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/.
"We've updated our interface to increase the chance that you'll click on something you don't care about." Thanks, Instagram.
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"We've updated our interface to increase the chance that you'll click on something you don't care about." Thanks, Instagram.
Tip of the Day: Avoid buying lamb at Safeway. It's too exotic for the clientele so no one's buying, and every chop will be weeks past the sell by date.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tip of the Day: Avoid buying lamb at Safeway. It's too exotic for the clientele so no one's buying, and every chop will be weeks past the sell by date.
Universal truth from the 4-year-old blowing on a harmonica: "Even though I don't know what jazz is, I'm pretty good at jazz."
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Universal truth from the 4-year-old blowing on a harmonica: "Even though I don't know what jazz is, I'm pretty good at jazz."
Memory is so weird -- I still retain all the fingerings from the Arutunian trumpet concerto I last played in 2001, but I don't remember a single name of any of the dads I met at the last preschool event.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Memory is so weird -- I still retain all the fingerings from the Arutunian trumpet concerto I last played in 2001, but I don't remember a single name of any of the dads I met at the last preschool event.
Puzzle Boat 12 launched on Saturday, Everybody Codes wraps up this Friday, and Advent of Code starts next weekend. All in all, a good time to be an obsessive puzzler.
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Puzzle Boat 12 launched on Saturday, Everybody Codes wraps up this Friday, and Advent of Code starts next weekend. All in all, a good time to be an obsessive puzzler.
Finished the main story in Borderlands 4. After a really strong start, everything starts to feel repetitive and uninspired (Borederlands?). Full Review at www.urizone.net/blog/251121
Review Day: Borderlands 4 (PC) | The URI! Zone
There are no major spoilers in these reviews. I have a hit-or-miss relationship with the games in this shooter/looter series. I've sunk almost 300 hours into Borderlands 2 (and its DLCs) and Bord...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Finished the main story in Borderlands 4. After a really strong start, everything starts to feel repetitive and uninspired (Borederlands?). Full Review at www.urizone.net/blog/251121
Pulled my trumpet out of storage after 9 years and everything works except my lips.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Pulled my trumpet out of storage after 9 years and everything works except my lips.
Love how every print edition of Wired is one part hard-hitting tech journalism and one part Skymall.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Love how every print edition of Wired is one part hard-hitting tech journalism and one part Skymall.
Honestly 90% of my deaths in Borderlands 4 happen when I Alt+Tab out then click the window to come back, triggering an explosive shotgun blast at the floor.
November 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Honestly 90% of my deaths in Borderlands 4 happen when I Alt+Tab out then click the window to come back, triggering an explosive shotgun blast at the floor.
Really enjoyed Quest 8 in the Everybody Codes 2025 event. Easy to visualize, lots of ways to deconstruct the problem, and open to experimentation.
Everybody Codes
Everybody Codes is platform much like Advent of Code, where you and your friends can participate in a variety of exciting quests. Join people from all around the globe tackling the same challenges, be...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Really enjoyed Quest 8 in the Everybody Codes 2025 event. Easy to visualize, lots of ways to deconstruct the problem, and open to experimentation.
Confusing Perspective: Stackable Cats Edition
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Confusing Perspective: Stackable Cats Edition
Brand New Sentence: Mark Zuckerberg is running an unlicensed school named after the family chicken.
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Brand New Sentence: Mark Zuckerberg is running an unlicensed school named after the family chicken.
It's all good until someone invents a 51-year mortgage.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's all good until someone invents a 51-year mortgage.
Just heard a cover of Strawberry Fields in the grocery store that made the strawberries sound like toppings on a store-bought pastry.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just heard a cover of Strawberry Fields in the grocery store that made the strawberries sound like toppings on a store-bought pastry.
Between Olaf and Panic! At the Disco, the Frozen 2 soundtrack has an unnecessary amount of shrieking.
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Between Olaf and Panic! At the Disco, the Frozen 2 soundtrack has an unnecessary amount of shrieking.
Halloween? More like Hallowind.
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Halloween? More like Hallowind.
Open source software idea: An automated scanner that reports if you've accidentally carved your secret API keys onto your pumpkin.
carving "post made it to Discover" onto a pumpkin
October 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Open source software idea: An automated scanner that reports if you've accidentally carved your secret API keys onto your pumpkin.
*fest beer season is the best beer season.
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
*fest beer season is the best beer season.
I'm ready to join the 524 star club!
Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
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October 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I'm ready to join the 524 star club!
Got fired from my job for saying that 1 AWS region ought to be enough for anybody.
Got fired from my job for saying that the the only ingredients belonging in mac and cheese are the mac and the cheese.
Got fired from my job for saying that the Moana soundtrack would sound better if Moana didn't shout all of the long notes.
October 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Got fired from my job for saying that 1 AWS region ought to be enough for anybody.
Track or Treat: The next iteration of Trunk or Treat that requires a 100 yard dash between pieces of candy.
October 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Track or Treat: The next iteration of Trunk or Treat that requires a 100 yard dash between pieces of candy.
The songs in Moana 2 are giving "We have Lin-Manuel Miranda at home".
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The songs in Moana 2 are giving "We have Lin-Manuel Miranda at home".
Kids invented a Pokémon with balls for hands and innocently gave it the powers of Ball Punch, Ball Crush, and Ball Blast.
October 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kids invented a Pokémon with balls for hands and innocently gave it the powers of Ball Punch, Ball Crush, and Ball Blast.
The "I'm done hiding" melody in KPop Demon Hunters' "Golden" sounds like it was written by an aggrieved ear training professor as the extra credit on the final exam.
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The "I'm done hiding" melody in KPop Demon Hunters' "Golden" sounds like it was written by an aggrieved ear training professor as the extra credit on the final exam.
Must have mistakenly ordered the extra spicy COVID/Flu shots this year because my shoulder is throbbing like an excorism movie.
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Must have mistakenly ordered the extra spicy COVID/Flu shots this year because my shoulder is throbbing like an excorism movie.