Brian O'Connell
@brianoconnell.com
Software engineer, gamer, music lover. @Microsoft but all views are my own. Do not take me seriously.
https://www.brianoconnell.com
https://www.brianoconnell.com
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Do it with Muppets you cowards
Orson Welles’ Lost Movie Will Use AI to Reconstruct Missing 43 Minutes
Orson Welles’ Lost Movie Will Use AI to Reconstruct Missing 43 Minutes
Since the rise of generative artificial intelligence in 2022, the technology has mostly been plugged into parts of the production pipeline as far as its deployment in Hollywood. Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding. As it stands, it’s mostly thought of as a tool to streamline certain processes and cut costs.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Do it with Muppets you cowards
“Everybody feels guilty, but they don’t know exactly what they’re guilty of,”
Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump’s America
Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump’s America
Horror stories about detainments at the border have also soured some from visiting during Trump’s second term
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“Everybody feels guilty, but they don’t know exactly what they’re guilty of,”
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
pitching a Coen brothers knock off movie to The Asylum:
July 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
pitching a Coen brothers knock off movie to The Asylum:
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
The Communications Workers' Union has announced its decision to formally close its account with X, formerly Twitter, accusing the platform of being anti-worker, anti-union, and anti-democratic
CWU accuses X of being anti-worker and anti-union
The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) has announced its decision to formally close its account with X, formerly Twitter, accusing the platform of being anti-worker, anti-union, and anti-democratic.
www.rte.ie
April 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The Communications Workers' Union has announced its decision to formally close its account with X, formerly Twitter, accusing the platform of being anti-worker, anti-union, and anti-democratic
You guys are getting specs?
April 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
You guys are getting specs?
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Random Post - This ARM-based new Surface Laptop I've been using for the last 6 months is just the best damn windows laptop I've ever used. Intel is cooked ^G^G^G has some challenges ahead, as x64 just ain't the move. All day battery life, actually sleeps when you close it, quiet, fast, just works.
April 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Random Post - This ARM-based new Surface Laptop I've been using for the last 6 months is just the best damn windows laptop I've ever used. Intel is cooked ^G^G^G has some challenges ahead, as x64 just ain't the move. All day battery life, actually sleeps when you close it, quiet, fast, just works.
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
I am making print-ready files of the below piece available to all! You can grab them here: s.42l.fr/BURNTHEMALL
You don't have to pay a single cent, but if you'd like to throw me a few monies, then you can at ko-fi.com/nellucnhoj
Enjoy!
You don't have to pay a single cent, but if you'd like to throw me a few monies, then you can at ko-fi.com/nellucnhoj
Enjoy!
March 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I am making print-ready files of the below piece available to all! You can grab them here: s.42l.fr/BURNTHEMALL
You don't have to pay a single cent, but if you'd like to throw me a few monies, then you can at ko-fi.com/nellucnhoj
Enjoy!
You don't have to pay a single cent, but if you'd like to throw me a few monies, then you can at ko-fi.com/nellucnhoj
Enjoy!
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
I wrote this on eternal life and ceaseless cringe. And how I've no interest in living forever if it's in a world ruled by the weird, brittle freaks we call tech CEOs.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: The world is an objectively worse place because of tech-bro oligarchs
As Zuckerberg pontificates about masculinity and traditional values, he does so in soundbites as lifeless as his former paeans to gender and racial equality
www.irishexaminer.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I wrote this on eternal life and ceaseless cringe. And how I've no interest in living forever if it's in a world ruled by the weird, brittle freaks we call tech CEOs.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
One day, people will wake up, turn most of this stuff off, and stop doing business with companies who don't respect them.
January 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One day, people will wake up, turn most of this stuff off, and stop doing business with companies who don't respect them.
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Training materials obtained by @theintercept.com include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social said.
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Training materials obtained by @theintercept.com include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social said.
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Once upon a time, not the entire internet was 4chan. Only 4chan was 4chan, because everywhere else would kick you out for Doing 4chan in their spaces.
It sounds utopian, but it is true.
It sounds utopian, but it is true.
When social media sites tell you moderation has limits I want you to know there was a time when you could only find the worst people on obscure forums created for being offensive because everywhere else moderated them into those corners.
December 14, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Once upon a time, not the entire internet was 4chan. Only 4chan was 4chan, because everywhere else would kick you out for Doing 4chan in their spaces.
It sounds utopian, but it is true.
It sounds utopian, but it is true.
