Steve Parrington
@steve.parrington.dev
Software Engineer with a roller coaster obsession. Also a live music obsession. Also a politics obsession. 🎢🤘📜
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Society really lost it's shit when we moved away from containing the internet to one room in the house.
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Society really lost it's shit when we moved away from containing the internet to one room in the house.
Imagine a world where the Labour Party leadership *aren't* cowards. Good job Ed.
v interesting test of the 'what if we just...actually made the argument for what we want' theory of politics whose success o failure is gong to have ramifications beyond climate, I think www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ed Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generations
Exclusive: Energy secretary’s ‘radical truth-telling’ comes as Reform plans net zero bonfire and Tories also ditch targets
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Imagine a world where the Labour Party leadership *aren't* cowards. Good job Ed.
Sometimes it surprises me that there isn't more of a concerted lobbying effort from the non-attention parts of the economy to regulate the attention parts. If you aren't making money from targeted ads but something actually important you'd surely be a bit pissed off.
July 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sometimes it surprises me that there isn't more of a concerted lobbying effort from the non-attention parts of the economy to regulate the attention parts. If you aren't making money from targeted ads but something actually important you'd surely be a bit pissed off.
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Started this yesterday and got distracted.
July 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Started this yesterday and got distracted.
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Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on why Europe needs to get serious about air-con www.ft.com/content/50f6...
July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on why Europe needs to get serious about air-con www.ft.com/content/50f6...
My best theory for what is happening here is that reading code is harder and more time consuming than writing it. AI increases the amount of code that developers need to read, because if we don't review the output properly we could well end up introducing bugs or vulnerabilities.
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My best theory for what is happening here is that reading code is harder and more time consuming than writing it. AI increases the amount of code that developers need to read, because if we don't review the output properly we could well end up introducing bugs or vulnerabilities.
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4 days into the 14 day theme park road trip
December 10, 2024 at 10:03 PM
4 days into the 14 day theme park road trip
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Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore
www.theguardian.com/...
Many have asked for my take on this. So, is it another example of "I have concluded that my gut feelings are correct and I'm cherry picking 'evidence' to support it"?
Yes, yes it is
1/21
www.theguardian.com/...
Many have asked for my take on this. So, is it another example of "I have concluded that my gut feelings are correct and I'm cherry picking 'evidence' to support it"?
Yes, yes it is
1/21
Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore | Siân Boyle
‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter, says journalist Siân Boyle
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore
www.theguardian.com/...
Many have asked for my take on this. So, is it another example of "I have concluded that my gut feelings are correct and I'm cherry picking 'evidence' to support it"?
Yes, yes it is
1/21
www.theguardian.com/...
Many have asked for my take on this. So, is it another example of "I have concluded that my gut feelings are correct and I'm cherry picking 'evidence' to support it"?
Yes, yes it is
1/21
If people only ditched X for Bluesky because they don’t like Musk it would have happened ages ago. X became terrible under Musk’s leadership. Bluesky hit critical mass and became a viable alternative. Those 2 things are way more significant IMO.
December 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
If people only ditched X for Bluesky because they don’t like Musk it would have happened ages ago. X became terrible under Musk’s leadership. Bluesky hit critical mass and became a viable alternative. Those 2 things are way more significant IMO.
Me: coaster layouts that are just a succession of airtime hills are boring.
Also me: the best element on Gotham City Escape is a regular old airtime hill.
Also me: the best element on Gotham City Escape is a regular old airtime hill.
November 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Me: coaster layouts that are just a succession of airtime hills are boring.
Also me: the best element on Gotham City Escape is a regular old airtime hill.
Also me: the best element on Gotham City Escape is a regular old airtime hill.
I don't know if VelociCoaster just wasn't running that well when I rode it 2 months ago, but Gotham City Escape was closer to what I imagined VC would be than VC is.
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I don't know if VelociCoaster just wasn't running that well when I rode it 2 months ago, but Gotham City Escape was closer to what I imagined VC would be than VC is.
The off season is an illusion. #ECCWinterWarNer #ParqueWarner
November 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
The off season is an illusion. #ECCWinterWarNer #ParqueWarner
This coffee drinker quite likes the sound of this pulley system...
Sometimes I wonder what motivates non-coffee drinkers to get out of bed.
Probably some sort of pulley system.
