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
Why StGIT?
If you’ve read my previous posts on the git revision control system, you know that I like it very much. (It’s almost the best thing since sliced bread 😛 ) However, there is one add-on for it which I could … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Ranma and The Doctor
Ranma and The Doctor by Turbanator Length: 9 Chapters, Ongoing Sources: Ranma ½, Doctor Who Rating: 4/5 Today’s special is “Ranma and The Doctor” and if you guessed that the crossover is Ranma ½ – Doctor Who, then you get … Continue reading
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Anglerfish
National Geographic – Anglerfish Like most people, I knew that the anglerfish was a deep sea fish that could probably win the all-time butt-ugly fish contest, but there’s a lot I didn’t know. Given how interesting and concise the page … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Redheads
Redheads by Robert ‘Kenko’ Haynie Length: 3 Chapters, Incomplete Sources: Ranma ½, Slayers Rating: 5/5 How many readers remember “Equal Halves“, the somewhat sidestory-ish sequel to “Genma’s Daughter“? Now how many of you don’t know about “Redheads”, the somewhat sidestory-ish … Continue reading
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Keith P. – Repository Formats Matter
Keith P. – Repository Formats Matter Just a blog post I ran across which describes why I like git (as opposed to other version control systems) much better than I ever could.
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Fanfiction – Tsunade’s Heir
Tsunade’s Heir by funkmasterjo Length: 12 Chapters, Ongoing Sources: Naruto Rating: 5/5 A common theme in fanfiction is a small change snowballing to fix or at least lessen all of the problems in a series. Done poorly, it’s obvious and … Continue reading
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Dyson Yarn-Ball Habitat
One of the interesting ideas I first ran across in amateur fiction was the idea of weaving a bunch of Niven-style Ringworlds together to produce something with more surface area than the sci-fi interpretation of a Dyson Sphere (a hollow … Continue reading
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