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Timothy O'Brien

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Born

in Newton, MA, The United States

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http://www.discursive.com

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Computers & Internet, Thriller, Science Fiction

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George Saunders, Nick Taylor

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Timothy O'Brien writes fiction and nonfiction about technology, work, systems, and the strange human realities emerging around artificial intelligence. Their books include the novels Into Alignment and Redundant, the Slop Codex volumes, and Orchestrator: A Field Guide to Delegated Intelligence. Across genres, they explore power, automation, institutional life, and how people retain agency in a world increasingly shaped by machines. ...more

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	Maven by Example by Timothy O'Brien (Goodreads Author), John Casey, Brian Fox 3.44 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jakarta Commons Cookbook: Open Source Solutions to Java Development Problems 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Endgame (Star Wars RPG DarkStryder Campaign, Supplement #3) by Timothy O'Brien (Goodreads Author), George Strayton, Eric S. Trautmann 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Readings for Sociology by Timothy O'Brien (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Garth Massey (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maven Complete reference by Timothy O'Brien (Goodreads Author), Brian Fox, John Casey 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Microsoft Access 97 Developer's Handbook (Solution Developer Series) by Timothy O'Brien (Goodreads Author), Geoffrey E. White (With), Steven J. Pogge (With) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Developing Microsoft Access 95 Solutions With Visual Basic for Applications by Timothy O'Brien (Goodreads Author), Steven J. Pogge, Geoffrey E. White 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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