Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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An Open Letter to Seattle City Council on Sonics Arena
There are so many things that had to go wrong for my beloved Supersonics to leave Seattle, it’s unbelievable that they all happened so quickly and with the blessing of the powers-that-be. Looking back on it now, it is clear that the KeyArena lease between the city and the team needed to be redone. David…
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Seattle-Las Vegas-Utah-Grand Junction
Last couple of days I’ve been on a “vacation.” My brother Steve is moving to Lawrence, Kansas from Ridgecrest, California (for grad school). I flew to Las Vegas yesterday afternoon to drive a car for him, wife, and almost six-month old baby Victoria. Got off to a rough start. Semi-rough, I sat next to two…
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Road Trip Planning Phase
Little brother Steve is moving from Ridgecrest, CA to Lawrence, KS. Before you say, “Kansas?” it’s for school and it’s kind of a lateral move from Ridgecrest, which is middle of nowhere California. The plan is to meet in Las Vegas tomorrow and drive one of the cars to Lawrence, Steve & wife Monica have…
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99 Problems But Mitt Ain’t One
Need to stick around for “Jazzy” Joe Biden.
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xkcd: Exoplanets
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Microsoft Surface
Microsoft’s entry into the tablet arena, Surface, seems a worthy effort and a slick design with an integrated keyboard, the last vestige of a laptops. Keyboards have a better tactile experience for typing than touch in my opinion and several people are dedicated to devices with non-virtual keys. Good effort from Microsoft. It’s not iPad,…
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Seattle’s Space Needle by Gerrad Stockdale
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Dumt & Farligt – Phantom Flex Highlights – 1080p
Some high-speed camera slo-mo destruction. http://youtu.be/lUZ-e2SkeMI
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Trailer for “A Film About Walking in Slow Motion”
Pretty cool of Bill Murray to let these guys film him. This is not a trailer for a real film. Bill Murray was kind enough to grant us our wish of walking down the hallway in slow motion – simple. This is better than autograph. Thank you, Bill Murray. https://vimeo.com/20089652
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Peter Frampton Signature Les Paul **FAKE**
Last Saturday I dropped a few things off at Goodwill in Des Moines and wandered into the Pawn Xchange Cash America whatever the heck it is now to see if they had anything new in the store. Walk in look at at the lower rack and see “Gibson” in mother of pearl. Made in U.S.A.,…
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