Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What next for the shuttle?
I seen this story over on Slashdot, it is a good read with some details on future shuttle programs. Worth a look.
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Did the US really catch Khalid Sheikh Mohammed?
Robert Fisk asks if the US can prove that it did indeed catch Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. He asks some pointed questions about the veracity of the claims made by the US. Worth a look, a brief article.
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Antigone by Sophocles
As I was blogging yesterday, I went to see a redoing of an ancient tragedy. I have re-read it now, and I am struck by many of the passages in it, especially those of Creon. I will quote some of his speeches over the next few days hopefully- from the Penguin Classics translation. No other…
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Switch to Apple?
Fellow Irish blogger Karlin has bought a new Apple powerbook. Since I have been considering a portable computer, and I have read a couple of reviews lately of Apple’s iBooks, I am now increasingly tempted to ‘switch’ to Apple. Hmm. What to do. I think I will leave it a while, but Apple is definately…
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More than a search engine?
CNET is asking the question, is Google changing? With the acquistion of Pyra, increased selling of ads, it asks if Google is changing for the better or worse. I have also been following much interest in relation to the privacy of Google searches. I am concerned with the cookies Google is using on my computer,…
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3G debut in Europe
‘3’ has opened a shop on Londons Oxford Street. What does it sell? 3G phones. Yes they are here, and over the next year we might be using 3G (UMTS) networks without even realising it. There is a fairly comprehensive here, on the Herald Tribune. I read a similar article to it in the Economist.
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God and the 'F word': Ian Black
Ian Black writes an amusing piece as usual in his Inside Europe article. The now long running issue of whether to put a god, or the God, in the European constitution is the subject of his article this week. Of couse, as he says, the ‘F’ stands for Federal, and no that other word as…
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Direct action is the solution
Naomi Klein is now imploring peace activists to take action – civil disobediance. Klein is always a good read, I look forward to her articles in the Guardian. In this weeks piece she talks about the “voila moment” – the point at which Iraqi people turn against their leader. She is sceptical that the propaganda…
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Fisk on Bush
Robert Fisk again, this time discussing parallels between Bush’s speech on a new Iraq and defending the US from Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and Sharon’s speeches on defending Israel from Palestinian terrorists. An interesting read.
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Microsoft buy Sega?
The Beast of Redmond, and the games company EA, are both considering buying the troubled Sega. According to this Reg report Microsoft may seek an established software house like Sega to boost their beleagured Xbox line. EA may also add to their portfolio of companies, Sega shares climbed by 15% on talk of a buyout…
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