Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Wtf?

    I think this is probably the most blatantly unquestioning and biased piece of “journalism” I have ever seen in my 26 years. Government propaganda in the fourth estate. Ahern using a proxy to blacken the name of an investigation into corruption, via a national newspaper, which swallows it hook, line and sinker. How on earth…

  • Something odd with Google

    For over a year when you typed Burj Dubai into Google, three images appeared at the top of the search. One of them was of a post I wrote, and of a graphic comparing the size of buildings. It generated a good bit of traffic. Then, suddenly, the traffic stopped. The image remains, incidentally the…

  • Ahern at the tribunal

    I’ve read the transcript. Staggering stuff really. Some of it could be construed as misleading or obstructing the Tribunal. Who wants to do a podcast of the entire thing, but made quicker? Would anyone listen to it? I’m sure I could master the high moral tones of counsel for the Tribunal. Update: Thanks Cian. The…

  • Larkin at the tribunal

    Q. 716. You got a lift? A. Yes. Q. 717. Similar to the previous occasion? A. Similar but not the same. Q. 718. A different driver of Mr Ahern? A. He didn’t have a driver then. Q. 743. And there’s a driver is there? A. No, my best recollection is that Bertie drove the car…

  • Six years

    It still all seems so unreal. And it only seems like yesterday.

  • Dubrovnik

    I hope the weather is horrible in Ireland. 🙂

  • Holliers

    On hols in Dubrovnik. Posting will be even less likely.

  • Branson and Colbert video

    Funny but looked kinda pre-planned.

  • Colbert and Branson

    Will air tonight. Can’t wait. Colbert has the buildup.

  • Cheney on Iraq

    I like the use of the word quagmire.

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