Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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UFO in Google Satellite
Got this one via the Irishblogs yahoo list, what on earth is it? Or is it even from Earth?
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Planet search postponed to fund Hubble rescue
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad about this – I have been looking forward to the TPF for years now. Then again, if they can save hubble… But funding the Hubble mission would mean the indefinite postponement of two future missions to search for extrasolar planets – the Space Interferometry Mission, which…
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Bayosphere
Dan Gillmor has started his new project over in San Fran, all looks interesting. I’ve moved my blog to Bayosphere, where I’ll report and comment on the Silicon Valley technology community — and a whole lot more including my observations about the burgeoning arena that’s variously called citizen journalism, personal publishing, grassroots media and a…
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Radio thingy
For those interested I will be on Spin 103.8 this morning to talk about…you guessed it, blogging.
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China and Europe: Eat your sprouts
Tom Friedman with a warning: This is not a joke. If North Korea and Iran both go nuclear, that step may trigger a major realignment of geopolitics – the like of which has not been seen since the end of the cold war. If North Korea sets off a nuclear test, how long will Japan…
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Happy Birthday to me!
Another day, another entry, and I’m 24 today! And what better way to celebrate a birthday than to do some blog research…if you are reading this please do leave a comment I am curious to know the turnover of readers almost 3 years after I started this blog.
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Apocalypse Soon
Robert McNamara’s piece has appeared on the FP website, go have a read. …just last summer, at a meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry said, âI have never been more fearful of a nuclear detonation than now.⦠There is a greater than 50 percent probability of a…
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New York Times to start blog?
Could be interesting: An internal committee at The New York Times has recommended steps to increase readers’ confidence…recommendation #4 reads: “Consider creating a Times blog that promotes interaction with readers.” Jeff Jarvis is, as ever, on the case.
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Wait goes on for Dubai drug woman
Many people might not realise it, but when visiting Dubai, never bring any painkillers that contain codeine. The mother-of-two, a sports osteopath, was found with traces of the sedative temazepam in her system as well as codeine when she was arrested at Dubai Airport two months ago. She had faced a four-year jail sentence if…
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Embargoed book claims Saudi oil infrastructure rigged for catastrophic self-destruction
As I mentioned a couple of weeks back, Arianna Huffington planned to start a new website and blog, that was launched earlier today. Their first big scoop is a leak from Ger Posner’s new book: According to a new book exclusively obtained by the Huffington Post, Saudi Arabia has crafted a plan to protect itself…
Got any book recommendations?