Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Kyoto
In December, on the way to Vietnam, I was able to visit Kyoto for a couple of days. There are a number of impressive shrines, gardens and palaces, all easily accessible by bike, which most hotels and Ryokans are happy to lend.
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The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con
The mark inside: a perfect swindle, a cunning revenge, and a small history of the big conAmy Reading; Alfred A. Knopf 2012 Â
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Portugal & Spain for Primavera Sound
In May, a few of us went to Barcelona for the Primavera Sound festival. On the way, we stopped first in Lisbon. And then quickly through Porto. Before finally getting to Barcelona. Where I managed to get out for a short ride on the last day.
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Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age
Future perfect: the case for progress in a networked ageSteven Johnson; Riverhead Books 2012
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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Flash Boys: A Wall Street RevoltMichael Lewis; W. W. Norton & Company 2014 Â
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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of JournalismDoris Kearns Goodwin; Simon and Schuster 2013 As Frederick Jackson Turner observed in a seminal paper delivered during the American Historical Association meeting in Chicago in 1893, the frontier had closed, and a distinctive phase of American history had thereby come to…
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Puerto Rico – Holidays ‘013
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NumPad Window Tiling for Openbox
Using Openbox as my window manager lately has allowed for the sort of precise and reliable custom configuration that I’ve been missing after years languishing on Gnome/Unity. My latest triumph, with help from here, is a really quick and efficient poor-man’s method for tiling windows using the number pad keys. This configuration simply allows you…
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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Reza Aslan’s exploration of Jesus as an historical figure does an excellent job providing a context to the gospel stories.
Got any book recommendations?