Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Two girls fight over Eminem
You have probably heard about a story that has made the headlines a few years ago. Its an after show story:
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Patch Day Takes Down Some Big Targets, But Problems Remain
Micro$oft have delayed Service Pack 2 for XP again, at least until August. I downloaded SP2 Release Candidate 2 yesterday. I am impressed with the new more visible security additions, visible firewall (it actually asks you to authorise stuff, like ZoneAlarm), pop up blocker. The update page is also improved and simplified.
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Police hunt for 'stolen' U2 album
Bad news for Bono. Good news for Kazaa users? Not sure if it has leaked out yet, but I imagine anyone hosting it will face some stiff legal action. A rough cut of a new album by U2 has gone missing from a photo shoot – prompting fears it may be posted on the internet…
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NASA's Aura Spacecraft Launches from Vandenberg
This one for the naysayers of global warming, I wonder what this new satellite will find? It should do some important science I imagine. With the launch of Aura, the first series of NASA’s Earth Observing System satellites is complete. The other satellites are Terra, which monitors land, and Aqua, which observes Earth’s water cycle.…
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Arms to China?
My post on the arms to EU article that appeared in the IHT, caused a bit of a stir. Peter responds here. Dick responds here. Eoin reponds here. DC responds here. It makes me a neocon to say this? I’m not sure if I would agree with that. Perhaps Niall Ferguson just did a good…
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Can information be lost?
Stephen Hawking in a fascinating interview on Newsnight tonight. I hope its available online later, I want to watch it again. The story has appeared online here. Hawking has been backpedaling recently on the idea that nothing can escape the limitless gravitational pull of these collapsed, dark stars. He now claims that some information can…
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All eyes on Blinkx
Kathy Rittweger vs Google, or so thinks the Guardian’s online supplement. This is exciting technology, I wonder how much of our computers will be shared with the internet in 5 years time.
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Eminem's revenge against the FCC
Eminem has decided to go one step further in his fight for freedom of speech. Years ago, the FCC had censored a Colorado radio for playing The Real Slim Shady. The Colorado radio channel had to pay $ 7000:
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The Secret Agent: Undercover at the BNP
Newsnight just did an exerpt of a documentary to be shown tomorrow. It portrays the near unbelievable level of racism in the British National Party. It looks as if several people secretly recorded in the documentary will face hefty prison sentences if convicted of inciting racial hatred. The founder of the party also makes highly…
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Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror
Also last night Newsnight interviewed the anonymous authour of Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror. Definately worth a look. You can watch it here. (Realplayer)
Got any book recommendations?