Jason Ellis

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:
Upgrading Woes
August 22, 2007

Upgrading Woes

Recently I decided it was time to upgrade both my blogging software, and my forum software.  Both are quite far behind the times, and lacking...

How dare you judge!
August 13, 2007

How dare you judge!

So near where I work there is a Planned Parenthood facility. It’s in a quiet little area in a very tasteful building not hurting anyone....

Mental Note:  Boiling oil = HOT!
August 12, 2007

Mental Note: Boiling oil = HOT!

So I got it into my head today that I'd like to make some falafel.. my finger didn't thank me.

Whats new...
June 18, 2007

Whats new...

It’s been a while since I have posted.. and not a lot has changed.. Pretty much nothing of any importance that I can think of.....

More RIAA Thuggery
May 9, 2007

More RIAA Thuggery

I maintain that the RIAA are a bunch of thugs and bullies with nothing better to do than harass not only you the consumer, but...

Big5 to UTF-8 on Chinese Windows
May 1, 2007

Big5 to UTF-8 on Chinese Windows

Microsoft has yet again been a source of pain for me.. And let me say that I find it amusing that English windows does unicode...

Tipping is a gratuity!
April 10, 2007

Tipping is a gratuity!

I really hate how in America today, and most likely the world wide, tipping is required. Tipping is no longer a gratuity...

Webbased 4X game in the MoO vein
March 22, 2007

Webbased 4X game in the MoO vein

I have long wanted to make a game -- pretty much since I was a kid. Typically I try to make something bigger than is...

Pulling weeds in my big ass yard
March 12, 2007

Pulling weeds in my big ass yard

1 Acre = 4047 Square Meters 1 Acre = 4640 Square Yards 1 Acre = 41260 Square Feet 1 Acre = 8*80 gallon bags of...

Elevator Etiquette
March 12, 2007

Elevator Etiquette

For anyone who has ever in their life previously, or may at some point in the future, use a vertical assention device - a.k.a. an...

Vegas Baby!
March 2, 2007

Vegas Baby!

Well we just got back from a three day in Vegas.. It was really only about 48 hours all together and I must admit, I'm...

Six figures for a domain?!
February 14, 2007

Six figures for a domain?!

As some of you know, I was the creator of Palavista.com