Category Archives: General

Fanfiction – The Parselmouth of Gryffindor

Posted on 2018-06-12 by Stephan Sokolow

Today, I have a new fic which I enjoyed enough to share on my first read-through. The Parselmouth of Gryffindor by Achille Talon The basic premise of this story is not, as you might first guess, that Harry Potter’s ability … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – Harry Potter and the Champion’s Champion

Posted on 2018-04-18 by Stephan Sokolow

How about something that’s a guilty pleasure of mine and memorable for how well it pulls off a running fart joke, a comically Too Stupid To Live™ Ron Weasley, and a half-senile Dumbledore? Harry Potter and the Champion’s Champion by … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – A Thin Veneer

Posted on 2018-04-10 by Stephan Sokolow

Ironically, I still haven’t reviewed the fic that usually comes to mind when I think “memorable sci-fi crossover fanfiction”, so let’s remedy that now. A Thin Veneer by AlbertG (Albert Green Jr.) et al This crossover between the original Star … Continue reading →

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Fanfiction – Moving Sci-Fi MLP Oneshot Fics

Posted on 2018-04-02 by Stephan Sokolow

While I do try to minimize the amount of MLP fic I post here, rather than in my recommendations group, I just re-read a couple of short fics that really go above and beyond. One of the interesting details about … Continue reading →

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An Improved QPlainTextEdit for PyQt5

Posted on 2018-03-29 by Stephan Sokolow

TL;DR: Code here UPDATE: A “fake QLineEdit” version for adding spell-checking to most places where you’d use QLineEdit is now available. One of the projects I’ve been working on recently is a proper replacement for the hacky way I handle … Continue reading →

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A Musical Sampling of Subcultures With Feels All Their Own

Posted on 2018-03-28 by Stephan Sokolow

There are various subcultures I’ve dipped my toes into, but not all are created equal. Some have that “wherever you go, there you are” feel about them (eg. the otherwise excellent fan-music scene for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on National Anthems in the 21st Century

Posted on 2018-03-22 by Stephan Sokolow

While I was adding I Am Australian to my list of songs that moved me, I got to thinking about the sentiment by many Australians that it would make a much better anthem than Advance Australia Fair and, in the … Continue reading →

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