Will Poynter
wpoynter.bsky.social
Will Poynter
@wpoynter.bsky.social
Technical Generalist, former Engineering Director
Runner, walker, coffee-lover and lover of old pubs

A big believer in creative tech

Education: Physics BSc, Particle Physics MSc
Experience: Freelance, startup, scale-up (Babylon), university (UCL)
Pretty sure no one ever asked for a second Hull...
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
At the time I was learning of Winnie and his adventures in the Hundred Arce Woods, I was already being told there are such things as bad kings, and never ever should I fear them. Look to your artists, they hold they true record. #america

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January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM


King John was not a good man,
And no good friends had he.
He stayed in every afternoon...
But no one came to tea.

...

Those extracts are taken from King John's Christmas, by A. A. Milne from his book When We Were Young, which is also the origin of Winnie the Pooh.

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January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
King John was not a good man
He had his little ways
And sometimes no one spoke to him
For days and days and days
And men who came across him

When walking in the town
Gave him a supercilious stare
Or passed with noses in the air
And bad King John stood dumbly there
Blushing beneath his crown

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January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
And why is it my favourite, probably because I know #stephencolbert used to use it to flirt with Eve.
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 AM