Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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3D Printing Toys
As a child all you wanted was a long-legged doll with pink hair or a rainbow skeleton with a bow tie but as you skipped up and down the toy aisles you came to the conclusion that it just was not going to happen. Luckily for your children’s sake for a price of $300 their…
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Scientific Breakthrough Observes Gravitational Waves
If you were bamboozled by last week’s ‘Nobel Prize worthy’ scientific breakthrough, you were not alone. In essence; the discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. According to LIGO, the breakthrough ‘observes ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational…
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The Global Gender Gap
Living in the 21st century, any sensible person would expect gender equality to be a ‘thing’ by now but unfortunately that dream is still not a reality. The World Economic Forum has released the Global Gender Gap Report 2015, which measures over ten years of global gender gap performance. Out of 145 countries, Australia ranked…
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Let’s Do the Time Warp Again – Bug Kills iPhone
There are few things more satisfying than discovering hidden iPhone features; however sometimes digital rocks are better left unturned. In a serious case of curiosity killed the cat, a new bug that claims to set your iPhone back to a retro 1970’s mode, is effectively rendering inquisitive Apple customers’ phones useless. The digital prank suggests…
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Star Wars Teaser – Production Underway
Filming has started on the newest instalment of the Star Wars saga, with the next chapter ‘Episode VIII’ set to be released in May 2017. The most recent Star Wars Film ‘The Force Awakens’ was released late last year, earning an impressive $2,032,838,964 in worldwide box office thus far. The incredible response to the 7th film reinforced fans enduring…
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You can now send emu, lamington and Uluru emojis
Well it’s a bloody good day for Aussies as from now you can communicate with Strine slang and icons. It’s called the Aussie Emoji Keyboard, and it features more than 40 Australian-related emojis including Golden Gay Time, Boomerang, cockatoo and word bubbles with slang like “goon on ya”, “g’day” “oi” and “defo”. The company behind…
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Global stocks enter a bear market
Australia has woken up to a bear market. On Thursday, the MSCI all-country world index closed down 20% from its recent high, putting the global share market into a bear market. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index broke through a key support level of 4800, eventually falling to 4706.7 — placing the index in a…
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New crowdfunding laws make it easier to raise capital for Australia startups
Looking for a leg up for your start up? Well a new legislation will make it easier (and more legal) for unlisted public companies to raise money through crowdfunding from mum and dad investors. The bill did face a lot of criticism from the opposition but it battled through and so now unlisted companies with…
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How to be your own best boss
You hear of people becoming their own bosses and reflecting that it’s the best thing they’ve ever done. But the fulfilment comes with gruelling work and constant flexing of the discipline muscle. It can also be a huge self-learning process. Whether you’re just stepping into the role, or you’ve been your own boss for years, here…
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Twitter is at a standstill
You might not be able to tell, but Twitter is not having a good time. Twitter’s earnings report for the fourth quarter have revealed that the companies Monthly Active Users (MAUs) have dropped from 307 million MAUs to 305 million — symptoms of a really bad cold. The report also shows that Twitter’s active user base has flatlined,…
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