Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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ISS decade and the Burj Dubai
The ISS celebrates 10 years in space this week, and the Big Picture has a photo spread covering the 10th anniversary. Some of the photos are pretty spectacular. It tops last week’s excellent spread on Dubai, which included a really high res and up to date image of the soon to be tallest structure in…
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Peter Schiff on the money
Via Andrew. Things are not looking pretty. Run on the dollar. No sign of a bottom.
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Cervical cancer
The extended interview: Nothing I can add. Join the 7,500 people on the Facebook group demanding the cervical cancer vaccine programme is reinstated.
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Housing bubble downfall
Via south.
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Life images
Go and get lost in Google’s archive of images from Life magazine, dating back to the 1750s. It points to some stunning images of Marilyn Monroe.
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Monty Python comes to YouTube
Rather that issuing take down notices, the lads of Monty Python created their own YouTube channel. Smart guys. Here is their blurb: For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the tables are turned. It’s time for us to take…
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Mark Cuban sued
Blogger billionaire Cuban is being sued by the SEC over alleged insider trading. An interesting turn of events given his involvement in Sharesleuth.com. Mr. Cuban stated, “I am disappointed that the Commission chose to bring this case based upon its Enforcement staff’s win-at-any-cost ambitions. The staff’s process was result-oriented, facts be damned. The government’s claims…
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John Crown on the cervical cancer vaccine programme
The Facebook group was mentioned on TV3 news last night, and in the Irish Times yesterday. We passed 3,000 members a couple of hours ago.
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Late debate
Michael Healy-Rae is the Sarah Palin of Irish politics.
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Clintonites
Interesting stuff as ever from Politico: Here’s how you can tell the campaign is over and the transition has begun: Barack Obama’s aides now wear suits and ties, their desks are in the Federal Building on 6th Street in Washington — and Clintonites are everywhere. Obama’s victory in the general election produced what his primary…
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