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Near and Nearer

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 12, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Images of small things, and then closer looks at those things.

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macro photography, closeup photos

March 7, 2008 Newsletter

Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 6, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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March 7, 2008 Newsletter, including information about recent web development by Shawn Olson. Links to projects and friend sites.

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March 7, 2008 Newsletter

Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 10, 2009 | Last Updated May 15, 2013

The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.

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software, piracy, activation, license, internet, society, business

A Comparison of two major dynamic web platforms (LAMP vs. WISA)

Posted by Andrew Penry on May 11, 2003 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013

Dynamic web sites are powered by web technologies. What do these technologies do and which is best?

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LAMP, WISA, PHP, ASP, dynamic, web programming, MySQL

Pursuit of Happiness

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 26, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011

Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness.

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natural rights, happiness, philosophy

Don't Go

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 8, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Poem on forseen loss. I wrote this for my mother shortly before she died.

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poem on loss, death, old age, sickness

The other end of life

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.

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life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu

Mountain Lion

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 18, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos and video of the Mountain Lion, also known as the cougar, puma and panther.

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mountain lion, cougar, panther, puma

Statues Go Away

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

A poem on the march of time. Things can change even if they seem eternal.

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statues, time, erosion, temporal world, poetry

Orangutan Photos

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 8, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Photos of a couple orangutans at the Columbus Zoo.

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Orangutan, Orangutans, ape, photos, columbus zoo, primate photo
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