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
- A Python programmerâs first impression of CoffeeScript
- Recommended Battlestar Galactica âEarth-contactâ fics
- Fanfiction â A Quick Overview of The Whole Pureblood Pretense Series
- Learning Materials for getting into C programming for MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS/FreeDOS
- Useful Info On Win16-Targeting Compilers⌠And a List of DOS/Win16 Resources
- Getting your way with setxkbmap
- Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
- Recommended âPolitics in Harry Potterâ fics
- Getting Your Cheap Chinese USB Foot Pedal Doing Useful Things on Linux
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Humor – Crackpot Sites And Parodies
BadAstronomy.com – Repeat after me: asteroid 2007 TU24 is no danger to Earth Time Cube Time Cube @ Wikipedia Nintendo’s Portable Simultaneous 4-player GameCube Nintendo’s Harmonic Simultaneous 4-player GameCube Thyme Cube Slime Cube @ Uncyclopedia John C. Dvorak – Don’t … Continue reading
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Humor – So You Want To Learn Japanese
So You Want To Learn Japanese I ran across this hilarious joke article a year or two ago but forgot to blog about it. It’s primarily focused on people who are interested in learning Japanese, but you’ll get a laugh … Continue reading
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Why StGIT?
If you’ve read my previous posts on the git revision control system, you know that I like it very much. (It’s almost the best thing since sliced bread đ ) However, there is one add-on for it which I could … Continue reading
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Anglerfish
National Geographic – Anglerfish Like most people, I knew that the anglerfish was a deep sea fish that could probably win the all-time butt-ugly fish contest, but there’s a lot I didn’t know. Given how interesting and concise the page … Continue reading
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Keith P. – Repository Formats Matter
Keith P. – Repository Formats Matter Just a blog post I ran across which describes why I like git (as opposed to other version control systems) much better than I ever could.
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Dyson Yarn-Ball Habitat
One of the interesting ideas I first ran across in amateur fiction was the idea of weaving a bunch of Niven-style Ringworlds together to produce something with more surface area than the sci-fi interpretation of a Dyson Sphere (a hollow … Continue reading
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More Portal Fun
Just a couple of quick links I ran across today: Using the Portal Gun in Half-Life 2 and friends Papercraft: Make Your Own Companion Cube Weighted Companion Cube Wallpapers Update: …and a related XKCD comic.
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