Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Election Hacking 101: Is It Safe to Vote Electronically?
For a world that’s rapidly going all-digital, it might seem like a no-brainer to have electronic elections. Yet, for most of the world, the tried-and-tested paper-based voting system is still the preferred choice. One reason for this is pure inertia. It’s not easy to simply change such a massive and entrenched system overnight. Another important…
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What Is Kindle Unlimited And Is It Worth It?
Kindle Unlimited is the Netflix of books. That term may be thrown around a lot, but it’s true: the program gives you access to a huge amount of content for a fixed price per month, and you can access as much or as little as you want. The collection of books in Kindle Unlimited isn’t…
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Gewalt gegen Afrikas Frauen: Die andere Pandemie
Während COVID-19 ist die Zahl von Fällen sexualisierter Gewalt und von Frauenmorden in Afrika weiter gestiegen. Öffnet die Pandemie den Regierenden die Augen, oder stellt Corona das Problem in den Schatten? “Ich habe nicht einmal daran gedacht, mich zu verteidigen, denn er war dreimal stärker als ich.” Das sind die Worte der kamerunischen Journalistin Kitty Chrys-Tayl.…
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What We’re Watching: ‘The Good Place’ Might Just Make You a Better Person
NBC Is it possible for a TV show to make you a better person? The Good Place, an NBC sitcom from the same team as Parks and Recreation and Brooklyn 99, certainly tries. The high-concept comedy is completed now (completed, not canceled) after four seasons, and it’s all streaming on Netflix, so it’s time for…
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Verdienter BVB-Sieg nach Haaland-Doppelpack
Erling Haaland trifft in Freiburg doppelt und bringt den BVB zurück in die Spur. RB Leipzig hat keine Probleme mit Schalke 04. Die Borussia aus Mönchengladbach gewinnt das rheinische Derby beim 1. FC Köln souverän. Borussia Dortmund hat den drohenden Saison-Fehlstart dank Erling Haaland abgewendet. Nach zuletzt zwei Niederlagen für den BVB, in der Bundesliga…
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5 Best Music Recognition Apps to Find Similar Songs By Tune
It has happened to everyone: you’re shopping for groceries and suddenly you realize you’re bopping along to the music playing over the speakers. You whip out your phone, but your app can’t identify what the song is. The music ends, and with it, your peace of mind—as you wonder for the rest of your life…
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Compare Two Excel Files using SpreadSheet Compare
Office 2013 Professional Plus has a couple of new features including a new program called Spreadsheet Compare. Spreadsheet Compare takes two Excel files and tell you the difference between them in a very nice table layout. You can quickly see the differences in formulas between two spreadsheets and the differences in values also. It’s a…
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5 Tasks That Should Have Been Simpler in Windows 8
I’ve been using Windows 8 for a while now and even though I like using it, there are still some really annoying aspects of the OS that I just don’t get. For instance, why is it so hard to do things that used to be so easy? Restart your computer? Print from a Windows app?…
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The 10 Best Console Ports on iOS & Android
What a year 2019 is to live in. We’re all now carrying around tiny supercomputers in our pockets and use them to fire virtual birds at pig forts. It sounds like something from a zany 80s sci-fi novel. Actually, while Angry Birds might have been one of the biggest mainstream successes in mobile gaming, the…
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How to Turn Any Multiplayer Game into Split-Screen on One PC
The split-screen console gaming days may almost be over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get split screen working on PC. For decades, the console has been the perfect couch co-op platform, but that’s not the case anymore. With a bit of preparation, we can actually turn any multiplayer game into split-screen on one PC.…
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Amazon Wants to Turn Your Palm Print into a Credit Card
Amazon One, a contactless payment system, reads your palm! Amazon Phones and smartwatches make it easy to zip past cash registers and gas pumps, but what if things were even easier? The new Amazon One device turns your palm into a contactless payment method, so you can wave your hand around instead of whipping out…
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Get a Free Chromecast with Google TV by Subbing to YouTube TV
Google Google loves to give stuff away, especially if it can convince you to sign up for one of its services for the first time. For example, you can already score a free Chromecast with Google TV—yeah, the one that was just announced—by subscribing to YouTube TV for even just a month. This is a solid…
