He Whom I Know
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
Poem on personal identity and the paradox between our inner self and the persona we share with the world around us.
personal identity poem, shadows, vagrant, soul
Me, Myself & Mr PC
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
Unpublished piece on personal computers by Shawn Olson.
personal computers, evolving technology
Dealing with Readblock Character Limit in MAXScript
Posted on May 29, 2014 | Last Updated May 29, 2014
MAXScript function to circumvent the limitations in MemStream.ReadBlock() that has a character limit of 5120 characters.
maxscript, MemStream.ReadBlock(), readblock, unknown system exception
My Schooling
Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011
Essays and personal accounts about my education.
In the Mind
Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011
Essays and personal accounts about the clash of reason and superstition.
Reviewing the Slate
Posted on Feb 26, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology
Songs of Discontent
Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011
Poems dealing with uncertainty and hopelessness.
Her Shadow Walks On
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about a lost love.
her shadow, personal anguish
Monster of Despair
Posted on May 5, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A poem by Shawn Olson on keeping life in perspective in rough times.
fighting, despair, personal loss, poem, poetry
