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June 15, 2009 Newsletter

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 14, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Jack Buckingham

Newsletter including the retirement of Jack Buckingham. Discussion on teachers.

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The MySpace Generation

Posted by Shawn Olson on May 23, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Thoughts on the social media phenomenon and its effect on the current young generation. Originally written with MySpace in mind, but valid for other sites like Facebook.

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myspace.com, myspace, facebook, social media, internet, online, parenting, education, web

The animalism of our species

Posted by Shawn Olson on Sep 28, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Response to the Eugene Armstrong beheading. Humans are not as civilized as we presume; we are sometimes more barbaric than animals.

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eugene armstrong, beheading, terrorists, terrorism, human nature, war, barbarism

A Trip Down Hoopty Lane

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 18, 2007 | Last Updated Dec 7, 2014

An American Hoopty adventure to fix a van that turns into a car hater's nightmare.

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car, van, automotive, repair, fix, hoopty

Clean Sweep

A look at the dirty business of keeping our neighborhoods clean
Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 21, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

An overview of the history and services of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO).

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swaco, solid waste authority of central ohio, mike long, rick dodge, conservation, environment

Altering CSS Class Attributes with JavaScript

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 8, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011

A useful JavaScript to instantly change the style values of a CSS class property.

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alter css class attribute javascript, dynamic html, dhtml, change style on-the-fly

Dots

Printable Dots Sheets for Children
Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 6, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 6, 2012

Printable Dots game. Also includes instructions on playing this classic pen-and-paper game.

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dots, game, printable, instructions

Select Radio Inputs JavaScript

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

A free javascript function to choose radio inputs with a given value.

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javascript, radio, input, radios, inputs, form, forms, free, smo_selectRadioValues()

PHP strip_tags And Standalone XHTML Elements

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 11, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

A solution to strip_tags() not allowing BR, HR and other standalone XHTML elements.

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php, strip_tags, strip_tags(), xhtml, br, hr, standalone elements, self-closing

Boycott Adobe

It's Time for Artists to Send a Message
Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 5, 2013 | Last Updated Mar 31, 2015

Critical discussion on software companies fleecing artists and consumers.

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software, fleecing, boycott, rental, lease, buy
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