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Major Directory Changes at ShawnOlson.Net

Posted on Sep 8, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Topics pages now only list articles by Shawn Olson and very close friends and family.

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April 14, 2005 Newsletter

Posted on Apr 13, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

April 14, 2005 Newsletter. Global Artistic Network Launches.

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April 14, 2005 Newsletter, artistic network

What are Meta Tags Anyway?

Posted on Aug 12, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Discussion on meta tags, including their legitimate usage, abuse and misunderstanding.

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meta tags, keywords, description, internet, seo, search engine optimization

Making a Collision Model

Posted on Jul 3, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

A brief tutorial on making a collision model (aka collision mesh) for Valve Source games. The tutorial is for making models in 3D Studio Max.

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collision, model, collision mesh, 3ds

Hirsch shoulda did his homework

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A stab at E. D. Hirsch's misplaced criticism of John Dewey.

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e.d. hirsch, john dewey, educational debate

New CS:Source Map de_tension

Posted on Nov 16, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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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.

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

De_Ashtonpines - Counter-Strike Map

Posted on Jun 8, 2005 | Last Updated Dec 6, 2011

Custom Counter-Strike map... remake of De_Weldonsquare.

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custom, counter-strike map, cs maps, cs1.6

Scorpions release new albums

Posted on Aug 15, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

August 16, 2004 newsletter with comments on new Scorpions CDs.

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scorpions rock music albums, august 16 newsletter

3D Designs

Posted on Jul 24, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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Samples of graphics that encorporate 3D renders.

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3d, graphics, 3 dimensional

Google Page Rank Woes

Posted on Oct 27, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Google has sliced and diced the page rank of many websites, including this one.

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page rank, google, change, cuts, october 2007
Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max