Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Time to Bail Out Is Now by Roderick T. Long
Hendrix in turn was paraphrasing Dylan, whose song he was covering. But the original Dylan line is just “There must be some way out of here.” LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) The Time to Bail Out Is Now
If you’re in the United States Armed Forces, the time to seek Conscientious Objector status to the “Iran War” is now. Do not delay. Do not overthink it. Do not give in to excuses. Do not engage in wishful thinking. Do not succumb to pressure. Get out now. If ever you’ve sought to show valor…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Reconstructing the Roman Pectoral
This week we’re going to look a specific piece of early Roman military equipment, the humble bronze pectoral, which it turns out is surprisingly tricky for us to confidently reconstruct, in part because the period of its use that most interests us (the run from c. 264 to c. 146 where Rome is winning its…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Friday romance (?)
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Blondie, 4/3/26 I regret to inform you that Dagwood and Blondie’s daughter is dating a guy with broccoli…
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(QC RSS) Or A Boson
or a boatswain
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(xkcd.com) Day Counter
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(The GiveWell Blog) Podcast Episode 27: Scrutinizing One of Our Longest-Funded Programs
Vitamin A supplementation is one of the programs GiveWell has supported the longest, and we’re currently funding it in many African countries. The program has an unusually strong evidence base for reducing child mortality, with multiple randomized controlled trials. Yet, as is the case for most global health programs, the evidence for vitamin A supplementation…
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(Cat and Girl) Good Fortune
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Jamaal’s actually working, someone has to while Herb ruminates endlessly
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Luann, 4/2/26 “Oh my gosh,” you’re probably thinking. “Is Luann, the wildly ribald but perversely sexless comic strip…
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