Interesting Links for 11-08-2017

[andrewducker]

Bank of England to keep animal fat in banknotes despite complaints (tags: animals money uk ) Nepal criminalises banishing menstruating women to huts (When will Britain follow suit?) But what if they attract bears? Or wolves? Will nobody think of the children?
(tags: menstruation nepal ) I've finally worked out what kind of goth I am! (Bottom of

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[guybles]

It's almost like seeing The Singularity: an internet-connected, mood-lit, musical-playing salt dispenser.

I, for one, welcome our condiment-dispensing overlords.

[andrewducker]

https://youtu.be/LRq_SAuQDec

[guybles]

Oh dear lord, I had forgotten about TT. I take it all back. I no longer welcome our condiment-dispensing overlords.

And before you ask: no, I don't want any salt.

[andrewducker]

How about some pepper?

[woodpijn]

That singing article is very interesting. I did an online singing course once which taught similar principles: singing in a relaxed rather than forced way. (I don't think I successfully learned the technique. I might have done with a face-to-face teacher and/or a longer course. But it sounded good in principle.) I remember a moment where he said something like "Now I want you to sing this note as loud as you can, after three. One... two... threeSTOP! You took a big breath in, didn't you?" The idea was that you produce the loud note as easily as speaking, without having to take the big breath first.

[channelpenguin]

I have had a bit of singing training and a lot of experience. I would say that singing, done "healthily" is much more like balancing than exerting strength. if that makes sense. Not always easy to do, though :-)

I was taught not to take big breaths, just normal ones, and not to tense up the diaphragm, rather stay in flexible movement. They told me it is all about *controlling* the exit of the breath - too much air = too much pressure, all that pressure goes on the vocal cords, forcing air past, making the damage talked about in the articles.