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Eightdaze Photos

Posted by Shawn Olson on May 4, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Photos of Eightdaze at the Newport on May 1, 2003.

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The Paradox of Cultural Relativism

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.

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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

Ambush Bug Photos

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 8, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Photos of a small ambush bug waiting for prey in the pedals of a flower.

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Assassin Bug - Darby Creek

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 23, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
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Photos of assassin bugs at Darby Creek, Franklin County, Ohio.

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Dots

Printable Dots Sheets for Children
Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 6, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 6, 2012

Printable Dots game. Also includes instructions on playing this classic pen-and-paper game.

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Donald Olson

Posted by Donald Olson on Jun 30, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 30, 2011

Donald Olson is a wildlife artist specializing in oil painting in sculpture, but also adept at ceramics, watercolors, pen and ink, and pencil.

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Creatures in 2011

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 5, 2011 | Last Updated Dec 5, 2011
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Photos of various creatures I took in 2011, including the Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, flies, a dragonfly and the Blanchard's Cricket Frog.

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Fish Bait

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 26, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Sometimes you want something so bad that it starts wanting you too. Cartoon of a fisherman who realizes the fish are also "fishing".

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April 2007 Print Newsletter

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 23, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

The April 2007 Newsletter includes two articles by Shawn Olson and one essay by John Dalmas. Also some cartoons.

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