Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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History essay question
Account for the success of the seventh-century and early eighth-century Arab conquests in former territories of the Roman Empire; how did Westerners view Islam and the Arabs? Any recommended websites/books?
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Govt adviser accepts new position
Barry McSweeney has moved too. But should he allowed to take any position in government? In a statement this evening, Mr MacSweeney said he was pleased to accept his new position. He added it was his intention to work to ensure significant developments in the fields of energy, marine ICT, digital and geo-science. The Labour…
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Sullivan moves house
Andrew Sullivan has been hired to blog over at Time.com. An interesting development.
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Blog software smackdown
Wondering what software to use for your blog? Slashdot link to a review of the top 3, MT, WordPress (which I use) and Textpattern.
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Talks over science adviser's disputed PhD continuing
More on the Barry McSweeney saga in todays Irish Times: Mr Martin said before the weekend that a decision might be made within a couple of days, raising expectations that the Cabinet might settle the issue at today’s meeting. This could not be confirmed yesterday, however. Dr McSweeney could not be reached for comment. The…
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An Post
There are a number of billboard ads on display around Cork concerning An Post staff grievances with management. The billboards are headlined: An Post management is not delivering Forgive me, and correct me if I am wrong, should that not say: An Post management are not delivering I would imagine there is more than one…
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Irish Examiner website
Have the Irish Examiner not realised that the ads they show are really annoying? Do they not realise it will drive away readers? Watch for the Vodafone ‘3’ popup ad, right in the middle of the text. Grrrr.
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As if nothing was wrong…
Michael O’Farrell, political reporter at the Irish Examiner, lambasts Barry McSweeney and the Irish Times for failing deal with the hard questions being asked about McSweeney’s qualifications, or lack thereof. He gets it right in my view. Myself and Fiona have been on this story pretty much since it started, but it seems no matter…
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Fine Gael Conference
I spent my Saturday morning travelling to Millstreet to attend the Fine Gael National Conference – curiosity got the best of me and it was the first time to attend a party conference in Ireland. The last time I went to one was in 2003 in Bournemouth for the Labour get together. To compare, the…
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Irish Times on blogging
So another article on blogging in today’s Irish Times. Brian Boyd is on the story this time. Now last time an article was published in the Irish Times, and Irish bloggers reacted, many accused critics of the article of navel gazing and elitism. I am not sure, by the way, if this is a staffer…
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