Category Archives: Web Wandering & Opinion

So… What Does Your Government Do With Culture?

Posted on 2019-09-18 by Stephan Sokolow

So often, asking people about culture is like asking a fish “How’s the water?” (The answer you’ll get is “What’s water?”) but it’s still useful to ask the question and, sometimes, you get interesting answers. This time I’m wondering about … Continue reading →

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How to Copy-Paste YouTube Comments With Formatting in Firefox

Posted on 2018-09-10 by Stephan Sokolow

TL;DR: Copy more. Extending your selection outside the comment body will prevent the bug from triggering. For the last little while, I’d been suffering from an annoying bug where, if I tried to copy and paste YouTube comments, I’d lose … Continue reading →

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A Musical Sampling of Subcultures With Feels All Their Own

Posted on 2018-03-28 by Stephan Sokolow

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

Posted on 2018-03-22 by Stephan Sokolow

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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Sneaking Around The Urge to Procrastinate

Posted on 2017-12-03 by Stephan Sokolow

About four years ago, I wrote about an epiphany I had while learning Prolog. Well, now I’m learning Free Pascal as a more typesafe alternative to C for programming my DOS-based retro-gaming PC and a bit of supplementary insight came … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Songs About Heartbreak and Regret

Posted on 2017-11-12 by Stephan Sokolow

A couple of months ago, I ran across the Pentatonix cover of Hallelujah. It’s a beautiful rendition… except for one problem which really got under my skin: The lyrics are clearly about heartbreak, yet, just when the vocal line should … Continue reading →

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Concentrated Feels

Posted on 2017-07-01 by Stephan Sokolow

Last Updated: 2017-08-03 (Added “Day is Done”) 2017-08-04 (Elaborated about “Gates of Dawn”) 2017-12-24 (Added the Civilization 6 launch trailer) 2018-03-21 (Added “I Am Australian” and “Gentle Arms of Eden”) 2019-09-09 (Added Fantasia 2000’s segment for Stravinsky’s Firebird) 2020-07-15 (Added … Continue reading →

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