Who is Shawn Olson?
Shawn Olson is a photojournalist and web designer.
Eightdaze at Alrosa Villa
Photos of Eightdaze playing at the Alrosa Villa on August 8, 2002 by Shawn Olson.
EA, HP, and user frustration
How misnomers and programming error can frustrate your users.
The Death of Courtesy
A poem about modern sensitivity
The MTV Generation
Media giants hook the public on self-gratifying entertainment all in the name of freedom of speech.
Bruce Lee's Philosophy
A review of Bruce Lee's philosophical outlook.
Sprite Tools
Sprite Tools is a free MAXScript for working with Sprites in 3ds Max. It can create sprite cards from animated textures or convert sprite sheets into animated textures.
The Fairness Mentality
Essay about our skewed perspective on fairness.
Monty Hall Game
Example of the workings of the Monty Hall Game paradox.
The Daddy Long Legs (Harvestman) Myth
Photos of the Harvestman, also known as the Daddy Long Legs Spider. This creature is not a spider and is not venomous.