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
Tipping Culture Has Jumped the Shark
Tipping is a gratuity. As in a thank you. As in optional. We've moved past tipping for service — now we're tipping for existence.
The Cosmetic Con: How Big Beauty Is Wrecking Women Inside and Out
My beautiful wife thinks she's got the face of an alley troll without a dozen creams and potions. She's been convinced by a billion-dollar machine....
Real Disney Princess: Max Klinger Wears the Crown
M*A*S*H was owned by Fox. Fox got bought by Disney. You know what that means? Max Klinger is now, technically, a Disney Princess. Let that...
The Bear or the Man: Feminism Is Destroying Women
Feminism is destroying women. Not women as in females — women as in the idea of womanhood. The role. The purpose. Smashed by a movement...
The Thief You Voted For...
Your average thief doesn't give a shit about what they're stealing. No pride. No respect. No sense of what it cost you to earn it....
Bailing Water With a Teaspoon: Why I Left Law Enforcement
I'm not a cop anymore. I get asked why I left, why I didn't stick it out for the pension. Here's the truth: being a...
Voyager 1 Still Works When Last Season's "Smart Phone" Doesn't
Voyager 1 was built in 1977. Forty-eight years later it's still doing its job. Meanwhile a $1,200 smartphone can't survive three years. Funny how that...
Why the Hell Do I Go to Bicolline?
Once a year, I disappear. No laptop, no meetings, no glowing rectangle. I drive north and step into a medieval village in the woods of...
We Could've Had Amigas, but Commodore Was Run by Morons
I'll die on this hill: if Commodore had half a clue, we'd all be using Amigas today. Not Windows. Not Mac. Amigas. And they threw...
AI Is Coming for Developers... Like Calculators Came for Math Teachers
The robots are coming, ChatGPT and Claude are going to replace software developers. Except... no. Saying AI will replace developers is like saying calculators replaced...
Political Correctness: Tyranny With Manners
Politeness isn't the problem. Forced conformity is. Somewhere along the line, political correctness stopped being about decency and became a straightjacket.
That's Not What It Says... Stop Lying.
I call it out when the left spins a narrative from thin air. This time I caught the right doing it — same shenanigans, different...