Jason Ellis
RandomStringOfWords.com
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.
Most Recent Blog Posts
Jack Tompson has been disbarred
So, the infamous anti-gaming crusader Jack Thompson has finally met his match in the form of the Florida Supreme Court who this week permanently disbarred...
Game Review: Farcry 2
Open world game play is all the rage. The industry has decided that linear is out and that open ended randomness is in!
Windows XP Sp.3 ... "Access Denied!"
"Updates are ready for your computer. Click here to download these updates. " But don't expect Windows XP to actually know how to install them.
Game Review: GRID
So, I have always liked racing games. Grand Turismo was always my favorite franchise on the PS2 because the game was absolutely beautiful and fun...
Knowledge: When to use semicolon.
The semicolon is a simple piece of punctuation, much easier to work with than the comma because it follows fairly clear rules. If you learn...
I hate commercial airplanes
I used to think I hated traveling in general, but the more I ponder it the more I realize that I like to travel. ......
Cryptic Studios
Shooting themselves in the foot? Mmm maybe.. I'm an avid MMO player and ever since Cryptic first announced City of Heroes back in 2002 I...
Warhammer and Warhammer Online
I play Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy table top games. I also used to play the Warhammer fantasy role playing game when I was in...
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is LEGEN-DARY! (er.. sorry.. wrong show).. Joss Whedon put together this little internet mini-series during the writers strike and its really...
City of Heroes and Ubuntu
I have been playing the hell out of City of Heroes over the last month or two. I have enjoyed it but will be happy...
IBM and Agile Programming
So I have been pretty busy of late. Work has been on endless "crunch" period which promises to continue in this vein for the time...
I can play the radio...
... and that's about it. When I was in middle and high school I was in band and played everything from the trombone to the...