A Little About John Dalmas
A short overview of the life of my friend John Dalmas.
Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
Jack Buckingham Retires after 31 Years in SWCS
Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck.
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.
Moving to Montreal
I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.
The Dreaded -1.#IND
A solution for DOT products of two normals that result in -1.#IND when passed to acos().
Writing Samples
Writing samples on the Shawn Olson Artistic Network
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
