Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Situation in Ukraine
I can’t keep up with events in the Ukraine, but Dan Drezner has been blogging on it non-stop.
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Stem cell from umbilical cord blood used to treat paralysis
Too late for Christopher Reeve – but stem cell technology is promising great dividends. A woman in South Korea who has not even stood up in 19 years is now able to walk. The woman could now walk unassisted, the scientists said. “The stem cell transplantation was performed on Oct. 12 this year and in…
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Firefox browser sees surge in use
Kind of old news, but it is great to see the growth of Firefox. I am a firm convert – and don’t even consider using Internet Exploder unless I absolutely have to – such as on MSNBC.com.
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First look at PlayStation 3 chip
The BBC are reporting on the first reports of some details about the PS3 chip, and its use in things other than the new Playstation. I expect Sony, IBM and Toshiba expect to make a tidy sum out of this, and I bet they will. The three firms claim that the Cell chip will be…
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Work begins on Hubble's replacement
Exciting times for the people building the successor to Hubble. Work has begun on the primary for the new telescope. For those who don’t know: The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in 2011. It will hang in space at the Lagrange-2 point of balance between the gravitational influences of the Earth and…
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The 'blog' revolution sweeps across China
New Scientist has published an article on the craze of blogging sweeping China. It is written by Xiao Qiang, director of the China Internet Project at the University of California at Berkeley. He also runs China Digital News blog at chinadn.org. There is definately no shortage of enthusiasm: Meanwhile blogging seems set to grow as…
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The Guardian have published an edited version of a speech Hans Blix gave last week at the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. The full text can be found here. His criticism of the American right is telling: We also see an intense and large-scale campaign of vilification, depicting the…
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Stepping into Marshall's rhyming universe
Battling is and will certainly remain one of Eminem’s biggest passions. You can feel a certain nostalgy in his words when he recalls Rap Olympics in 1997:
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Michael Jackson diss
Just a short note before MiJack fans get mad at me: I do respect your idol’s artistry. I just can’t stand his attitude towards Eminem.
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The new Ireland
Ireland may be the nicest place to live in the world according to recent reports – but since May 1st a veritable deluge of people have arrived from Eastern Europe. Polish registered cars now seem to be the most common non-Irish car on the roads. The numbers coming to Ireland seem to mainly come from…
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