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Jason Ellis

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a space for sharing ideas, reflections, and the occasional strong opinion. If you're here, you're probably curious about something I've built, said, or am working on. Either way, I'm glad you found your way here.

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What are AI Notes?

Some posts on this site carry AI Notes — short, sourced annotations that add factual context to specific claims in the article.

How to use them

Open a post and look for this button near the top of the article:

Toggle it on and phrases throughout the article light up. Each one gets a numbered note underneath its paragraph with the relevant fact, a verdict, and a link to where it came from. Not every post has them.

Keeping Jason honest. The notes aren't a victory lap. They confirm a claim when it holds up, supply the date or number the article skipped, and say plainly when something needs more context than it got. A note that disagrees with the post stays in.

They are generated entirely by AI — not written, curated, fact-checked, or endorsed by me, and they don't necessarily reflect my views. The article stands exactly as written. Treat them as an automated starting point, not gospel: every note links to a source so you can check it yourself. Spot an error? The comments are open.
I hate Apple fanboys
February 21, 2010

I hate Apple fanboys

I understand brand loyalty, but Apple fanatics take it to extremes..  Buying something just because it has an Apple logo on the side is ludicrous.....

German Type VII Submarine
January 23, 2010

German Type VII Submarine

So I have always liked submarines, I think they are pretty neat.  I have wanted to create a 3D sub for a while and finally...

Game Review: Star Trek Online
January 19, 2010

Game Review: Star Trek Online

Here's my righteous opinion on the the first 15 levels of fed play and the first 12 or so of Klingon.. I only really have...

PVP and Star Trek Online
January 18, 2010

PVP and Star Trek Online

Firstly, I was really worried when I found out the end game for STO would be PVP-centric.  That just doesn't really work normally for any...

Hardware Review: Nexus One
January 10, 2010

Hardware Review: Nexus One

I was tired of my original iPhone and that would be getting the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 when it came out some time later this...

Buy gold!!! (Just not right now.. )
January 5, 2010

Buy gold!!! (Just not right now.. )

So there are a lot of people, some famous, trying to get you to buy gold..  While I was in the car dealership the other...

Star Trek Online please don't be another Champions Online
January 4, 2010

Star Trek Online please don't be another Champions Online

I have to admit that one of the games I am looking forward to in 2010 is Cryptic's, Star Trek Online.

Play the radio 2
December 9, 2009

Play the radio 2

So I had said previously that my musical talent ended pretty much at the ability to play the radio, and that I hated that..  I...

Hardware Review: Lightscribe CD/DVD Burners
November 16, 2009

Hardware Review: Lightscribe CD/DVD Burners

Back in 2004 Hewlett-Packard engineer Daryl Anderson had the notion that if you can burn data on to a disc, why couldn't use use that...

Games Workshop -- Warhammer Fantasy: The new Skaven
November 15, 2009

Games Workshop -- Warhammer Fantasy: The new Skaven

I have been a Skaven player since the early 1990's.  They were the second fantasy army I got into after Orcs & Goblins.  Once I...

Game Review: Dragon Age - Origins
November 14, 2009

Game Review: Dragon Age - Origins

I ask you -- can Bioware do no wrong?  Every game of theirs that I have played, I have loved.  Neverwinter Nights was kinda "Feh"...

Xperia X10: My next phone?
November 7, 2009

Xperia X10: My next phone?

On June 27th, 2007 (shortly after I got married) the iPhone came out.. I sort of waffled back and forth as to whether or not...

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