so i'm reading that streaming is as bad or worse than vinyl/cd as it uses energy which mostly isn't renewable. vinyl/CD doesn't use as much energy post manufacturing but all that plastic is sticking around for hundreds of thousands of years. pay, what's your opinion on streaming vs. vinyl/CD in terms of environmental impact?
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That said, I suppose advancing technology will reduce streaming waste whereas the sun is not getting any brighter for bodily.
I am far from an expert. But I presume servers themselves are mainly trash. Then factor in the energy used. I would not be surprised to learn it is basically a pick’m between physical streaming and media for many in total waste.
Is doing a live album just a precursor in showing you are weak and we can expect You Are Beneath Me 10 year shows in 2020?
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Sorta the opposite. I thought it would be a nice opportunity.
Expanding Our Definition of ‘Abuse’
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We, as a society, need to modify our definition of’abuse’ and expand our understanding of its scope, because operating from the narrow definition as most people understand it has profoundly adverse consequences for much too many women and their children. Lots of people (both men and women) understand the words’abuse’ and’violence’ to constitute the actual physical act of violence (striking, kicking, pushing, punching) with the result being physical harm. Often there are marks associated with this type of violence, and may serve as evidence of a physically violent incident. However, studies have found that while living with a physically abusive partner is terrifying, the long-term emotional effects of psychological or emotional abuse are significantly more pronounced. This sort of abuse is significantly harder to bring up for many women, because they feel as though they aren’t being hit, so there aren’t any issues. In actuality, many abusive men who push or slap their spouses do not view themselves as abusive because they aren’t hitting or kicking them. It’s interesting to see what constitutes abuse and violence for many. 
Research points to the fact that men that are abusive rarely change, because their abusive mentality isn’t a mental defect, but instead, it stems from his core values. Lundy Bancroft explains the mentality of abusive men beautifully in his seminal book Why Does He Do That. Ultimately, men that are abusive are: CONTROLLING (they’ll use myriad techniques to exert and maintain control, whatever the effects on their spouse or their family), entitled (his feelings and needs come before everyone else’s constantly ), self-centred, possessive, insecure, manipulative, he twists things around so it’s never his fault, disrespectful to his partner because he feels superior to her, he confuses love and abuse, he strives to get a good public image, he feels justified in his actions, he reduces his abuse. Defeat A Padlock: Quick Survival Tip (Fastest”Lock-Picking” Method EVER!)
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P.S. – Incidentally … after John’s advice, I went shopping for bolt cutters and found them to be REALLY expensive (like over $150).
How to Choose A Lock: Quick Tip For Defeating (Circumventing) Padlocks
A padlock shouldn’t stand between you and your escape to the equipment or safety you need to “acquire” in a survival scenario.
“Your survival equipment for your home and car should incorporate a pair of bolt cutters.
You might not wish to alert the whole neighborhood that you’re banging away on a padlock with a crowbar or a brick, either.
A pair of bolt cutters solves all these issues. ”
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That’s I said that lock-picking is a cool “innovative ” ability to master for as soon as the sh*t hits the fan.
But I picked up a set of heavy duty ones at a pawn shop some 14 and mobile ” in. Ones for my go-bag for 5 dollars.
Most of the time, is the best strategy?
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This is a piece of equipment overlooked by many and when a padlock is in the way of your escape or some much-needed resupply, you require a way to break the lock – quickly and gently – or you’re out of luck.
The Importance of No Style
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What imaginary walls have you built on your own? This is worth seriously thinking about and applying to both your self defense practice and your life. It will make you a better and more satisfied person in every way.
Breaking down the walls will not just allow you to see beyond the limitations of various self defense and martial arts styles, but also to live your life as openly as possible in every moment.
If the style you practice only trains striking, then you won’t know what do to if somebody gets you into a clinch or on the floor. If the style you practice only trains grappling, then you won’t understand how to handle somebody who tries to strike you. If the style you train only involves techniques to certain areas of your body, then you’ll be ill prepared if your opponent attacks you in an area that is off limits in your style.
Are All Designs Bad?
This is far harder than it may seem, and very few people have the ability to come close to attaining it. In Zen, breaking down the walls is “enlightenment”…100% freedom of thought, not limited by anything aside from physics and biology. It means ruining your conception of self, that you feel you are, and therefore the way you think you need to act. It means severing all attachment to everything you have learned.
