The Paradox of Cultural Relativism
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.
cultural relativism, paradoxical relativism
Pet People
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A Chalkboard column by Shawn Olson about regulars at a pet store.
pet owner habits, peculiarities of pet owners, pet store, pet people, anima
Stalling Court Murders and Media
Posted on Feb 8, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Two people were murdered in Stalling Court and the media is swarming it.
media, sensationalism, murder
Nature and Education
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
Shawn Olson calls for more inclusion of nature in education.
nature education, natural curiosity
Unicode Data with PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1
Posted on Nov 11, 2004 | Last Updated Jun 7, 2020
Internationalization is simple with a litlle advanced preparation.
Unicode, PHP, MySQL
Near and Nearer
Posted on Apr 12, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Images of small things, and then closer looks at those things.
macro photography, closeup photos
