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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Popular Posts
- Resources for Reverse-Engineering 16-bit Applications
- Fanfiction – A Quick Overview of The Whole Pureblood Pretense Series
- Recommended Battlestar Galactica “Earth-contact” fics
- Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
- Learning Materials for getting into C programming for MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS/FreeDOS
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
- Learning Materials for getting into Windows 3.1 programming
- Displaying An Image or Animated GIF in Qt With Aspect Ratio-Preserving Scaling
- Fanfiction – The Pureblood Pretense
- Embedding the DPMI Extender for your Open Watcom C/C++ EXE (And Related Knowledge)
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Monthly Archives: March 2005
The Internet Archive
I’ve used The Internet Archive‘s Wayback Machine for years to find pages which had otherwise dropped off the web. What I didn’t notice until recently, is their extensive and highly useful collections of other media. Why bother with such an … Continue reading
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NoDoS 1.0 alpha
I consider myself a pretty likeable guy but occasionally, I run across someone with a chip on their shoulder or someone who has a whole lot of IRC bots and is trigger-happy. And then there are the people who don’t … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – “Slayers Demiurge”
Title: Demiurge URL: Main Site, RAAC-stored copy of the first six chapters. (Note: Main site has some nice fan art) Author: Stefan Gagne Source: Slayers Rating: 5.5/6 Type: Continuation/AU (A continuation, but a fairly big deviation from how things would … Continue reading
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TV-B-Gone
I know what I want as my next gift, TV-B-Gone. What? You think I’m nuts for not liking TV, Turn Off Your TV. (And I found the site AFTER I lost interest in TV)
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Women in Science History
http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/contents.html I must say, I knew that Grace Murray Hopper invented the compiler but I never knew that Rózsa Péter invented recursive function theory.
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Fanfiction – “Young At Heart”
Title: Young At Heart Author: Gregg Sharp Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 5/6 Type: Uncontinued Bet Entry Length: One-Shot Normally, I’d probably give this a 4/5 for lack of length but, as it’s an uncontinued bet entry and therefore has it’s … Continue reading
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C.A.S.E. – Age of Consent
C.A.S.E. – Age of Consent *Sigh* And I thought we Canadians were supposed to be more civilized than many other countries. I definitely support their recommended definition although I think there should be an additional part to cover situations where … Continue reading
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