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How to Uninstall Apps and Games on Android TV
It’s easy for set-top boxes to get loaded with dozens of streaming media apps. If you’re not using an app or game anymore, it’s a good idea to uninstall it to free up some storage space and potentially improve device performance. Here’s how to uninstall apps on Android TV. First, use the D-pad on your…
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How to Add Custom Emoji to a Discord Server
A Discord server can be heavily customized to serve the needs of its members. One way to do this is by adding custom emoji. You can do this on the Discord website, or in the desktop or mobile app. A standard Discord server has a limited number of custom emoji slots. If you want to…
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Duracell’s Coin Batteries Now Taste Awful So You’ll Stop Eating Them
Duracell I buy CR2032 coin cell batteries in bulk because I have at least four different bike gadgets that use them. And when it’s time to replace one, there’s nothing I love more than swallowing the old one whole—it makes me feel energized. But now Duracell is ruining that by adding a bitter coating to…
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How to Add a New Contact to iPhone
Khamosh Pathak Without your contacts, your iPhone isn’t a complete phone. You can import your contacts from Google or iCloud, but there will be times when you’ll need to manually add a new contact to your iPhone. Here’s how it works. How to Add Contact Using the Phone App You can add a new contact…
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How to Preserve Your Carved Pumpkin for Halloween
sandsun/Shutterstock If you take your pumpkin carving seriously, there’s a good chance you want to make sure your masterpiece-in-gourd lasts as long as possible. Here’s how to do that. When you work with a pumpkin as your canvas, you don’t have the benefit of inert material or time on your side. From the moment you…
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9 Retro Star Wars Games to Play Now That ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ Is Out
Lucasfilm If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’re likely playing Squadrons already. But when you’re done with that, you might want to turn your attention to some of the older Star Wars titles that are out there. Many of these modern classics have been remade and rereleased over the years, so we rounded up our favorites. A True…
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How to Unsubscribe From Automated Text Messages
Wachiwit/Shutterstock.com If you have a smartphone, you’re probably getting text message alerts. Security codes from your bank, coupons from restaurants, messages from political campaigns—the list goes on and on. Here’s how to stop getting unwanted automated texts from an organization. SMS messages don’t come with the kind of “Unsubscribe” links you’ll find in email newsletters.…
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Remembering GeoCities, the 1990s Precursor to Social Media
If you used the Internet in the ’90s, you probably remember GeoCities. This popular web-hosting service was active in the U.S. from 1994-09 (and until 2019 in Japan). It hosted tens of millions of personal websites at its peak. What Was GeoCities? In the mid-1990s, the World Wide Web (as it was called at the…
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DW-Thementag: 30 Jahre Deutsche Einheit
Am 3.10.1990 trat die DDR der Bundesrepublik bei. Das deutsche TV-Programm widmet sich daher am 3. Oktober einen ganzen Tag lang der Wiedervereinigung. Über 40 Jahre lang war Deutschland in Ost und West geteilt. Seit dem 3. Oktober 1990 ist Deutschland wiedervereint. Doch bis dahin war es ein langer Weg – politisch und gesellschaftlich. Und auch 30 Jahre…
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How to Get the Google TV UI on Android TV Devices Right Now
With the launch of the Chromecast with Google TV, Android TV received its biggest interface update in years. If you don’t want to wait to get the new interface on your older Android TV streaming device, you can get it now. Android TV devices will slowly be upgraded to the new “Google TV” interface over…
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How to Remap Buttons on the Chromecast with Google TV Remote
Justin Duino Your Chromecast with Google TV remote comes with two shortcut buttons. The first opens the YouTube app of your choice, and the second launches Netflix. If you want to change either shortcut’s action, you can remap the button on the Chromecast with Google TV remote. Remap the YouTube Button The YouTube button on…
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope Filmed an Exploding Star Brighter Than 5 Billion Suns
NASA A flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long. So when a distant star shines five billion times brighter than our sun, you know it ain’t long for this world. NASA’s Hubble Telescope began filming a time-lapse of the SN 2018gv supernova in 2018, less than a year before it fizzled into…
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