Monthly Archives: September 2011

What good is a browser that’s not being used?

Posted on 2011-09-30 by Stephan Sokolow

About a week ago, I read about how Adobe is doing an opt-out bundling deal, including Chrome with Flash and Adobe Reader X. What struck me as odd was how…About a week ago, I read about how Adobe is doing … Continue reading →

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URxvt: Pros and cons

Posted on 2011-09-30 by Stephan Sokolow

After getting fed up with Yakuake‘s bloat, Yeahconsole‘s broken embedding, and Tilda‘s flickering, broken scrollbar, and broken URL handling, I decided to try URxvt, since it has a Perl extension…After getting fed up with Yakuake‘s bloat, Yeahconsole‘s broken embedding, and … Continue reading →

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Research: Letting clicks through the transparent part of the GitHub ribbon

Posted on 2011-09-29 by Stephan Sokolow

While I was working to de-uglify one of my GitHub pages (no time to prettify yet), I noticed that, the more fluid I made the layout, the more likely it…While I was working to de-uglify one of my GitHub pages … Continue reading →

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VFFA and FicFan Quote Randomizer Renovated

Posted on 2011-09-25 by Stephan Sokolow

Throughout the years, I’ve started many projects at times when I didn’t really have time to do them well. Lately, I’ve been working on cleaning them up and this week,…Throughout the years, I’ve started many projects at times when I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Venus Equilateral

Posted on 2011-09-13 by Stephan Sokolow

Note: Venus Equilateral is more correctly a series of novelettes which may be bound in one or more volumes. The edition which I’m reading and reviewing is the second printing…Note: Venus Equilateral is more correctly a series of novelettes which … Continue reading →

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