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Introducing Refrakt
Introducing Refrakt, the next phase of my newsletter.
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Introducing Refrakt, the next phase in my newsletter. This bi-weekly letter is for those who want to get just a little bit more out of life, & see curiosity, exploration, & creativity to be key to that process.
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Clear Autumn's Timbre
Two thousand words on Nichijou's most evocative two minutes.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Clear Autumn's Timbre
Two thousand words on Nichijou's most evocative two minutes.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
“the pharaoh’s tomb is cursed! the necromancer’s ring is cursed! the witch’s grimoire is cursed!” that’s how you sound. everything is fucking cursed with you bro. i don’t care. i’m taking this skull.
It's crazy the business side of AI is basically identical to a group of friends venmoing each other the same $20 back and forth, except it's $1B.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It's crazy the business side of AI is basically identical to a group of friends venmoing each other the same $20 back and forth, except it's $1B.
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if you think this can cure all cancers and you're not pushing budget to that, your focus is maximizing profit you could theoretically earn..from people who have cancer. but you think it has a maybe 2% chance. not worth diverting expenditures. ok so just don't pretend to care about cancer patients 😀
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
if you think this can cure all cancers and you're not pushing budget to that, your focus is maximizing profit you could theoretically earn..from people who have cancer. but you think it has a maybe 2% chance. not worth diverting expenditures. ok so just don't pretend to care about cancer patients 😀
James is such a thoughtful writer. I too am constantly grateful for the ability to run, to move—and know it's not forever.
"What makes this feel good is that I don’t know where this goes."
An ode to Michael Clayton and the giddy renewal before death.
1. Thomas Brinkmann - 96:12/24 VR
2. HTRK - Poison
3. TM404 - 202/303/303/303/606/606
4. Tropic of Cancer - Stop Suffering
5. µ-Ziq - Peppermint Aero
+ Tom Wilkinson
An ode to Michael Clayton and the giddy renewal before death.
1. Thomas Brinkmann - 96:12/24 VR
2. HTRK - Poison
3. TM404 - 202/303/303/303/606/606
4. Tropic of Cancer - Stop Suffering
5. µ-Ziq - Peppermint Aero
+ Tom Wilkinson
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
James is such a thoughtful writer. I too am constantly grateful for the ability to run, to move—and know it's not forever.
I agree with this and so...
Why not Imperator Battaglia
Why not Imperator Battaglia
converging on a worldview that is like Deflated Pynchonism: not only is there a big plot to keep and hoard power, there're a million of them, and the people executing them are not that smart
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I agree with this and so...
Why not Imperator Battaglia
Why not Imperator Battaglia
I'm all in on e-readers, but they have to make something that looks cooler to use. The vibe of any paperback is a million times better.
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I'm all in on e-readers, but they have to make something that looks cooler to use. The vibe of any paperback is a million times better.
I think about this all the time: "in fact the method didn't work since I was a deeply lonely person."
From Knausgaard, I think "Autumn."
From Knausgaard, I think "Autumn."
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I think about this all the time: "in fact the method didn't work since I was a deeply lonely person."
From Knausgaard, I think "Autumn."
From Knausgaard, I think "Autumn."
It's so over.
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11...
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11...
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It's so over.
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11...
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11...
On looking for a bit more intentionality in your life.
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
On looking for a bit more intentionality in your life.
I never even finished Breaking Bad, I was so bored by the end of it I just stopped watching.
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I never even finished Breaking Bad, I was so bored by the end of it I just stopped watching.
Very kind of them to remove distractions and instead just make the internet mostly boring as shit.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Very kind of them to remove distractions and instead just make the internet mostly boring as shit.
It feels so good to be writing a story, and have ideas percolating in the background of your daily life.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It feels so good to be writing a story, and have ideas percolating in the background of your daily life.
I don't think I'd suddenly be a fan, but Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons being British really ruins the whole project for me imo.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I don't think I'd suddenly be a fan, but Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons being British really ruins the whole project for me imo.
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I don't understand why tourists take photos of Ginza 2-chome, it's such a boring street.
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don't understand why tourists take photos of Ginza 2-chome, it's such a boring street.
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I wrote about the different scales goals, todos, and habits operate on, and finding ways to make sure they're all in sync.
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I wrote about the different scales goals, todos, and habits operate on, and finding ways to make sure they're all in sync.
It's nice to live close enough to work I can go home for lunch, but then I have to go to work twice in a day, which sucks ass.
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It's nice to live close enough to work I can go home for lunch, but then I have to go to work twice in a day, which sucks ass.
I wrote about the different scales goals, todos, and habits operate on, and finding ways to make sure they're all in sync.
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I wrote about the different scales goals, todos, and habits operate on, and finding ways to make sure they're all in sync.
Delivery guy told me I had a "splendid dog" today.
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Delivery guy told me I had a "splendid dog" today.
If pressed, I wouldn't say Chiramune is *good* necessarily, but I'm finding it weirdly compelling. Definitely feels like there's a lot going on under the surface, some untapped potential here.
a girl in a suit and tie is on a swing
ALT: a girl in a suit and tie is on a swing
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November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If pressed, I wouldn't say Chiramune is *good* necessarily, but I'm finding it weirdly compelling. Definitely feels like there's a lot going on under the surface, some untapped potential here.
Bookmatch 2025!! Here's your reading list for next year!
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November 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.