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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Category Archives: Geek Stuff
Setting Up A Private Mumble Server
UPDATE 2026-07-26: Added links to The Death Generator and The Spriters Resource as suggestions for how to make a custom welcome message more fun and a link to an example of how to sandbox a miniserve-based companion HTTP server using … Continue reading
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Tips Roll-up 2025 to Present
Here are my 2025 tips too short for anywhere but Mastodon:
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A Simple “Modpack Info” Generator for SMAPI
I’ve been playing Stardew Valley with a few friends, with mods, and, when one of them started experiencing intermittent packet loss that messed up the Discord call, I decided to set up a private Mumble server since Mumble has a … Continue reading
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Tips Roll-up 2023-2024
Here are a few things that I posted on Mastodon because they were too short for a blog post, but which I think should be cross-posted anyway for archival:
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Fixing Hotplug for the ATI Remote Wonder II on X11
EDIT: It turns out hotplug wasn’t the problem. Something else is resetting the X11 keymap without it involving the device getting reset… I’m done with this nonsense. I’ll temporarily set a user cronjob to force it back to what it’s … Continue reading
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Vorke V1 Plus Thermal/Fan Fix for Linux
If you have a Vorke V1 Plus that doesn’t want to drive its fan under Linux, or which doesn’t want to shut off the fan after the UEFI turns it on at boot, here’s what worked for me: As for … Continue reading
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How to remove pcANYWHERE32 v8.0 from Windows XP
…so you naively thought that continuing past the Windows XP compatibility warning and installing pcANYWHERE 8.0 would give you a working pcANYWHERE client but no server? …and you now have a machine that just boots into a black 640×480 screen … Continue reading
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