Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Xmas party on 18th?
Input has been varied, with a number of people engaged on the 18th. There has been some suggestions of a party between Christmas Day and New Years – a difficult one for me since I have a relative’s wedding to attend in Cork. I suggest two parties, one on the 18th, another on a date…
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Munster destroy Castres
I did mean to post about the match on Saturday. What a great match it was. The atmosphere in Limerick looked electric. The referees were a bit weird – the tackle on Stringer warranted a sending off – but the ref made a hash of alot of the decisions. Top of the pool going into…
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Media interest in blogging
Blogging in the US has really hit mainstream in 2004. The volume of media coverage is huge compared with what happens in Ireland or Europe. The Guardian being the exception. Here are some examples: The Alpha Bloggers – Newsweek Blog Standard – TCS Start a Winning Blog – Washington Post
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U.S.-European discord over Iran is deepening
Word has it that the Europeans and Americans are falling out again, this time over Iran. Despite a renewed American effort to repair relations with Europe, a disagreement between the Bush administration and European leaders over how best to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons program has deepened in recent weeks, diplomats on…
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Google in Klingon
This one for all the trekkies out there!
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EU signals movement on China arms ban
It is looking like by early next year the EU will have lifted arms sanctions with China, imposed after Tiananmen. France seems to be the major proponent of lifting the ban. A code is being considered: The EU is drawing up a tighter code of conduct, which Europeans believe will be enough to govern arms…
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Jeff Jarvis fisks Michael Powell
Jeff Jarvis is not happy with FCC Chair Michael Powell, Colin’s son. Powell wrote this opinion piece in the New York Times.
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The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes, in Science Magazine, writes that global warming may now be a consensus theory among scientists. She notes: That hypothesis was tested by analyzing 928 abstracts, published in refereed scientific journals between 1993 and 2003, and listed in the ISI database with the keywords “climate change” (9). The 928 papers were divided into six…
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Brandt responds
Some readers may remember that back in September I wrote a post about an interview Roisin Duffy did on RTE Radio with Salih Brandt, former European spokesman for the Chechen government. It appears that Salih himself has responded to what I wrote. Ah the wonders of blogging and search engine ranking. Salih notes: I can…
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Georgia's progress: Fulfilling the promise of the Rose Revolution
Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia, had an article in the IHT last week. He marks a year since the Rose revolution with an update on Georgia’s progress. When my administration took office, three provinces of Georgia were unstable and viewed themselves as independent enclaves: Adzharia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The first step toward reunification came…
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