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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Popular Posts
- Resources for Reverse-Engineering 16-bit Applications
- Recommended Battlestar Galactica “Earth-contact” fics
- Learning Materials for getting into C programming for MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS/FreeDOS
- Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
- Getting Your Cheap Chinese USB Foot Pedal Doing Useful Things on Linux
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
- Recommended “Politics in Harry Potter” fics
- Learning Materials for getting into Windows 3.1 programming
- Fanfiction – A Quick Overview of The Whole Pureblood Pretense Series
- Embedding the DPMI Extender for your Open Watcom C/C++ EXE (And Related Knowledge)
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Author Archives: Stephan Sokolow
Fanfiction – “The Three Saotomes”
Title: The Three Saotomes URL: RAAC Mirror, archived at megspace, on Fanfiction.net, at Studio Asynjor, and hosted by Phu. Author: Carrot Glace Source: Ranma 1/2 Rating: 5/6 Type: Self-Insert Length: 32 Parts (18 in RAAC Archive)(Unfinished) What if Ranma wasn’t … Continue reading
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Game of the Moment – Bits n Bytes
You know Solitaire, right? Did you know it’s really the name for a family of over 100 different games? If you use Windows, maybe not. What Windows calls Solitaire is actually called Klondike. * Anyway, how many people have tried … Continue reading
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More Site Cleanup
I’ve cleaned most of the cruft from my site. It’s still not as good as I’d like it but it’ll do. At least I managed to remove that confusing secondary menu. By the way, if anyone reads this for the … Continue reading
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Removed the fortune quote
Well, it just kept giving me trouble so I’ve removed the fortune quote. If you are on Windows and simply must have it, install Cygwin.
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Simpler Programming Section
I finally got around to cleaning and simplifying the programming section. It’s still not as nice as I’d like it but at least it doesn’t use that confusing secondary menu. (I think the only remaning thing to wean off it … Continue reading
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New AccessWeb Lite Version
Well, I decided to revive my AccessWeb Lite idea. As such, it’s now coded in Python (as opposed to Perl) and actually works properly. It’s also more efficient, more reliable, and less bloated. In honor of it’s new implementation, it’s … Continue reading
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Why I Hate Java
Well, I’ve started my COMP268 programming course and guess what, it’s in Java. I normally wouldn’t take a language I already know I hate but, since it’ll look good on a resume, I thought “What the heck?” Why do I … Continue reading
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