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Jason Ellis

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.

Software Review: Windows 7 Beta

Software

Software Review: Windows 7 Beta

I'm generally slow to change operating systems..  When it comes to making one of those sweeping changes, traditionally I was the equivalent of an old man on his porch yelling for "you kids to get off my lawn!"   I was a curmudgeon and quite often would refuse to budge....

Game Review: Dawn of War 2

Games

Game Review: Dawn of War 2

I love Warhammer.  I have played Warhammer table top war game both fantasy and 40k pretty much since they came out.  I also have the Warhammer fantasy role playing game, the more recent Warhammer 40k role playing game and gave the Warhammer fantasy MMO a spin....

World of Warcraft, #134 Error -- Fixed

Games

World of Warcraft, #134 Error -- Fixed

It's fixed!  The dreaded 134 Error is no more!   And for the most part the Blizzard tech support people are completely worthless.. But I...

25man Malygos

Games

25man Malygos

So we have been playing a LOT of World of Warcraft of late.  I must admit I'm very much enjoying it for the most part. ...

Game Review: Mirrors Edge

Games

Game Review: Mirrors Edge

Mirrors Edge for the PC is a first person action-adventure puzzle game with an extremely compelling story line and quite possibly the most frustrating game...

Game Review: Left 4 Dead

Games

Game Review: Left 4 Dead

I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of zombie thrillers, so I was hesitant about picking up the latest game from Valve;...

In Brief

Game Review: Railroads!

Games

Game Review: Railroads!

I'm a bit of a Sid Meier's fan -- He will likely go down in history as the king of turn based strategy games with...

World of Warcraft and Error #134

Games

World of Warcraft and Error #134

The Blue Mods at the Blizzard World of Warcraft forums asked me to post about my problems so I did... again..

Jack Tompson has been disbarred

Games

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

Games

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!"

Software

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

Games

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...

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