Autodesk Moving to Rental-Only for Software
How a company made for artists is pushing a policy that promotes more starving artists instead of thriving artists
Autodesk is now making plans to stop selling perpetual licenses and move all future business to a rental-only model.
Pursuit of Happiness
Essay on natural rights with a focus on the Pursuit of Happiness.
Evolution of a Shutterbug
Some tips on photography and an overview on my education with cameras.
Google's Dewey Update
Some thoughts on the latest upheaval to the search engine world and the so-called Dewey Update.
Education in Debt
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.
March 28, 2009 Newsletter

Here are some updates about the work of Shawn Olson in the first quarter of 2009.
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.
Canon 10D Err 99
Article regarding the infamous Err 99 in the Canon 10D digital SLR.
New Counter-Strike Maps
New custom CS maps are here -- de_stonerhenge and de_welfare_square.