I'm James, I cook, I VFX.
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Visual Effects purveyor. Dad. Terrible musician. Cook. My opinions are my own. I started a remote VFX company 12 years ago. (he/him/a compositor)
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Seriously perfect pasta - Pesto pasta (making a pan sauce for perfection) #pasta #cookingchannel
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I make cooking videos in my spare time. It’s me, and the cooking. Not just one or the other. Even the Shorts on YT have me. So, there’s that, but come check it out. Subscribe. Enjoy it as I have time to make new videos.
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Pesto and pizza sauce base pizza for the clients.
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Pesto and pizza sauce base pizza for the clients.
Using Claude Code to code my tools, let's me be what a programmer would call "a fucking asshole client, doesn't think about shit until after I made the whole fucking system work some stupid way... Jesus what a piece of shit."
I mean Claude might be saying that inside, but I don't have to see it.
I mean Claude might be saying that inside, but I don't have to see it.
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Using Claude Code to code my tools, let's me be what a programmer would call "a fucking asshole client, doesn't think about shit until after I made the whole fucking system work some stupid way... Jesus what a piece of shit."
I mean Claude might be saying that inside, but I don't have to see it.
I mean Claude might be saying that inside, but I don't have to see it.
Gonna reorganize our asset library.
With any luck.
With any luck.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Gonna reorganize our asset library.
With any luck.
With any luck.
My wife showing me AI slop as if it’s the greatest thing in the world is hurting me and the children.
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My wife showing me AI slop as if it’s the greatest thing in the world is hurting me and the children.
My dad’s favorite breakfast, which he exclusively had at Party Time Donuts a 24 hr diner in Sacramento/Arden Park shopping center. Hash browns, extra crispy with over medium eggs.
Memories are funny things. Only I get to experience it, but it’s everything.
Memories are funny things. Only I get to experience it, but it’s everything.
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My dad’s favorite breakfast, which he exclusively had at Party Time Donuts a 24 hr diner in Sacramento/Arden Park shopping center. Hash browns, extra crispy with over medium eggs.
Memories are funny things. Only I get to experience it, but it’s everything.
Memories are funny things. Only I get to experience it, but it’s everything.
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
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Tom Stoppard. One of the great writers. An epic wordsmith whose craft was such that one only compares themselves to him aspirationally. ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. BRAZIL. EMPIRE OF THE SUN. BILLY BATHGATE. ANNA KARENINA. Stage, screen, print. A genius. Rest in peace.
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tom Stoppard. One of the great writers. An epic wordsmith whose craft was such that one only compares themselves to him aspirationally. ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. BRAZIL. EMPIRE OF THE SUN. BILLY BATHGATE. ANNA KARENINA. Stage, screen, print. A genius. Rest in peace.
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A thing that needs to be said MUCH more often, given that he tore up the Pandemic Response Playbook (that already saved us from Ebola) in a racist tantrum, because the black guy who made a joke about him, wrote it.
His stupid vindictive spiteful destructive impulses have consequences.
Deadly ones.
His stupid vindictive spiteful destructive impulses have consequences.
Deadly ones.
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A thing that needs to be said MUCH more often, given that he tore up the Pandemic Response Playbook (that already saved us from Ebola) in a racist tantrum, because the black guy who made a joke about him, wrote it.
His stupid vindictive spiteful destructive impulses have consequences.
Deadly ones.
His stupid vindictive spiteful destructive impulses have consequences.
Deadly ones.
AGENTIC!
I was able to connect my trading account with my shopping AI bot. It was able to see all my short positions and automatically ordered me lube and antidepressants
a man is driving a red car with the words " everything 's computer " on the bottom
ALT: a man is driving a red car with the words " everything 's computer " on the bottom
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November 29, 2025 at 5:43 AM
AGENTIC!
One Battle After Another was kind of funny, they did this whole bank thing and then fucked up the get away, and the whole time I'm like... That's totally Sacramento... Then they showed that fucking bridge.
Also I wasn't raised with the light rail, so I didn't grok that opening shot of it as Sac.
Also I wasn't raised with the light rail, so I didn't grok that opening shot of it as Sac.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 AM
One Battle After Another was kind of funny, they did this whole bank thing and then fucked up the get away, and the whole time I'm like... That's totally Sacramento... Then they showed that fucking bridge.
Also I wasn't raised with the light rail, so I didn't grok that opening shot of it as Sac.
Also I wasn't raised with the light rail, so I didn't grok that opening shot of it as Sac.
One of my more combative mutuals, has been silenced with a filter called “rude account.”
I’m glad she still exists living and screaming. Just bummed bsky doesn’t seem to share that.
I’m glad she still exists living and screaming. Just bummed bsky doesn’t seem to share that.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One of my more combative mutuals, has been silenced with a filter called “rude account.”
I’m glad she still exists living and screaming. Just bummed bsky doesn’t seem to share that.
I’m glad she still exists living and screaming. Just bummed bsky doesn’t seem to share that.
Oh shit. He just found out Miller has been using the Autopen to make executive orders behind his back...
Trump is big mad.
Trump is big mad.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Oh shit. He just found out Miller has been using the Autopen to make executive orders behind his back...
