Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Chris Gulker on my boycott of Google
Over at gulker.com Chris has said that he read my article and called it a “good compendium of all the creepy, and worse, unexplained things about Google”. Thanks Chris, will add you to my links and read your site more often. And so the meme spreads. And it also seems that I am in with…
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The Pentagon's New Map
This site is also making the rounds in the world of Blogs. It tries to explain why the US is going to war, and why the US will keep going to war. It is written by Thomas Barnett from the US Naval War College. Im going to have a decent read from it later, and…
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World of Ends
This site by Doc Searls and David Weinberger has made massive inroads into the world of blogs. In a thoughtful essay they both mark out the good and bad of the Internet. Definately worth a look. The Internet isn’t complicated The Internet isn’t a thing. It’s an agreement. The Internet is stupid. Adding value to…
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Ireland defeat the French
Another victory and third for Ireland in the Six Nations. No tries were scored but Ireland showed great resolve in its defence, line outs and scrums. A nail-biting match. Final score, Ireland 15, France 12. All penalties, one drop goal by Geordan Murphy in the first minute.
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Let's get on with the war: William Safire
William Safire writes a stinging piece: But we should by no means feel guilty about doing our duty. War cannot be waged apologetically. Rather than wring our hands, Americans and our allies are required to gird our loins – that is, to fight to win with the conviction that our cause is just. We have…
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Boycott Google
With the recent acquisition of Pyra by Google, more people are beginning to ask: What is Google up to? When Google was launched it promised the world – a new way to search the web and vastly superior searches to any of its competitors. It quickly became a phenomenon – the most visited engine on…
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What tips for Donald Rumsfeld from Julius Caeser
Maureen Dowd invisions Don Dumsfeld as Rummius Maximus Pompeius.
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European Hacker Laws Could Make Protest a Crime
Bernie has picked up a story on a new EU law that could be interpreted as making online protests a crime.
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A question of UN authority: Sir John Weston
Sir John Weston writes an interesting piece on today’s Guardian. It is worth a read: Our two priorities should therefore be to ensure that UN authority over Iraq is upheld, not flouted; and that the US remains committed to the UN. If the second resolution passes, both seem possible. If the votes are not there,…
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Flight Schedule Changes to all Gulf Destinations (BA)
It appears that war might be very close, BA have decided to stop flying to Oman altogether, and have cut down on all their other flights to Middle Eastern countries. The crew used to stay overnight in Dubai, but now, due to what I hear are staff fears, they have decided to stay in Larnaca…
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