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Tiger Beetle - Ohio

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 27, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011

Photos of a tiger beetle at Darby Park in central Ohio.

tiger beetle, metallic green insect

Minolta Dimage 7 Power Problem Solved

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 25, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

When your Minolta Dimage 7 turns off randomly, try scrubbing its battery contacts with a pencil.

minolta dimage 7, power outtage, battery problem, turns off randomly

Winners on Wheels

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 7, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

A feature about disabled students involved with sports. Originally from the Westside Messenger.

wheelchair basketball, handicap, sports

The art of judging

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 9, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

The art of judging has been undermined by misinterpretations of historic flaws in judging.

cultural relativism, social assessment, judging, judgment, good versus bad,

Saying Goodbye to Dad

Newsletter, July 27, 2013

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 27, 2013 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2013

Shawn Olson's Newsletter, July 27, 2013. News about my father's death.

newsletter, don, olson, death, family

Tweeners

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A story of a school's persecution of students.

tweeners, the out crowd in school

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.

software, piracy, activation, license, internet, society, business

New CS:Source Map de_tension

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 16, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

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.

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

Promoting Interest in the Classroom

Posted by Shawn Olson on Sep 22, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School.

education, interest