About the Author
I'm Stephan, a Linux user with a passion for open-source, UI/UX design, and exploring what makes fiction work.
In my spare time, I focus on (and write about):
- Programming (mainly in Python and Rust)
- Retrocomputing (mostly DOS but, as of January 2023, I also own a machine running Mac OS 9.2)
- Reading and Reviewing Fiction
- The odd bit of UI/UX design or literary theory
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- Displaying An Image or Animated GIF in Qt With Aspect Ratio-Preserving Scaling
- Learning Materials for getting into C programming for MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS/FreeDOS
- Learning Materials for getting into Windows 3.1 programming
- Embedding the DPMI Extender for your Open Watcom C/C++ EXE (And Related Knowledge)
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Monthly Archives: December 2004
Originality Rating System for Fanfiction
I try to keep sub-ratings in line with the main rating system so I don’t think I’ll ever use the lowest originality rankings. Keep in mind that these are examples. There may be the odd occasion when none of them … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “Easy Prey”
Title: Easy Prey Author: Space Pirate Hamster Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 4/6 Type: Potentially-dark what-if Length: One-shot Well, if you’ve been reading my recent posts, you probably guessed that I’m working my way through Furinkan.net right now. Correct. While browsing, … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “Meow”
Title: Meow Author: Space Pirate Hamster Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 3.5/6 Type: Continuation Length: One-shot What if Ranma had to choose between his honor and his greatest fear? That’s the possibility that Space Pirate Hamster’s Meow tries to explore. When … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “The Tomboy Solution”
Title: The Tomboy Solution Author: Space Pirate Hamster Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 4/6 Type: Canon continuation Length: One-shot Every fanfic I’ve seen seems to end with a much calmer Akane or an Akane who is raging because Ranma left. Either … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “Curse of Silence”
Title: Curse of Silence (and approved 3rd-party continuations) Author: Space Pirate Hamster, Mad Hamlet, and SabreBabe Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 5.5/6, 5/6, and 4/6 Type: Alternate Universe Length: One-shot with three third-party continuation episodes and an attempt to redo it … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “newRanma”
Title: newRanma Author: Space Pirate Hamster Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 6/6 Type: Canon continuation with extra realism Length: 20 Chapters + Fanart, Author’s Notes, Original Script, and Derivative Lemon. In my time reading fanfiction, I’ve seen various explorations of Ranma’s … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “Ranma’s Apartment”
Title: Ranma’s Apartment Author: Space Pirate Hamster Source: Ranma ½ & Oh! My Goddess Rating: 4.5/6 Type: Crossover Length: 4 episodes so far (Incomplete) One idea that has been explored many times by fanfics is “What if Ranma reached his … Continue reading
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