Adieu Cringe
Posted on Dec 25, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
2003 is coming to an end with the final Cringe show. This year my mother died, my friend John Hart died, and my favorite band broke up.
adieu cringe, christmas 2003, holidays
Unicode Data with PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1
Posted on Nov 11, 2004 | Last Updated Jun 7, 2020
Internationalization is simple with a litlle advanced preparation.
Unicode, PHP, MySQL
2013 in Review
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2023
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
2013, loss, death, dad, dog, opportunities
The Phantom Dollar
Posted on Sep 21, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Essay on American debt, credit abuse and the lies of economicists and politicians.
debt, money, credit, banks, investors
Some thoughts on learning
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
Shawn Olson criticizes the standard battle between educators promoting exclusive learning styles.
learning styles, teaching styles
A Comparison of two major dynamic web platforms (LAMP vs. WISA)
Posted on May 11, 2003 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013
Dynamic web sites are powered by web technologies. What do these technologies do and which is best?
LAMP, WISA, PHP, ASP, dynamic, web programming, MySQL
The other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu
Problems with American Freedom
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2011
A reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, shortly after the events.
paradox, american freedom, terrorist element
