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: Otaku Stuff
Recommended “Politics in Harry Potter” fics
Last Updated: 2021-05-21 (Added two fics to the temporary “Magical-Muggle Cooperation” section) Today, I’m rounding up the Harry Potter fics which I think do the best job of making Wizarding politics and/or governance a major focus of the story. …and … Continue reading
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Game Review – Duck Game
TL;DR: How many people remember Jump ‘n’ Bump… because Duck Game is the same concept, interpreted by the gaming world of 20 years later… and it’s fun. Introduced to me by my brother, Duck Game is a tongue-in-cheek pixel-art party … Continue reading
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Recommended “Harry Potter in Sci-Fi Settings” fics
Last Updated: 2017-08-13 (Added “Harry’s Trek”) See Also: Recommended “Sci-Fi Discovers Harry Potter” fics So many things happen “yesterday” that we don’t act on. “Yesterday”, I re-read a Harry Potter fanfic… it took two yesterdays to finish. So “yesterday”, when … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Truths Revealed Lies Exposed
Title: Truths Revealed Lies Exposed by VFSNAKE Fandom: Star Wars Status: Complete Rating: 4.5 out of 5 I don’t normally read Star Wars fanfiction, since I never really got into the extended universe as a kid, but every fandom can … Continue reading
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Recommended Battlestar Galactica “Earth-contact” fics
Last Updated: 2019-09-13 (Added “The Phoenix and the Wolverine”) I’ve always enjoyed first-contact fics, because they’re a good way to stir up groups of people and see how they react. No plan survives contact with the enemy and no worldview … Continue reading
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My New Fanfiction.net-Filtering Userscript
After spending so much time on fandom-specific sites with much better search systems (like Twisting the Hellmouth), Fanfiction.net’s search system feels really constricting. As such, I’ve started to hack together a little userscript to make up for that. As of … Continue reading
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Game Review – Guacamelee!
Well, since I got it in a Humble Bundle, I guess it’s time for another game review: Guacamelee! Guacamelee! is a metroidvania-style platformer themed around Mexican wrestling and the Día de Muertos (Day of the dead). In practice, this means … Continue reading
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