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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.

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

The black, white and red of the colorblind society

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 25, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.

civil rights movement, rosa parks, racial tension, hatred, affirmative action, xenophobia

Scams to make you feel cool

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 15, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Scams I almost fell for... Poetry.com and Manchester Who's Who

manchester who's who, poerty.com, scams, frauds, cons

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.

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

New CS:Source Map de_tension

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 16, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

My return to mapping is official with the remake of de_tension for CS:Source. This new map includes a novel mapping technique developed by Andrew Penry and myself called Dynamic Mapping.

cs map, custom source map, counter-strike, new, ww, ww_, wallworm

Obama's Health Care Reform

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 1, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

A skeptical view on the political debate on health care reform in America. This article questions the entire premise of forcing health care insurance on the public.

health care, reform, insurance