This does not necessarily mean you should or even can forget what you have learned and experienced. But if you wish to be able to see whatever truth exists beyond what you already think you know, if you want to see where you’re mistaken and what that you believe is wrong, then you must sever your attachments to any knowledge, group, or ideology. If you want to see as clearly as possible, your mind has to be free to do so. It has to be unattached to philosophy, ideology, and style. The truth is beyond them.
In order to train real “self-defense ”, no single style is enough. Additionally, being limited by any single style is detrimental both mentally and physically, restricting what you have the ability to see and what you think about what works and what doesn’t work. Whatever you train or think operates in two directions. Thinking and your training influences how you see the world.
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Some styles train stand up, and some just train ground. Some designs only train strikes, and a few just train locks. Some styles don’t train with weapons at all, and some just train with weapons.
This concept is also quite important beyond self defense and martial arts. Limiting yourself to particular methods of thinking or to particular ideas and ideologies blinds you to the fact outside of them. You literally become a prisoner of your own imaginary walls. Anything beyond your walls becomes bad, wrong, or must be ignored in order to maintain the validity of your walls. If you break down your walls, refusing to attach to any ideology or way of thinking, then you open your mind to the truth regardless of where it originates. Reality and the truth exist beyond any ideology or system of thought. The only way to see as clearly as possible is to break down your walls.
Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do concept, which can be philosophically rooted in Zen, was and still is outstanding. The central aspect of it is to have no personality, to avoid being limited by the confines of particular styles and to maintain a fully open mind concerning everything. It is only with an open or empty mind that you can see clearly, without being blocked by the bounds of particular ideas and ways.
It’s not that every style is all bad. There are great methods, training methods, and strategies in many styles. However, in order for a style for a specific style, it must be defined. It has to be limited to certain ways. And those constraints become your constraints .
Self-Defense Competency: Environmental Knowledge, Rule Knowledge, and Domain Knowledge
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Millions of people expounding on different ideas of what constitutes self love. Google”self-defense competency” and the outcomes drop down to a couple million.
What does it mean to be competent in self defense? It does not mean that you’re safe. You can safely lock yourself in your fortress-like home and still be incompetent in self-defense.
Self defense competency is described in many ways by different people. I define it as a competency in three different, but inter-related and inter-dependent elements of Environmental Knowledge, Rule Knowledge, and Domain Knowledge. Environmental Knowledge (EK) is understanding the general makeup of a location/area/place/surroundings. Having EK means the environment is seen by you as it exists, not as you believe it to be. EK requires understanding cultural motives in addition to social norms and human nature. And these needs and behaviors and attitudes effect the inhabitant’s rules. (Watch Marc MacYoung for the first deeper description of the concept)
2. The Rules are created by the Environment. All human societies, groups, organizations, tribes, families, etc have some kind of Rules of Behavior. These rules are specific to the Environment, but underlying them are universal principles and concepts (that are not so hard to understand). It’s not sufficient to understand the environment, you also need to know how the rules guide behaviors, allow people to function/work, and to reward and punish behaviors. You need to understand who implements/enforces the rules, what are the principles, how the rules are communicated, how the rules are enforced, how compliance/respect for the rules is shown. Understanding the”principles” of criminal behaviour is vital to RK.
3. Domain Awareness (DK) is having the knowledge and skills to deal with/operate in the specific Environment and also to be capable of protecting yourself and others (within reason). It is here that understanding criminal behaviour is crucial. A portion of DK is having both RK and EK. It requires RK to be derived by EK. It takes RK to develop the competency of DK. DK is what most people think of as”how to perform self-defense”. What they don’t”see” is the inherent knowledge of when to do something, what to do, why to do it, where to do it, and against whom, or not against whom, and when it works, when it doesn’t, and what to do next.
The opposite of Self-Defense Competency is Self-Defense Incompetency. Since Self-Defense Competency requires having all three components of EK and RK and DK, incompetency means lacking any one of the three. Most Self-Defense Incompetency stems from not having a comprehensive comprehension of Environmental Knowledge. This understanding contributes to insufficient Rule wisdom and incomplete or entirely defective Domain Knowledge.
