Richard Bown

@xyglo

Software dude. Brit abroad. Running, learning Dutch, cricket with occasional enterprise and IoT techno-swearing.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Joined January 2012
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    13 Dec 2016

    I'd like to have more creativity than common sense but common sense pays more

    1 retweet 1 like
  2. 8 hours ago

    This productivity curve is not limited to developers but also others who might be 'in the zone'

  3. 12 hours ago

    Ah teenager. You ignore me all day, then get annoyed that I sigh when you trip over my foot. The world is truly unjust.

    3 likes
  4. Jun 8

    Wanhope - old English word for 'despair' c.f. Dutch 'wanhopig'

  5. Jun 8

    Finished reading The Circle. It's ok if not a bit bloody completely obvious and laying it on with a trowel. Terrifying it is not. Meh.

  6. Retweeted
    Jun 7
    Replying to

    The , holding no punches back.

    2 replies 13 retweets 17 likes
  7. Jun 7

    First time I've seen Hasan Ali and hugely impressed with his attitude and skill

  8. Retweeted
    Jun 6

    Football fan fought London terror attackers with his fists shouting 'f**k you, I'm Millwall'

    15 replies 275 retweets 326 likes
  9. Retweeted
    Jun 3

    It's a bad idea to try to assault London pub goers, they actually have a fight culture

    Replying to @NBCNightlyNews
    JUST IN: Witness to : People used pint glasses and chairs to fight back as at least 1 attacker entered a pub in London.
    7 replies 112 retweets 222 likes
  10. Jun 3

    The BBC cricket coverage, so long the benchmark is now floppy and tired. I always loved TMS but hubris has got to it. Needs a change

  11. Jun 3

    Brilliant comms on Sky 2 by Sangakarra and Polly. Oval looks a picture. Can't wait for the test match end July but proving a treat

  12. Jun 2

    That new Arcade Fire has real Abba to it innit?

  13. Jun 2

    As a 'writer' I should know the difference between the active and passive voice. Apparently

  14. Jun 2

    With the cartoonisation of politics the fight between good and evil replaces the boring campaigns of old which you could just safely ignore

    1 like
  15. Jun 1

    Sky desperately talking up 300 off 50 overs as a challenging score when now that's a par score for T20 on a good pitch

  16. Jun 1

    GBP volatility today is madness

  17. Jun 1

    England talked up something stupid before this tournament! Should've had a flutter on going straight out

    1 like
  18. May 31

    In my head: "My wife should be here so she could say 'This is for twitter isn't it?'"

  19. May 31

    If you put a businessman in charge of the planet should you be surprised by what you get?

  20. May 31

    90s was the 60s but sunshine music is also good.

    .'s Thom Yorke hits out at Britpop: 'It made me fucking angry'
  21. May 31

    Listening to Neil Young's Richard Nixon song and wondering what he's got for us this time?

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