Diko Ko

Software Engineer at Moloco Inc. an engineer and producer. https://www.instagram.com/dikoko/ Mastodon: @diko@peoplemaking.games

development

Miorine

I couldn't put down anything last week, partly because of the 49er's loss, but the root cause was I was busy setting up my new M2 Macbook Pro - her name is Miorine. I've been trying to separate my work environment from a private setting. And I used M1 Macbook

49ers

No Title

The 49ers couldn't make Super Bowl again. If breaking the young QB's arm was on their playbook, it was well executed. I don't think it was a Championship game I wanted, either it was the right way to end a great season. A new season will come, but I'm not

mastodon

Mastofeed

Ivory made me pleasant to use Mastodon in terms of the UX. But I had used Twitter mainly as a news provider, and I couldn't make a progress with it. I could add (@macrumors@mastodon.social) and 9to5Mac (@9to5Mac@mastodon.online) to my list, but still, I have only so

tech

Ivory

Ivory was released today as an early access (iOS); it was much faster than I expected. I downloaded it immediately and subscribed Premier Yearly Plan ($24.99). They also have a Pro Yearly Plan ($14.99), and both plans have totally the same features. Premier only gave the developer more

49ers

Mr. Relevant

The 49ers proceeded to NFC Championship this past Sunday. It was a tight game, but (again) we saw another dramatic winning, as Chris Branch from The Athletic said. I need a full documentary on the (final 45 sec) drive. Dallas has lost its last seven divisional round games and somehow

travel

San Diego - The Year End 2022

It's been a while now, but We've been to San Diego at the end of last year. The great weather would be the greatest pride of the Bay Area. But it had been a little different story this winter, and we wanted to have a year-end in a warmer place.

game

Chained Echoes

Yesterday, I finally saw the ending of Chained Echoes. It took just over 50 hours of playtime; I think it is just fine for a $25 video game. Chained Echoes is a 2D JRPG developed by a solo indie developer Matthias Linda. It reminded me the days when I first

twitter

R.I.P. Tweetbot

Now it is confirmed. He killed all the 3rd party Twitter apps. Goodbye Tweetbot. I'll miss you. But your death wouldn't be in vain. Ivory will rise from the ashes. I'm looking forward to seeing new you soon.

anime

The Witch From Mercury

I couldn't write any article during the MLKJ day weekend, and it means I couldn't have finished Chained Chronicles yet - I was stuck at the last boss (maybe not the last, though). But anyway, I could have great times during the holidays, such as our 18th Anniversary, witnessing the

twitter

Tweetbot

I quit using Twitter this past month mainly due to the guy (you know); I had been using Tweetbot for a Twitter client at the time. Tweetbot is a beautiful 3rd-party Twitter client. It shows tweets chronologically and... doesn't show any ads(!). I thought there would be no future for

bayarea

Storm in the Bay Area

What has made Silicon Valley so special? Many (including me) say it is thanks to its excellent weather. I also believe that Bay Area's comfy climate and always blue skies make people positive; it is the source of Silicon Valley's innovation. However, entering 2023, we have had a different story;

game

Steam Deck

Many things already happened in 2023: the humiliating Kevin McCarthy, Damar Hamlin's tragedy (and recovery), the great Brock Purdy (and 49ers' No.2 seed), and so on. But the main reason I couldn't put something for days was Steam Deck. Specifically, I'm obsessed with Chained Echoes. At first, I was

anime

Bocchi The Rock!

2022 had many great music animes. Among them, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocchi_the_Rock! was my personal best (BTW, the runner-up would be "Ya Boy Kongming!") The last episode of the 1st season was marvelous. The live sequence was the best that I've seen in recent years. It

life

It's 2023

It's 2023. I was surprised to realize that 30 years had passed since I got to college. I've seen many debates about engineers in their 40s. Many times it sounds silly or meaningless, but even to me, entering my 50s soon gets me into a complicated mood. But time passes

life

Good Bye 2022

My 2022 resolution was to write at least one blog post a week. Though I couldn't keep the phase, I wrote more than 60 articles this year. So, I've achieved my goal overall. Recently, I stopped using Twitter; I might use this place more like using Twitter: with more frequent/

moloco

Moloco 2022 US Year-End Party

I joined Moloco more than five years ago (in 2017). I remember we were about 20-30 members at that time (not only engineers but all employees). Now, I heard Moloco has more than 460 employees globally; so impressive. Even though the recent tech downturn, we're on track and still growing.

travel

Thanksgiving Road Trip 2022 (3)

4. Monument Valley To many gamers, Monument Valley reminds a faerie game that was developed by Ustwo Games in 2014. So, when I heard there was a real place named Monument Valley, it attracted my attention, and it was also a great chance to visit there because The Valley was

travel

Thanksgiving Road Trip 2022 (2)

3. Arches National Park The way from Bryce Canyon to Arches National Park was about 4 hours and a half drive through I-70. The road was imposingly well-managed (and another unexpected credit for the Red State), and I was surprised by its speed limit of 80 mph (130 km/h)

travel

Thanksgiving Road Trip 2022 (1)

Setting out on a road trip on Thanksgiving has gotten to my family ritual since we moved to the US - even though the tradition started just last year. Last year we ran over 2000 miles through Las Vegas and Grand Canyon. We decided to complete the outer Canyon loop

anime

Aniki

In Western culture, it is rare calling a person only by appellation without a name; maybe, "Your majesty" or "Your highness" would be in those rare cases. But in Asian culture, calling an elder's (or superior's) name could be considered rude. So, calling a person only by appellation (or title)

worldcup

World Cup 2022

South Korea made the best 16. The dramatic goal at 90+1 min and the 8 minutes of long waiting for injury time of the Uruguay vs. Gana match finally made Korea proceed to the knockout stage. It was 2002 - Korean and Japan World Cup. I've been to Incheon

giants

Giants 2022, The End

2022 was a disappointing year for Giants fans. It must not be only me who thinks so. After having a fantastic season in 2021, everyone might think this would be the beginning of a new golden era, which it was not. I loved the 2021 Giants, not because of the

life

New York

I attended Programmatic IO 2022 NY last month. It was my first time in NYC and even my first in the US East. I arrived at SFO around 5 am, a little tired but also excited. The airport was already full of people. It's already normal; I couldn't get any

tech

A New Act of Twitter

Elon Musk finalized his $44B deal last Thursday. He brought a sink to Twitter HQ last Wednesday. I'm not sure what he wanted to sink in, but I got that he thought Twitter was stuck with something and wanted to show off himself as a savior. Many worried about layoff

life

Fleet Week SF 2022

Every October in the Bay Area starts with Fleet Week SF. It is now a family ritual to visit the SF Pier area during the Fleet Week season, and I can tell the highlight of the event is the air show by Blue Angels. This year, we wanted to have