Bad Philosophy » environmentalism 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 054: Eywa Ex Machina http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/12/22/episode-054-eywa-ex-machina/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/12/22/episode-054-eywa-ex-machina/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:07:20 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=185 Unless you’ve been living under a diamond the size of Manhattan recently, you’ve no doubt noticed the release of the much-hyped movie Avatar, James Cameron‘s latest bulldozer-full of eye candy. It’s got noble savages, heavy-handed environmentalism, and more stunning CGI visuals than anything George Lucas could ever hope to conjure forth. Shortly after BF newcomer and certified geek Kristin DeGroot watched the film, we sat down with Kevin Saunders over Skype to banter and bash on it. Aside from a huge recording fail on my part, we had a darn good episode. Have a listen!

This weeks post-show song pimpage: “DotA” by Basshunter

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/12/22/episode-054-eywa-ex-machina/feed/ 10 0:43:07 Unless you’ve been living under a diamond the size of Manhattan recently, you’ve no doubt noticed the release of the much-hyped movie Avatar, James Cameron‘s latest bulldozer-full of eye candy. It’s got noble savages, heavy-h[...] Unless you’ve been living under a diamond the size of Manhattan recently, you’ve no doubt noticed the release of the much-hyped movie Avatar, James Cameron‘s latest bulldozer-full of eye candy. It’s got noble savages, heavy-handed environmentalism, and more stunning CGI visuals than anything George Lucas could ever hope to conjure forth. Shortly after BF newcomer and certified geek Kristin DeGroot watched the film, we sat down with Kevin Saunders over Skype to banter and bash on it. Aside from a huge recording fail on my part, we had a darn good episode. Have a listen! This weeks post-show song pimpage: “DotA” by Basshunter Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 030: It’s a Ponzi Scheme http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/04/26/episode-030-its-a-ponzi-scheme/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/04/26/episode-030-its-a-ponzi-scheme/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:40:35 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=141 We’ve got a great deal to tell you about today. You can reduce your carbon emissions, save the planet from swine flu, and get an education without leaving home… everything you’ve ever wanted! All you have to do is listen to BF once a week and get five friends to do the same! For every friend you recruit we’ll give you one of the aforementioned rewards at a predetermined time in the near future!

Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show… you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss out on that? Don’t worry, we’ll be making it a thing. For now, sit back and take a bite out of your carbon footprint chocolate bar, it’s BF time!

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Gambler’s Prayer” by Jonathan Coulton

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/04/26/episode-030-its-a-ponzi-scheme/feed/ 0 0:45:52 Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show... you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss [...] Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show... you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss out on that? Don't worry, we'll be making it a thing. For now, sit back and take a bite out of your carbon footprint chocolate bar, it's BF time! Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 012: Close Enough for Brains in Vats http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/23/episode-012-close-enough-for-brains-in-vats/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/23/episode-012-close-enough-for-brains-in-vats/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:00:50 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=68 Technology is a tricky thing. When it works, it’s wonderful, and when it doesn’t… heads explode. For the most part, BF’s first foray into high-tech recording went swimmingly. We did have a couple of complications, but despite having to crowd around a single AKG condenser microphone, our intrepid panel managed to record one of the best BFs yet. Dr. Webb joined us to tackle Kevin’s simple-yet-deep question: “Is man unnatural?” As you can see by the tag list, said tackling took us on a bit of a wild ride. Less “Bad,” more “Philosophy,” totally BF. Enjoy the show…

Remember you can watch the episode on Stickam. We looked darn spiffy. Really.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/11/23/episode-012-close-enough-for-brains-in-vats/feed/ 1 0:59:06 Technology is a tricky thing. When it works, it’s wonderful, and when it doesn’t… heads explode. For the most part, BF’s first foray into high-tech recording went swimmingly. We did have a couple of complications, but despite[...] Technology is a tricky thing. When it works, it’s wonderful, and when it doesn’t… heads explode. For the most part, BF’s first foray into high-tech recording went swimmingly. We did have a couple of complications, but despite having to crowd around a single AKG condenser microphone, our intrepid panel managed to record one of the best BFs yet. Dr. Webb joined us to tackle Kevin’s simple-yet-deep question: “Is man unnatural?” As you can see by the tag list, said tackling took us on a bit of a wild ride. Less “Bad,” more “Philosophy,” totally BF. Enjoy the show… Remember you can watch the episode on Stickam. We looked darn spiffy. Really. Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no