Author Archives: Stephan Sokolow

Fanfiction – Harry Potter and The Iron Lady

Posted on 2019-05-05 by Stephan Sokolow

For today’s fic, a little something I found because someone else thought I already knew it. Thanks a bunch, Aura Of The Dawn. Harry Potter and The Iron Lady by mugglesftw This is a story that had such potential for … Continue reading →

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Novel – Eon

Posted on 2019-05-04 by Stephan Sokolow

UPDATE 2019-05-18: I found some other notes I’d lost under a pile of other TODOs and have revised this again with more critiques of specific details. Branching out, I thought I’d share my thoughts on some non-fan fiction I’ve been … Continue reading →

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A Balanced Exploration of Arguments For and Against Ape-like Cryptids

Posted on 2018-12-24 by Stephan Sokolow

I was watching some old documentaries on YouTube and a particular one on Bigfoot made some points I hadn’t considered in my conclusion that it was just a mix of myth and hoax. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t become … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – Being Harry Potter

Posted on 2018-12-12 by Stephan Sokolow

Kirinin really has a knack for writing fanfiction that has a special spark to it. I first recognized that when I was looking for Ranma ½ fanfiction and read The Pit. This time, it’s a Harry Potter – Draco Malfoy … Continue reading →

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Resources for Reverse-Engineering 16-bit Applications

Posted on 2018-12-02 by Stephan Sokolow

See Also: My list of tips and resources for writing new DOS and Win16 apps While offering some advice, I got a little caught up in the research I was doing, so here’s a list of the resources I found … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – In Love of Quidditch

Posted on 2018-09-17 by Stephan Sokolow

Now for a bit of compare and contrast with a story that has some interesting characteristics. In Love of Quidditch by Secondary Luminescence This story shares a very similar premise to one of the best-written Harry Potter stories I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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How to Copy-Paste YouTube Comments With Formatting in Firefox

Posted on 2018-09-10 by Stephan Sokolow

TL;DR: Copy more. Extending your selection outside the comment body will prevent the bug from triggering. For the last little while, I’d been suffering from an annoying bug where, if I tried to copy and paste YouTube comments, I’d lose … Continue reading →

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