Brian Uri!
@urizone.net
Coder, composer, game creator. Farmed in ALX and tabled in LoCo. Once got a piggyback ride from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Forever blogging at https://urizone.net/.
Confusing Perspective: Stackable Cats Edition
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Confusing Perspective: Stackable Cats Edition
Cerberus' lesser known cousin, the two-headed cat.
October 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Cerberus' lesser known cousin, the two-headed cat.
Made With New York Water (complimentary) or Made With New York Water (derogatory)?
October 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Made With New York Water (complimentary) or Made With New York Water (derogatory)?
Nostalgia Spotlight: 12 years ago this month, I was writing Auricle, an open-source music fundamentals and ear training tool intended to be better than MacGamut and Practica Musica. This effort ran out of steam after about 86 hours of development.
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nostalgia Spotlight: 12 years ago this month, I was writing Auricle, an open-source music fundamentals and ear training tool intended to be better than MacGamut and Practica Musica. This effort ran out of steam after about 86 hours of development.
I still get the Quixotic urge to appeal to hearts and minds on Facebook every six months or so.
September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I still get the Quixotic urge to appeal to hearts and minds on Facebook every six months or so.
Not gonna be impressed until this Bowl fad goes in the opposite direction. "Try our new Chicken Noodle Sandwich!"
September 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Not gonna be impressed until this Bowl fad goes in the opposite direction. "Try our new Chicken Noodle Sandwich!"
The taxonomy for beds is rather bizarre.
September 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The taxonomy for beds is rather bizarre.
14 years ago today, Hurricane Irene gave me a double bingo.
August 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
14 years ago today, Hurricane Irene gave me a double bingo.
Unnecessarily irritated that the Aspect Ratio tool in Google Photos says "Square" instead of "1:1".
August 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Unnecessarily irritated that the Aspect Ratio tool in Google Photos says "Square" instead of "1:1".
Celebrating 29 years of having a hand-coded personal website, 24 years of continuous blogging, 10 years of hosting IN THE CLOUD, and 0 years of normalcy: www.urizone.net/blog/250801
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Celebrating 29 years of having a hand-coded personal website, 24 years of continuous blogging, 10 years of hosting IN THE CLOUD, and 0 years of normalcy: www.urizone.net/blog/250801
Dualing dueling OSes for the first time in my career.
July 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Dualing dueling OSes for the first time in my career.
still getting too many notifications
July 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
still getting too many notifications
Ori and Tater, stackable cats.
July 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Ori and Tater, stackable cats.
Unspoken Zelda Lore: King Rauru is an aging millennial hipster goat, which is why all of the dragon's tear memories are hidden in avocado pits.
July 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Unspoken Zelda Lore: King Rauru is an aging millennial hipster goat, which is why all of the dragon's tear memories are hidden in avocado pits.
Me, when FedEx needs a signature but then marks the package as "Could not deliver, no one home" after I stayed home all day.
July 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Me, when FedEx needs a signature but then marks the package as "Could not deliver, no one home" after I stayed home all day.
Finished my reread of Long Light by
@paige225.bsky.social, book 3 of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series. Kilras is such an engimatic presence in the first books and his backstory here is a perfect lock-and-key fit. Original review: www.urizone.net/blog/201023
@paige225.bsky.social, book 3 of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series. Kilras is such an engimatic presence in the first books and his backstory here is a perfect lock-and-key fit. Original review: www.urizone.net/blog/201023
July 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Finished my reread of Long Light by
@paige225.bsky.social, book 3 of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series. Kilras is such an engimatic presence in the first books and his backstory here is a perfect lock-and-key fit. Original review: www.urizone.net/blog/201023
@paige225.bsky.social, book 3 of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series. Kilras is such an engimatic presence in the first books and his backstory here is a perfect lock-and-key fit. Original review: www.urizone.net/blog/201023
Finished my reread of Wing Wind by @paige225.bsky.social, book 2 of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series. Loved it much more than the first time knowing now how everything turns out in book 4. Original review: www.urizone.net/blog/201016
July 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Finished my reread of Wing Wind by @paige225.bsky.social, book 2 of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series. Loved it much more than the first time knowing now how everything turns out in book 4. Original review: www.urizone.net/blog/201016
I guess the "E" is silent, unless you are an expert on subject matter experts.
July 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I guess the "E" is silent, unless you are an expert on subject matter experts.
Started napping in a single room and woke up in a hostel.
June 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Started napping in a single room and woke up in a hostel.
Doom: The Dark Ages (PC) turned out to be kind of a mid slog when all was said and done. Full review on the blog: www.urizone.net/blog/250620
June 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Doom: The Dark Ages (PC) turned out to be kind of a mid slog when all was said and done. Full review on the blog: www.urizone.net/blog/250620
Rereading Draigon Weather by @paige225.bsky.social, the start of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series, and just finished the powerful reunion scene. What if the damsel in distress didn't actually need to be saved? Full review: www.urizone.net/blog/200925
June 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Rereading Draigon Weather by @paige225.bsky.social, the start of my second favourite completed epic fantasy series, and just finished the powerful reunion scene. What if the damsel in distress didn't actually need to be saved? Full review: www.urizone.net/blog/200925
Equipping a Tater gives a +1 to musical creativity and coding proficiency, but a -1 to ergonomics and dodge.
June 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Equipping a Tater gives a +1 to musical creativity and coding proficiency, but a -1 to ergonomics and dodge.
So glad that "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" has become an accepted part of the mainstream memesphere nowadays.
June 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
So glad that "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" has become an accepted part of the mainstream memesphere nowadays.