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My failed faith

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics.

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New CS:Source Map de_tension

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 16, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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My return to mapping is official with the remake of de_tension for CS:Source. This new map includes a novel mapping technique developed by Andrew Penry and myself called Dynamic Mapping.

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cs map, custom source map, counter-strike, new, ww, ww_, wallworm

But Words Will Never Hurt Me

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 6, 2018 | Last Updated Aug 12, 2021

Editorial on negativity and entitlement amongst online communities.

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entitlement, negativity, trolls

Jack Buckingham Retires after 31 Years in SWCS

Posted by Shawn Olson on May 30, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck.

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What if We Ran from Iran

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 21, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011

A warning about impending war with Iranian fanatacism.

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iran, war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, middle east, terrorism

Arizona Wildlife Photos

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 16, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
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Photos of wild creatures in Arizona from the Sonoran Desert to the Grand Canyon.

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Arizona Wildlife Photos, mule deer, lizards

Assassin Bug

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 20, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
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An assassin bug I photographed in Central Pennsylvania.

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Notes From Cali

Posted by Chris Webb on Jul 17, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Death and Vegetables

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Material Merger

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 8, 2012 | Last Updated Jun 2, 2020

A free MAXScript utility to combine mutliple materials and maps into single output materials and maps.

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maxscript, materials, render, composity, free

Wall Worm Auto Material

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 27, 2013 | Last Updated Oct 23, 2020

Wall Worm Auto Material is a 3ds Max script that automatically applies materials to newly created objects in 3ds Max.

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Wall Worm plugins and scripts for 3ds Max