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
Der Untergang, Bizarro-style
You may be familiar with the “Hitler rants” meme which produced such parodies as “Hitler gets banned from Xbox Live“. However, what you probably haven’t noticed is that, thanks to a user named hitlerrantsparodies, a continuity has started to coalesce … Continue reading
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Scribblenauts and /b/-tards
Well, I was wandering around YouTube (no clue why) when I found evidence that the Scribblenauts developers may be /b/-tards. At the very least, they’re pretty good at catching all the noteworthy memes. Here are just some of the noteworthy … Continue reading
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Our Sick Society
A few months ago, my mother sent me an interesting TED talk about motivation. It turns out that the carrot-and/or-stick model for encouraging rewards stifles creativity. We need more businesses like Atlassian and Google which employ “intrinsic motivation” (you do … Continue reading
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SQL Pagination Without OFFSET
Just thought I’d look up how people paginate efficiently in SQLite since, apparently, OFFSET is just an alias for “discard N first results”. The recommended solution is to use a WHERE clause to mimic offset using the same column index … Continue reading
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Functional Programming Concepts for the Lay Programmer – Part 1
Update: Part 2 is finally available. Despite the growing interest in functional programming, most people (myself included) seem to have a lot of trouble grasping the core concepts and constructs. (Probably because the early adopters are all, to some extent, … Continue reading
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My First Impression of Google Wave
Well, I finally got an invite to Google Wave. I haven’t had much time to play around with it yet, but my first impression is that it could potentially be just the thing I need for collaborative story planning… once … Continue reading
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Gender-Bending Index Beta 2 Released
After far too long, I finally found time to make some of the planned improvements to my gender-bending index. Beta 2 brings the following improvements: The detail expanders on the tables are now at least as comprehensive as the original … Continue reading
Posted in Otaku Stuff, Site Updates
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