In the 90's, don't know when exactly. I remember when this site was active :) Showing my age. Back when wikis were new and /. was the nerd forum of choice. Ah those heady times.
But seriously, this pre-dates ZFS for sure and ion3 I don't know about.
I am not sure when it was written, but it references "WimpIsBroken" article on the same page. That article has been updated to also bash Windows 8 design. So, if not written, then it must have been at least updated somewhat recently. So I am guessing the author still agrees with all of his points of view.
But seriously, this pre-dates ZFS for sure and ion3 I don't know about.