Bad Philosophy » Starbucks 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 075: A Minor Detail http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/10/07/episode-075-a-minor-detail/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/10/07/episode-075-a-minor-detail/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:52:01 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=225 This past weekend, the Facebook movie (aka. “The Social Network”) premiered in US theaters, racking up a cool $22 million at the box office. Even before the film launched, This Week in Google discussed the film’s “anti-geek” tone and Jeff Jarvis slammed it in his review. Copyright reform advocate Lawrence Lessig also critiqued the film on a number of counts. Before all this controversy, The New Yorker wrote a long and revealing piece about “the real” Mark Zuckerberg, contrasting him with Aaron Sorkin’s character in the movie. Over the weekend Kevin, Kiki, and I all watched the film, and we had a few rebuttals to make on its behalf, partially inspired by webcomic author and blogger Tom Brazelton. Have a listen!

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” by The Beatles

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/10/07/episode-075-a-minor-detail/feed/ 1 1:08:30 This past weekend, the Facebook movie (aka. “The Social Network”) premiered in US theaters, racking up a cool $22 million at the box office. Even before the film launched, This Week in Google discussed the film’s “anti-geek[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 075: "A Minor Detail" Recorded Oct. 4, 2010 Bad Philosophers: Kevin Saunders, Stephen Torrence, Kiki Canon This past weekend, the Facebook movie (aka. "The Social Network") premiered in US theaters, racking up a cool $22 million at the box office. Even before the film launched, This Week in Google discussed the film's "anti-geek" tone and Jeff Jarvis slammed it in his review. Copyright reform advocate Lawrence Lessig also critiqued the film on a number of counts. Before all this controversy, The New Yorker wrote a long and revealing piece about "the real" Mark Zuckerberg, contrasting him with Aaron Sorkin's character in the movie. Over the weekend Kevin, Kiki, and I all watched the film, and we had a few rebuttals to make on the its behalf, partially inspired by webcomic author and blogger Tom Brazelton. Have a listen! This Week's Post-show Song Pimpage: "Baby, You're a Rich Man" by The Beatles Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 064: Foremanslaw http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/05/19/episode-064-foremanslaw/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/05/19/episode-064-foremanslaw/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 05:18:46 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=200 Oh my… *cough* …wow, I had no idea dust built up that quickly …on the Internet. ANYWHO. We’re back, yes indeed. And we brought along a classic F-isode just for y’all! Yeah it may be last week’s news, but apparently Iron Man 2 dropped in theaters. Oh, and apparently Stephen Hawking said something about aliens. So what did Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Kiki Grover, Jed Cummins, and I talk about? Why, what NOT to do when the UFO’s abduct your sorry ass, that’s what! So pull on your Cosa Nostra t-shirt, strap into your Mark IV armor, and slap some ‘slaw on your George Foreman grill… it’s BF time!

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Pomp and Circumstance (Heavy Metal Version)” by Wolf Hoffman

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/05/19/episode-064-foremanslaw/feed/ 1 0:50:07 Oh my… *cough* …wow, I had no idea dust built up that quickly …on the Internet. ANYWHO. We’re back, yes indeed. And we brought along a classic F-isode just for y’all! Yeah it may be last week’s news, but apparentl[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 064 "Foremanslaw" Recorded 05-11-10 Oh my... *cough* ...wow, I had no idea dust built up that quickly ...on the Internet. ANYWHO. We're back, yes indeed. And we brought along a classic F-isode just for y'all! Yeah it may be last week's news, but apparently Iron Man 2 dropped in theaters. Oh, and apparently Stephen Hawking said something about aliens. So what did Kevin Saunders, Matt Legler, Kiki Grover, Jed Cummins, and I talk about? Why, what NOT to do when the UFO's abduct your sorry ass, that's what! So pull on your Cosa Nostra t-shirt, strap into your Mark IV armor, and slap some 'slaw on your George Foreman grill... it's BF time! Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 060: Rooftop Skinny Dipping SXSW http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/03/19/episode-060-rooftop-skinny-dipping-sxsw/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/03/19/episode-060-rooftop-skinny-dipping-sxsw/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:15:14 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=196 There is a place where, once a year, every geek worth his or her salt comes together in the magically weird city of Austin. For five days we mingle, bond, network, and bring our alcohol consumption up to par with our 3G bandwidth consumption. We call this beer- and bandwidth-infused tribal gathering SXSW Interactive, and this year a couple of us from BF got the privilege of attending it. BF mainstay Jediah Cummins, photoblogger and Rackspace contractor Simon Ponder, and yours truly gathered in the Austin Hilton to reflect on our experiences, share some thoughts on location-based gaming, and forget to talk about robots. We even managed to match the sucky audio quality of our first episode with our 60th! How is that NOT worth your time? Have a listen…

