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: Web Wandering & Opinion
The Idiocy That Is MySpace
*sigh* I just spent the last two hours helping my brother customize the look of his MySpace page and my only conclusion is that the MySpace developers are either idiots, or coding with their hands tied behind their backs, metaphorically … Continue reading
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Some more geek humor
Languages: How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot Programming Humor: Hunting Elephants Two of my favorite list-form jokes: How to shoot yourself in the foot using various languages, and how different kinds of people in the computer industry go about … Continue reading
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Wikipedia vs. Webcomics
For those who haven’t heard, it seems that Wikipedia has decided that webcomics aren’t an important enough part of culture to be in their encyclopedia. As I strongly disagree, I have saved one article that hasn’t been deleted yet and … Continue reading
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Konqueror with Bookmarklets
Konqueror with Bookmarklets If you’re a Konqueror user and a power user or geekier, then you’ve probably noticed, as have I, that bookmarklets (javascript bookmarks, for the buzzword-deficient) don’t work. You’ve probably also wondered “What the heck is that Minitools … Continue reading
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A Plea For Standards, Sanity, and Openness
Please Use Standards, Sanity, and Open Formats I finally got around to starting my own (much more generalized) equivalent to various “MS Word is not a document interchange format” rants I’ve run across over the years. Give it a look. … Continue reading
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Gender-Bent Teen Titans
TTGB: Secret Santa Poem I’ve been enjoying these fancomics for a while, but I always kept forgetting to share them. Now, I’ve got the perfect opportunity. After all, who could possibly resist the fun of seeing the teen titans as … Continue reading
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The best of both worlds
For the record, the title of this post refers to the combination of an American song and a Japanese comic… not that I’m not also messing with you, as you’ll see when you start reading. Now, with that out of … Continue reading
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