Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Richard Branson versus Stephen Colbert
Can’t wait to see this clip. Apparently Branson angrily pours a jug of water over Colbert, and Colbert does the same to Branson.
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NY Times to take down the wall?
The New York Post is saying that the NY Times is due to abandon Timesselect, it’s pay-for wall that many believe never really made any sense. It’s a good move for the Times and can only bring in more readers – and much needed advertising revenue. Now if only the Irish Times would do the…
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Meltdown
A Random Walk talked about Cramer’s outburst earlier this week. The decision on interest rates is later today, and it looks like a hold with futures pointing to a rate cut later in the year. Cramer’s own show is legendary – but his investment advice on individual firms seems to change with the wind.
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Trouble in the Caucasus
Given that the bomb did not explode, and given the history, it seems to me more likely that Russia did not attack Georgia – but that Georgia planned the whole thing. Georgia would have the means and the motive to create this situation – it seems far too strange for two Russian jets to drop…
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iPhone… hmm
When large Irish families gather for events, it usually means they come from various parts of the world. At my grandfather’s wake, I had the opportunity to compare the iPhone to the Prada to the N73. My quick capsule review: Prada is the nicest. The iPhone is overrated. The N73 is nice too. iPhone (from…
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Ahern's Haugheyite tactics
So Bertie Ahern, as Taoiseach, rings up AIB executive Jim McNamara in advance of his appearing at the Mahon Tribunal. Between January and March, Ahern and his office called McNamara on a number of occassions. Sandra, who apparently works for Ahern, calls Mr McNamara from Dublin Airport, as she was going on holidays. She said…
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Burj Dubai traffic
A recent surge in traffic was due to a picture I put on here being placed number one on Google. Funny how the surge looks exactly like the building itself.
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Anniversary
This blog is now 5 years old. Jaysus.
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Manhattan explosion
That’s an awful lot of steam. Transformer explosion apparently. That actually looks like a frickin big explosion. No sign of terrorism yet. Update: It looks like the crater is huge… and the noise sounds like a leaking main, could take a while to get this one under control. One person died, at least 16 injured…
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That $45,000
There has been some speculation about this sum. The lodgment of about £28,700 on 5th December 1994 was a cash lodgment which is not exactly £30,000 sterling but rather is a lesser sum and may have been a mixture of sterling and Irish pounds. Hence it is in an irregular amount. It is not a…
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