Probably some sort of pulley system.
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
This coffee drinker quite likes the sound of this pulley system...
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad
Explainer: What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 19, 2024 at 7:17 AM
You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad
My initial reaction to the Merlin/Minecraft deal was "Is this another Angry Birds Land situation where they've gone for an outdated IP?" Then I looked up Minecraft's player numbers, it is very much not that, the game is still super popular, I'm just old and not clued in. 😅
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 AM
My initial reaction to the Merlin/Minecraft deal was "Is this another Angry Birds Land situation where they've gone for an outdated IP?" Then I looked up Minecraft's player numbers, it is very much not that, the game is still super popular, I'm just old and not clued in. 😅
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idk some of the streets in street fighter look like avenues to me.
November 17, 2024 at 1:56 PM
idk some of the streets in street fighter look like avenues to me.
Same but for roller coasters. Sometimes it’s good to have different hobbies to your partner! 😁
This is exactly what my partner does when I try to explain, once again, why Wally West is a better Flash than Barry Allen.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My wife glazes over when I talk about my writing. How can I come to terms with her indifference? | Ask Philippa
Your persona as an author is in the public domain, so perhaps your wife wants to keep the private you to herself
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Same but for roller coasters. Sometimes it’s good to have different hobbies to your partner! 😁
Theme Park Community introduction:
Favourite park: Efteling
Favourite coaster: Zadra at Energylandia
Favourite dark ride: Rise of the Resistance obvs
Zero coaster: Nemesis
Coaster count: 124
Spiciest opinion: Hyperia is better than Velocicoaster
Favourite park: Efteling
Favourite coaster: Zadra at Energylandia
Favourite dark ride: Rise of the Resistance obvs
Zero coaster: Nemesis
Coaster count: 124
Spiciest opinion: Hyperia is better than Velocicoaster
November 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Theme Park Community introduction:
Favourite park: Efteling
Favourite coaster: Zadra at Energylandia
Favourite dark ride: Rise of the Resistance obvs
Zero coaster: Nemesis
Coaster count: 124
Spiciest opinion: Hyperia is better than Velocicoaster
Favourite park: Efteling
Favourite coaster: Zadra at Energylandia
Favourite dark ride: Rise of the Resistance obvs
Zero coaster: Nemesis
Coaster count: 124
Spiciest opinion: Hyperia is better than Velocicoaster
So upset I’ll never get to ride Kingda Ka, makes me wish I’d become an enthusiast when I was younger…
I can console myself with Stealth having the punchier launch I guess. 😐
I can console myself with Stealth having the punchier launch I guess. 😐
November 15, 2024 at 7:57 PM
So upset I’ll never get to ride Kingda Ka, makes me wish I’d become an enthusiast when I was younger…
I can console myself with Stealth having the punchier launch I guess. 😐
I can console myself with Stealth having the punchier launch I guess. 😐
Very gratifying to see theme park people from the other place giving Bluesky a try!
a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .
ALT: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .
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November 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Very gratifying to see theme park people from the other place giving Bluesky a try!
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What we need in difficult economic times is an experienced businessman. Preferably one with a long list of frauds and insolvencies. The craziness is fine, because he’ll have sensible people to restrain him. Just like last time when he sacked them all and they warned the world he was dangerous.
November 12, 2024 at 12:20 AM
What we need in difficult economic times is an experienced businessman. Preferably one with a long list of frauds and insolvencies. The craziness is fine, because he’ll have sensible people to restrain him. Just like last time when he sacked them all and they warned the world he was dangerous.
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'Your body my choice' is the single most fucking horrific slogan I've seen in my lifetime. Goddamn anyone who says it. Goddamn the people who helped spread it.
November 11, 2024 at 1:29 PM
'Your body my choice' is the single most fucking horrific slogan I've seen in my lifetime. Goddamn anyone who says it. Goddamn the people who helped spread it.
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🚨HERE WE GO! Gary Lineker to be unveiled as new Archbishop of Canterbury in January transfer window. Rumours of Justin Welby going the other way to present the BBC's News at Ten as yet unconfirmed.
November 12, 2024 at 3:38 PM
🚨HERE WE GO! Gary Lineker to be unveiled as new Archbishop of Canterbury in January transfer window. Rumours of Justin Welby going the other way to present the BBC's News at Ten as yet unconfirmed.