Cultural Cataracts
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
Canon 30D Problem with Lexar CF Cards
Some makes of the Lexar high speed flash cards are not stable in Canon Digital SLRs like the 30D.
Artists come a dime-a-dozen
The plight of artists trying to make a living in the 21st Century.
Psychics and Statistics
What happens when a Carl Sagan fan meets with person with psychic ability.
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 Cringe Phenomenon
Interview with Cringe that appeared in Now It's Dark Magazine.
Site Terms & Conditions
Basic terms and conditions for using the Shawn Olson Artistic Network.
Reflections on the precariousness of life
Philosophical essay on life and death sparked by a family trip where a pigeon collided with the car and we had a flat tire.
