Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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For all you cat lovers out there…
I can entirely sympathise…
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Jon Stewart on the Obama New Yorker
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Julia Sweeney on letting go of God
I like her comparison between the crazy stories told to us by Mormons, and the equally crazy stories told to us by Catholicism.
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Carling iPhone
Eamonn points to the rather good Carling iPhone app:
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Leaked documents
I always find Wikileaks a source of amazement. The latest leaks included: UK Counter Insurgency Operations Doctrine 2007 Secret Ritual of Sigma Phi Epison 1984 US Special Forces counterinsurgency manual FM 31-20-3 UK Tactics for Iraq and Afghanistan 2007 US Suppression of Enemy Air Defense chapter 2 Venezuela buying millions in spy equipment from US…
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Bush to establish Iran diplomatic mission
The Guardian have a story that George Bush will establish a US diplomatic mission in Tehran for the first time in 30 years. The Guardian has learned that an announcement will be made in the next month to establish a US interests section in Tehran, a halfway house to setting up a full embassy. The…
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Decency in Dubai
You really have to laugh. Authorities in Dubai are cracking down on lewd behaviour by Westerners, after a British woman was allegedly caught having sex with a colleague on a beach. One of her fellow expats writes in the Guardian: The Friday brunch that Michelle enjoyed, for example, has been an institution among Middle East…
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What a crappy ad
Jeff points to a rather idiotic ad taken out by the World Association of Newspapers. We’ve done the search. You only have to turn the pages. Wha? And quoting the Economist is just as strange for it was they who said: “Newspapers are an endangered species.” Yes they are. And quoting a newspaper that is…
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Reality hitting?
Finally some sensible figures from an economist: 45% peak to trough house price falls, excluding inflation. If you include inflation that could be over 50%. This is what happens in a typical housing correction. Not alone that, but prices tend to overshoot fair value. And it will drag on into 2010. At least. I said…
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test
Test Update: Sorry, posted with an iPhone 3G. Maybe I will get one.
Got any book recommendations?