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
On Bureaucracy And Giant, Killer Rabbits
I know I’m rather late to the party, on this point, but it occurs to me that there’s one very under-explored way to look at the problems of bureaucratic structures: Night of the Lepus. Here’s a 1972 horror film… about … Continue reading
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My impressions of Fat-Free Framework for PHP
After wasting far too much time trying to rebase my Gender-Bending Fiction Index on top of CakePHP, I decided that I’d give it one more try before consigning it to the list of things indefinitely on hold… and I’m glad … Continue reading
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Bypassing Google Tracking Redirects with HTTPS Everywhere
tl;dr Install this custom HTTPS Everywhere rule. If there’s one thing you can set your watch by these days, it seems to be Google’s dedication to making it as difficult as possible to get what you want out of their … Continue reading
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Learning French: A Brief Comment on Noun Engenderment
I’ve always felt that engendering nouns in a language when they don’t inherently have gender is a mistake. Partly because I suspect it taints one’s perception of the world, given how a culture both shapes and is shaped by their … Continue reading
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Killing Google Instant (November 3rd, 2011 edition)
This morning, I woke up to find that Google had made another change which broke my solution for disabling Google Instant badly enough for Firefox to give me a blank page. Since Google seems to delight in trying to force … Continue reading
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Learning French: Qui vs. Que As Relative Pronouns
Since I’ve been learning French recently, I’ve decided to start a series of blog posts to share insights I’ve had which helped me to grasp things more quickly. Let’s start with “qui” and “que” in their roles as relative pronouns … Continue reading
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Quick Firefox Workaround for YouTube’s Over-Sensitive Flash Detection
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got some mix of Firefox, the current version of Adobe Flash, and a bunch of extensions like AdBlock and NoScript which normally don’t cause problems… and then suddenly a YouTube video insists on giving … Continue reading
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