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
Bourne Shell Tip: Use Subshells Interactively
Suppose you’re using your favourite Bourne-style shell (be it bash, zsh, or whatever else you fancy) and you want to save a video into a folder two levels up the directory tree. Do you: Use cd ../.. followed by youtube-dl … Continue reading
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Game Reviews: OpenTTD
What follows is a slightly adjusted cross-post of a review I wrote on Desura with added hyperlinks. The writing style is a bit off for my blog but, unfortunately, I won’t have time to rewrite it in the near future. … Continue reading
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Tweaking Motif to make DDD stick out a little less
With Ttk bringing theming to maintained Tk applications like gitk, Motif is the last major holdout we still sometimes have to deal with. While it is unfortunately true that Motif has no theming support whatsoever, certain tweaks can still be … Continue reading
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Fixing The New YouTube Look And Feel
If you’ve been using a tracking cookie randomizer or if you’re unlucky enough to be on the wrong side of Google’s A/B testing, you may have run into YouTube’s new look and feel. Unfortunately, while it does have a few … Continue reading
GBIndex Data Analyzer Goes Public
It’s becoming increasingly well-known that, no matter what you want to improve, the first and most useful thing you can and should do is measure it. Objective measurements keep you honest and give you something to focus on. A few … Continue reading
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Temporary Break in Fanfic Micro-Reviews
A couple of days ago, I discovered that my Identi.ca account had been silenced (suspended). Apparently, they thought it was suspicious that I was posting almost nothing but rigidly mechanistic notices almost exclusively pointing to the same site (Fanfiction.net, A.K.A. … Continue reading
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Getting Started guide for Lubuntu novices
Just thought I’d share the Getting Started guide that grew from my periodic use of Lubuntu to make old PCs useful to the needy. It’s on GitHub and you can also view it online though the WebODF renderer doesn’t yet … Continue reading
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