Monthly Archives: March 2018

An Improved QPlainTextEdit for PyQt5

TL;DR: Code here UPDATE: A “fake QLineEdit” version for adding spell-checking to most places where you’d use QLineEdit is now available. One of the projects I’ve been working on recently is a proper replacement for the hacky way I handle … Continue reading

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A Musical Sampling of Subcultures With Feels All Their Own

There are various subcultures I’ve dipped my toes into, but not all are created equal. Some have that “wherever you go, there you are” feel about them (eg. the otherwise excellent fan-music scene for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), … Continue reading

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Thoughts on National Anthems in the 21st Century

While I was adding I Am Australian to my list of songs that moved me, I got to thinking about the sentiment by many Australians that it would make a much better anthem than Advance Australia Fair and, in the … Continue reading

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Relaxing My Schedule For Fanfiction

My apologies to readers, but I’m going to have to stop releasing a review every week. Things I want to do more have been piling up over the last couple of months and re-reading fics I know to meet my … Continue reading

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Fanfiction – Cheaters Prosper

Well, it’s been a very busy week and my reading schedule slipped a little too much, so I had to just dig something up quickly. Cheaters Prosper by drakensis This is another fun little comedy oneshot which asks a simple … Continue reading

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Fanfiction – Transcendant Humanity

OK, back to Mass Effect fanfiction. Transcendant Humanity by Solaris242 One of the things I really enjoy is first-contact scenarios, because they have so much potential for interesting explorations of the societies involved… especially if one or both of the … Continue reading

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