Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • WordPress 2

    I must say I like the interface in WordPress 2 now that I’ve upgraded, the only problem I am having is I find the WYSIWYG interface a little finnicky. The popup to insert a link takes a while longer to come up, and seeing the formatting is hard without having to click the HTML button…how…

  • Google to Offer Video Downloads, Software Package

    Certainly an interesting development(WSJ). The software pack will include: …Firefox Web browser, a version of Norton AntiVirus software from Symantec Corp., Adobe Systems Inc.’s Reader software, RealNetworks Inc.’s RealPlayer multimedia software, Trillian instant-messaging software from Cerulean Studios and Lavasoft AB’s Ad-Aware antispyware software. Google Pack will also include Google’s own desktop search software, Google Earth…

  • The Lefty Interview

    Kevin’s interview of me appears today over at Disillusioned Lefty.

  • Stephen's Day in Carrigaline

    Ryan has posted some great pics recently, including these ones of the hunt and wren boys in Carrigaline, and some taken on New Year’s Day. Great stuff as ever.

  • Dubai's ruler Sheikh Maktoum dies

    It seems that whenever I leave Dubai these days a ruler dies – I promise I have no connection. September 2004, Sheikh Zayed died not long after my return, and now 2 days after my return, Sheikh Maktoum has died.

  • Visualising the Irish blogosphere

    Huge thanks to John and Martin for this great tool, I can see a visual representation of the inlinks and outlink of my blog in the Irish blogosphere, how cool is that!

  • WordPress 2

    I downloaded and tested WordPress 2 last night and I am very impressed. It looks great, runs quick and looks like a big improvement.

  • Back

    Back in Ireland to this lovely weather… I’ve uploaded some photos to Flickr.

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year to everyone, from here in Dubai!

  • Madinat, Burj, Emirates Towers

    All of these were taken on Christmas Eve, except the Emirates Towers ones. Sheikh Zayed Road from the Skyview Bar in the Burj. Palm Island from the Skyview Bar. Palm Island at sunset. A lamborghini outside the Burj, don’t like the colour though. Burj and the sky. Helipad and sky. A Rolls. The Burj from…

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