Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Controversial Myers resigns from Irish Times
There was speculation during the week that Kevin Myers had not been seen for some time in the pages of the IT. The SBP report that Myers has resigned, and is in talks with the Indo.
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Bloggers not immune from libel laws
Karyn Harty, the lady lawyer who sent out press releases earlier this month, has a guest article in today’s Irish Times. It seems to be a little more carefully worded in relation to the difference between an ISP and a host, but some of it still puzzles me. Unlike their US counterparts, Irish ISPs do…
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The Cost of War
Jonathan Weisman at the Washington Post has an interesting article on the increasing cost of the war in Iraq. The rate of spending is enormous: The cost of the war in U.S. fatalities has declined this year, but the cost in treasure continues to rise, from $48 billion in 2003 to $59 billion in 2004…
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New look
Slightly modified theme. Impressions?
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DOW Jones to reach record high?
It looks like the Dow Jones Industrial Average is about to surpass the record levels it was reaching prior to September 11 2001. The Dow reached a high in May 2001, at 11,301. The highest closing figure of the Dow Jones was 11,722 in January 2000, right before the bursting of the dot com bubble.…
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Aine Chambers on Podge and Rodge
Click here. It finally happened, much to the delight of Damien no doubt.
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Whoah
Someone loses the head… Who’s going to pay for the air?
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Bush breaks the law?
Not only did George Bush get a gift of an iPod from Bono, he apparently illegally rips CDs (or has someone do it for him) Video here. (via Boing)
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Suspect blogged about cannibalism
If he is guilty of what he is alleged to have done, his blog might be useful to those interested in the mind of a very very sick individual. I guess his first entry in September 2002 might betray a certain fondness for violence. They say there’s a good chance of another attack of some…
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Red FM blogs
It went below my ‘blogdar’ as it were, but Red FM here in Cork seems to have an inordinate amount of staff blogging. Not alone that but it appears they are being actively encouraged to do so by management. Just a shame almost none of them have blogrolls to let the rest of us know…
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