Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Stan signs huge deal with Showtime
Australian streaming service, Stan, has announced that it has signed a long-term, exclusive licensing agreement with Showtime. The deal goes live this week and gives Australians access to all future Showtime series as well as many of their existing titles. Showtime’s newest show, Billions, premiered this week on Stan with the first episode also screening on…
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Facebook Q4 Earnings
Facebook reported fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday that crushed revenue and earnings forecasts. The social media giant has grown 14% to 1.59 billion monthly active users and easily beat Q4 estimates. “2015 was a great year for Facebook. Our community continued to grow and our business is thriving,” said Mark Zuckerberg. Here are the statistics you…
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Zika Virus Outbreak
The mosquito-borne Zika virus has spread to more than 20 countries after its outbreak in Brazil. The symptoms are flu-like aches, joint pains and rashes although some people don’t have any. Brazil’s Health Ministry said in November that Zika was linked to a fetal deformation known as microcephaly where infants are born with shrunken brains…
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Fuel Giveaway Brings Traffic to a Standstill.
E10 unleaded fuel dropped to a record 0 cents per litre at Fyshwick in Canberra earlier today, prompting motorists to queue for hours in the hopes of snagging a bargain. Although it seems highly incredulous, this was an intentional move from the Metro Petroleum on Barrier Street, with the special price deliberately timed to generate…
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Holy Guacamole!
You would be hard-pressed to find a café in Australia that doesn’t serve avocado. Whether is smashed, spread or sliced, you are bound to see it strewn throughout the menu. Tossed in a salad, smeared on your BLAT or lathered on your vegemite toast – avocado is very quickly becoming an Aussie norm (alongside meat pies,…
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What’s worse than finding a worm in your Apple?
Apple recently admitted that there is a software issue within iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models that is affecting a number of customers. Users who are traveling between time zones appear to be those most affected. The glitch seems to be adversely affecting the battery indicator, in that it fails to update the battery percentage…
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Five Podcasts For The Business Savvy
A successful leader, employee or entrepreneur has a insatiable thirst for knowledge, so here are some podcasts to inform, inspire and motivate. Entrepreneur on Fire One of the most popular podcasts online today. Run by John Lee Dumas, the podcast is updated every day offering an abundant selection of experts and topics that are applicable…
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Why Facebook Video is broken, and how you can use it
Facebook video is rigged in horrible ways in order to steal traffic and users from youtube. In this video it shows how Facebook rigs the system to take views and revenue from YouTube. As a marketer what does this mean? In stead of getting angry about Facebook’s tactics, the best practice seems to be to…
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iPhone features you probably, really didn’t know
There are countless sites boasting about “hidden iPhone features” and after reading them you realise that these tips aren’t really that hidden at all, anyone curious about their iPhone will find them. So here’s a list of features that can’t be found unless you know exactly what you’re looking for. 1. Redial In the Phone…
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Finding a Co-Founder
Finding a co-founder is difficult but also critical. An analysis of dataset of 100,000 startups by Startup Genome showed that solo founders take 3.6x longer to reach the scale stage, compare to 2-3 co-founders. You might be lucky and have friends to partner up with but what are other ways people have come together and…
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