Pursuit of Happiness
Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness.
Reading Problems
Common reading problems.
Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
The Life of Clarence Himes
A biography of Clarence Himes by his grandson Shawn Olson.
Compare Values with Arbitrary Comparison Operator
JavaScript for comparing values when the operator to use is variable.
JavaScript function and sample code to dynamically compare two values. Accepts numeric and/or alphanumeric values and does a comparison on them based on a comparison parameter.
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
Educational Drop-Outs
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
2004 Election. No one wins.
Why the Mandate is anything but.
Education in Debt
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.