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Jason Ellis

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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.
Out of time, Site Future Plans, Life Goals, Etc..

About Me

By Jason Ellis

Out of time, Site Future Plans, Life Goals, Etc..

Well, it's that time again. Time for me to talk about how I never post any more and how I have no time. Life is super busy, I'm doing too many things, I need to find time. etc.. Feh.. These are all lies....

Democratic Socialism

Political

By Jason Ellis

Democratic Socialism

I feel that this socialism road people are trying to take us down will have a very bad ending...

Livable Wages and Unreasonable Client Expectations

Software

By Jason Ellis

Livable Wages and Unreasonable Client Expectations

I work in an industry that demands highly skilled laborers but are constantly bombarded by accusations of greed or people that scoff as the costs....

Sometimes you just have to fire a client

Software

By Jason Ellis

Sometimes you just have to fire a client

Most people don't really think of clients as "fireable", including clients themselves... Think again. Sometimes the best thing a company can do is get rid...

Learning to fly!

Aviation

By Jason Ellis

Learning to fly!

I have always wanted to fly and have taken several steps towards doing just that in the past, but each time I would run out...

In Brief

Coins: Pyramid or Poniz - Both? Neither?

Money

By Jason Ellis

Coins: Pyramid or Poniz - Both? Neither?

I have been pondering this at length -- Is bitcoin (or any of the alt-coins) a ponzi or pyramid scheme? Ponzi maybe, pyramid no. How...

I want to go soaring

Aviation

By Jason Ellis

I want to go soaring

I can suffer flying commercial to go back and forth to Texas when I need to go because it's only $300 round trip, but to...

Hardware Review: Oculus Rift

Technology

By Jason Ellis

Hardware Review: Oculus Rift

After my first 48 hours with the Oculus Rift; Holy crap. It's awesome. Not perfect by any stretch of the meaning, but as developer kits...

State of the Industry Concerns

Software

By Jason Ellis

State of the Industry Concerns

When your software goes from 'magic' to just another tool in your toolbox that you fully understand, then you can call yourself an expert. Until...

Software Development Costs

Software

By Jason Ellis

Software Development Costs

You get what you pay for and people some how refuse to learn that lesson with software.

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