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: General
A Better Linkifying Regex
From time to time, I run across situations where the linkifying Greasemonkey script I use mistakenly includes a closing parenthesis in what it considers to be a URL. Given that I can’t remember a single situation where I needed to … Continue reading
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Mixed Feelings on Cloanto and Amiga/C64 Forever
UPDATE: I’ve received a response from Cloanto and, after talking to a real human about this, I’m convinced that this is mostly, if not entirely, a pile of unfortunate mistakes that they sincerely want to get fixed. I’ve added notes … Continue reading
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Simple Alarm Clock Script For Linux
TL;DR: Install python-dateutil, pytimeparse, and this script, then see the –help output for more details. For a while, I’d been using the at command to schedule alarms when I needed to wake up in the morning, but I found that … Continue reading
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What Disney Has Forgotten About Classic Donald Duck
Who hasn’t seen at least one of the classic Donald Duck cartoons from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s? You know, the ones where, in the later cartoons, the theme says “Who never never starts an argument?” Sadly, it seems that … Continue reading
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A more formal way to think about validity of input data
I’ve begun to port one of my hobby projects from Python to Rust and, while setting up the clap argument parser, I found myself having to bind to the access(2) libc function myself. Yes, it exposes you to a race … Continue reading
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On Making Steam Machines Successful
TL;DR: Provide a summarized representation of system requirements, make it easier to decide between different models, partner with YouTube and/or NetFlix to make the device more valuable, spin the cost of a Steam Machine as an investment in cheaper per-game … Continue reading
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A Compromise Between Substring and Prefix Matching
A.K.A.: How to write what human intuition actually expects substring matching to be While the changes aren’t yet ready to be pushed, I’ve been working on one of my hobby projects quite a bit over the last few days and … Continue reading
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