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
Games should be fun
I fear that so many new games that are being created by small developers, like Infinity Earth, are so against creating what they call a...
Space Submarine!
I have been playing the hell out of Silent Hunter 3 recently. I have always enjoyed good submarine games, which can be tough to do...
Gutsy > Windows and Portal
At work I use just about nothing but Linux. Even my IBM issued laptop is dual-bootable.. The Linux of choice I have gone with is...
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!
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!
So I got it into my head today that I'd like to make some falafel.. my finger didn't thank me.
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
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
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!
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
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
1 Acre = 4047 Square Meters 1 Acre = 4640 Square Yards 1 Acre = 41260 Square Feet 1 Acre = 8*80 gallon bags of...