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Here’s a visualization of all the curse words in real time, which is oddly satisfying:
swearsky.bagpuss.org
swearsky.bagpuss.org
SwearSky
Bluesky profanity, as it happens
swearsky.bagpuss.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Here’s a visualization of all the curse words in real time, which is oddly satisfying:
swearsky.bagpuss.org
swearsky.bagpuss.org
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Is your Following feed overcrowded? Do you wish you could check in on one little world at a time? Not only does Bluesky have purpose-built feeds and lists for this, but you can convert any starter pack to a list using @wandrme.paxex.aero's terrific tool. Then you can pin it for easy access!
Convert BSky Starter Pack to List
nws-bot.us
November 20, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Is your Following feed overcrowded? Do you wish you could check in on one little world at a time? Not only does Bluesky have purpose-built feeds and lists for this, but you can convert any starter pack to a list using @wandrme.paxex.aero's terrific tool. Then you can pin it for easy access!
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
maybe the guy who names all the rappers is just tall
November 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM
maybe the guy who names all the rappers is just tall
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
The fact that the right wing bad faith crowd is now trying to invade Bluesky because everybody left Twitter just shows you that their rotten ideologies can only get spread when they have institutional support to do so
November 18, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The fact that the right wing bad faith crowd is now trying to invade Bluesky because everybody left Twitter just shows you that their rotten ideologies can only get spread when they have institutional support to do so
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Exploring the full bluesky firehose, in three dimensions: firehose3d.theo.io
November 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Exploring the full bluesky firehose, in three dimensions: firehose3d.theo.io
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Nightsky | hctr.dev
See live conversations from all over Bluesky as a dynamic night sky
nightsky.hctr.dev
November 16, 2024 at 11:05 PM
I made a thing!
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev
It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃
Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
ok, let's break it down.
at the core of atproto is the data. it lives own your own computer (or someone hosts it for you). think of it as a hard drive with JSON files on it
data is structured (i.e. has a type), and can references other records on other peoples' computer with a URI like a hyperlink
at the core of atproto is the data. it lives own your own computer (or someone hosts it for you). think of it as a hard drive with JSON files on it
data is structured (i.e. has a type), and can references other records on other peoples' computer with a URI like a hyperlink
November 3, 2024 at 1:51 AM
ok, let's break it down.
at the core of atproto is the data. it lives own your own computer (or someone hosts it for you). think of it as a hard drive with JSON files on it
data is structured (i.e. has a type), and can references other records on other peoples' computer with a URI like a hyperlink
at the core of atproto is the data. it lives own your own computer (or someone hosts it for you). think of it as a hard drive with JSON files on it
data is structured (i.e. has a type), and can references other records on other peoples' computer with a URI like a hyperlink
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
We’re used to a symbol ✔️ to verify identity and status, which is hierarchical & binary. On bsky, our mods label 🔴 false identities as impersonations and we have more than a binary symbol ✔️ for you to express your presence, like custom domains! More experiments for equitable self-expression to come 🤗
November 16, 2024 at 7:05 PM
We’re used to a symbol ✔️ to verify identity and status, which is hierarchical & binary. On bsky, our mods label 🔴 false identities as impersonations and we have more than a binary symbol ✔️ for you to express your presence, like custom domains! More experiments for equitable self-expression to come 🤗
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
a few common Bluesky misconceptions i see in articles
November 15, 2024 at 4:01 AM
a few common Bluesky misconceptions i see in articles
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
Ruh roh. Donnie’s already getting tired of Elon. Too much ego in one room, and he’s so annoying and awkward.
Should we put up a head of lettuce? 🥬
Should we put up a head of lettuce? 🥬
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Ruh roh. Donnie’s already getting tired of Elon. Too much ego in one room, and he’s so annoying and awkward.
Should we put up a head of lettuce? 🥬
Should we put up a head of lettuce? 🥬
Reposted by Brian O'Connell
To grow sustainably, we’re working on a subscription model for premium features like higher-quality video uploads and profile customizations (think colors and avatar frames), but Bluesky will always be free to use. We believe information and conversation should stay accessible to everyone.
October 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
To grow sustainably, we’re working on a subscription model for premium features like higher-quality video uploads and profile customizations (think colors and avatar frames), but Bluesky will always be free to use. We believe information and conversation should stay accessible to everyone.
I love the idea of starter packs on here to find interesting people. Sometimes I don't want to follow everyone from a pack (some of them are quite large) but would like to add them to a feed I can check in on. Is there an easy way to do that or am I missing the point of Starter Packs?
November 7, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I love the idea of starter packs on here to find interesting people. Sometimes I don't want to follow everyone from a pack (some of them are quite large) but would like to add them to a feed I can check in on. Is there an easy way to do that or am I missing the point of Starter Packs?
It seems awful early for it to feel so late.
November 4, 2024 at 3:58 PM
It seems awful early for it to feel so late.