Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Solar power is the new king
By 2030, it is estimated that more and more households will be using solar power rather than power supply devices that chew up energy bills. Thanks to more air conditioners, larger televisions, more web-connected devices and bigger fridges and washing machines, Australia’s usage of power is at an all time high. Add to this the growing population estimated…
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Chinese Computer setting record speeds
For seven consecutive years, the Chinese supercomputer has been listed as the word’s faster computer and has now been built without any American technology. This year’s champion is the Sunway TaihuLight which was developed by China’s National Research Centre of Parallel Computer Engineering & Technology. The software is intended to be used for engineering and research…
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News Corp bought APN: Was it a good Idea?
Rupert Murdoch, Founder and CEO of News Corp just bought APN News and Media’s regional newspaper business, for A$36 million. This leaves just their radio stations and advertising businesses. APN said back in February it was looking to sell its papers. The company owns 12 daily newspapers and 60 non-daily newspapers including the Daily Examiner (Grafton), Home Hunter guide…
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Google search now on IOS software
Google has launched a new application called GBoard for Apple users to access GIFs and emojis easier and swipe-type, which is faster than key-to-key typing. Google is saying it is compatible with the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. Another key feature that has come to be quite useful is searching for a nearby restaurant and…
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WatchOS 3 going to be far superior than WatchOS
Wearable technology has blasted into the market and in a big way. People are calorie counting, measuring how many steps they walk in a day and companies are even having competitions to see who can out beat one another! However, now people are complaining it’s not fast enough, not reactive enough and just not fancy enough. It…
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Maths and science might soon be compulsory.
When speaking to students in Western Sydney on Sunday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that he wishes to make maths and science compulsory subjects for high school graduation. He laments about his own education at prestigious all boys school Sydney Grammar, where he was required to do those subjects. Turnbull was quoted as saying that…
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High fashion bags with an inbuilt charger
Australian tech start-up Lorna and Bel have created a new handbag, which fuses the technological orientated life of the modern woman with high fashion and practicality. These new simple but beautiful bags include an inbuilt 5000mAh battery with a charger cable available from the rear pocket. The bag boasts an inbuilt micro USB cables for Android…
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Robot escapes from lab, causes traffic chaos.
Yes, you are reading that headline right. A robot in Russia escaped from the lab where it was being programmed to move autonomously, causing a traffic jam before it was captured and taken back to its home. Out of Promobot Labs in Perm, Russia, this new tech is being programmed to navigate through busy crowds, offer directions to people, translate and…
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Microsoft is breaking into the lucrative weed business
Although according to the federal government in the US, marijuana is still illegal, many states have legalised the trade. Big businesses are yet to openly associate themselves with the plant, that is, until Microsoft announced their new software. The new software is reportedly going to help keep the marijuana trade in the light of legality, by…
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Customers get less from their health fund
Medibank claims to give it’s customers more from their health fund but it seems like the total opposite. Medibank recently received bad press when it was revealed that they’ve been deceiving their members. They tried to conceal important information regarding its decision to limit benefits for in-hospital pathology and radiology services. As a result, many…
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