About Me
Hi! I am James, a recently Graduated Software Engineer based near London
I have experience with Common Lisp, Java, Python, C and Javascript
Beyond Computer Science I Like learning languages, linguistics, literature, geopolitics and racket sports
Music Artists
I generaly like pop music between 60-80's. Anything recent is pretty random. I also like a lot of game/film/anime OST's.
- David Bowie
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Peter Sarstedt
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Charles Aznavour
- Beatles
- Bye2
- Hi Posi
- Mallu Magalhães
Books
I like a lot of sci fi. I haven't included them, but going purely off prose, I like Dazai and Nabokov
- Ubik - Philip K. Dick
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
- Foundation Series - Issac Assimov
- The Bridge on the Drina - Ivo Andrić
- Books by Ryū Murakami (not to be confused with Haruki)
- Dune - Frank Hubert
- Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
- Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski
- My Family and other animals - (Childhood favourite)
- Harry Potter Series - (Childhood favourite)
Films
In my favourite films nothing happens; in my least favourite films nothing happens...
- Il Posto
- Life of Brian
- Close-Up
- Made in Hong Kong
- A Moment of Innocence
- A Scene at the Sea
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Love & Pop
- The Mark of Zorro
- Duck Soup
- Kirikou and the Sorceress
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
- Cool Runnings
- Kes
- Les Bronzés font du ski
- Solaris
- Men In Black
- Young Frankenstein
Games
Yeah, this is probably the most random. I guess the main genres are FPSs, puzzle games, and rhythm games.
- Quake 3
- Tetris Franchise
- Astral Chain
- COD BO2
- Eterna
- Mario tennis aces
- Arcaea
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- Splatoon 2
- Farm Frenzy 3
- Puyo Pop Fever
- Octopath Traveler
- Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time
- We Ski
- Dynasty Warriors 7
- Wii Play
- PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond
On Languages
Other than Computer Science I really enjoy language learning. If you are familiar with immersion/comprehensible input, I mainly took that approach (not that I haven't been exposed to traditional methods). It has been a six-year journey and probably one of the most fulfilling uses of time, and still has yet to come to a close
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