Henry Russell

Writer, thinker, builder.

LinkedIn/in/hruss Emailhruss@hruss.com


Work & study

Fall 2026Twinly
Growth intern implementing innovative marketing strategies. twinly.tech →
Summer 2026Synthica
SWE intern on the technical team, implementing cybernetic management techniques to structure backend data and frontend UI/UX for internal tooling, in addition to full-stack web development for the main website.
2025–Gettysburg Times
Freelance journalist who formerly reported on local school districts and now writes a weekly opinion column.
2025–Gettysburg Eddie's
Host at a local restaurant.
Education
Gettysburg Area High School (Sophomore).

Journalism & contests

2025–Gettysburg Times
Formerly reported on local school districts; now writes a weekly opinion column. byline → (partial).
2026–The Centrifuge
Staff writer at a student-run STEM magazine. link →
2026–Synthica
Associate editor, mathematics.
2026Non-Trivial
Selective research fellowship (RFP). Studied research and its role in effective altruism.
2024Hershey Story Writing Contest
Second.
2025American Legion Writing Contest
Second.

Projects

01

FILECHAT

2025

A peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted no-server web chatroom via ECDH P-256 and AES-GCM, available online. It also works as a saved standalone HTML file and can self-update via signed versioning.

HTML/JS/CSSDecentralizedECDH + AES-GCMOpen Source

Try FILECHAT
02

Number Bases

2026

An interactive explanation of how number bases work from tally marks to negabinary to base phi.

InteractiveMathWebsite

Explore Bases
03

Human Kiloannum Clock

2025–102025

An art piece of 3D-printed cubes that can represent any 5-digit number, built to last 100,000 years and updated by hand. Akin to the Long Now clock, it touches existential risk, decay, environmental impact, and industrial reliability. The widget below approximates the cubes.

ArtPhysical

How do number bases work?
five digits, 00000 to 99999
04

Stacks

2026

An offline-first iOS reader for Substack and any RSS feed. It downloads the newsletters and podcasts you follow ahead of time, in full: text, images, comments, audio. On a plane or off the grid, your reading is already on your phone.

iOSOffline-firstFree on the App Store

Stacks on iPhone: the Latest feed, with 11 hours of reading already downloaded for offline
05

Reading Log

2026–

A public record of everything I read online. Every article, essay, and paper gets an entry with a star rating, tags, and sometimes notes; re-reads are marked too. The whole log is searchable and has its own RSS feed, so you can read what I read.

WebsiteOngoingRSS

Browse the log

Competitions & clubs

2022–Technology Student Association
Reporter, 2026–27. Competed at the 2025 and 2026 National Conferences. One nationals first; three nationals placed (of three qualified); three states attended (of four qualified); many regional places.
2025–Future Business Leaders of America
10th, Banking & Financial Systems, 2026 National Leadership Conference (NLC), San Antonio. 2nd at PA states; 1st at regionals.
2025–Speech and Debate
NSDA national circuit, NCFL. PHSSL Parliamentary: 6th states, 2nd districts.
2025–Mock Trial
Team member.
2025–Philosophy Club
Founded. Rigorous discussions and occasional visiting talks.
2025–Student Council
Co-Treasurer, 2026–27. Runs the school food-service Instagram.
2026–27Trading Club
Vice President.

Ask Henry


Contact

Reach out. I respond in a timely manner, depending on how you send the message. Thanks!