The black, white and red of the colorblind society
Posted 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
The nature of apathy
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?
apathy, entropy, progress, decay
Gun Issues
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2011
Looking at the gun control issue in America.
gun control, gun debate
The Happy Worker
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
An essay on the coomon person's role in the workforce.
worker, life of work, toiling for money
Unicode Data with PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1
Posted on Nov 11, 2004 | Last Updated Jun 7, 2020
Internationalization is simple with a litlle advanced preparation.
Unicode, PHP, MySQL
The Mask of Rogue 7 - Chapter 1
Posted on Dec 9, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
Part one of the Mask of Rogue 7 science fiction series by Shawn Olson.
mask rogue 7, rogue seven, science fiction
A World at War
Posted on Mar 1, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Thoughts on the American War in Iraq.
war iraq, world politics
Reflections and Infections
Posted on Jul 10, 2018 | Last Updated Jul 10, 2018
An essay about the need for more philosophy (love of wisdom) in an age of growing xenophobia.
wisdom, philosopher, leaders, tyrants
