Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
-
(QC RSS v2) They’re Such Good Friends
the prisoner’s dilemma (how much sugar to put in coffee)
-
(xkcd.com) Soniferous Aether
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
-
(Policy of Truth) A Question for the CPUC
Here’s a question I’ve submitted to be asked at the next meeting of the Council for the Princeton University Community (CPUC), to take place Monday, May 4, 4:30-6 pm, in the Multipurpose Room of the Frist Campus Center. My name is Irfan Khawaja, I’m an alum of the Class of 1991. The University has recently…
-
(The Comics Curmudgeon) Phone stuff
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! Rex Morgan, M.D., 4/26/26 As predicted by literally everybody, sad-sack failed salesman Lonnie has figured out that Mae…
-
(Policy of Truth) Deviant Causal Chain
I was just at a protest of the Iran War where a passerby accused us, heatedly, of “killing Ukrainians.” Of all the accusations directed my way in years of protests, I don’t think I’ve ever heard an accusation quite that baffling. By not fighting a war in Iran, we are somehow killing Ukrainians. No matter…
-
(The Comics Curmudgeon) The Farmers’ Almanac is the real victim of the smartphone era
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! Mary Worth, 4/25/26 Remember when Dr. Jeff, who’s allergic to cats, discovered that he wasn’t allergic to hypoallergenic…
-
(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part II: The African Backbone
This is the second part (I, II, III, IV, V) of our series looking at the structure of the Carthaginian army. As we discussed last time, while Carthage has an unfair reputation for being an ‘un-military’ society, its military system was one of the highest performing in the ancient Mediterranean, able to produce vast and…
-
(The Comics Curmudgeon) TGI … F? Are we still allowed to say that?
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! Intelligent Life, 4/24/26 You could use Intelligent Life to do a whole in-depth analysis of how the position…
Got any book recommendations?