Richard W. Bown - Author "Human Software"
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Richard W. Bown - Author "Human Software"
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Writer. Software person. Brit in NL. Debut novel "Human Software" small-town UK fights corporate AI conspiracy.

“Freaked me out more than any Stephen King novel.” - Jeremy Markey, Rands Slack Book Reviewer

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Freaked me out when I saw one flying above Friedrichshafen this summer
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I feel the VAT69 one would have a bit more of the inside line
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Worryingly, even experienced people fall into the starry eyed LLM build trap. In the last week I've had several interactions where it's obvious that the "sorry for the big PRs" have come from over excitable "let's fix some tech" thoughts without considering the human side. This makes me very sad.
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
So few people understand this, even fewer accomplish it. AI is not helping in this regard.
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Reposted by Richard W. Bown - Author "Human Software"
Write code to make being human easier. Rip code out if it makes being human harder. Write code to make caring for each other easier. Rip it out if it makes caring for each other harder.

Empathy driven development has literally never failed me. It’s done me better than everything else combined
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just thought today I hadn’t seen a skeet about this book in a while. I will read it! Keep doing what you’re doing!
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM