Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Stalking

    Man that lake had a lot of fish.

  • I'm voting Republican

    A very well made video:

  • 3G iPhone

    It has arrived. Black plastic back… hmm. Flush headphone jack. Thinner. A-GPS. Much as expected. It looks nice. Battery life seems to have been a big deal, huge improvements.

  • Property prices in Wexford

    Some staggering statistics: Gorey rural area (including town) Population (2006): 25,808 Properties listed for sale on Daft: 963 Enniscorthy rural area (including town) Population (2006): 33,111 Properties listed for sale on Daft: 594 Just by way of comparison: Cork city Population (2006): 119,143 Properties listed for sale on Daft: 1,080 (City and suburbs) Cork has…

  • Hmm

    In May 1996, when An Bord Pleanala gave the go-ahead to the Sonas Consortium building a casino in the Phoenix park, Taoiseach Brian Cowen, then a back bench TD from Offaly, attended a celebration party at the Conrad Hotel hosted by Robert White – the close associate of Bertie Ahern. White was a director of…

  • Did you know (2)

    In May 1993 when Bertie Ahern was Minister for Finance there was a very curious scandal. The Government sold its 30.4% stake in Greencore to investors for £70m. £100m was raised around the same time from a sale of the Government’s stake in Irish Life. Greencore management had supported the idea of selling shares to…

  • Did you know…

    Miriam Ahern (nee Kelly), former wife of Bertie Ahern, was a bank clerk when they met in the 1960s. They married on Ahern’s 24th birthday in 1975. She comes from a family of 13 in Dublin Central, and all are fervent FF supporters and campaigned on his behalf. (Irish Times, July 12, 1984)

  • Trying to hang her

    Because, Mr. O’Neill, just to be very straight about it. Reading something on the 8th, I having to deal with in the one week the cabinet meeting, deal with the Dail, the questions and answers in the Dail, deal with a full week in the Dail. Then deal with a European Council where you get…

  • Weezer's ode to YouTube

    I like it.

  • iPhone apps

    The iPhone App store opens next month… social applications like this will likely feature prominently. And I for one welcome our new 3G iPhone overlords.

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