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Comment Re:Good grief. (Score 4, Insightful) 135

The more realistic, 509,000 people and 619 cameras sounds much less dramatic.

Not really. If you place those 619 cameras correctly (and I assume they did) in such a small area, I'll bet every single person who lives or works in that place gets their image recorded several times a day.

Remember, the 500,000 people who come to the City of London to work every day have a limited number of routes to take to get there. A relatively small number of bus stops, train stations, parking lots, bridges and streets makes for easy work for the guys who are upskirting their own citizens' lives.

I'm guessing it could be done with even fewer cameras.

Comment Nothing of value (Score 5, Insightful) 116

So, a Texas Republican who is a climate change and evolution skeptic that's been put in charge of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, has a problem with an ecological project by the NSF. I'm shocked.

You might want to look at this Science article for a little clarification.

http://news.sciencemag.org/pol...

Meanwhile, the defense budget...

Comment Re:Change your state of mind (Score 1) 312

That, or master your Chi to the point where the entire concept of fighting is superfluous

There you go. That's the point where the bandits figure out to leave you alone.

When I first started studying with my teacher, the neighborhoods around Chicago's Chinatown were really bad. Yet, he insisted on taking long walks through those parts of town. Now he's a small man, not the least bit threatening looking, yet nobody ever bothered him in the least. In fact, he made friends in those neighborhoods, even going to a barbershop there (he said he liked the way the guy cut his hair). He retired last year and moved back to China, to live at a school he founded in the 1960s.

. Seeing him encounter a violent dog for example was quite amazing to watch.

I bet. I would like to have seen that.

Comment Re:Change your state of mind (Score 1) 312

I'd like to see someone kick a bandit's ass while performing Stand High Search for Horse or Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg

The movements in the tai chi form relate to what you would do in combat the same way the Hanon exercises, or Liszt Etudes relate to playing jazz piano. It's preparation not diagram. Your joke has been done to death. Someone who has studied tai chi as a martial art will be able to kick mucho bandit ass. My teacher, who is almost 90, can kick bandit ass without spilling his tea (I'm not joking).

And tai chi is basically a first step on a route that takes you through baguazhang, Hsing I or liuhebafachuan (my specialty). You learn those, and you'll be mowing down bandits without breaking a sweat. And it all starts with The Birth of Yin and Yang. 24 form, 64 form or 108 form, it doesn't matter if you have a good teacher. You get to the same place.

My teacher told me, a long time ago (I'm an old man myself, now), that if you want to learn tai chi for fighting, you better not leave your house for 10 years. Learning hsing i especially will make you a very effective fighter in less time. That's why they're often taught side-by-side. But again, you get to the same place. And by that time, bandits know enough to leave you alone.

Comment Re:Change your state of mind (Score 2) 312

Tai Chi. Seriously, if you want to increase your mindfulness and ability to concentrate and learn new material, learn to do taichi. It takes a while, but you start to get benefits right away. Unlike yoga, you get to move around and if bandits come while you're meditating, you'll be able to kick their asses and send them on their way.

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