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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.
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...

My Cats Diary
December 21, 2006

My Cats Diary

In an attempt to confuse any would-be reader; I have cleverly written my diary from bottom up. Ha ha!

Faith is a contradiction
December 21, 2006

Faith is a contradiction

Faith is a device of self delusion, a slight of hands done with words and emotions founded on any irrational notion that can be dreamed...

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