James Beck

Designing my way through life.

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

@MrBeast 823,476

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

You know it’s hot when you go outside and it’s hot.

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

@jordanthelam19 The jump stitches on the broncos wordmark is painful

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

Just an incredible writer. Loving their series on American food.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In America, a warehouse store. A fully roasted chicken costs five dollars, the raw chicken beside it costs seven, and I stood between them like a man between two truths.

Golden. Hot. Seasoned. Spinning in glory under the lights, in a line of its brothers. Four dollars and ninety-nine cents.

I checked the raw birds. Seven dollars. Pale. Cold. You must do everything yourself.

This is not commerce. Commerce does not move backward. Somewhere in this building, mathematics lies defeated.

I asked the man at the counter. "How is the cooked bird cheaper than the raw bird?"

"Been five bucks forever. They keep it that way."

"But the store loses."

"Yep. On purpose."

On purpose. I held my receipt with both hands.

In my land, a lord who lowered the price of rice in a hard winter was remembered for generations. They built him a small shrine. This store does it every day, with chicken, and tells no one.

A woman behind me grew tired of my reverence. "It's just a chicken, sir."

It is not just a chicken. It is a wound the merchant takes on purpose, so that anyone, on any day, with five dollars, eats like a lord. The bird is the message. The price is the vow.

I will confess: I bought two. I did not need two. The second was not hunger. It was gratitude, and it was delicious.

Some prices are not prices. They are promises.

I return every week now. I take one bird. I bow toward the deli, briefly, so as not to alarm the staff. They have begun nodding back.

The vow holds. The bird turns. Five dollars.

Long may it spin.

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

@roywoodjr Wait till he finds Texas Road House rolls.

[tmuxvim @tmuxvim]

I put a prompt injection into my LinkedIn bio and recruiters are messaging me in Old English and calling me Lord.

[Nick Wojcicki @nickwoj98]

Never gets old

[Robert Skvarla @RobertSkvarla]

Counterpoint:

[Casual Orioles Fan @relishdaddy]

The colors make more sense than some people want them to.

[Tiago Forte @fortelabs]

My most contrarian AI take:

AI's rise will take decades to play out

It won't be finished in our lifetimes

Nor probably in our children's lifetimes

We are living through the first few years of the next Industrial Revolution, which was a 200 year arc

[Classical Studies Memes @CSMFHT]

Ok, NOW he's gone too far

[Michael Pierce @CoachMikeP_58]

NOO… NO WE DON’T 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[Patrick Allen @RPatrickAllen]

The Ravens wanted Crosby so bad they were willing to trade two first rounders for him.

Imagine how bad the medicals must have been for them to say “you know what, never mind, we’re good.”

[Sam Parr @thesamparr]

I love Derek.

He came on MFM.

I tried to convince him + people like him that capitalism is good.

And that not only can you make a great living while having fun and providing value, but if you're really good at what you do, you owe it to the world to make money so you can continue giving value to the world.

Something I've noticed about people who are artsy, soulful and amazing at their craft (those are all good things)...they think making money or charging for something is bad.

My goal is to convince them that they're not just wrong but they're doing their craft a disservice.

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

@jbillinson Both do not look authentic, just in different ways.

[Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 @TulsiGabbard]

@GravelInstitute No War With Iran.

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!

[Rhys @RhysSullivan]

https://t.co/aOuv0PX8GW

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

Not sure if this is a hot take. But the first major media IP to “open source” their IP to allow for user generated content is going to win in a big way and be trailblazers in the space.

[Chetaslua @chetaslua]

Holy Shit SeeDance 2 is Insane 😱

This Pokemon Battle by @bdsqlsz is so smooth and realistic and we can animate every anime that fell off due to lack of quality

Ex - One Punch Man Season 3 , Seven deadly Sins 2&3 and so on , our favourite anime will get a better chance now

[James Beck @theJames_Beck]

She got that shit ON.

[Outlander Magazine @StreetFashion01]

Team Mongolia’s Olympic Outfits by Goyol Cashmere🙂‍↕️