The root of educational failure
The reason public education suffers is because the primary participants (students and parents), do not share a love for learning.
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
Desktops are not extinct
Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.
The Paradox of Cultural Relativism
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.
MP4 files in Flex VideoDisplay
Here is a solution to your problem if you are building an application in Flex 3 that uses the VideoDisplay component and the results fail to work in Internet Explorer and Chrome but mysteriously work in Firefox.
October 30, 2008 Newsletter
October 30, 2008 Newsletter with information about Wild Mercy and Filk.
Photographing People
Tips on portrait photography and the challenges of photographing human subjects.
A Day at the Dentist
A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.
Does Shawn Olson respect my privacy?
Shawn Olson does not infringe upon your privacy.
