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Jack Buckingham Retires after 31 Years in SWCS

Posted by Shawn Olson on May 30, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck.

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Cyber Trial Lawyer or Cyber Bully?

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 12, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

I just got an email draft of a lawsuit against me for $7 Million dollars.

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The Cheating Mentality

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 14, 2005 | Last Updated Dec 23, 2012

Essay about cheating in online games, using hacks in multiplayer games.

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The root of educational failure

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 17, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011

The reason public education suffers is because the primary participants (students and parents), do not share a love for learning.

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Self

A Collection of Self-Reflections

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Apr 24, 2013

Poems analyzing myself.

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MisCon 25

My Adventure with Onkel Sven.

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 5, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 15, 2017

I traveled to Missoula, Montana with John Dalmas to participate in MisCon 25. I met several interesting characters including William Warren Jr, James Burk, Jim Glass and others.

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Columbus Messenger, Me and Unprofessional

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 29, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 4, 2012

The Columbus Messenger Newspapers and why I don't work there anymore.

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Moments with Ethan

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 2, 2014 | Last Updated Jun 2, 2014

Photos of my son Ethan Olson over the last few years.

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PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces

Posted by Andrew Penry 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?

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Desktops are not extinct

Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 8, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 8, 2012

Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.

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