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: General
Why you should ALWAYS practice defensive programming
Take a look at this Rust snippet for a moment and tell me whether you can find the reason it’s not safe to run. After all, Rust is a language that makes comfortable safety its claim to fame, so it … Continue reading
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How to Hide Firefox’s New “Saved to Library” Confirmation Popup
…and another quick userChrome.css hack, since I wasn’t able to use the Browser Toolbox to figure it out and had to be told on Bugzilla… Removing the “Saved to Library!” confirmation popup that now appears when you add a bookmark. … Continue reading
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How to Remove The Thumbnail in Firefox’s Bookmark Popup
I run Firefox Developer Edition and, a couple of days ago, they announced a rather head-scratching feature which I received today: In the popup from the bookmarking star, they’ve added a thumbnail for whatever page is visible, right there below … Continue reading
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Novel – Nightfall
Since I was re-reading it anyway, I thought I might as well review one of my old sci-fi favourites: Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. Originally written in 1941 as a novelette and one of Asimov’s earlier works and … Continue reading
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A Blueprint for Creating FLOSS-Safe Replacements for BWCC.DLL Stock Icons
TL;DR: Here’s a detailed description that should be sufficient to design knock-offs of the most iconic of Borland OWL’s stock icons for use Windows 3.1 hobby projects intended to be compiled with non-Borland compilers. In the name making my planned … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Harry Potter and the Daft Morons
…and another thing I decided to review on the first read-through. This one a bit of a guilty pleasure. Harry Potter and the Daft Morons by Sinyk As unsophisticated as it may sound, every now and then, I do enjoy … Continue reading
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Fanfiction – Wind Shear
…and another one that’s worth a review on the first read. Wind Shear by Chilord (complete at 126,280 words long) This is a well done “Harry Potter in the past” fic. Specifically, this is one of those post-canon stories where … Continue reading
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