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:
Hostgator Really Sucks...
June 20, 2011

Hostgator Really Sucks...

I have moved my hosting off Hostgator because frankly, they suck.   My site was suffering repeated down times, crashes, database disconnects, SSH daemon crashes/hangups,...

SU-152 Tank Destroyer
May 22, 2011

SU-152 Tank Destroyer

I have been playing a lot of World of Tanks lately and I liked the look of the SU-152 so much, I thought I'd model...

Replacing my cars computer with my own...
April 10, 2011

Replacing my cars computer with my own...

I have a Mercedes CLK 350 and it's a pretty good car.   I'm fairly happy with it, but frankly I feel that the Mercedes...

Game Review: Dragon Age II
March 15, 2011

Game Review: Dragon Age II

So in my original Dragon Age review I began by asking "Can Bioware do no wrong?"   Apparently the answer is "Yes."

Grid Computing and BOINC
March 13, 2011

Grid Computing and BOINC

I really like the idea of community computing, or grid computing..  I've always thought it was a damn good idea and I always try to...

Game Review: Night Sky
March 6, 2011

Game Review: Night Sky

So in a fit of boredom last night I downloaded an indy game off Steam called "NightSky" for the low price of $9. What a...

Game Review: World of Tanks (Beta)
February 21, 2011

Game Review: World of Tanks (Beta)

When I heard a buddy of mine tell me that he was playing a game called "World of Tanks" I thought he was kidding.. I...

15
February 9, 2011

15" Mac Book Pro!

I have been in the market for a new laptop for a while.  The primary machine I had was a Lenovo w500 and before that...

Game Review: Greed Corp
January 15, 2011

Game Review: Greed Corp

I have always liked turn based strategy games.. They used to be "the" game genre, but over the years as time and technology has marched...

Movie Review: Tron Legacy
December 17, 2010

Movie Review: Tron Legacy

Easily one of my favorite movies as a kid, Tron was a movie that not only defined a generation but also began the monumental shift...

Game Review: Perpetuum Online
November 30, 2010

Game Review: Perpetuum Online

A while back I was trolling the intertoobs for a new game when I stumbled across Perpetuum Online;  A Hungarian borne MMO based in the...

40k Grot Tanks
November 14, 2010

40k Grot Tanks

So for giggles I have been doing some Modo work this weekend.   Warhammer 40k Grot Tanks amuse me so I thought it would be...