Author Archives: Zoness
I Stand with Ukraine
I’ve got a couple more writings coming down the pipeline but I want to take this opportunity to announce that I stand with the people and the nation of Ukraine. We in the west should band together to support a … Continue reading
My Hero Academia and Humanism
This season has had me busy at work but grinding a lot of anime over my lunch hour. Specifically, I decided to rewatch My Hero Academia in order to get current. As of writing, I am a few episodes shy … Continue reading
Facebook Outage and the Day the World Stopped
Mondays are hard, they’re especially hard if your a Facebook engineer frantically, desperately trying to get your network connectivity back. Little did they know, or maybe they did know: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus are down globally. Now I spent … Continue reading
Digimon Metaphysics
In case anyone thought I was normal, allow me to disabuse you of that notion today. Recently I’ve been watching all of the Digimon series in chronological order, mostly as a time killer while I continue to work from home. … Continue reading
iPhone 12, Two Months On
After I announced my move to the dark side I promised that I’d come back and offer up some thoughts. I’ve had my phone since April 22 and have some opportunities to put it through its paces. Below, I’ll summarize … Continue reading
Cloud Conundrums
It’s always an outstanding question to me about what cloud provider to use if any. If you’ve read my previous post, you know that I’ve recently migrated to an Apple device. Thus the temptation exists to move all of my … Continue reading
Moving to the Dark Side
Well folks, after eleven years of Android usage which began auspiciously with the much hyped Motorola DROID line of phones, I finally did it; I switched to iOS. My Android user friends and Windows/Linux/Android fellow devs (colloquially called ‘Windroid’) gasp … Continue reading
Pop Culture Metaphysics
Over the years it seems that once in awhile we get something a little unique in our somewhat secular culture: the accusation that pop culture has secret, underlying metaphysical principles that exist to drive god fearing people away from Christianity. … Continue reading
Extinguished by the platform
What happens if a service you lean on for a key, everyday piece of your life suddenly is wiped away? You don’t need to wonder, that happened to the Terraria developer. Quoting the linked Ars Technica article: Three weeks ago, … Continue reading
Patreon Email Reception Struggles
Long story short: I cannot receive emails from patreon.com. This is a tiny problem because Patreon will not let me log in without verifying my login from an email link. Typically this isn’t a problem, except when emails don’t arrive! … Continue reading