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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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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.
Why the Hell Do I Go to Bicolline?

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

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 Quebec....

Political Correctness: Tyranny With Manners

Society

By Jason Ellis

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.

Political

By Jason Ellis

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...

In Brief

Will ChatGPT Steal Our Programming Jobs?

Software

By Jason Ellis

Will ChatGPT Steal Our Programming Jobs?

For fun, I gave ChatGPT text from my site and told it to write a post in my voice on why it won't steal our...

Not Going With Garmin

Aviation

By Jason Ellis

Not Going With Garmin

People are always shocked when I tell them I'm not going with Garmin for my RV-10. One thing wins me over or makes me leave...

Good Programmer, Garbage Idea Man

Software

By Jason Ellis

Good Programmer, Garbage Idea Man

I'm a good programmer but I'm really crap at coming up with ideas. I can implement — I just don't want to implement someone else's...

Fake News and Alternative Facts

Media

By Jason Ellis

Fake News and Alternative Facts

Both sides take the facts and massage the narrative to fit their politics. It's entirely possible to tell two completely true, completely opposite stories. Let...

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