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

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

The RIAA .. Pissing on the masses
January 22, 2007

The RIAA .. Pissing on the masses

So.. yet again the RIAA has decided to sue someone.. I know, shocking.. The RIAA, is suing XM for offering a device that allows people...

IE7's JSFoo sucks so badly it's painful!
January 19, 2007

IE7's JSFoo sucks so badly it's painful!

Since I work for IBM, I can't officially say that IE sucks in my code comments -- someone complained..

Goddamn I hate people..
January 18, 2007

Goddamn I hate people..

Some redneck jackass gets in behind me and is flashing his lights while tailgating.. Clearly I'm not going fast enough for him.

Homebrew Rapid Prototyping
January 13, 2007

Homebrew Rapid Prototyping

In the words of a friend.. "Santa clause machines are cool.." and I can't agree more.

Home Depot kicks ass!
January 6, 2007

Home Depot kicks ass!

Home Depot kicks ass - they make things simple and good, even when they could have easily turned me away.

Fry's strikes again!
January 4, 2007

Fry's strikes again!

I'd rather have higher prices on products that actually work, rather than deal with your shit Fry's..

Tau Hammerhead in 3D
December 26, 2006

Tau Hammerhead in 3D

Turret Texture Test

Polyester Resin Pens
December 23, 2006

Polyester Resin Pens

Something I used to do years ago, and have started to do again was making pens. Wood turning is a lot of fun and you...

Programming, and Me
December 21, 2006

Programming, and Me

I first started programming on the Commodore Vic-20.. That was back in the days of hand assembling 6502 opcodes and calculating branch offsets in my...