Fred O'Brien
@frederickobrien.com
Master of no trades.
• Engineer @theguardian.com
• Soft skills editor @smashingmagazine.com (pitch me!)
• Grinch @audioxide.com
Often tinkering on things https://gonzo.engineering related.
• Engineer @theguardian.com
• Soft skills editor @smashingmagazine.com (pitch me!)
• Grinch @audioxide.com
Often tinkering on things https://gonzo.engineering related.
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Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
The manosphere is known for misogyny, but that’s not the only thing that influencers in this space offer. Young men explain the allure and the problems of the manosphere in their own words
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive
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If you're into the 1920s/30s and art depicting common people's lives and night scenes of New York, you'll love the art Martin Lewis (1881 – 1962) made.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
Here's a small selection of his work;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
Here's a small selection of his work;
September 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If you're into the 1920s/30s and art depicting common people's lives and night scenes of New York, you'll love the art Martin Lewis (1881 – 1962) made.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
Here's a small selection of his work;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_...
Here's a small selection of his work;
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AI companionship
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
September 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
AI companionship
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Orphan Man with Top Hat and Umbrella Under his Arm - 1882
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12420
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12420
September 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Orphan Man with Top Hat and Umbrella Under his Arm - 1882
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12420
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12420
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Ralph Steadman.
Virginia Woolf I.
1994.
Virginia Woolf I.
1994.
September 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Ralph Steadman.
Virginia Woolf I.
1994.
Virginia Woolf I.
1994.
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Naturally formed hexagonal basalt pillars from past volcanic activity in Fingal's Cave, Isle of Staffa, the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
August 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Naturally formed hexagonal basalt pillars from past volcanic activity in Fingal's Cave, Isle of Staffa, the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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"We’re not going to just talk about how we care, we’re going to show you—with leadership. And no one does it better than the CEO of Union Busting Toxic Death Factory Inc., Aaron Coldheart."
We Here at Union Busting Toxic Death Factory Inc. Want to Make the World a Better Place
Once upon a time, success for a company like Union Busting Toxic Death Factory Inc. was merely turning a profit. But these days, people want compan...
buff.ly
July 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"We’re not going to just talk about how we care, we’re going to show you—with leadership. And no one does it better than the CEO of Union Busting Toxic Death Factory Inc., Aaron Coldheart."
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June 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Pop yourselves over to ‘The Mother Town’ Burslem #StokeOnTrent to view a collaborative exhibition with @philshallcross.bsky.social - a body of work I call ‘SuperImpositions’ .. an ongoing creative adventure on the wall at www.barewall.co.uk/collections/...
#Stoke100 #SoT100
#Stoke100 #SoT100
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Pop yourselves over to ‘The Mother Town’ Burslem #StokeOnTrent to view a collaborative exhibition with @philshallcross.bsky.social - a body of work I call ‘SuperImpositions’ .. an ongoing creative adventure on the wall at www.barewall.co.uk/collections/...
#Stoke100 #SoT100
#Stoke100 #SoT100
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Finally, I found it: list of Captain Haddock's curses. Also available in French. tintin.fandom.com/wiki/List_of...
List of Captain Haddock's Curses
From the simple ("dogs!" and "rats!") to the scientific ("pithecanthropuses!") to the sublime ("vegetarian!"), Captain Haddock is famous for his many curses. This is an attempted comprehensive list of...
tintin.fandom.com
June 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Finally, I found it: list of Captain Haddock's curses. Also available in French. tintin.fandom.com/wiki/List_of...
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June 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Farmers Security Bank (1915)
South Bend, IN
South Bend, IN
May 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Farmers Security Bank (1915)
South Bend, IN
South Bend, IN
I wrote an article for @smashingmagazine.com about Robert M. Pirsig's book 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' and how its central themes can guide our approach to digital life. Have a read, if you like.
What Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance Can Teach Us About Web Design — Smashing Magazine
Road-tripping along the line between engineering and spirituality, Robert M. Pirsig’s musings on the arts, sciences, and Quality ring as true now as they ever have.
www.smashingmagazine.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I wrote an article for @smashingmagazine.com about Robert M. Pirsig's book 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' and how its central themes can guide our approach to digital life. Have a read, if you like.
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Parsonage with Flowering Trees - 1884 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13424
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13424
May 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Parsonage with Flowering Trees - 1884 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13424
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13424
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‘It’s Good To Practice Some Self Care,’ Says Man Kicking Back And Letting Last Chance At Happiness And Success Slip Away
theonion.com/it-s-go...
theonion.com/it-s-go...
May 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
‘It’s Good To Practice Some Self Care,’ Says Man Kicking Back And Letting Last Chance At Happiness And Success Slip Away
theonion.com/it-s-go...
theonion.com/it-s-go...
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Happy 73rd birthday to the great DAVID BYRNE.
I’ve probably clocked more hours listening to the Talking Heads than any other band 🎧
I’ve probably clocked more hours listening to the Talking Heads than any other band 🎧
May 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy 73rd birthday to the great DAVID BYRNE.
I’ve probably clocked more hours listening to the Talking Heads than any other band 🎧
I’ve probably clocked more hours listening to the Talking Heads than any other band 🎧
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Do you remember those days when it was still fun to tweet on twitter.......
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f. 332v
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f. 332v
May 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Do you remember those days when it was still fun to tweet on twitter.......
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f. 332v
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f. 332v
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Just in case if you missed this printing event in #Mainz: they publically printed a giant page of the Gutenberg bible in the format 5 x 7,20 meter. #bookhistory #skystorians
April 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Just in case if you missed this printing event in #Mainz: they publically printed a giant page of the Gutenberg bible in the format 5 x 7,20 meter. #bookhistory #skystorians
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Got carried away in my hatching studies today because I wanted to study the best there is
April 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Got carried away in my hatching studies today because I wanted to study the best there is
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Burslem back streets. #illustration #art #sketch #architecture #northstaffordshire
#penandwatercolour #pendrawing #stokeontrent
#penandwatercolour #pendrawing #stokeontrent
April 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Burslem back streets. #illustration #art #sketch #architecture #northstaffordshire
#penandwatercolour #pendrawing #stokeontrent
#penandwatercolour #pendrawing #stokeontrent
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"In an interview at the time Herschel described how this album explored themes of identity and authenticity, but if this is his authentic self, I don’t want anything to do with it."
Our retrospective review of 'Krustophenia' is now live.
Our retrospective review of 'Krustophenia' is now live.
Review: Krustophenia // Krusty The Clown // Audioxide
'Not so much a rock opera as a rock dirge.'
audioxide.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"In an interview at the time Herschel described how this album explored themes of identity and authenticity, but if this is his authentic self, I don’t want anything to do with it."
Our retrospective review of 'Krustophenia' is now live.
Our retrospective review of 'Krustophenia' is now live.
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Watergate Street, looking towards Eastgate, Chester, by Rayner, Louise c.1870
Watercolour
(Grosvenor Museum)
Watercolour
(Grosvenor Museum)
March 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Watergate Street, looking towards Eastgate, Chester, by Rayner, Louise c.1870
Watercolour
(Grosvenor Museum)
Watercolour
(Grosvenor Museum)
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Our Auto-Archiver tool allows you to archive any content on the internet by pasting a URL. In 15 minutes Bellingcat's @msramalho.bsky.social and developers Erin Clark and Paddy Robertson will be live, demoing new updates to the tool and answering your set up questions. discord.gg/Gm6cghPG?eve...
March 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our Auto-Archiver tool allows you to archive any content on the internet by pasting a URL. In 15 minutes Bellingcat's @msramalho.bsky.social and developers Erin Clark and Paddy Robertson will be live, demoing new updates to the tool and answering your set up questions. discord.gg/Gm6cghPG?eve...