Brendan Mitchell blog

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • I See Your Point But…

    Having a strong opinion is fine, as long as you respect those of others, there’s no buts about it! I see your point and…

  • Optimists, Pessimists, Opportunists

    Is the glass half full or half empty? Optimists will say it’s half full Pessimists will say it’s half empty Whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, it makes no difference, you still have half a glass, and that’s all you’ll ever have, unless you take action to change things. If you’re not going to…

  • There Are Some Twitter Followers You Don’t Want!

    just saw this on Joystick Junkies Blog and it made me laugh.

  • Wave Goodbye to Closed Networks

    Google said they’d have something interesting to demo at the Google IO Dev Conference, oh boy they weren’t kidding… Hello to Google Waves! The Video below is 1.5hrs long, but it’s worth a look, as this will change everything. I’ve been harping on for ages about data aggregation & building open platforms without walls, with…

  • Now that’s what I call good iShit man!

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-DGrWry6k&eurl=http%3A%2F%2F]

  • Nice to Meat You, Here’s My Card

    Keeping with the meat theme, Phil emailed me this link to Meatcards… this is taking business card branding to a whole new level!

  • A Road to Nowhere

    I was in central London the other day, I was in no hurry to get to my next destination, but it started to rain, so I jumped on a bus. After a couple of stops I noticed a tourist having a hard time getting on the bus. His English was fine, he knew where he…

  • The Impossible Man: RIP

    I just read that one of my favourite authors, JG Ballard, has finally succumb to prostate cancer (15 Nov 1930 – 19 Apr 2009). Having written such greats as High Rise, Concrete Island & Empire of the Sun (with the last having been made into a film by Steven Spielberg). He wrote a huge amount…

  • You talkin’ da me?

    Have a meeting you need to get out of? Want to show off your new mobile or ring tone? Need to convince people that not only your mother & call centres have your mobile number? Have a blind date you just might need rescuing from? Or simply low self esteem & just want someone to…

  • All Vegans Look Away Now!

    OK, I have to ask why do this? even if you knew how to do this, why would you?  and just think of all that lovely Prosciutto… but I bet it smells amazing! [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2408155&w=280&h=230&fv=] more info http://www.graysci.com/ original post on Boing Boing

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