Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Summer exams
I passed! Shocking, considering how poor my attendance was. John and Cian got their results too.
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Drugs haul
It looks like it might be the biggest haul in over a decade, at as much as €100m.
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CNN redesign
CNN seems to be undergoing a redesign. Is it just me or are all redesigns looking very similar? I do like it though.
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Cian returns
Cian has posted some pics from his recent adventures in China. So that’s what these young ‘uns do during their summer between college years – feck off to China for a month. Wouldn’t have happened in my day.
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Designer Enzyme Cuts HIV Out of Infected Cells
Looks like progress. Here’s hoping. Scientists have constructed a custom enzyme that reverses the process by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) inserts its genetic material into host DNA, suggesting that treatment with similar enzymes could potentially rid infected cells of the virus. In tests on cultured human tissue, the mutated enzyme, Tre recombinase, snipped…
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Padraig Flynn on the Late Late
Does anyone have this clip? Wouldn’t it be nice to have it on YouTube? Class act indeed. Update: I got a copy of it, digitised it and uploaded:
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Das Leben der Anderen
I went to see it last night. One word. Stunning.
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Google Apple merger
Some of you may remember that as far back as August 2005, I speculated that Google and Apple seemed like a good fit, and could potentially merge at some point. I was heavily criticised for expressing the idea. But watching stuff like this really makes me wonder. The partnerships between the two firms continue to…
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Murdoch on newspapers
Time have a cover story this week on media mogul Rupert Murdoch. That MySpace deal looks eye-wateringly cheap looking back at it. As for his thoughts on where newspapers are going: (my emphasis) When Murdoch talks about the future of newspapers, you get a sense of how contemporary he really is. Circulation and advertising revenues…
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Charity Meme
Bill tagged me, so… MS Society Ireland Irish Red Cross Samaritans Cancer.ie – Irish Cancer Society Irish Hospice Foundation – Hospice and palliative care in Ireland Barnardos – Ireland’s leading children’s charity The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity – Polish Charity CPR For Schools Across Poland – CPRTraining Program of Insulin Pumps in Diabetic Children…
Got any book recommendations?