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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- Resources for Reverse-Engineering 16-bit Applications
- Fanfiction – A Quick Overview of The Whole Pureblood Pretense Series
- Recommended Battlestar Galactica “Earth-contact” fics
- Getting your way with setxkbmap
- Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
- Hacking together a quick update notifier
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
- Homebrew Update Notifier Update
- Learning Materials for getting into Windows 3.1 programming
- Displaying An Image or Animated GIF in Qt With Aspect Ratio-Preserving Scaling
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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Fanfiction – Magical Mystery Oops
Well, the last fic I covered reminded me of another MLP fic I wanted to re-read. This one is also a “Twilight Sparkle becomes something” fic (this time, a draconequus), it’s also good and memorable, and, if Ascend had a … Continue reading
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Music – Instrumental MLP Fan-songs
Sorry for not having a fanfic review ready today. Not only was my week a mess, a programming project consumed all of the leisure time I’d normally use for re-reading an old favourite fanfic. Instead, I decided to spotlight some … Continue reading
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Free Installer Creators for All Eras
UPDATE 2021-12-19: Added Installer and InstallerLG for AmigaOS and derivatives Since my list of installer-construction resources has grown so huge, I thought I’d move it out of my list of DOS/Win16 programming resources into its own post. After all, it … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Ascend
This time, I decided to go for something full-length, but My Little Pony… because that’s just the mood I’ve been in recently. Ascend by xTSGx This one’s noteworthy because it beat canon to something that evoked quite a bit of … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Needless Gender Confusion
Needless Gender Confusion by Sarah1281 This is another crackfic oneshot, because I still haven’t had time to take notes on anything longer… specifically, it’s a Naruto oneshot which was probably inspired by the variety of reactions in the Naruto fandom … Continue reading
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