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Search Engine Optimization

Posted on Jan 10, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Search engine optimization that can be done in-house, as well as advice for higher rankings.

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search engine optimization, seo

Configure Half-Life 2 to use Madcatz Panther XL Joystick

Posted on Jan 9, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Madcatz Panther XL resources for playing Counter-Strike and Half-Life 2 with Panther XL on Win XP..

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panther xl resource, windows xp, joystick, steam userconfig

How I Broke Three Trucks

Posted on Dec 7, 2003 | Last Updated May 9, 2022

A tale about my time working in a boiler repair shop.. and how I broke three different trucks.

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trucks, damage, break, boiler repair shop, welding assistant, sweeping floors, job history

MP4 files in Flex VideoDisplay

Posted on Jan 8, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

Here is a solution to your problem if you are building an application in Flex 3 that uses the VideoDisplay component and the results fail to work in Internet Explorer and Chrome but mysteriously work in Firefox.

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flex 3, VideoDisplay, black, bug, error, problem, fix

De_Ashtonpines - Counter-Strike Map

Posted on Jun 8, 2005 | Last Updated Dec 6, 2011

Custom Counter-Strike map... remake of De_Weldonsquare.

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custom, counter-strike map, cs maps, cs1.6

The Unfaced Foe

Posted on Jan 11, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011

A poem about the never-ending struggle to survive against invisible enemies. Inspired by a very bad flu virus I suffered.

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ancient struggle, survival, disease

The Blue Van

Posted on Mar 22, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 19, 2022

The Blue Van produced scorn from bystanders, but was a superb piece of machinery.

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blue van humor Shawn Olson

Discipline in School

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A strict look at the need for strong discipline in the classroom.

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discipline in school, classroom discipline, student behavioral problems

Going bald like a man

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.

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male pattern baldness, bald humor, hair loss
Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max