Trump is big mad.
Trump is big mad.
It's a visual archiver that has to crawl an attached server or drive... so, since it was going take a while I wanted some interesting things to look at.
This is a Mandelbrot derived from file types. I'm going to move to an apple iTunes style visualizer, if Claude can do it.
This is a Mandelbrot derived from file types. I'm going to move to an apple iTunes style visualizer, if Claude can do it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's a visual archiver that has to crawl an attached server or drive... so, since it was going take a while I wanted some interesting things to look at.
This is a Mandelbrot derived from file types. I'm going to move to an apple iTunes style visualizer, if Claude can do it.
This is a Mandelbrot derived from file types. I'm going to move to an apple iTunes style visualizer, if Claude can do it.
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Here's the thing: they *are* doing something wrong. A judge has ordered that NG leave DC because their presence is unlawful. (Much like undocumented immigrants) But they are all owed due process, not extrajudicial execution. Ahem. ICE, CBP, LEO, El Stinko administration, I am looking at you.
Hey party people.
Don’t shoot national guard troops. It’s not cool. They are t doing anything wrong. They are doing what they are ordered to as long as it’s legal.
CBP and ICE are the ones breaking the laws.
I’m just sayin’. Don’t do bad things to good people…
Don’t shoot national guard troops. It’s not cool. They are t doing anything wrong. They are doing what they are ordered to as long as it’s legal.
CBP and ICE are the ones breaking the laws.
I’m just sayin’. Don’t do bad things to good people…
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Here's the thing: they *are* doing something wrong. A judge has ordered that NG leave DC because their presence is unlawful. (Much like undocumented immigrants) But they are all owed due process, not extrajudicial execution. Ahem. ICE, CBP, LEO, El Stinko administration, I am looking at you.
My visual archiving tool for VFX projects is pretty cool. As it crawls the directory it creates a defrag style window, because I used to enjoy watching that. Now I’m asking it to generate a visualizer like a Mandelbrot that evolves as it finds files on the system. No ideal if it will be cool.
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
My visual archiving tool for VFX projects is pretty cool. As it crawls the directory it creates a defrag style window, because I used to enjoy watching that. Now I’m asking it to generate a visualizer like a Mandelbrot that evolves as it finds files on the system. No ideal if it will be cool.
Hey party people.
Don’t shoot national guard troops. It’s not cool. They are t doing anything wrong. They are doing what they are ordered to as long as it’s legal.
CBP and ICE are the ones breaking the laws.
I’m just sayin’. Don’t do bad things to good people…
Don’t shoot national guard troops. It’s not cool. They are t doing anything wrong. They are doing what they are ordered to as long as it’s legal.
CBP and ICE are the ones breaking the laws.
I’m just sayin’. Don’t do bad things to good people…
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hey party people.
Don’t shoot national guard troops. It’s not cool. They are t doing anything wrong. They are doing what they are ordered to as long as it’s legal.
CBP and ICE are the ones breaking the laws.
I’m just sayin’. Don’t do bad things to good people…
Don’t shoot national guard troops. It’s not cool. They are t doing anything wrong. They are doing what they are ordered to as long as it’s legal.
CBP and ICE are the ones breaking the laws.
I’m just sayin’. Don’t do bad things to good people…
My dinner plate.
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My dinner plate.
Yorkies, rising.
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Yorkies, rising.
Sitting on my Aeron in the kitchen banning footsteps trying to get my yorkshires to rise.
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sitting on my Aeron in the kitchen banning footsteps trying to get my yorkshires to rise.
Daughter wanted a pork cutlet with gravy. Panko crusted. Packaged gravy because I’ve got a rib roast chilling on the cutting board.
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Daughter wanted a pork cutlet with gravy. Panko crusted. Packaged gravy because I’ve got a rib roast chilling on the cutting board.
I’m worried that Rey’s new saber has too many moving parts. I mean, what if it breaks? What if it gets sand in it? I mean Tatooine, hello!
The Rise of Skywalker is a great movie, and also a great Star Wars movie.
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’m worried that Rey’s new saber has too many moving parts. I mean, what if it breaks? What if it gets sand in it? I mean Tatooine, hello!
Sous vide rib roast.
They were on sale.
Couldn’t fit the ribs in the pot. Gonna freeze them until next fun chefy thing comes along.
They were on sale.
Couldn’t fit the ribs in the pot. Gonna freeze them until next fun chefy thing comes along.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sous vide rib roast.
They were on sale.
Couldn’t fit the ribs in the pot. Gonna freeze them until next fun chefy thing comes along.
They were on sale.
Couldn’t fit the ribs in the pot. Gonna freeze them until next fun chefy thing comes along.
I’m just worried about dihydrogen monoxide. It’s going to kill us all.
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m just worried about dihydrogen monoxide. It’s going to kill us all.
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VIolence and hate must come to an end in AMerica. And its a DAMN fucking shame that the leader of this country and his party are the ones promoting it for their own personal gain.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
VIolence and hate must come to an end in AMerica. And its a DAMN fucking shame that the leader of this country and his party are the ones promoting it for their own personal gain.