Author Archives: Stephan Sokolow

Novel – Nightfall

Posted on 2018-07-04 by Stephan Sokolow

Since I was re-reading it anyway, I thought I might as well review one of my old sci-fi favourites: Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. Originally written in 1941 as a novelette and one of Asimov’s earlier works and … Continue reading →

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A Blueprint for Creating FLOSS-Safe Replacements for BWCC.DLL Stock Icons

Posted on 2018-06-28 by Stephan Sokolow

TL;DR: Here’s a detailed description that should be sufficient to design knock-offs of the most iconic of Borland OWL’s stock icons for use Windows 3.1 hobby projects intended to be compiled with non-Borland compilers. In the name making my planned … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – Harry Potter and the Daft Morons

Posted on 2018-06-27 by Stephan Sokolow

…and another thing I decided to review on the first read-through. This one a bit of a guilty pleasure. Harry Potter and the Daft Morons by Sinyk As unsophisticated as it may sound, every now and then, I do enjoy … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – Wind Shear

Posted on 2018-06-20 by Stephan Sokolow

…and another one that’s worth a review on the first read. Wind Shear by Chilord (complete at 126,280 words long) This is a well done “Harry Potter in the past” fic. Specifically, this is one of those post-canon stories where … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – The Parselmouth of Gryffindor

Posted on 2018-06-12 by Stephan Sokolow

Today, I have a new fic which I enjoyed enough to share on my first read-through. The Parselmouth of Gryffindor by Achille Talon The basic premise of this story is not, as you might first guess, that Harry Potter’s ability … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – Harry Potter and the Champion’s Champion

Posted on 2018-04-18 by Stephan Sokolow

How about something that’s a guilty pleasure of mine and memorable for how well it pulls off a running fart joke, a comically Too Stupid To Live™ Ron Weasley, and a half-senile Dumbledore? Harry Potter and the Champion’s Champion by … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – A Thin Veneer

Posted on 2018-04-10 by Stephan Sokolow

Ironically, I still haven’t reviewed the fic that usually comes to mind when I think “memorable sci-fi crossover fanfiction”, so let’s remedy that now. A Thin Veneer by AlbertG (Albert Green Jr.) et al This crossover between the original Star … Continue reading →

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