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The Myth of Chiburi? | [ kenshi247.net ]

by Takwann
n many iaido ryuha, chiburi is a fundamental part of kata. Chiburi, usually written 血振 in Japanese, literally means “shaking off blood,” and the image presented is that of flinging the blood of a defeated enemy off the blade with a deft movement before resheathing. Perhaps mainly due to the prevalence of Muso Shinden-ryu and Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu, some people believe that chiburi is a universal aspect of iai. However, many ryuha do not practice chiburi, and there is the opinion – which has become more widespread recently, thanks to the sharing of knowledge via the internet – that shaking off blood in this way is in fact impossible. If this is the case, then what purpose does chiburi serve? Is it pointless? Why do some ryuha practice it? And was it really ever intended to remove blood from a blade?

2011

Android Apps: Myth Defense LF

by alamat & 1 other (via)
“Myth Defense: Light Forces” has the best elements of tower defense games and also includes such original features as alchemy, random maps, campaign and more. The game supports all screen resolutions, and it is highly recommended for HD devices.

myth of openess

by karlcow

A general consideration is that graphs are focused on nodes and that all real life networks are finite. Being finite co-ordinate systems, networks contain in themselves means of ideological control.

les îles et la fermeture comme développement de la culture

2010

The Restaurant-Failure Myth - BusinessWeek

by karlcow

His research—consistent with similar studies—found that about one in four restaurants close or change ownership within their first year of business. Over three years, that number rises to three in five.

Debunking the 1% Myth - O'Reilly Broadcast

by fgranger
RT @notafish: Linux shares on desktops market probably around 8%, we're far from the 1% everybody has in mind... http://ur1.ca/1ke22

The Myth of DPI | Webdesigner Depot

by dzc
Pixel Size Depends on Context - Resizing Changes DPI, Resampling Changes Pixel Count - Resizing and Resampling in Photoshop - Why 72 is significant - Elastic Web Images With Modern Browsers

The Myth of Music Ownership - O'Reilly Broadcast

by karlcow

The Myth Of Music Ownership: the belief that you own the recording, same as if it were integrally attached to a conglomeration of atoms, like the print on a dollar bill, just because you can play a copy of a digital audio file using a media player specifically designed to let you do just that.

2009

Men’s House T-shirt - The Criterion Shop

by sbrothier
Impress your friends and intimidate your enemies with this spooky homage to the 1977 Japanese horror classic House, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Shirt designed by Sam’s Myth.

The myth of the page fold: evidence from user testing | cxpartners

by gregg & 3 others
As web professionals, we all know that the concept of the page fold being an impenetrable barrier for users is a myth. Over the last 6 years we’ve watched over 800 user testing sessions between us and on only 3 occasions have we seen the page fold as a barrier to users getting to the content they want. In this article we’re going to break down the page fold myth and give some tips to ensure content below the fold gets seen.

Expanded Cinema

by karlcow

Foreword (144K)

Part One: The Audience and the Myth of Entertainment (156K)

Part Two: Synaesthetic Cinema: The End of Drama (688K)

Part Three: Toward Cosmic Consciousness (355K)

Part Four: Cybernetic Cinema and Computer Films (883K)

Part Five: Television as a Creative Medium (764K)

Part Six: Intermedia (666K)

Part Seven: Holographic Cinema: A New World (212K)

Bibliography (68K)

Index (44K)

Color Plates (866K)

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The Whole Book (4.6M)

Facing up to Fonts | Slides and notes

by sbrothier & 1 other (via)
Led by Richard Rutter Browser support for the typographical aspects of CSS is gradually increasing. Things are on the up. Richard will be trouncing the myth of web-safe fonts, demonstrating how to go beyond bold, detailing the technicalities of font embedding and exploring the commercial and ethical minefield therein. The introduction of font embedding in particular is a long-awaited step in the right direction. However it brings with it a host of complications; technical, ethical and aesthetic. This session will explain all.

2008

Cyber Monday, Marketing Myth

by karlcow

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE. So what's up with this Cyber Monday idea? A little bit of reality and a whole lot of savvy marketing. It turns out that Shop.org, an association for retailers that sell online, dreamed up the term just days before putting out a Nov. 21 press release touting Cyber Monday as "one of the biggest online shopping days of the year."

marketing scam

Nonjatta: Japanese Whisky History (1854-1918) - The Jurassic Period

by sbrothier
It is not really in the interests of Japan's big two distillers to tell you too much about it but Japanese whisky had a prehistory. If you listen to the official versions from Nikka or Suntory, Japanese whisky started with a bang in 1919 or 1924. They have slightly different versions of the creation myth, emphasising the role of either Masataka Taketsuru or Shinjiro Torii in bringing the gospel of authentic whisky from Scotland, but basically they agree: quite suddenly, out of the blue, Japan started making proper Scotch style whisky.

Myth-Weavers

by Foolster41
A good collection of tools for role playing games, including a wide selection of character sheets for many many different systems.

Top 3 Memory Improvement Myths

by peterjacobs
Myth 1: Is all in the genes On of the largest misconceptions about a good memory is that you are born with it. Most people don't believe that they can significantly improve their memory. It is not in their reality that they could be able to memori...

NORML's Marijuana Health Mythology - NORML

by soul1383
by Dale Gieringer, Ph.D. Coordinator, California NORML Myth: Marijuana is a Dangerous Drug Myth: Marijuana is Harmless Myth: One Joint Equals One Pack (or 16, or maybe just 4) Cigarettes Myth: Prohibition Reduces the Harmfulness of Pot Smoking Myth

The Man, The Myth, the Legend!

by night.kame

The space was empty except for Miyasan, the drawing table, a piece of paper, and a pencil. Even on the day he retired, he was still drawing away! I thanked him for all he had done for me and he simply smiled and handed me this

The Google Myth Rolls to Mobile - RussellBeattie.com

by karlcow

The greatest hoax ever played on the Internet is the idea that Google's growth was somehow "natural" or "viral", and that the strength of their search results alone is what propelled them to their insane 70% market share. I've even seen videos of Googlers listening to speakers come in and tell them this myth, and I'm sure many of today's current employees think it's the gospel. It isn't... Google bought as much search space as they could from OEMs, portals, etc.

Paul Krugman: Debunking the Reagan Myth - SPIEGEL

by ravi
the furor over Barack Obama's praise for Ronald Reagan is not, as some think, overblown.

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