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My Experience at Westland High School

How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.

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westland high school, student teacher conflict, smart kid, honor roll, drop out, dropout

Monty Hall Game listed on DMOZ

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

Shawn Olson's JavaScript version of the Monty Hall Game now listed on DMOZ open directory.

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monty hall game, dmoz

But Words Will Never Hurt Me

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 6, 2018 | Last Updated Aug 12, 2021

Editorial on negativity and entitlement amongst online communities.

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entitlement, negativity, trolls

What are Meta Tags Anyway?

Posted by Shawn Olson 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

Using Object Layers

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 9, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Tutorial on using object layers to add depth and creative possibilities to graphic projects.

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object layers, graphic design, tutorial, corel photopaint

Online Vs Print

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 30, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Essay on the values of web publishing over printed media relating to marketing.

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online, print, advertising, marketing

Unicode Data with PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1

Posted by Andrew Penry on Nov 11, 2004 | Last Updated Jun 7, 2020

Internationalization is simple with a litlle advanced preparation.

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Unicode, PHP, MySQL

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

The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2013

There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.

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misplaced values in education, gradecard dilemma

August 27, 2010 Newsletter

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 26, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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August 27, 2010 Newsletter with a review of Convexity, a game level builder plug-in for 3D Studio Max.

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Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max