Frederick O'Brien
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Writings
What Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance can teach us about web design
Smashing Magazine
, 2025-05-23
Scientists confirm Democrat lawmakers’ spines are softest naturally occurring material on Earth
The Hard Times
, 2025-04-18
The Elephant and the String
Flash Fiction Magazine
, 2025-03-23
The art of forgiving yourself for your mistakes while holding other people's against them forever
The Hard Times
, 2025-03-08
Beautiful: band and audience connect over desire for gig to be over
The Hard Times
, 2025-03-05
Devastating: band still has a couple more songs for you
The Hard Times
, 2025-02-27
UK energy suppliers paid out £20m for billing mistakes in five years
The Guardian
, 2025-02-15
Svelte 5 and the future of frameworks: a chat with Rich Harris
Smashing Magazine
, 2025-01-28
An ode to side project time
Smashing Magazine
, 2025-01-17
Henry Kissinger masterminds first regime change in Hell
The Hard Times
, 2025-01-13
Self-described “free spirit” gets suspiciously irritable when asked how they pay rent
The Hard Times
, 2025-01-12
Shit! I asked this guy how he’s doing and now he’s telling me
The Hard Times
, 2024-11-23
With music streaming remuneration reform on hiatus, is it the government’s cue to step in?
Audioxide
, 2024-10-08
The web is decadent and depraved
Weblog
, 2024-09-30
The timeless power of spreadsheets
Smashing Magazine
, 2024-09-23
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