Despite being the foundation of Self-Defense Competency, Environmental Knowledge often is assumed to be common knowledge. It’s viewed assaulting Good Guys. Environmental Knowledge is also separate from”situational awareness”. It’s not enough to simply be aware, you need to know what you are looking for, and what to know about.
Ben Carson challenges sheep "I would not just stand there!"
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Republican Presidential Candidate Ben Carson creates a bold but accurate statement concerning the Oregon massacre. “I would not just stand there and let him take me,” Carson said on Fox and Friends Tuesday morning. “I would say,’Hey guys, everybody…
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Sheepdog Tactical Tips: 3 Things Separating Sheepdogs From “Gun Nuts”
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Sheepdog Tactical Tips By Lt. Col Dave Grossman
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Sheepdog Tip #3: Live Your Life In Condition Yellow!
…or a full-sized 9mm or .45 that you can use to quickly take down all three of these if you have to?
But condition yellow as an armed citizen does not JUST mean that you should carry as much gun and ammo as you can comfortably conceal with you.
3 Things That Separate Sheepdogs From The Delusional”Gun Nuts”
Keep these tenets in mind and you’ll be one step closer to living the sheepdog lifestyle, as opposed to simply joining the ranks of the delusional gun nuts.
Any gun you take is a tool of force employed in life-and-death scenarios.
The rest of the world shouldn’t see you passing.
He’s paying for his crime for the rest of his life… and this might have been avoided!
Stay aware of your surroundings.
That means being armedforces, being ready, and being conscious at all times.
We’re fighting a guerilla war against the wolves, choosing the time and place of battle… not walking around with a bull’s eye on our chests.
You’re low key, you’re not looking for trouble, and your concentrated on survival.
It isn’t hard and, while it make demand you to make some concessions where your wardrobe is concerned, this isn’t much of a sacrifice where your life and the lives of your family are involved.
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Recently I reread the tragic story of the homeowner , because he had a gun, put a trap for some neighborhood thieves.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
When you’re staring down three thugs determined to mug you and rape your wife, what do you want on your side…
The sheep need you, the sheepdog, to protect them from the wolves.
The fact is, every single day, though, lots of people do it.
I can think of no greater expert on that topic than Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.
Most people who follow the”tactical” community, most people who are armed and a modest trained, want to consider themselves”sheepdogs.”
…A .22 caliber mini-revolver That’s accurate to about 3 feet away…
Understand this: there’s a continuum between the”sheep” of society — the men and women who don’t take responsibility for self love — and the sheepdog, the individuals who look after everybody else, who are prepared and ready to do violence to protect their loved ones and their communities.
Without calling the cops, he waited in hiding for them to enter the home, and when they did, he stalked them and shot him.
If it’s worth carrying, it’s worth knowing, inside and outside.
There are just two people who reside somewhere up and down that continuum.
You would be amazed how often that occurs.
Don’t let them down!
Sheepdog Hint #1: Carry Up To Gun as Possible Comfortably Conceal.
I say hide since you should be living what John Farnham calls”the stealth life.”
I know, I know: It can be inconvenient to hide a full-sized gun.
There are too many gun owners out there carrying firearms that have never been fired.
You want to keep your loved ones as secure as humanly possible, which means not drawing attention to yourself.
These are the people who delude themselves into thinking they are ready for violence… and if things get just too real, they’re the first people to get in the way, or make things worse, in a real violent altercation!
Consider it as partisan warfare against criminals.
Sheepdog Hint #2: Train With That Weapon
He moved his truck o they’d come burglarize his home.
Don’t carry a mousegun if you’re able to carry and conceal a full-sized pistol.
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The thing is that there are a whole lot of men out there who purchase a gun and consider themselves”sheepdogs” without the training and planning to back up that attitude.
If you’re going to carry ANY gun, you should be training with it constantly.
There are many ways to look at this version, but to truly be a sheepdog rather than a delusional gun nut requires that you do three things.
Crossing the line into becoming the aggressor is just one of the mistakes that separate responsible gun owners, the authentic “sheepdogs” of the world, in the delusional gun nuts.
Recently, I discussed these issues with him, and here are a few of the lessons learned from our discussion.
I Hate Candlelight Vigils: Oregon Mass Killing
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Mass Killing At Umpqua Community College In Oregon, 10 Reported Dead In Case you’re new to the Self Defense Organization we have a few rules.
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[FINAL CHANCE] Only 97 Of These Left In The Warehouse
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