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Cultural Cataracts

Posted on Nov 12, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.

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parenting, education, society, culture

Moving to Montreal

Posted on Feb 29, 2020 | Last Updated Jan 25, 2024

I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.

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montreal, 3ds max, moving

Philo CD Release Party

Dec 1, 2007

Philo CD Release Party

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Nine Good Teeth at Newport

Posted on Oct 3, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Photos of 9GT at the Newport on October 2, 2004.

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nine good teeth, 9gt concert photos

But Words Will Never Hurt Me

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

Editorial on negativity and entitlement amongst online communities.

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entitlement, negativity, trolls

hdn_sacrelige

Posted on Aug 5, 2007 | Last Updated Sep 18, 2012
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Custom map hdn_sacrelige is now available for testing. This is a custom map for the Hidden:Source Half-Life 2 mod. Beta 4 version.

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hdn_sacrelige, hdn_sacrelige_beta4

Exhausted Melodies

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

A poem about the repetitive nature of human nature. We all share certain core elements that repeat over the ages, linking us to humanity.

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exhausted melodies, human patterns, historic humanity, ballad of history, p

The Paradox of Cultural Relativism

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.

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cultural relativism, paradoxical relativism

Donna Olson died at 55

Posted on Aug 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Donna Olson, my mother, died on August 4, 2003.

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donna olson died, death, donna marie olson, donna himes

Saying Goodbye to Dad

Newsletter, July 27, 2013
Posted on Jul 27, 2013 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2013

Shawn Olson's Newsletter, July 27, 2013. News about my father's death.

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newsletter, don, olson, death, family
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