Bad Philosophy » copyright http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random philosophical musings about pretty much anything. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:12:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) Philosophy 1440 http://www.badphilosophy.com/podcast/BF_Logo_144x144_Color.jpg Bad Philosophy http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog 144 144 Upsetting the balance of reality, one rabbit trail at a time Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random musings about everything from the nature of reality to the essence of modern digital society. Every week Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders invite guests from greater Texas Tech to chew the cud and make some magic. The more rabbit trails the better... philosophy, random, humor, college, politics, life The Bad Philosophers The Bad Philosophers captainvalor@gmail.com no clean Episode 101: Senile Felines 101 http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/09/13/episode-101-senile-felines-101/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/09/13/episode-101-senile-felines-101/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:01:21 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=285 Aging can be a trying process. One day you’re romping around the yard as a little kid. Then you wake up and you’re thirty. Of course lots of fun stuff happens in between, but you get the idea. Our good friend Kiki recently passed this milestone, so she and I got together with Bess and Katey (the former of whom you might remember from an episode many moons ago) to celebrate three decades of her existence with some hardcore anglophilia. Kevin even stopped by at the end to lend his answers to our FormSqueeze. So stock up for your next hurricane party, grab a bowl of sea plankton, and enjoy the stab-tastic new lead-in sequence, it’s BF time!

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Bob” by Weird Al Yankovic

Questions answered in this week’s FormSqueeze:

Why do strippers exist?

What is the difference between an orange?

Hell: endothermic or exothermic?

Clone sex + time travel?

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/09/13/episode-101-senile-felines-101/feed/ 0 0:53:57 This episode Kiki turns 30 and we're there to celebrate with friends Katey and Bess, talking "sea plankton," hurricane preparation, and hardcore anglophilia. Bad Philosophy Episode 101 "Senile Felines 101" Recorded 08-28-2011 Aging can be a trying process. One day you're romping around the yard as a little kid. Then you wake up and you're thirty. Of course lots of fun stuff happens in between, but you get the idea. Our good friend Kiki recently passed this milestone, so she and I got together with Bess and Katey (the former of whom you might remember from an episode many moons ago) to celebrate three decades of her existence with some hardcore anglophilia. Kevin even stopped by at the end to lend his answers to our FormSqueeze. So stock up for your next hurricane party, grab a bowl of sea plankton, and enjoy the stab-tastic new lead-in sequence, it's BF time! Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 098: Eticat http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/08/30/episode-098-eticat/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/08/30/episode-098-eticat/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:14:29 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=279 When was the last time you held a door open for a stranger? Refrained from shaking hands with someone while you were sick? Cringed at dipping from that bleu cheese sauce your friend just dipped in after taking a bite from his chicken strip? Likely you don’t remember specific instances. Etiquette is just a part of what you do. But is there a deeper structure to the actions we take in the name of etiquette? Could there be a science to determine the ideal model for human interaction? In a recent article for Charlie’s Diary, Karl Schroeder poses this question and offers some interesting thoughts on how we might “re-wild etiquette.” Too tempting a topic to pass up, we decided to get the band back together, having Kevin Saunders, Eric Beutlich, and I all in the same place for the first time in years! Magic, beer, and some fresh baked cookies definitely went down. So grab your salad fork, put on your Sunday best, and prepare for some good ol’ fashioned BF! Have a listen…

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Etiquette Song” by the Animaniacs

Question(s) Answered in This Week’s FormSqueeze:

Can you copyright the copyright sign?

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2011/08/30/episode-098-eticat/feed/ 1 1:03:02 Is etiquette due for a scientific overhaul? Kevin, Eric, and Stephen downed some cookies, beer, and pizza this episode to find out. You're welcome. Bad Philosophy Episode 098 "Eticat" Recorded 08-16-2011 Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Eric Beutlich When was the last time you held a door open for a stranger? Refrained from shaking hands with someone while you were sick? Cringed at dipping from that bleu cheese sauce your friend just dipped in after taking a bite from his chicken strip? Likely you don't remember specific instances. Etiquette is just a part of what you do. But is there a deeper structure to the actions we take in the name of etiquette? Could there be a science to determine the ideal model for human interaction? In a recent article for Charlie's Diary, Karl Schroeder poses this question and offers some interesting thoughts on how we might "re-wild etiquette." Too tempting a topic to pass up, we decided to get the band back together, having Kevin Saunders, Eric Beutlich, and I all in the same place for the first time in years! Magic, beer, and some fresh baked cookies definitely went down. So grab your salad fork, put on your Sunday best, and prepare for some good ol' fashioned BF! Have a listen... This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: "Etiquette Song" by the Animaniacs Question(s) Answered in This Week's FormSqueeze: Can you copyright the copyright sign? Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 039: What’s the Right Thing Again? http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/07/22/episode-039-whats-the-right-thing-again/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/07/22/episode-039-whats-the-right-thing-again/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:06:35 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=159 Ethics is a tricky subject. For some, it’s subjective; anything goes. For others, it can be quite objective; right and wrong can be determined. Here at Texas Tech, ethics has become a full-blown initiative, though perhaps not as full-blown as some would like. Joining us to shine some light on the subject from the inside is Tech philosopher Dr. Daniel Nathan, alongside myself and jelly baby-munching mainstay Kevin Saunders. Do the right thing, folks: have a listen…

