Psychics and Statistics
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Sep 26, 2015
What happens when a Carl Sagan fan meets with person with psychic ability.
paranormal ability, psychics, pseudoscience, statistics, logic
Lady Beetles
Posted on Oct 15, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011
Lady Beetles didn't swarm us this year, but next year they might!
lady beetles, ladybugs, malasian multicolored lady beetle, malb, carnivorous insects, insect photos, adult corn root worm
Upcoming Updates
Posted on Feb 4, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
An overview of upcoming updates and projects I am working on.
update
A Little About John Dalmas
Posted on Jun 15, 2017 | Last Updated Jun 16, 2017
A short overview of the life of my friend John Dalmas.
john dalmas
The other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu
Crazy Neighbor
Posted on Aug 9, 2016 | Last Updated Aug 9, 2016
A little story about a crazy neighbor.
neighbors, skunks, pole cat
PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces
Posted on Aug 13, 2013 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013
PHP 5.4 introduced traits. Traits are in many ways like code-assisted copy and paste. They are ways to mix code into a class without inheritance. But what are they good for? When should they be used?
PHP 5.4, trait, interface, abstract, oop
Setting bits and flags in PHP
Posted on Feb 25, 2004 | Last Updated Jul 22, 2009
A function for setting bits regardless of current state.
PHP, bitwise, flags
