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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Monthly Archives: January 2008
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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Fanfiction – Snape’s Worst Nightmare
Snape’s Worst Nightmare by Draco664 Length: 7 Chapters, Complete Sources: Harry Potter Rating: 5/5 Feeling like a post-canon story? Well, this isn’t HBP-compliant (I usually avoid anything where a favored character has died. Too depressing.), but it’s definitely a worthwhile … Continue reading
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More Portal Fun
Just a couple of quick links I ran across today: Using the Portal Gun in Half-Life 2 and friends Papercraft: Make Your Own Companion Cube Weighted Companion Cube Wallpapers Update: …and a related XKCD comic.
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Fanfiction – Thousand Shinji
Thousand Shinji by Academia Nut Length: 13 Chapters, Ongoing Sources: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Warhammer 40k Rating: 5/5 Ever notice how Evangelion fanfiction with a less spineless Shinji seems to follow a certain pattern with him being trained by someone powerful … Continue reading
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Web Wandering – A Portal Remix
Now a little something for fellow Portal fans. I give you “The Device Has Been Modified” by Victims of Science. Source: YouTube (MP3)
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Fanfiction – A Bad Week At The Wizengamot
A Bad Week At The Wizengamot by DisobedienceWriter Length: 3 Chapters, Complete Sources: Harry Potter Rating: 5/5 Slytherins are supposed to be cunning, right? Ever get the feeling that the magical world as a whole has inbred their way to … Continue reading
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Interesting Poetry – “Full Fathom Five”
Today’s poetry quote isn’t a poem per se, but rather an excerpt from The Tempest by William Shakespeare which I found particularly memorable after hearing it quoted in an undersea documentary film. Enjoy… Full fathom five thy father lies; Of … Continue reading
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