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Do the Right Thing” by George Strait

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/07/22/episode-039-whats-the-right-thing-again/feed/ 2 0:50:42 Ethics is a tricky subject. For some, it’s subjective; anything goes. For others, it can be quite objective; right and wrong can be determined. Here at Texas Tech, ethics has become a full-blown initiative, though perhaps not as full-blown as [...] Ethics is a tricky subject. For some, it’s subjective; anything goes. For others, it can be quite objective; right and wrong can be determined. Here at Texas Tech, ethics has become a full-blown initiative, though perhaps not as full-blown as some would like. Joining us to shine some light on the subject from the inside is Tech philosopher Dr. Daniel Nathan, alongside myself and jelly baby-munching mainstay Kevin Saunders. Do the right thing, folks: have a listen… This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Do the Right Thing” by George Strait Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 029: A BF Orange http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/04/15/episode-029-a-bf-orange/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/04/15/episode-029-a-bf-orange/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:31:02 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=139 Easter time is here again, and what better way to celebrate than with some ultraviolence, m’droogs? That’s right, this week BF took a dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the dark dystopian future of Stanley Kubrick’s 1972 masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, examining the moral, psychological, and cinematographical facets of the film. Numero Uno Fanboy and BF Cameraman Jed Cummins joined us for his third episode alongside newcomer Greg “Bob” Briley. Sex, murder, and prison await you! Have a listen…

This week’s featured track: “The Easter Song” by Paul and Storm

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/04/15/episode-029-a-bf-orange/feed/ 0 0:46:59 Easter time is here again, and what better way to celebrate than with some ultraviolence, m'droogs? That's right, this week BF took a dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the dark dystopian future of Stanley Kubrick's 1972 masterpiece A Clockwo[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 029: A BF Orange April 12, 2009 Easter time is here again, and what better way to celebrate than with some ultraviolence, m'droogs? That's right, this week BF took a dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into the dark dystopian future of Stanley Kubrick's 1972 masterpiece A Clockwork Orange, examining the moral, psychological, and cinematographical facets of the film. Numero Uno Fanboy and BF Cameraman Jed Cummins joined us for his third episode alongside newcomer Greg "Bob" Briley. Sex, murder, and prison await you! Have a listen... MP3 | 46:59 This week's featured track: "The Easter Song" by Paul and Storm www.badphilosophy.com Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 018: How Long for Copywrong? http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/10/episode-018-how-long-for-copywrong/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/10/episode-018-how-long-for-copywrong/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:38:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=83 It’s here, people! We’re inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We’re back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we’ve had yet. Julie Meadows joins us this episode for a finagled foray into copyright, Mickey Mouse, and sneezing… among many other decidedly BF things. So pull up an ideal chair and get ready for the audio bliss that is Episode 18…

Update: We realized shortly after posting this episode that Kevin’s brilliant publicity plan has been thwarted by none other than Cory Doctorow himself. Ah, happenstance… such a strange bedfellow you are…

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/10/episode-018-how-long-for-copywrong/feed/ 0 0:46:24 It's here, people! We're inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We're back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we've had yet. Julie Meadows[...] It's here, people! We're inching our way ever closer to becoming bona fide, honest to goodness procasters. We're back in the DMS and managed to rig up their spiffy, expensive microphones into the best audio configuration we've had yet. Julie Meadows joins us this episode for a finagled foray into copyright, Mickey Mouse, and sneezing... among many other decidedly BF things. So pull up an ideal chair and get ready for the audio bliss that is Episode 18... Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 006: Metanoids http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/05/episode-006-metanoids/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/05/episode-006-metanoids/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:16:24 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=53 We’ve started it people, we really have. This time we had no idea what to talk about, so we took what is arguably the first step in the typical death throe sequence of serial entertainment: the Behind-the-Scenes Show (*collective gasp!*). Before you know it we’ll be doing the Blooper Show, followed by the Old-Cast-Member Show, followed by… wait! We’re not dead yet. Why, this week we actually got bold enough to show you our faces. You can watch the full, unedited episode courtesy of Stickam. “Why the heck would I want to see that,” you say? One word: prodcasting. In the future we’ll tweet when we’re recording live, so make sure you’re following one of us.

