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
- Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
- Displaying An Image or Animated GIF in Qt With Aspect Ratio-Preserving Scaling
- Embedding the DPMI Extender for your Open Watcom C/C++ EXE (And Related Knowledge)
- Fanfiction – The Pureblood Pretense
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
- Getting your way with setxkbmap
- Learning Materials for getting into C programming for MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS/FreeDOS
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Fanfiction – Tsunade’s Heir
Tsunade’s Heir by funkmasterjo Length: 12 Chapters, Ongoing Sources: Naruto Rating: 5/5 A common theme in fanfiction is a small change snowballing to fix or at least lessen all of the problems in a series. Done poorly, it’s obvious and … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Snape’s Worst Nightmare
Snape’s Worst Nightmare by Draco664 Length: 7 Chapters, Complete Sources: Harry Potter Rating: 5/5 Feeling like a post-canon story? Well, this isn’t HBP-compliant (I usually avoid anything where a favored character has died. Too depressing.), but it’s definitely a worthwhile … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Thousand Shinji
Thousand Shinji by Academia Nut Length: 13 Chapters, Ongoing Sources: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Warhammer 40k Rating: 5/5 Ever notice how Evangelion fanfiction with a less spineless Shinji seems to follow a certain pattern with him being trained by someone powerful … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – A Bad Week At The Wizengamot
A Bad Week At The Wizengamot by DisobedienceWriter Length: 3 Chapters, Complete Sources: Harry Potter Rating: 5/5 Slytherins are supposed to be cunning, right? Ever get the feeling that the magical world as a whole has inbred their way to … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Parallel Pixie
Parallel Pixie by Space Pirate Hamster Length: 3 Chapters, Vanished/Dropped Sources: Magical Girl Pretty Sammy? Rating: 4/5 For those who are interested, I just added Space Pirate Hamster’s Parallel Pixie to the Vanished FanFic Archive. I’m not exactly familiar with … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – The Power The Dark Lord Knows Of
The Power The Dark Lord Knows Of by Finbar Length: Oneshot Sources: Harry Potter Rating: 5/5 Today’s fic is a silly one. Just how powerful is a prophecy? Powerful enough to continually grant Harry a new “power he knows not” … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – The Marriage
The Marriage by Janara Length: Oneshot Sources: Harry Potter Rating: 5/5 Remember all those “Harry gets bonded to someone” fics you had to wade through? Fancy a parody? “The Marriage” is a funny little oneshot where, when Dumbledore tries to … Continue reading
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