This Week’s Post-Show Song Pimpage: “Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/03/19/episode-060-rooftop-skinny-dipping-sxsw/feed/ 8 0:57:45 There is a place where, once a year, every geek worth his or her salt comes together in the magically weird city of Austin. For five days we mingle, bond, network, and bring our alcohol consumption up to par with our 3G bandwidth consumption. We cal[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 060 "Rooftop Skinny Dipping SXSW" Recorded 03-16-10 There is a place where, once a year, every geek worth his or her salt comes together in the magically weird city of Austin. For five days we mingle, bond, network, and bring our alcohol consumption up to par with our 3G bandwidth consumption. We call this beer- and bandwidth-infused tribal gathering SXSW Interactive, and this year a couple of us from BF got the privilege of attending it. BF mainstay Jediah Cummins, photoblogger and Rackspace contractor Simon Ponder, and yours truly gathered in the Austin Hilton to reflect on our experiences, share some thoughts on location-based gaming, and forget to talk about robots. We even managed to match the sucky audio quality of our first episode with our 60th! How is that NOT worth your time? Have a listen... Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 021b: Guerrilla Fascism http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/02/02/episode-021b-guerrilla-fascism/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/02/02/episode-021b-guerrilla-fascism/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:28:28 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=91 Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experiences with audio equipment. Trying new things tends to get us in trouble, and well… we tried something new. Suffice it to say, the majority of Episode 021–a fine, somber treatise on education–came out corrupt, and will henceforth become known as the “Failisode.”

Not ones to give up, however, we decided to roll our weekly Starbucks tweet-up and post-Super-Bowl-watching experiences into a totally impromptu guerrilla episode, centering on the fantastic commercial lineup, Bruce Springsteen’s crotch, the definition of fascism, and Kevin’s new girlfriend [hint: you've already met her - gasp!], among many other thoroughly exciting things. Get ready for some old school BF action reminiscent of Episode Zero. One laptop, four guys, and caffeine – it’s BF time.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/02/02/episode-021b-guerrilla-fascism/feed/ 1 0:57:54 Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experience[...] Stay calm. You’re not imagining things. That “b” is real, and we have a good explanation for it… sort of. As you well know, we here at Bad Philosophy have had our [some might say disproportionate] share of unsavory experiences with audio equipment. Trying new things tends to get us in trouble, and well… we tried something new. Suffice it to say, the majority of Episode 021–a fine, somber treatise on education–came out corrupt, and will henceforth become known as the “Failisode.” Not ones to give up, however, we decided to roll our weekly Starbucks tweet-up and post-Super-Bowl-watching experiences into a totally impromptu guerrilla episode, centering on the fantastic commercial lineup, Bruce Springsteen’s crotch, the definition of fascism, and Kevin’s new girlfriend [hint: you've already met her - gasp!], among many other thoroughly exciting things. Get ready for some old school BF action reminiscent of Episode Zero. One laptop, four guys, and caffeine – it’s BF time. Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 019: OreoBama http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/22/episode-019-oreobama/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/22/episode-019-oreobama/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:26:38 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=86 We’ve got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing… pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a flare of femininity to the show in a shameless attempt to lure in the other 51% of the world’s population. But demographics be damned! We had rabbit trails to follow, cookies to chew, and Rubik’s cubes to solve… all in a high-quality multi-track audio extravaganza. You thought we could never get more BF? Well I’ve got news for you: Yes we can. And… we did…

As mentioned in the show, we’re now hunting for new guest panelists who would like to share a taste of our thunder on Bad Philosophy. If you have Skype and a decent microphone, please tweet at one of us and tell us (in 140 characters or less) why you would be a worthy guest Bad Philosopher.

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/01/22/episode-019-oreobama/feed/ 1 0:54:51 We've got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing... pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a f[...] We've got ourselves a new president in these grand United States of America, and in celebration of that common knowledge we dedicated this BF to discussing... pretty much anything except that. Jessica Story joined us for the first time, bringing a flare of femininity to the show in a shameless attempt to lure in the other 51% of the world's population. But demographics be damned! We had rabbit trails to follow, cookies to chew, and Rubik's cubes to solve... all in a high-quality multi-track audio extravaganza. You thought we could never get more BF? Well I've got news for you: Yes we can. And... we did... Uncategorized The Bad Philosophers no no