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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Author Archives: Stephan Sokolow
Notes on notification-daemon
Just a few brief things I’ve learned about notification-daemon while trying to make mine less annoying: It’s been five years and notification-daemon is still effectively undocumented as far as I can tell (Aside from the odd example, the best you … Continue reading
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Game Review: VVVVVV
With the Humble Indie Bundle 3 set to end in less than a day (bad timing, I know), I finally got around to writing my review of VVVVVV. VVVVVV is a puzzle platformer with a special twist. Unlike other platformers, … Continue reading
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A Few Suggestions/Pleas to Authors of Mystery-oriented Fiction
Just a quick couple of suggestions for people looking for something a little more original than The Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, or Alien Abductions to work into their creative endeavors. (Because they occurred to me while I was wandering Wikipedia … Continue reading
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50+ Naruto Authors Who Did Something Well
I’m not really sure why, but this weekend, I ended up not only noticing a FanFiction.net author’s poll for picking the top 5 Naruto authors from a list of 50, but taking the time to examine all 50 choices. Suffice … Continue reading
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Tuning TiddlyWiki for Polished Prints
This morning, in typical distracted fashion, I got the urge to start experimenting with using CSS to style a website for printing and decided to use the copy of TiddlyWiki I use for personal organization as the test bed. I … Continue reading
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8 PCs In A Bunker: Ownership, Respect, and Principles in the Steam Era
TL;DR: DRM is you paying to be mistrusted and quietly disrespected; Piracy is an implicit endorsement of someone whose behaviour you disagree with. (UPDATE 2016-01-14: If you pirate, It also makes it easier for them to blame you for their … Continue reading
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How to perform a one-off migration into Django ORM
While working on a project I haven’t yet made public, I found myself needing to migrate data into a Django project without being able to use the simple, common “Use inspectdb, then migrate to the new form with South” approach … Continue reading
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