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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- Resources for Reverse-Engineering 16-bit Applications
- Fanfiction – A Quick Overview of The Whole Pureblood Pretense Series
- Recommended Battlestar Galactica “Earth-contact” fics
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- Embedding the DPMI Extender for your Open Watcom C/C++ EXE (And Related Knowledge)
- Displaying An Image or Animated GIF in Qt With Aspect Ratio-Preserving Scaling
- Getting your way with setxkbmap
- Fanfiction – The Pureblood Pretense
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
- Learning Materials for getting into C programming for MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS/FreeDOS
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I finally got around to switching my main site (www.ssokolow.com) over to a decent web host (the new look still isn’t ready, but I decided to make a little change anyway) and, in the process, I added some ads to … Continue reading
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Cheat Sheet – mod_rewrite
mod_rewrite Cheat Sheet …because, for voodoo like mod_rewrite, we need every advantage we can get. I have linked to this before but there have been so many changes to my blog since then that I figured it’d be a good … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Willow Destine
Willow Destine by Wispr Length: 24 Chapters (as FanFiction.net counts them. Some contain multiple declared chapters) Sources: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gargoyles Rating: 4.5/5 Well, I was feeling too sick to do something that required deep thought, so here’s a … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier by Babel Matrix Length: Oneshot Sources: Neon Genesis Evangelion Rating: 4/5 Just a nice little Evangelion oneshot which doesn’t let you know what’s really going on until the end. I always love it when I find such … Continue reading
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On Proportions in Cartoons
Dan Shive’s deviantART Journal – Shadows and Cartoons Just a little realization which should be useful to anyone learning to draw. I know it’s going to help me a lot.
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Humor – Prisoner of Azkaban in 15 Minutes
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 15 Minutes A little gift for everyone who sees the movies for the butchered junk they are. Thankfully, I was spared this particular one. (I ended up seeing the fourth though. I’d … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Willow the Gargoyle
Willow the Gargoyle by Jonakhensu Length: 1 Chapter, Ongoing Sources: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gargoyles Rating: 4/5 As a beta reader, it’s not that difficult to find yourself wishing people could write faster. Today’s example is “Willow the Gargoyle” by … Continue reading
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