Category Archives: General

My impressions of Fat-Free Framework for PHP

Posted on 2011-11-13 by Stephan Sokolow

After wasting far too much time trying to rebase my Gender-Bending Fiction Index on top of CakePHP, I decided that I’d give it one more try before consigning it to the list of things indefinitely on hold… and I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Bypassing Google Tracking Redirects with HTTPS Everywhere

Posted on 2011-11-08 by Stephan Sokolow

tl;dr Install this custom HTTPS Everywhere rule. If there’s one thing you can set your watch by these days, it seems to be Google’s dedication to making it as difficult as possible to get what you want out of their … Continue reading →

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Learning French: A Brief Comment on Noun Engenderment

Posted on 2011-11-04 by Stephan Sokolow

I’ve always felt that engendering nouns in a language when they don’t inherently have gender is a mistake. Partly because I suspect it taints one’s perception of the world, given how a culture both shapes and is shaped by their … Continue reading →

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Killing Google Instant (November 3rd, 2011 edition)

Posted on 2011-11-03 by Stephan Sokolow

This morning, I woke up to find that Google had made another change which broke my solution for disabling Google Instant badly enough for Firefox to give me a blank page. Since Google seems to delight in trying to force … Continue reading →

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Learning French: Qui vs. Que As Relative Pronouns

Posted on 2011-11-02 by Stephan Sokolow

Since I’ve been learning French recently, I’ve decided to start a series of blog posts to share insights I’ve had which helped me to grasp things more quickly. Let’s start with “qui” and “que” in their roles as relative pronouns … Continue reading →

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Quick Firefox Workaround for YouTube’s Over-Sensitive Flash Detection

Posted on 2011-11-01 by Stephan Sokolow

If you’re anything like me, you’ve got some mix of Firefox, the current version of Adobe Flash, and a bunch of extensions like AdBlock and NoScript which normally don’t cause problems… and then suddenly a YouTube video insists on giving … Continue reading →

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Fanon And The Hazards of Source Amnesia

Posted on 2011-10-26 by Stephan Sokolow

a guest post by weebee Fanon is a rather odd entity. It’s often looked down on entirely, with those who think themselves the ‘best authors’ sneering at any use of it and claiming that you should never resort to such … Continue reading →

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