August 27, 2010 Newsletter
August 27, 2010 Newsletter with a review of Convexity, a game level builder plug-in for 3D Studio Max.
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.
Education in Debt
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.
J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40
History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.
The Call for Religion in Schools
An unpublished editorial on religion in the classroom.
Moving to Montreal
I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.
PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces
PHP 5.4 introduced traits. Traits are in many ways like code-assisted copy and paste. They are ways to mix code into a class without inheritance. But what are they good for? When should they be used?
Filter XML Data Based on Dates in ActionScript
You can filter your XML data based on dates in ActionScript to limit results in a component's data provider to one that is relevant to the given task.
The Phantom Dollar
Essay on American debt, credit abuse and the lies of economicists and politicians.