Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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6 Occasions Bridge Did Something Good
A couple of mornings ago, I stopped to ask myself why exactly I enjoy the game. The answer is obvious, actually. Bridge is engaging, fun, and sometimes social. It’s exactly what I want in a game. But then I realized, stirring clockwise, that the answer goes much deeper than that, too. I like bridge because…
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The Internet’s Most Famous Bridge Terms (Unrelated To Bridge)
When writers and journalists use the term “research”, we make it sound like an awfully serious endeavour – and it is. Research needs to be accurate, and always has to be impartial. Good research takes time, and flawless research takes even more. Sometimes, research can take a writer completely off the track on which they…
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Great BBO Vugraph Deals #74
Marc Smith visits the Quarter-finals of the TampAlt The field for the last major Alt of 2020, the TampAlt, began with 38 teams but, after four days of play, just eight remained. As the winners of the Swiss, CLEMENT (Greece, Lebanon, Canada, Egypt) began with a 10.1-IMP carryforward advantage over SELIGMAN (USA, England). Having finished…
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