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
Game Review: Frozen Synapse
I have always been a huge fan of the turn based tactical isometric games such as Jagged Alliance, JA2, Xcom..etc.. So this new one excited...
Game Review: Red Faction - Armageddon
I played Red Faction back in 2001 when it first came out and enjoyed the heck out of it. It was the very first...
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
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...
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
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
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
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)
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" 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
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
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...