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A look at the dirty business of keeping our neighborhoods clean
Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 21, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

An overview of the history and services of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO).

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Moving to Montreal

Posted by Shawn Olson on Feb 29, 2020 | Last Updated Jan 25, 2024

I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.

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Configure Half-Life 2 to use Madcatz Panther XL Joystick

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 9, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Madcatz Panther XL resources for playing Counter-Strike and Half-Life 2 with Panther XL on Win XP..

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Hidden Source

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 11, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011

Hidden Source introduces fresh and freaky blood into the first-person shooter genre.

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Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 10, 2009 | Last Updated May 15, 2013

The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.

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A Comparison of two major dynamic web platforms (LAMP vs. WISA)

Posted by Andrew Penry on May 11, 2003 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013

Dynamic web sites are powered by web technologies. What do these technologies do and which is best?

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LAMP, WISA, PHP, ASP, dynamic, web programming, MySQL

Using the Internet

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.

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Ambush Bugs

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 24, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Photos of Ambush Bugs waiting for prey in the pedals of plants.

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Fertile Ground

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 5, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011

Mabi Ponce de Leon's artistic representation of motherhood, fertility and life displayed at the Ohio Art League Gallery.

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Canon 30D Problem with Lexar CF Cards

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 25, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Some makes of the Lexar high speed flash cards are not stable in Canon Digital SLRs like the 30D.

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