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Make JavaScript Math.random() useful

Posted by Andrew Penry on Aug 3, 2004 | Last Updated Sep 30, 2013

How to use the JavaScript Math.random function useful with round, ceiling, and floor.

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Hickory Horned Devil

Posted by Shawn Olson on Sep 4, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
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Photos of the Regal Moth Caterpillar, also known as the Hickory Horned Devil.

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Creatures in 2011

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 5, 2011 | Last Updated Dec 5, 2011
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Photos of various creatures I took in 2011, including the Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle, flies, a dragonfly and the Blanchard's Cricket Frog.

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Ohio Caverns

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 28, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of the stalactites and stalagmites of the Ohio Caverns.

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Dragonfly Photos

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 27, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
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Photos of colorful dragonflies. Red, green, blue and orange dragonflies.

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Cringe Art

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 28, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
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Artwork I composed over the last year for the rock band Cringe.

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Good Times or Better Stories

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 7, 2014 | Last Updated Dec 7, 2014

Random stories about some funny events in my life. Some became funny after the fact.

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PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces

Posted by Andrew Penry on Aug 13, 2013 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013

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?

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Saying Goodbye to Dad

Newsletter, July 27, 2013
Posted by Shawn Olson 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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Stories from North Dakota

Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 24, 2013 | Last Updated Mar 24, 2013

Some stories and thoughts related to North Dakota.

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