Author Archives: Stephan Sokolow

Music with Good Lyrics

Posted on 2006-12-10 by Stephan Sokolow

My Last.fm forum thread A week or two ago, I started a Last.fm thread asking people to point me to music with unusual/uncommon lyrics. I didn’t really get much, but the list of examples I provided (which is still growing) … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – “Curses and Blessings”

Posted on 2006-12-05 by Stephan Sokolow

Curses and Blessings @ Fanfiction.net For the longest time, I’ve been looking for crossovers between Ranma ½ and I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs. I’d always thought it would be cool, but I could only find one or two crossovers where … Continue reading →

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Shell script music

Posted on 2006-12-01 by Stephan Sokolow

Well, it seems I have the dubious distinction of being one of the few (if any) people to discover a way to play music using shell script. Observe the following snippet: /usr/bin/yes foo > /dev/dsp & SP=”${!}”; sleep 1; kill … Continue reading →

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dnsmasq – DNS and DHCP for the rest of us

Posted on 2006-11-26 by Stephan Sokolow

dnsmasq site So, you’ve got that old dust-covered computer set up with a UNIX clone, got it to work as a router, figured out the syntax for the packet filter (firewall), and maybe even got a DHCP server working. What … Continue reading →

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Manga: Video Girl Ai

Posted on 2006-11-12 by Stephan Sokolow

Don’t be fooled by the title. This romantic comedy is no shallow hormone fest but, because I made that mistake, it took me over a year to get around to reading it. Sure, it’s a shonen manga with a lot … Continue reading →

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Ranma, chaos, and loss

Posted on 2006-11-09 by Stephan Sokolow

How about some excellent Ranma short stories about the loss of something vital? First, Elegy to a Golden Youth by Reid Carson. As the author explains it, I was re-reading Dunsany’s The King of Elfand’s Daughter one day, and was … Continue reading →

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Hidden Musical Gems

Posted on 2006-11-07 by Stephan Sokolow

’39 by Queen at Last.fm I just ran across one of the most amazing (and ironically, least known) Queen songs I’ve ever heard. Last I checked, it was a free MP3 download from it’s Last.fm page, so give it a … Continue reading →

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