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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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Some posts on this site carry AI Notes — short, sourced annotations that add factual context to specific claims in the article.

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

Software

By Jason Ellis

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..

Society

By Jason Ellis

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

Technology

By Jason Ellis

Homebrew Rapid Prototyping

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

Home Depot kicks ass!

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

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!

Money

By Jason Ellis

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

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

Tau Hammerhead in 3D

Turret Texture Test

In Brief

Polyester Resin Pens

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

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

Software

By Jason Ellis

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

Comedy

By Jason Ellis

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

Society

By Jason Ellis

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...

I hate my legs

Health

By Jason Ellis

I hate my legs

I absolutely hate my legs. Not in the typical woman, "my legs are fat" or "I have tube legs" sort of way, but rather in...

Past MMO's I have played

Games

By Jason Ellis

Past MMO's I have played

Below is a list of every MMO that I can remember playing -- Either in beta, or once the game when live.

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