Jonathan Lister Parsons

Some thoughts on the evolution of digital assistants

@dscape boomer

Call me boomer but I didn't know what e/acc meant so I looked it up. In case you're too embarrassed to ask, allow me: e/acc is short for “effective accelerationism" It's a techno-optimist view of the world that defends technological and economic progress as the morally right (and inevitable) choice to make in order to solve universal human problems and move us forward. It basically defends people who do things and rejects overregulation and “doomism”. Specially true for things like AI, space, etc so people push for these to evolve fast instead of putting on the breaks. created by @beffjezos, @bayeslord, @zestular and @creatine_cycle (I think) you're welcome

What if you took the core abstractions of Plan 9 from Bell Labs and put them in a WebAssembly module? progrium.xyz/blog/2025/spir…

“Inspired and hilarious” Thank you to the Financial Times (@FT) for including High Vaultage in their list of Best Summer Books of 2024!

A highly satisfying and tense series finale! The @Victoriocity folk (bestselling authors @chrssgdn and @JenSugden) really are very good at weaving the many threads of mystery stories

@nickwebb Heavy hit!

Put a few tracks on my Soundcloud this week - eg soundcloud.com/nickjwebb/weak

2x Senior Software Engineer roles (JavaScript / Java engineers particularly welcome) open at @pensionbee, come say hi :)

@sazzymills Amazing!

Tonight's episode of The Jonathan Ross Show features, among many other brill things.....WRITING FROM ME, YOUR PROBLEMATIC FAVE, SARAH MILLS.

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This quote from Doug Engelbart sums it up well - computers should help people approach a problem space, understand it and find solutions. Particularly in the context of group work, I would argue our tools and practices regularly fail that brief

Really enjoyed this talk about #ToolsForThought from @Mappletons youtu.be/yKjxhoavCRM?si… The more we explore Domain-Driven Design @pensionbee the more I realise our cultural practices fail to adequately explore problem spaces

Can't recommend this book enough! And with early access passes thrown in to the most excellent @Victoriocity podcast series 3, it should be a no-brainer :D

@monkchips @monkigras I'm crying that I did not realise this was happening

I think I am now comfortable that this is a fucking good conference. We are an hour in. We are so back @monkigras.

High Vaultage spotted in the wild with a lovely @Waterstones recommendation: “a hilarious novel set in London in 1887 … Twisty, inventive and thrilling, this novel about a private detective agency will excite and electrify” Official launch tomorrow! 🎉

It’s High Vaultage publication day! 🎉 A tale of private detectives, kidnappings, unsolvable bank break-ins, and spiralling nefariousness in the chaos of Even Greater London, 1887. We (@chrssgdn and @JenSugden) hope you love it. Happy reading 📕 👸 🤖

@Reido2012 Too kind!

Description definitely fits mine! @jayfresh 🙏🏾💪🏾

I don't read many books thanks to having a 1-year old, but after a recommendation for "The Culture Code" by @DanielCoyle from @richmarr (VP Engineering @pensionbee) I couldn't put it down. Psychological safety, belonging, managing for creativity vs proficiency #WorldBookDay2024

They buried the lede on this new study. It's not that exercise beats out SSRIs for depression treatment, but that *just* dancing has the largest effect of *any treatment* for depression. That's kind of beautiful.

Season 3 ‘Truth & Claw’, Episode 1 ‘The Beast’. Out now.

High Vaultage hardbacks in all their neon glory! Copies available for preorder from all touring bookmonger wagons. Outside the U.K.? Free international shipping available from @blackwellbooks. Find out more at victoriocity.com/high-vaultage

So proud of @JenSugden and @chrssgdn for getting their first @Victoriocity book over the line and into pre-sales. Having seen a draft I can tell you this is a bonnet-gripping romp through mystery, intrigue and hilarity set in a bizarre-yet-plausible techno-Victorian age. **BUY**