blog.jameshom.commiscellaneous ideas on martial arts, design, usability, writing, and just about anything else. Archive of content formerly at About.com's Martial Arts site. Mirror of the Usability Methods Toolbox, a site often used as a resource for university HCI and usability courses and professionals in the field.A Pen Mightier than an Empty Fist- January 21, 2008 Cold Steel, always finding new ways to make things out of glass-reinforced plastic (witness the Koga SD-1 yawarasex toy mentioned earlier), now has their take on the "fighting pen". Enter... the Cold Steel Sharkie. I've noted the Allen Elishewitz-designed Tactical...http://blog.jameshom.com/archives/000234.html Reflective Shields for the Modern Ninja- January 4, 2008 If you remember the classic text Ninja Secrets of Invisibility by Ashida Kim (and what student of 80's martial arts doesn't) you'll remember fanciful techniques of distraction and deception that could be used to become "invisible". Ashida Kim, the nom...http://blog.jameshom.com/archives/000233.html |