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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