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
A Brief List of Ways to Make Xinerama and Games Get Along
As none of you certainly know, my system has a very odd video setup: Because I hate bad window management misplacing things when the resolution changes, I’ve used xorg.conf to lock my desktop at 2560×1024 Because I’m using nVidia TwinView, … Continue reading
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Git Tricks for Clean Histories
As much as I love the concept of cheap branching and revision control, I’m a bit of a “code first, ask questions later” kind of guy. Most of my best ideas only come to me once I’m elbow-deep in code … Continue reading
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Status Update
For the last while, I haven’t really posted anything on this blog. While I’d like to blame it on coursework or other projects, the truth is that there are many reasons. Aside from “coursework and other projects”, I’ve also been … Continue reading
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A Quick And Dirty m0n0wall “Get WAN IP” API
Until recently, I’d been using WhatIsMyIP.com’s API to fill in the external IP field in my Conky readout, but a few days ago, they started a very silly thing where, for whatever reason, clients have to follow a 301 redirect … Continue reading
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My Unofficial “How to Extend distutils” FAQ
Whenever I have to set up a Python project, I’m always amazed at how little documentation there is on extending distutils to add new commands or otherwise deal with un-anticipated (and apparently, some anticipated) circumstances. In the absence of an … Continue reading
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Game Reviews: Aquaria
Rating: 4.5/5 A few months back, I was informed of an offering known as the Humble Indie Bundle. Seeing it as an opportunity to finally pick up a copy of World of Goo, I bought in. However, my brother quickly … Continue reading
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Many Tanks Site Updates
Just a quick status update. I’ve done some significant re-theming on http://www.ficfan.org/ and fixed a bug that was causing many of the quotes to not show their additional metadata. While doing so, I noticed that, because of how wp-lifestream caches … Continue reading
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