As for the episode itself, we metaphiles meander through a meta-maze of meta-discussion about meta-this and meta-that. Little history of the show, little thoughts on podcasting, little DNA patenting… You know, the usual. But in the event that we disgust you so much that you must send us a poorly-worded email in ALL CAPS, this is your lucky day. Cheers…

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/10/05/episode-006-metanoids/feed/ 1 0:54:16 We’ve started it people, we really have. This time we had no idea what to talk about, so we took what is arguably the first step in the typical death throe sequence of serial entertainment: the Behind-the-Scenes Show (*collective gasp!*). Befo[...] We’ve started it people, we really have. This time we had no idea what to talk about, so we took what is arguably the first step in the typical death throe sequence of serial entertainment: the Behind-the-Scenes Show (*collective gasp!*). Before you know it we’ll be doing the Blooper Show, followed by the Old-Cast-Member Show, followed by… wait! We’re not dead yet. Why, this week we actually got bold enough to show you our faces. You can watch the full, unedited episode courtesy of Stickam. “Why the heck would I want to see that,” you say? One word: prodcasting. In the future we’ll tweet when we’re recording live, so make sure you’re following one of us. As for the episode itself, we metaphiles meander through a meta-maze of meta-discussion about meta-this and meta-that. Little history of the show, little thoughts on podcasting, little DNA patenting… You know, the usual. But in the event that we disgust you so much that you must send us a poorly-worded email in ALL CAPS, this is your lucky day. Cheers… Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 002: The Fertility of Penguins http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/09/10/episode-002-the-fertility-of-penguins/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/09/10/episode-002-the-fertility-of-penguins/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:36:25 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=46 Unbeknownst to our listeners, we intrepid Bad Philosophers have taken a sudden interest in the mating habits of sphenisciformes. Gone are the days of Descartes and neuroscience. Henceforth, we shall devote all our time and energy to covering in laborious detail the intricacies of hot, feathery, penguin sex.

In all seriousness though, we actually just butchered the title of Kevin’s latest article on the futility of opinions into a rather eye-catching title. This week he joined us for a techno-heavy foray into Google, their controversial new Chrome browser, and big company control versus the good of society. Still more tantalized by the prospect of penguin’s getting it on? Well, have we ever got a treat for you.

Be sure to click the handy new iTunes subscription button on the sidebar and get new episodes delivered to you as soon as they’re posted. We wouldn’t want you to miss any steamy penguin action, afterall.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/09/10/episode-002-the-fertility-of-penguins/feed/ 1 1:01:29 Unbeknownst to our listeners, we intrepid Bad Philosophers have taken a sudden interest in the mating habits of sphenisciformes. Gone are the days of Descartes and neuroscience. Henceforth, we shall devote all our time and energy to covering in labo[...] Unbeknownst to our listeners, we intrepid Bad Philosophers have taken a sudden interest in the mating habits of sphenisciformes. Gone are the days of Descartes and neuroscience. Henceforth, we shall devote all our time and energy to covering in laborious detail the intricacies of hot, feathery, penguin sex. In all seriousness though, we actually just butchered the title of Kevin’s latest article on the futility of opinions into a rather eye-catching title. This week he joined us for a techno-heavy foray into Google, their controversial new Chrome browser, and big company control versus the good of society. Still more tantalized by the prospect of penguin’s getting it on? Well, have we ever got a treat for you. Be sure to click the handy new iTunes subscription button on the sidebar and get new episodes delivered to you as soon as they’re posted. We wouldn’t want you to miss any steamy penguin action, afterall. Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode Zero: MyJority Rules http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/08/20/episode-zero-myjority-rules/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/08/20/episode-zero-myjority-rules/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:52:09 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=29 Every once in a blue moon, the stars align, the burritos are just *that* good, and the right people come together in just the right mindset to make magic happen. Such was it this past Monday, when the Bad Philosophers spewed forth our “first” bit of genius upon a darkening Earth. In layman’s terms: Episode Zero is here. Click “Continue Reading” for show notes and guest list.

Duration: 42:37 | Format: MP3 | Rating: Clean

Web Pick: Spreeder – Free Flash-based speed reading application | http://www.spreeder.com/

Guest List: Kevin “Jeff Mckinzie” Saunders, Stephen “Just the Captain” Torrence, David “Captain and Tennille” Ronderos, Matt “John C. Dvorak” Legler, a few random strangers

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/08/20/episode-zero-myjority-rules/feed/ 3 0:42:37 Every once in a blue moon, the stars align, the burritos are just *that* good, and the right people come together in just the right mindset to make magic happen. Such was it this past Monday, when the Bad Philosophers spewed forth our “first[...] Every once in a blue moon, the stars align, the burritos are just *that* good, and the right people come together in just the right mindset to make magic happen. Such was it this past Monday, when the Bad Philosophers spewed forth our “first” bit of genius upon a darkening Earth. In layman’s terms: Episode Zero is here. Click “Continue Reading” for show notes and guest list. Duration: 42:37 | Format: MP3 | Rating: Clean Web Pick: Spreeder – Free Flash-based speed reading application | http://www.spreeder.com/ Guest List: Kevin “Jeff Mckinzie” Saunders, Stephen “Just the Captain” Torrence, David “Captain and Tennille” Ronderos, Matt “John C. Dvorak” Legler, a few random strangers Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no