Category Archives: General

Frozen: Musical Cinema ≠ Musical Theatre

Posted on 2014-02-07 by Stephan Sokolow

Well, I finally saw Frozen and my brother and I pretty much agreed that, while it’s nice, it does have significant flaws. What’s really interesting, though, is the kinds of problems it has: They all fundamentally stem from Frozen being … Continue reading →

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QuickTile 0.2.0

Posted on 2013-10-07 by Stephan Sokolow

As of yesterday, QuickTile requires the Python bindings for libwnck. What advantages does this bring? Well, here’s a changelog for the more significant of the recent commits: 0.2.1 (changes made not long after this post): Redesigned the help output with … Continue reading →

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Game Review – FEZ

Posted on 2013-09-15 by Stephan Sokolow

Since I managed to find time to make a lot of progress toward beating FEZ before the Humble Indie Bundle 9 finished, why not a review… FEZ is an interesting mix of a game. On the upside, it’s a very … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Epiphany I’ve Ever Had

Posted on 2013-08-03 by Stephan Sokolow

If there’s one experience I would wish on everyone above all others, it’s the chance to feel your conscious desires become so at odds with your instincts that, in one brief moment, it snaps into clarity that, whether or not … Continue reading →

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My Little Pony Fics and Songs For Non-Bronies

Posted on 2013-07-14 by Stephan Sokolow

Since my last mention of the subject, I’ve grown somewhat attached to the fanfiction and songs coming out of the My Little Pony fandom. I still wouldn’t say I’m into it enough to be a brony but I appreciate good … Continue reading →

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The Infectious Foolishness of GNOME’s Save Iconography

Posted on 2013-07-06 by Stephan Sokolow

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed an increasing trend for Linux icon themes to follow the lead set by the Tango and GNOME icon themes in using a naked internal hard drive with a downward-pointing green arrow to indicate … Continue reading →

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Functional Programming Concepts for the Lay Programmer – Part 3

Posted on 2013-07-02 by Stephan Sokolow

I really need to stop saying when the next one of these is likely to be out. In Part 2, I say that I hope it doesn’t take me a year and a half to write it and how long … Continue reading →

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