Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Israel bombs UN post?
It looks like a fuck up, but it seems the IDF bombed a UN observation post, and then shelled a rescue team sent to retrieve 4 reported casualties. This kind of thing is to be expected in warfare, however unfortunate it is.
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Caught in the action
A Fox reporter in the wrong place at the wrong time. He alleges later that the IDF tanks were firing warning shots to get him out of the area. The reaction of the Fox panel is quite funny.
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What's another year?
This blog is 4 years old today. I never thought when I started this blogging thing that it would last this long, but it has been a rewarding and beneficial experience. Things have been quiet of late since I started working at the Irish Examiner, but I hope to get back into the swing of…
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Israel claims Iran link to crisis
It looks like some of Steve’s speculation this week has proven to be largely true. Olmert is now saying that the cross-border raid to capture the two Israeli soldiers was coordinated by Iran. It makes the rest of Steve’s thesis all the more interesting.
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Israeli rationale
Old friend of Gavin’s Blog, Steve Clemons, has some interesting speculation on the reasons for Olmert’s apparent over-reaction in Lebanon. Why is Israel pounding most of Lebanon rather than just the South and rather than pinpointing its attack against Hezbollah assets? Why the dramatic bombing of explosive fuel centers? The attacks both in Gaza and…
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Arabic translation
Quietly, Google added some new languages to its translation tool. They are all in BETA at present but it’s interesting to see. The languages are Arabic, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. Maybe I missed it and this is old news. 🙂 They have also updated Google Maps to be more zoomable, not unlike Microsoft’s Live service.…
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Revamped
Rymus has revamped his photo blog and my it’s impressive. How long before he’s getting published in national papers? Not long I think given his skills.
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Off
I be ill. Foreign Affairs popped through the door today though, so at least I have some reading material.
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Simpsons on Conan
It does feel weird to watch people do the voices without seeing the characters. I think the guy who does Homer will be on the Week in Politics on the BBC next Thursday night.
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Intervention for broadband
On a tangent to Frank’s discussion on the costs of corruption, I asked myself a slightly related question. While I am of the opinion that government should be kept to a minimum, and that the market should be largely left to it’s own devices, I am dismayed by the lack of broadband in this country.…
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