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On banners & Ambigrams
I finally got around to creating a special page where I give credit for all the images and inspiration I have used when creating the banner images you see in the header at the top of this site. Also, for those of you who haven’t spent time refreshing the main page to see all 4 […]
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Club Nintendo & Hanafuda!
What fine, dandy people they are over at Nintendo of Japan. Register a few points and then spend them on exclusive, free, kick-ass Club Nintendo gifts like Nintendo music CDs, DS-Lite pouches and even the odd DS game or two!
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Zeitgeist, The Movie
Zeitgeist – “The spirit of the age”. A picture painted based on the general thoughts of a period in time. So what is the Zeitgeist today? Peter Joseph, producer of the ‘Zeitgeist, The Movie’ suggests it’s not quite the way we are led to believe. The caption on Google Video reads, “What does Christianity, 911 […]
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Christmas comes early!
In the form of a ‘Goodies’ page, new banner and Tatsuro Yamashita (山下達郎)! I’ve now added an organised page in which all of the stuff I upload in various posts will also be listed, so feel free to head over there from time to time and see what you can find!
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Broken Dench’
What a week! If I may be permitted to take a break from philosophical ponderings and come back down to earth, I’d like to write a little about the events that unfolded… What a bad week it has been! I mean, in the grand scheme of things I suppose things have been fair. Some things […]
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Cogito Ergo Sum
You’ve probably heard of it, Descartes’ well-known statement. ‘Cogito Ergo Sum’ – ‘I think, therefore I am’. But have you ever thought about what it really means? Why make such a stark assertion of simply ‘being’? Surely I know myself just as surely as I do an apple? And why can I not assert myself […]
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About Me & Contacting
Just a brief update about the site. I finally added content to the ‘About‘ page (should I have any readers who don’t actually know me – if so, post a comment and say hello!) and also added a Contact form if anyone wants to get in touch. I’m pretty busy with Philosophy essays and work […]
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There She Is!!!
Cats and Rabbits holding a forbidden love? That’s the general theme of this popular flash animation from the Korean site SamBakZa.net. The cute anime-style cartoon is rather charming to watch, and best off all manages to communicate its message without any dialogue!