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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.
Semantic UI

Software

By Jason Ellis

Semantic UI

It's time to remove the often obtuse vocabulary overhead required by certain UI frameworks

Grasshopper Escapement

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

Grasshopper Escapement

I started creating my main escape gear measured it to have 30 teeth and made a jig to help. Sure enough, 29 teeth.. Damn it! Math is hard!...

Banjo Clock: It's Alive!

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

Banjo Clock: It's Alive!

I have been lugging around this broken banjo clock for something like 15 years. Well it's finally on the wall!

Flip-top Workbench

Hobbies

By Jason Ellis

Flip-top Workbench

Both of my grandfathers were darn good carpenters, and my father is too though he wont much admit it. Well apparently I do alright myself!...

Vogel State Park

Photography

By Jason Ellis

Vogel State Park

We decided to take a break from the unboxing/unpacking routine and ride the motorcycle to a local state park.

Sunday Stills Challenge: Yellow Flowers

Photography

By Jason Ellis

Sunday Stills Challenge: Yellow Flowers

Now that I have my Canon 6D I need to start participating in some of the photography challenges that my brother puts on. The "I...

In Brief

My new Camera & Flat design

Photography

By Jason Ellis

My new Camera & Flat design

I have long wanted a really nice camera -- this week I got one! My dog helped me by being a faithful subject.

Google chrome reload options

Software

By Jason Ellis

Google chrome reload options

Today I found that if you have the developer tools open and click / hold the refresh button you are given different refresh options.

So, I think I want to fly..

Aviation

By Jason Ellis

So, I think I want to fly..

Something I have always wanted to do was learn to fly. When I was in the military in 1991 I had an opportunity through the...

Blogging like its 1999!

Software

By Jason Ellis

Blogging like its 1999!

I have officially adopted Jekyll as my blogging solution, holy crap.. I love it.

Electoral college versus popular vote

Political

By Jason Ellis

Electoral college versus popular vote

So, with the 2012 presidential election finally over, I'd like to discuss some of the things that I saw during the whole shebang...

wow it's really been a while

About Me

By Jason Ellis

wow it's really been a while

Hey guys, I'm went dark for quite some time apparently and I didn't really mean to let this much time passed since my last post.....

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