Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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We’ve lost our minds …
Well unless my fiance get talked out of it by her mom during negotiations at Christmas, it looks like we may be doing a “we’re eloping to rome but you are welcome to come along” wedding during Thanksgiving week. Tickets (~$350) and hotels should be dirt cheap since it is the off season and the…
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My current mantra
Meet the wednesday deadline … Sleep later… Oooh! Shiny! err… Meet the Wednesday deadline …. …
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Dude, a linguistic Study
If you have ever found yourself using the word dude then you should head over to take a sneak peek at this CNN article.A linguist at the University of Pittsburgh has written a paper on the subject which, among other things, discusses the “effortless kinsmanship” that the word brings. So here’s to you dudes!
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Cellphones, or things that make you go SHHH
Engadget is reporting that the Society for Handheld Hushing, or SHHH, have a pdf available to help combat the next cell phone conversation you overhear in those inapropriate places and times. The notes aren’t necessarily as “reasonably polite” as they claim, but they do get the point across for even the most dense invidual.
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Fun with Cryptology : The Davinci Code
Over Thanksgiving I finished reading “The Davinci Code” by Dan Brown, I was hesitant the read the book at first because of all the buzz surrounding it (I guess I am just contrary) but finally broke down when I needed something to read on the flight. I walked into the airport bookstore and there it…
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Domestic Cheese Trays
Well the quest for the wedding locations/date has begun although still a little half-heartedly (after christmas the real fun will begin). So far 3 cities are in the running Dallas, New Orleans, and Miami. We have shot down the destination wedding at this point just so we don’t unitentionally stop anyone from coming due to…
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Virgin Mobile finds niche market
I got this link from “The Really not Anon Girl in A. Town”. Apparently if you have issues controlling the urge to call your ex when you are a little drunk … Virgin Mobile has come to your rescue with this special service. All I can say … Australia must be an interesting place to…
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Thanksgiving …
Pardon the radio silence, just recently got back into town. I had an excellent time in New Orleans with my *now* fiance’ Johanna. There was food, conversation with great friends, site-seeing, lots of wine, and mint-juleps that could have downed a horse. Such a fru-fru name for such a potentially strong drink … Also came…
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IPPA stripped of bad mojo
According to this article, the Senate seems to have heard the people. Unless I’m reading things incorrectly its now : – *more* illegal to film movies in theatres – *more* ok to skip through parts of films – *more* difficult for promoters to take advantage of professional boxers
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National Treasure
I had the opportunity to go see “National Treasure” this afternoon. It was pretty good and better than I expected. It was not quite “Pirates of the Carribean” good, though but entertaining nonetheless. It was good to see Nicholas Cage do a good job as the intrepid treasure hunter. Justin Bartha makes for a really…
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IPPA still trekking …
Nothing much really new to say on the subject of HR2391. Here’s another article on the matter. A good quote from John McCain in the article: “Do we really expect to throw people in jail in 2004 for behavior they’ve been engaged in for more than a quarter century?” Did I mention I really like…
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I’ve been schooled…
Yes folks, I have apparently been unaware of all the nuances of calling shotgun. You may remember doing this as kids … or if you are like some of us, still do this to this day. So here are the official rules for calling “Shotgun“.
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Dude, you’re getting a Best Buy Customer
A few weeks ago Best Buy made an announcement where they told Wall Street that they were putting their bad customers, those who mail in rebates, buy items on sale, and return items often, into a “bad customer” database. Apparently those customers “wreak enormous economic havoc” and they need to be rid of them. Dell…
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It slices, it dices, it puts you in jail for skipping a commercial
The lame ducks appear to be quacking up a storm : Wired has an article on the Intellectual Property Protection Act (HR2391), a bill collection, which the lame duck session in the Senate is trying to pass. The bill does such things as get rid of “fair use”, define a fine and/or 3 years imprisonment…
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Now I know where my missing socks went
Apparently Atlantis has been found … again . There is still much skepticism about the find … worst case it will give those wearing aluminum foil hats fear of an impending sea attack.
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I’ve been Saved!
Well it was a cold, drizzly, and dreary day in Dallas. It was a good day to sit around do not much of anything. So not much of anything managed eat up a good chunk of the day. Of course you probably want to hear about something a little more exciting than my extensive use…
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