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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.

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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.
Windows XP Sp.3 ...
September 15, 2008

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
September 2, 2008

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.
August 12, 2008

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
August 12, 2008

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
July 28, 2008

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
July 26, 2008

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
July 17, 2008

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
July 14, 2008

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
July 13, 2008

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...
July 7, 2008

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...

Web based games
June 30, 2008

Web based games

So I find I have been playing quite a few web based games of late. And just about all of them has brought to the...

Javascript Obfuscation
June 25, 2008

Javascript Obfuscation

Code obfuscators will strip out the unnecessary characters like white space, tabs, newlines and comments.. but that's not all.

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