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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Category Archives: Geek Stuff
Research: Letting clicks through the transparent part of the GitHub ribbon
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 was that the “Fork me” ribbon would cover up my … Continue reading
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VFFA and FicFan Quote Randomizer Renovated
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, it was FicFan.org’s turn. The placeholder page is still up, … Continue reading
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Topic Glimpse: Distributed Issue Tracking
One topic that’s been getting explored off and on for the last half-decade is distributed issue tracking. The idea is that, with distributed version control systems like Git and Mercurial, maybe it’d be a good idea to also store your … Continue reading
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Chrome vs. Firefox: August 2011
With Firefox making various controversial decisions lately, like wanting to remove the version number from the About dialog and following Chrome in removing http:// from the address bar without any reasonable justification I’m aware of, now feels like a good … Continue reading
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Open Source: The Scientific Community in Technology
tl;dr Free/open-source software is to producing software as science is to accumulating knowledge… science just had a “different upbringing” and more time to build up formal structures. Note: This was originally written in October of 2010 as an essay for … Continue reading
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Notes on notification-daemon
Just a few brief things I’ve learned about notification-daemon while trying to make mine less annoying: It’s been five years and notification-daemon is still effectively undocumented as far as I can tell (Aside from the odd example, the best you … Continue reading
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Game Review: VVVVVV
With the Humble Indie Bundle 3 set to end in less than a day (bad timing, I know), I finally got around to writing my review of VVVVVV. VVVVVV is a puzzle platformer with a special twist. Unlike other platformers, … Continue reading
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