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Lars the Bear's Gemini space

DIY

Some hints on buying and using a chainsaw

Lars the Bear's DIY hints

DIY and the law of negligence and occupier's liability

Building a large plywood boat

Some notes on sanding and varnishing old wooden floors

Martial arts

Bow and crossbow -- power, accuracy, and utility compared

Ten karate myths debunked

What practicing karate is really like

How to legally own a handgun in the UK

Iaido: yoga with menaces

Photography

Hyperfocal distances and Merklinger's method in landscape photography

The myth of perspective compression in photography

British law and politics

A brief history of sleaze in British politics

Piracy does remove the original

Miscellaneous

Some thoughts on JS8 (digital amateur radio protocol)

On living with CPAP

Building a 6-wheel rover robot

The koan of Nansen and the cat

Being a university lecturer, and why you shouldn't

[ Last updated Mon 21 Jul 07:58:26 BST 2025 ]