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Did my first speaking bit about the book last night. Got a podcast recording this morning, another tomorrow. Any recommendations for podcasts I should go on? #writingcommunity #booksky #humansoftware
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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<< ...For anyone who’s ever shipped flaky code, knowingly increased tech debt or sat through another pointless stand-up, HUMAN SOFTWARE is a razor-sharp dystopian thriller that highlights the absurdities and dangers of modern sfwt engineering & our AI-driven future... >>
HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in I.T. - A Novel
An overworked British engineer and the American executive who has been sent to fire her form an unlikely alliance to save a rural town’s major employer.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
HUMAN SOFTWARE: A Life in I.T. - A Novel leanpub.com/humansoftware by Richard Bown is the featured book on the Leanpub homepage! leanpub.com #Fiction #Thriller #LiteraryFiction #LeadershipAgile #SoftwareArchitecture

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November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
No product or service is going to fix your broken software engineers #humansoftware
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Thoughts with those who have to support software systems impacted by the AWS outage #humansoftware
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Day two of hefting books across London to give and sell to people! Also looking forward to a little celebration later.. #booksky #selfpublished #humansoftware
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Still a top ten Amazon bestseller #humansoftware #booksky
October 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Looking forward to reading the debut novel by my good friend @bownie.bsky.social

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October 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Finally getting down to the proof read #writing #booksky #humansoftware
September 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Who are the baddies in HUMAN SOFTWARE? Well, it's Gerbach.

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The Future, Delivered - Gerbach Logistics and Expedition Inc
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September 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New cover. What do you think? #humansoftware
August 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Got the final edits back and so the review copies go out tomorrow. A few weeks to go until publication... #writing #booksky #humansoftware #writingcommunity
August 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I've written a novel about fragility, resilience and fighting back against big tech through resistance and trust. #writing #booksky #humansoftware
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I made a website complete with evil leadership team for the fake logistics company at the heart of my story: gerbachgroup.com #humansoftware #booksky #writing #writingcommunity
The Future, Delivered - Gerbach Logistics and Expedition Inc
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August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My debut novel HUMAN SOFTWARE will be available in September exclusively on Leanpub. Sign up here to stay informed:

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HUMAN SOFTWARE
An overworked British engineer and the American executive who has been sent to fire her form an unlikely alliance to save a rural town’s major employer.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
SO - final redrafts are COMPLETE. It's going off to the editor this week after one more read-through. I'm HAPPY. Time to update the website with some more teasers.. #humansoftware #writing #booksky
June 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Oh, and we have a new SUBTITLE "Human Software: Life and Death in Corporate IT" humansoftwa.re #humansoftware #booksky @booksky.club
June 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The "Human Software" Leanpub page is now LIVE:

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Get a sneak peek at the content and tell me how much you'd be willing to pay. This helps set the minimum price for the e-book, which should be available towards the end of July.

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May 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Human Software is now live on Leanpub! Sign up there to register your interest and to receive updates about its upcoming publication:

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Human Software
Human Software is the story of an overworked British engineer and the American executive who has been sent to fire her forming an unlikely alliance to save a rural town’s major employer.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM