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Hey, y'all! I'm James and I'm a California-based writer and narrative designer in games, having worked in AAA and indie, and looking for my next project. I'm a valuable member of a team, big or small, great with character and voice, excellent with wordplay, and making places feel more alive.
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“I am sure PIs, bounty hunters, process servers, and anyone with access to commercial databases can apply and will,” Igor Ostrovskiy, an experienced private investigator told 404 Media. “Money is money and people will jump at the opportunity to embed their business as a government contractor.”
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“I am sure PIs, bounty hunters, process servers, and anyone with access to commercial databases can apply and will,” Igor Ostrovskiy, an experienced private investigator told 404 Media. “Money is money and people will jump at the opportunity to embed their business as a government contractor.”
The TAO TE CHING in 12th grade broke my mind wide open. I was raised Methodist, but as high school went on I began questioning things, more from a curiosity as to what else might be out there. I can't remember how I stumbled across it, but I read that copy so much it started falling apart...
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The TAO TE CHING in 12th grade broke my mind wide open. I was raised Methodist, but as high school went on I began questioning things, more from a curiosity as to what else might be out there. I can't remember how I stumbled across it, but I read that copy so much it started falling apart...
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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Beyond the ethical and quality concerns, why would you want to cut voice actors out of your process? They’re the hot people with media training and a camera presence. You need a Laura Bailey or Neil Newbon out there to do panels or it’s just a bunch of sweaty devs in t shirts and blazers
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Beyond the ethical and quality concerns, why would you want to cut voice actors out of your process? They’re the hot people with media training and a camera presence. You need a Laura Bailey or Neil Newbon out there to do panels or it’s just a bunch of sweaty devs in t shirts and blazers
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If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
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i wish cbs a very happy deluge of lawsuits in the future
“Standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She asks ‘What’s the point of standards?’
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
i wish cbs a very happy deluge of lawsuits in the future
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Okay sorry I just want to say that it's a pretty clear sign both of how devastated the media landscape is and how hard it has especially hit women that we are not INUNDATED with cool writing at every single outlet about Silksong and WOMEN
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Okay sorry I just want to say that it's a pretty clear sign both of how devastated the media landscape is and how hard it has especially hit women that we are not INUNDATED with cool writing at every single outlet about Silksong and WOMEN
Tatsuya Nakadai was one of the best to ever do it. A different, but no less haunting, performance in every role, you'd be searching forever to find a bad one. Unmissable in Hara-Kiri, Ran, The Human Condition, Yojimbo, High & Low, Kill!, and dozens more....
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai was one of the best to ever do it. A different, but no less haunting, performance in every role, you'd be searching forever to find a bad one. Unmissable in Hara-Kiri, Ran, The Human Condition, Yojimbo, High & Low, Kill!, and dozens more....
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Nakadai is an all timer. Sword of Doom is an exceptional bad vibes movie. “Evil mind. Evil sword.“ It’s worth finding one of his films and getting familiar this week
Tatsuya Nakadai was brilliant in so many films. ‘Intense’ hardly covers it. The Human Condition, Harakiri, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, so many, so many.
I wrote an essay about my favorite performance of his, The Sword of Doom, and its final frame— his face forever trapped in rage.
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I wrote an essay about my favorite performance of his, The Sword of Doom, and its final frame— his face forever trapped in rage.
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My Essay About the Final Frame of THE SWORD OF DOOM
YouTube video by William J. Meyer
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November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Nakadai is an all timer. Sword of Doom is an exceptional bad vibes movie. “Evil mind. Evil sword.“ It’s worth finding one of his films and getting familiar this week
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If your friends or family get detained this is super helpful information.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If your friends or family get detained this is super helpful information.
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more information in her caption
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
more information in her caption
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
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the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
the new york times relies on its immensely popular games to both drive subscriptions AND generate ad revenue from non-paying subscribers. stop playing wordle, even if it's free.
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i obviously support the “primary them all” school of thought but, for the record, it’s going to require a more than that to *get* to the next primary for these people—who i assume took a hit for 2026 cycle dems anyways.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
i obviously support the “primary them all” school of thought but, for the record, it’s going to require a more than that to *get* to the next primary for these people—who i assume took a hit for 2026 cycle dems anyways.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
primary them, yes, but these people really shouldn’t be able to eat in public.
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KEEP CALLING
Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
KEEP CALLING
As soon as their ability to travel freely (both at will and at no cost) was impacted, it was a bridge too far.
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
As soon as their ability to travel freely (both at will and at no cost) was impacted, it was a bridge too far.
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Tim Kaine is a chump who believes Republican promises.
Call him and yell at him if he's your senator.
Phone numbers here: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/offi...
Call him and yell at him if he's your senator.
Phone numbers here: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/offi...
Sen. Tim Kaine statement "on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care"
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Tim Kaine is a chump who believes Republican promises.
Call him and yell at him if he's your senator.
Phone numbers here: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/offi...
Call him and yell at him if he's your senator.
Phone numbers here: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/offi...
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i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
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If your senator is one of these guys, call and complain! If they’re not, call your senator and tell them to talk some sense into these quitters!
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John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
If your senator is one of these guys, call and complain! If they’re not, call your senator and tell them to talk some sense into these quitters!
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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ALL PHONE NUMBERS for Senator Schiff
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ALL PHONE NUMBERS for Senator Schiff
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Your local freelancer here.... if the ACA subsidies get axed, this is genuinely really scary. I'm very fortunate that I live in California where they also have subsidies at the state level, but many people in the other 49 will be priced out. Please call your reps!!!
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Your local freelancer here.... if the ACA subsidies get axed, this is genuinely really scary. I'm very fortunate that I live in California where they also have subsidies at the state level, but many people in the other 49 will be priced out. Please call your reps!!!
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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here we go- we are being evicted, and our next court date is tomorrow. i am pretty sure we will be forced to leave. the cheapest apartments i can find are $2700, and most places want 40x that in income!!! maybe through some miracle we can raise that much gofund.me/ee5a3b747
Donate to Support a Disabled Family Facing Eviction, organized by Priya Huq
We are being evicted and need to find another place to live. Rent in NYC is insane… Priya Huq needs your support for Support a Disabled Family Facing Eviction
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November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
please share to help out a dear dear friend 💖🌸