Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Eminem draws Chirac's gunships ire!
London, Nov 20 : After enraging Madonna and Michael Jackson, Eminem gave some anxious moments to the French security services by planning to stage his show near Jacques Chirac’s gunship. According to The Sun, the rapper reportedly wanted to stage a gig on HMS Belfast, which is docked on the Thames just yards from the…
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Obie's "Don't Come Down" video
Have you ever watched Obies video « Dont Come Down »? Parents, moms in particular will get Obies touching message towards Eleanor Trice. When I saw Obies video, it immediately made me think about my 14 years old son and the many conflicts that have opposed us as he entered his adolescence. You might be…
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Never Enough
Never Enough clearly targets the media. It is a clever Eminem- Nate Dogg-50 Cent collaboration. Because Eminem is always speaking his mind, he often gets so much negative feedback from the press. How many times has he been misinterpreted, misunderstood, misquoted? As Eminem expresses it so well, he sometimes has so much to say that…
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Comments
Comments seem to have stopped working for no apparent reason. I think it might be something to do with the overhead in SQL. I will look into it and get it sorted as soon as I can.
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Evil Deeds
Evil Deeds is a major track of Encore. It is well written and meaningful. Marshall shares very personal memories and all day sorrows with his audience. No wonder this very emotional song managed to move me deep inside. ‘ Evil Deeds ‘ also looks like the prayer of a tormented soul that is longing for…
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Ireland ranked best place to live in the world
The BBC is reporting on a new report by the Economist, which concludes that Ireland is the best place to live in the world. The top ten are : 1 Ireland 2 Switzerland 3 Norway 4 Luxembourg 5 Sweden 6 Australia 7 Iceland 8 Italy 9 Denmark 10 Spain The UK is ranked 29th, while…
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Has the process begun?
This document linked to by Roger is a curious one, the Selective Service System is seeking information from the Department of Education. Is this routine, or is it the start of a call up?
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Like Toy Soldiers
Like Toy Soldiers is one of Encoreâs masterpieces of work.. The chorus is a sample of Martika, a Cuban American artist and actress. You will learn more about Martika on the following website. Like Toy Soldiers fully exposes us the dangerous character of hip hop beefs and how easy it is to get involved in…
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US heavyweights storm supercomputer league
Yet more supercomputers: The US government’s latest supercomputer, BlueGene/L, has been officially crowned the most powerful number cruncher on the planet. The latest TOP500 supercomputer ranking list has undergone a major upheaval, with three new machines in the top four places. The list will be presented on Tuesday at the Supercomputing Conference 2004 in Pittsburgh.…
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Screams will not be heard
Madeleine Bunting believes Fallujah will be a bloodbath, but seems to make some strange suggestions: The recent comment of one Falluja resident is strikingly poignant: “Why,” she asked wearily, “don’t they go and fight in a desert away from houses and people?” Why indeed? Twentieth-century warfare ensured a remarkable historical inversion. Once the city had…
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