess I am going to have to take this teaching fellowship job in Xiamen in Nov. and Dec. seriously now.11 Aug 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstp7vmyzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3msra66gujk2iToday, our paper on open - how open source, open knowledge, open science etc. are related and what best practices are - came out in Nature Human Behaviour. The paywall is unfortunate and ironic. Happy to email it to anyone. Preprint: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4821969 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02526-010 Aug 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msra66gujk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3msp7uhgrhs2xCool work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msp7uhgrhs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/richlitt.bsky.social/post/3ms77khvw2c2v@buttercupfestival.bsky.social haere rā, tuatara. Kind of proud of that one.03 Aug 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:ydcdtrc6jsuisx4b6aqrtbf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms77khvw2c2v