Category Archives: Site Updates

VFFA and FicFan Quote Randomizer Renovated

Posted on 2011-09-25 by Stephan Sokolow

Throughout the years, I’ve started many projects at times when I didn’t really have time to do them well. Lately, I’ve been working on cleaning them up and this week, it was FicFan.org’s turn. The placeholder page is still up, … Continue reading →

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Status Update

Posted on 2011-01-16 by Stephan Sokolow

For the last while, I haven’t really posted anything on this blog. While I’d like to blame it on coursework or other projects, the truth is that there are many reasons. Aside from "coursework and other projects", I’ve also been … Continue reading →

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Many Tanks Site Updates

Posted on 2010-05-14 by Stephan Sokolow

Just a quick status update. I’ve done some significant re-theming on http://www.ficfan.org/ and fixed a bug that was causing many of the quotes to not show their additional metadata. While doing so, I noticed that, because of how wp-lifestream caches … Continue reading →

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Gender-Bending Index Beta 2 Released

Posted on 2009-11-11 by Stephan Sokolow

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 →

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Gender-Bending List back up… more or less

Posted on 2009-07-01 by Stephan Sokolow

Gender-Bending Fiction Index Well, things are looking up. On a whim, I re-implemented most of the old gender-bending list’s functionality on the new database-backed platform I’ve been meaning to write for years. I’m not sure how steadily I’ll work on … Continue reading →

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Good News and Bad News

Posted on 2009-06-24 by Stephan Sokolow

The bad news is, my main site is down and I’m too busy to update my blog. The good news is, I’ve finally cooked up a tool which prevents me from procrastinating or getting distracted for days on end, so … Continue reading →

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Pure-Python RAR and GIF handling

Posted on 2008-05-20 by Stephan Sokolow

Useful Hacks @ ssokolow.com I just pushed my attempts at RAR and GIF handling in Python to my useful hacks page. The GIF one functions as a partial validator, but it’s main designed purpose was to tell static from animated … Continue reading →

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