strathspey@strathspey.org:44018

Anselm Lingnau

Re: Skean Dubh WAS Scottish Country Dancing VS Scottish Folk Dancing

Feb. 1, 2006, 3:40 p.m. (Message 44018, in reply to message 44017)

Tom Mungall wrote:

> These safety sgian dubhs are certainly
> interesting present day social commentary.

Public service announcement:

Anyone who believes in »safety« sgian dubhs should have a look at Bruce 
Schneier's essay, »Airplane Security and Metal Knives«, available from 
http://www.schneier.com/essay-095.html.

Bruce Schneier is a notable IT security expert who has also written 
extensively and cogently on safety and security in fields other than IT. His 
weblog at http://www.schneier.com/blog/ is well worth following if you are at 
all interested in these things (and everybody should be, I think). He has 
also written a bunch of rather worthwhile books.

Now returning you to your scheduled discussion on whether SCD is folk 
dancing ...

Anselm 
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