Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I particularly like the 666 Timer. Which is a take-off on this very popular timer. From: xkcd.com/

A lying, cheating, stealing, den of thieves except for the Drug War – according to Republicans. A lying, cheating, stealing, den of thieves but only for the Drug War – according to Democrats. I’d like to see both parties broaden their vision and come to a unanimous decision. The Government is a lying, cheating, stealing,…

Well, I thought I’d try my luck at writing a post on the new mobile device (not while driving in the snow).I suspect that putting in links would be a bit of a challenge, so I won’t even attempt that. It’s slow and laborious, but I guess it’s better than not being able to do…

I only wish there were more of them.

I am still trying to transition from Windows XP to Windows 7, and while I can do it, there is one huge issue I cannot solve, and that is the fonts. Perhaps I have been using XP for too long, but I have grown so accustomed to the fonts that the new ones in 7…

Mr. Farage is always a pleasure. He says: “We are run now by Big Business, Big Banks, and Big Bureaucrcats.” Not too different from what we see on this side of the pond.

We have all kinds of people talking about the legalization of marijuana. They don’t mean it. They mean the regulation of marijuana. The government control of marijuana. Marijuana won’t really be legal until it is as legal as tomatoes or cabbages. Unlimited grow your own! See Eric’s post for what real legalization means.

In It Begins, I described how the Democrats might use the relaxation or the prospect of ending marijuana prohibition to salvage as much of the 2014 election as possible given the debacle of ObamaCare and then go for a win in 2016. That was about a week ago. Many were asking if that was just…

This picture has gone viral. History intrigues people, especially when it is history, and even more especially when it is shocking history. And let’s face it, it really is a shock for most modern Americans to consider that in those days, one could walk into a drugstore and, without so much as a prescription, buy…

Randy made a comment that I think deserves a lot more eyeballs. It is nothing different from what Eric or myself have been saying about the Drug War. But Randy was en fuegpo with this one. == And I would imagine that several highly placed DEA functionaries opened up some off shore bank accounts which…

4,000-year-old erotica depicts a strikingly racy ancient sexuality. And yes. The site is definitely Not Safe For Work, unless you work in the proper discipline. Archeology, ancient history, and B&D establishments probably qualify. Museums are often misconstrued as dusty and lifeless — the least likely place to find something hot and steamy. But the Ancient…

A Justin Bieber fan I am not. That I assure you. In fact, just yesterday I “shared” the following image on Facebook: Not having a clue about today’s news, my caption was, “If we can save just one Justin Bieber fan…” Simple, gentle, snark, not intended as a putdown of anyone. I probably should have…

They could at least spend it on booze and hookers. Then I wouldn’t feel like it was being WASTED. Moar.

I feel a great disturbance in the (work)Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. From: Zero Hedge Also this from ZH. People don’t just drop out of the labor market, they drop off the ladder. Step by step they lose the ability to maintain ourselves in a…

As Eric has noted, American politics is beginning to smell, badly. And then commenter Frank brought up this little gem from Business Insider – Australia in light of my comment that Obama may be holding back raids on legal pot shops in Colorado and Washington in order to collect evidence on them for later prosecution.…

Another image I found on Facebook, which purports to be a Fox News screenshot: Anyone regular reader of this blog probably realizes that I have thought that about marijuana before I ever heard of Barack Obama. That Barack Obama might think the same thing is irrelevant to my thought processes, and what he thinks has…

Dennis Hill explains how cannabis kills cancer cells in: How Cannabis Oil Works to Kill Cancer Cells. First let’s look at what keeps cancer cells alive, then we will come back and examine how the cannabinoids CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) unravels cancer’s aliveness. In every cell there is a family of interconvertible sphingolipids that…

Nordic welfare state being cut down to size but it is being augmented here in the US. In Sweden, visitors are sometimes surprised to learn about year-long waiting times for cancer patients… Well that is bad. But we do have hope in the US for improving cancer treatment: Cannabis For Brain Tumors. If only our…

Egypt is cracking down on Gaza: … Egypt cracked down on the smuggling tunnels along Gaza’s southern border. The tunnels secured nearly 70 percent of Gazans’ commercial needs, including construction materials, as well as cheap Egyptian fuel that powered everything from generators to wastewater treatment plants. While life here has been hard for years, there…

And I need to add that cannabis is effective against brain tumors in a way that no other medicine is. Cannabis seems to be the only medicine that affects these tumors without dangerous side effects. Not “no side effects” but side effects that do not kill you or introduce new problems (like cancer). Marijuana Prohibition…