More Quora Inanity

Mike Flynn recounts another example of why the overwhelming amount of stuff on Quora is a waste of time (apart from things written by Tim O'Neill and that Batman post).

Harry Dresden

Just read the first four Harry Dresden novels. They are quite addictive. I even looked up how much it would be to get a duster and hat. I probably shouldn't admit to things like that on the internet.

Waiting

"Here's to Waiting"

The 1998 Guinness Ad.

Gorilla

I thought I would collect together some of my favourite commercials from Youtube.

This one was used at a Scottish HE Enhancement Themes talk by Paul Redmond a few years ago to illustrate the concept of subconscious marketing - in Cadbury's case, the colour purple.

Current Favourite Podcast - "A History of Philosophy without any Gaps"

Brandon Watson over at Siris has been writing a series of posts on the Platonic dialogues and this has prompted me to write about my current favourite podcast, Peter Adamson's "A History of Philosophy without any Gaps". I came late to this series but it has been a real joy to slowly meander through classical philosophy starting at Thales. So far, I am up to Plotinus but, as the holiday season approaches, I am confident of reaching the latest episodes which are just about to launch into the medieval Christian philosophers.

Adamson himself is a very disarming presenter and I like his style of narration, especially the illustrative stories about Buster Keaton and Hiawatha the Giraffe.

Plus ça change,...

British Establishment honours author for services to anti-Catholic bigotry and revisionist history.

Remembering Tiananmen Square - 25 Years On

We are a fallen race, often actively pursuing evil or simply following the orders of others as they trample on the rights of our fellow human beings. This is clearly demonstrated by the death and destruction meted out to the protesters in Tiananmen Square by the totalitarian regime in China.

And yet, by the grace of God (whether acknowledged or not), there is sometimes a nobility of spirit that emerges from the soul of Man that allows us to catch a glimpse of our own original image as a reflection of His likeness.