De_Mayan_Stonehenge Custom Counter-Strike Map
Enlarged version of de_stonehenge, a custom CS 1.6 map by Shawn Olson.
The Fairness Mentality
Essay about our skewed perspective on fairness.
Observation on Trust in Society
Essay about trust in personal lives, culture and global civilization.
Information Overload
An Over-Abundance of Information in the Information Age
An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet.
March 28, 2009 Newsletter
Here are some updates about the work of Shawn Olson in the first quarter of 2009.
March 7, 2008 Newsletter
March 7, 2008 Newsletter, including information about recent web development by Shawn Olson. Links to projects and friend sites.
Artists come a dime-a-dozen
The plight of artists trying to make a living in the 21st Century.
Google Page Rank Woes
Google has sliced and diced the page rank of many websites, including this one.
Houdini & Thurston
A short contrast of Howard Thurston and Harry Houdini
Comparing America magicians Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston.