Creative Arts
Essay on creative arts and the true value of art and creativity.
Monty Hall Game
Example of the workings of the Monty Hall Game paradox.
Reviewing the Slate
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
The other end of life
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
Compare Values with Arbitrary Comparison Operator
JavaScript for comparing values when the operator to use is variable.
JavaScript function and sample code to dynamically compare two values. Accepts numeric and/or alphanumeric values and does a comparison on them based on a comparison parameter.
Statues Go Away
A poem on the march of time. Things can change even if they seem eternal.
My Wife Likes it Hot
A little story about when my wife made things a little too hot.
Get a Form Element's Label with JavaScript
This JavaScript finds the label for a form element, which is helpful for dynamically highlighting or changing a label based on user input.
