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
- Fanfiction – A Quick Overview of The Whole Pureblood Pretense Series
- 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
- Recommended “More-Than-Human Shinji” Evangelion fics
- Learning Materials for getting into Windows 3.1 programming
- Displaying An Image or Animated GIF in Qt With Aspect Ratio-Preserving Scaling
- Fanfiction – The Pureblood Pretense
- Embedding the DPMI Extender for your Open Watcom C/C++ EXE (And Related Knowledge)
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Category Archives: Web Wandering & Opinion
Music with Good Lyrics
My Last.fm forum thread A week or two ago, I started a Last.fm thread asking people to point me to music with unusual/uncommon lyrics. I didn’t really get much, but the list of examples I provided (which is still growing) … Continue reading
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Hidden Musical Gems
’39 by Queen at Last.fm I just ran across one of the most amazing (and ironically, least known) Queen songs I’ve ever heard. Last I checked, it was a free MP3 download from it’s Last.fm page, so give it a … Continue reading
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The new standard in fan music videos
EGS Music Video – Collide @ YouTube For those of you who have never read El Goonish Shive, let me explain. It’s a webcomic about a bunch of teenagers who get into various situations that don’t always respect the laws … Continue reading
Poem – A Child’s Guide to Using Grandpa’s Computer
A Child’s Guide to Using Grandpa’s Computer If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort … Continue reading
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Against School
Against School – John Taylor Gatto Just an article I ran across a link to on someone else’ blog. A definite must-read.
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Why so much fanfiction is bad and how it can be improved
Ever wonder why so many people write poor fanfiction? Here is how I see it, both as a reader, and as someone who is trying to write my own fiction (both fanfiction and original fanfiction): It’s very easy to apply … Continue reading
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Wired 14.03: PLAY
Wired 14.03: PLAY – Anatomy of a Nerd I prefer geeks, but progress is progress.
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