Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A biplane on a rooftop
For things that aren’t what they seem, a biplane on a Manhattan rooftop is one of them. Though Kaufman delights in onlookers wondering if a plane did indeed fly in and land on 77 Water Street, the aircraft is actually just an artistic re-imagining of a 1916 British Sopwith Camel, designed by Rudolph de Harak […]
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Photo proof you don’t get it right the first time
Below shows that the best shot isn’t the first one you take. Iteratively and progressively, you build on what worked, and use your knowledge to make it better. Also, stuff happens in post-processing of images. As an aside, I prefer to shoot in aperture priority mode to control my depth of field, and I’ll comment […]
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Recent reads
Some thoughts on the books I’ve read over the past two weeks: 1. [easyazon-link asin=”0385533853″]Robopocalypse: A Novel, Daniel H. Wilson[/easyazon-link] – a fast paced science fiction thriller, where, in the future, mankind’s robots rebel. Told from the perspective of a handful of characters, Robopocalypse begins Archos gaining sentience and killing his master. From there, a […]
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Summer video: Wild Flag – Romance
Sure, you’ve got your summer songs with Katy Perry, Lady Gaga. I’ll raise you one, with Wild Flag, an all girl out fit from Portland.
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Review: The Terror by Dan Simmons
Terror by Dan Simmons Dan Simmons attempts to write a supernatural, horror, historical novel version of Moby Dick. Where Melville’s monster was an albino whale stalking Ahab’s Pequod, Simmons conjures up a mythical beast that roams the Arctic Circle slowly picking off the crew of the HMS Terror and Erebus frozen in ice. And like […]
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Thoughts on Fort Worth mayoral campaign signs
On June 18th, the Fort Worth Mayoral run off will be held between Betsy Price and Jim Lane. Through out the entire campaign, their respective signs stood along roadsides and street corners. Regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum, their signage is interesting as well as signage for the other candidates. Below are […]
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Review: Tina Fey – Bossypants
Tina Fey brings clever wit and charm to her memoir, Bossypants that tells of her growth as a creative individual. This creative individual is also a confident woman, business woman, mother, daughter, wife, keen and self aware of the life she lives. All these roles culminate as she recounts the perfect storm of getting Oprah […]
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Bloom like an artist
An illustrated parable to growing as an artist by IdaEva. So true, and applies all the same to any ability to create something.
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Seryn unplugged in my living room
To get a band to play in your living room, there are several steps to make it happen. Find an intimate setting large enough to fit a band and their equipment. Get owner of said place to agree to let a band play in their intimate setting. Ask said band to play in said intimate […]
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Review: Looking for Calvin and Hobbes – Nevin Martell
Nevin Martell writes reverently of Bill Watterson in Looking for Calvin and Hobbes. The far reaches that Martell goes to find out who Bill Watterson really was, took him into the world of cartooning and going into the depths of Bill Watterson’s past. Numerous cartoonists were interviewed: Jim Davis, Bill Amend, Lynn Johnston, Stephen Pastis […]
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