James Sinclair

Lawyer, programmer, sudoku designer. I play fantasy football and I promise to never tweet about it.

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Also! I started a sudoku newsletter, if you're into that sort of thing or know someone who is. Three new puzzles every Monday (potentially more if there's enough interest), and they're a good deal more beginner-friendly than the ones on YouTube.
https://t.co/o376kYAZVy

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

@Kazeem @DavidShoemaker @ringerwrestling I hereby retire from 82-0.

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Returning to Twitter to announce that my book, Artisanal Sudoku: 150 Handcrafted Puzzles That Go Beyond the Ordinary, from Puzzlewright Press, will be published March 3, 2026, and is available for pre-order now in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia.
https://t.co/3tGVVigC9v

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

jamessinclair dot bsky dot social

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Just thinking about this thread, from election day eight years ago

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

I spent the morning at an ICE facility with a client. People facing deportation have to go to these places to "check in" every so often.

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

It says a lot about the state of the Republican Party that I like the Democrats as portrayed in their attack ads more than I like the actual Democrats

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

@TheFalcoholic Is it technically a missed tackle when he just drags the guy with him?

[Chris Freiman @cafreiman]

The best defense of freedom of speech isn’t that people are rational seekers of truth such that the marketplace of ideas will bankrupt bad ideas but rather that people are often biased and self-serving and so they can’t be trusted to regulate the speech of others

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Classic Falcons. Get away with some risky fourth down calls, and execute when it matters most.

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Classic Falcons. Get a lucky break and take advantage by dominating the last two minutes to pull off a nail-biter. It's almost boring, they do this so often

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

At this point I only really check in on baseball in the postseason, which means every October I'm annoyed all over again when I'm reminded that baserunners are wearing oven mitts now

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Hurricane update: have received a lot of emails from banks, all seem concerned

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

@hop99146874 @Rothmus I believe it
https://t.co/xX7sjIAPIW

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Found 4th grade math easy, so I did several months of HW in advance. Teacher got mad and refused to let me do other things during math time. https://t.co/Zi0cJVapSo

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

Tough call, but I think I'm going to have to go with shitty economic policies over shitty economic policies and also petulant authoritarianisn

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

men's high jump update: the bar is going in the wrong direction

[Women Posting W's @womenpostingws]

Manizha Talash, who was born in Afghanistan before fleeing the country in 2021 after the Taliban returned to power, revealed a bright blue cape with the words "FREE AFGHAN WOMEN" during her performance for the Refugee Olympic Team

Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan became the most repressive country in the world for women’s rights, according to the United Nations. The group has closed secondary schools for girls, banned women from attending university, restricted their travel without a male chaperone, and banned them from public spaces such as parks and gyms

Talash was disqualified for displaying political slogan on her attire, but she believes it was worth it for her message to be seen by the world

[Scott Wessman @scottew]

periodic reminder that civil asset forfeiture is unamerican and should be abolished

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

selected Olympic events, ranked by how entertaining they would be if the competitors were bad at them (least to most):
skeet shooting
rowing
long jump
judo
high jump
sailing
boxing
uneven bars
diving
mountain biking
synchronized diving

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

not now, summerslam, the olympics are on

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

The best part of road cycling is when the guy gets a new bike and his handler gives him a push-start. He probably knows how to get started on his own! But still, nice that there's someone around to help.

[James Sinclair @james_sinclair]

selected Olympic events, ranked by how appropriate it is to settle ties with a shootout:
shooting
archery
modern pentathlon
water polo
soccer
basketball
badminton
hammer throw
fencing
synchronized swimming
dressage