Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood to support the campaign against violence on children
If you logged into Facebook recently you will surely notice a surge of profile pictures featuring cartoon characters. I tried my best to trace the originator of the campaign, but the earliest information that I found so far was a blog post on momento24. Apparently, the following is the original text of the campaign: November…
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Gin Blossoms lands in Manila, tears down Araneta Center … no chocolate cake needed
The Gin Blossoms are back with a vengeance! They landed in Manila on November 18, 2010 to promote their latest album, “No Chocolate Cake”. My friend Jean luckily got her hands on lower box tickets courtesy of Tutti which she graciously shared with me (luv yah Jean!). It was an electrifying evening as Robin Wilson…
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Pacquiao destroys Margarito, claims 8th world title
On Sunday November 14, Manny Pacquiao showed the world that he truly is the pound for pound king by beating the bigger Antonio Margarito to claim his 8th title and become the undisputed WBC World Super Welterweight Champion. It was all Manny from start to finish as he methodically dismantled the Mexican boxer round after…
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Cain Velasquez overpowers Brock Lesnar via 1st round TKO in UFC 121
Cain Velasquez shocks the world by pounding Brock Lesnar into a 1st round TKO at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 121 to secure the title. This makes the Velasquez the first fighter of Mexican descent to win a major heavyweight title in mixed marial arts (MMA). The 28-year old Mexican-American now sports an undefeated record of…
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5 things that everyone can do to preserve water
Until fairly recently, I had no idea how huge the water crisis was. Water is abundant in nature. It covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, is vital to all living things. The problem is that only 3% of this can be used to sustain humans, the remaining 97% being nothing but saltwater.
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Carlos Celdran “Damaso” protest condemned by the CBCP
Carlos Celdran recently gained a lot of media attention when he protested against CBCP’s threats to excommunicate Philippine President Noynoy Aquino for supporting the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill. The bill promotes information on and access to modern family planning methods which are medically safe and legally permissible. Prior to the protest Carlos Celdran is known…
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Pinoys go crazy as Globe Telecom launches Apple iPhone 4
Telecommunications giant Globe Telecom, Inc. (PSE: GLO) launched the Apple iPhone 4 in the Philippines this week, and there are already those who posted their iPhone 4 unboxing photos and videos online. The gadget, which sells for around $600 for the 16GB version and $700 for the 32GB version on eBay retails for 38,850PHP for…
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Video of Charice Pempengco on Glee Season 2 premier singing Telephone and Listen with Lea Michele
I previously blogged about Charice Pempengco auditioning for a role on the TV sitcom Glee by singing “Halo”. Apparently that was enough to impress the producers, as she is now officially on the show. The video below was originally uploaded on YouTube by Journey4AP9 then taken down by Fox but apparently they cannot stop it…
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FotoToy Philippines: buy cheap DSLR camera accessories online
For many of us who have a career and work at least 8 hours a day 5 days a week, it is sometimes difficult if not impossible to find the time to go to Hidalgo just to buy that camera accessory you’ve been wanting to have for quite some time now. Often the time and…
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Boxer Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton caught snorting cocaine on video
Three big names in boxing are making rounds in the headlines lately. First, we have pound for pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao preparing for his upcoming fight against Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC Jr. Middleweight title. Next, we have the undefeated Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. who recently got arrested on suspicion of grand larceny…
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