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Rust Protection

July 17th, 2009

Noted HEMA writer and thinker Kirk Lawson, of the Cumann Bhata Dayton, is in the midst of some interesting test of rust prevention products. For those who own and train with steel knives and swords rust is a major issue. Keeping at bay, especially on expensive weapons can be a real chore and there are [...]

That Charlotte Gore, I’d Probably Vote For Her

July 13th, 2009

I came across a link to this blog via the Devil’s Kitchen. I was sceptical, given the party she supports. However I’ve given been very impressed. She doesn’t seem like a Liberal Democrat. She actually seems to care about liberty for one thing. She also has some quite forthright opinions. It’s very pleasing to see [...]

Belgian Self Protection

July 13th, 2009

The ACDS is a well established self protection school based in Belgium. Well known for frequently hosting Richard Dimitri, they have relaunched their website. It’s in French but well worth the effort of understanding, especially their articles section

Indian Prostitutes Learn Karate

June 11th, 2009

Auntie has this brief report on prostitutes in India, and the steps they are taking to protect themselves. With some reservations about how they are training, I think this is a wonderfully positive step. Sex workers are at significantly increased risk of assault, and this seems especially so in India, where the police are far [...]

Surveillence Society – A View From The Classroom

June 9th, 2009

Via Bruce Schneier, comes this article from two 6th formers in the Guardian. Apparently the Davenant Foundation School had decided to install CCTV in classrooms, without consulting students or parents. Understandably the students were not happy. The original blog posting that discussed the case is here. Some of the comments make depressing reading. Adults are [...]

Common Sense, the Nike Defence and Pepper Spray

May 27th, 2009

Image courtesy of Randy Son of Robert, on Flickr A recent post on a forum I frequent generated some interesting discussion. One of the guys from the US reconted the following anecdote A fellow I met in a bookstore in the martial arts section said this to me during a brief conversation. He had some [...]

Updated GTD Diagram

May 18th, 2009

I’m still idly musing on my GTD review process and to that end I have refined my process diagram. It’s still a work in progress but I’d appreciate any thoughts

St George’s Day

April 23rd, 2009

Hopefully there will be celebrations ahoy, leaving the handwringing of Mrs Alibhai-Brown and her ilk behind. Oh and it’s Shakespeare’s birthday as well, so I’ll be raising a glass of something healthy and none-alcoholic to him as well.

Omnifocus vs. Things

April 5th, 2009

Over the past two and half years of using GTD I’ve tried a plethora of different applications and methods. On both the PC and now the Mac I have indulged my inner geek by tinkering with my GTD system, and the applications I use to support it. I outlined my current system in a video [...]

Cut Movie

April 2nd, 2009

With a hat tip to Auntie, this short film with Keira Knightly highlights the issue of domestic violence. It’s NSFW, being a bit bloody and not at all pleasant but it is powerful. Domestic violence is a horrible thing and hopefully this film will help some of the men and women who suffer it to [...]

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