Mike Parker @mikeyparker

Burned the blueprint. Paid the price. Now building from the edge—writing, climbing, riding bikes, North Sea surfer. ex: @capitaplc, founder @orangebus edg.ist Joined January 2009

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

3 months ago

What it feels like living in the UK: You had two cows. Now you have a tax bill and a lecture. Bravo @robprogressive

Rob Moore @robprogressive

3 months ago

What it feels like living in the UK: You had two cows. Now you have a tax bill and a lecture. Bravo @robprogressive

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I'm the same—something to talk through my ideas with, a silent pair programmer who never gets tired. It handles the scaffolding, the boilerplate. But when it comes to shaping the logic, stitching thought into code—that's mine. That's play. That's the craft.

DHH @dhh

4 months ago

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

4 months ago

Been building like this myself: AI throws up the scaffolds, I shape it. GitLab’s Field CTO nails the trend—coders turn conductors. Vibe coding for grown-ups: prompt, audit, ship. thenewstack.io/the-field-cto-…

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

4 months ago

Dreams into code—more people building. Vibe coding cracked the door wide open. It's Beautiful to see. I've written code for decades. This is different: code, design, product—all collapsed into one fluid motion—finally, my pair programming soulmate. echura.com

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

4 months ago

It's 5 a.m. on Saturday, and I'm up searching my history, racking my brain, and leaning on LLMs to try and uncover things I've seen in the past that are relevant to where I'm at now—no joy!

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

5 months ago

For anybody who needs to be reminded of how good things are now and how awful they were under Ashley. How football pundits (@PaulMerse, @themichaelowen, et al.) dismissed us as "delusional, entitled, unrealistic"—or, probably the worst, @rioferdy5 claiming on BT Sport that we…

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

5 months ago

Spot on. Most people still think Robin Hood was a socialist. He wasn't. He was anti-State, not anti-success. The masses never question why taxes are needed—only who should pay more—Never how they're spent—only who other than "me" it's fair to steal from.

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Alice @AliceTalksFooty

6 months ago

• Won Newcastle’s first trophy in 70 years. • Beat 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the league in cup run. • Took Bournemouth from 23rd in League Two to the Premier League & kept them up for five seasons. • Tactically outclassed Arteta over two legs. • Tactically brilliant out of…

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

6 months ago

I'm up in Peebles and minded of a trip back in 2001 with @singletrackmag

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

7 months ago

Those who can, do; those who can’t (or haven’t) teach.

Naval @naval

7 months ago

Those who can, do; those who can’t (or haven’t) teach.

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10 months ago

Seen in LA. Based. 🔥

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

11 months ago

Fuck working Mondays. I’ve got better things to do. link.medium.com/DKgkzmdMSNb #reflections #thinking #mentalhealth #Mondaymotivaion

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

11 months ago

The Design of Invisible Things; what's behind the creation of a company... link.medium.com/QIl86OkNzNb #design #business #strategy #culture

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Mike Parker @mikeyparker

11 months ago

It's been a long time since I've written anything, but here's a look back at my journey starting, scaling and exiting a digital agency >> Look Back Before Moving Forward link.medium.com/hg3Po6vsjNb

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Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom

4 years ago

The question that no US journalist asked @JoeBiden in Geneva today: “Why does the US government fear Julian Assange so much and why is telling the truth about war crimes and corruption now a criminal act?” But they didn’t hesitate to ask Putin about the persecution of Navalny.