January 15, 2006 Newsletter
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January 15, 2006 Newsletter
It all begins on a bad day
Chapter 1 of The Hermit Colony, a satirical story about a man named Jeremiah Williams.
The Hurry-Stop Syndrome
This editorial was the last Chalkboard editorial Shawn Olson wrote for the Columbus Messenger.
Viewport Canvas
A video tutorial on using the Viewport Canvas tool in 3D Studio Max 2010. The video demonstrates painting directly onto geometry as well as using 3rd party paint applications such as Photoshop and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
March 28, 2009 Newsletter
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Here are some updates about the work of Shawn Olson in the first quarter of 2009.
de_sacrelige Custom Counter-Strike map
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de_sacrelige is a small bomb map for Counter-Strike 1.6 that was featured on CS-Nation and has become my most popular map.
Traditional Hindu Wedding
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Photos of a traditional Hindu wedding in Columbus, Ohio.
Wolf Photos
![Timber Wolf by Pumpkin](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3633_1_1315_1.jpg)
Photos and video of wolves at the Columbus Zoo, including the Timber Wolf and Mexican Wolf.
August 27, 2010 Newsletter
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![Convexity being used on de_sacrilege](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3957_1_1461_1_convexity-being-used-on-de_sacrilege.jpg)
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August 27, 2010 Newsletter with a review of Convexity, a game level builder plug-in for 3D Studio Max.
Spiders in Pursuit of Prey
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![Jumping Spider eating Ant](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3832_1_1406_2_jumping-spider-eating-ant.jpg)
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Photos of spiders stalking, hunting and eating prey.