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More about music composition and the songbird :)
Is birdsong music?

Saturday 17 February 2018 12:05PM

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A pied butcherbird in Miami Beach, Queensland (Hollis Taylor)

It’s contentious. Is there more to birdsong than staking out territory and attracting a mate? Are there messages about food and danger? And is there more? Birdsong is certainly functional, but is it only functional? Musician Hollis Taylor has been recording and studying Australian birdsong since 2002. She has documented their calls and songs, and even observed young birds being trained to sing by their parents. Hollis Taylor speaks to a range of scientists as she considers whether birds appreciate their calls as much as we do. One biologist argues that as birds learn from and mimic each other, this passing of learning from one generation to the other fits the definition of culture. And being culture makes it music. See what you think!

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Learning about [This invalid link has been removed] today — having been haunted lately by a quote, an echo of the big bang, that went something like, "No Kaspar. A man does not need to be as tall as the towers he builds."

So I thought I'd get busy with a little gum-shoeing. Quite a story, this one — just scratching the surface: I think the quote comes from Werner Herzog's film, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser — German language, not English, so perhaps not so recognizable or discoverable, netwize. No matter — I think I've got it. In situ, it does make sense. Haven't seen the flick yet — also something to look forward to :)

On 26 May 1828, a teenage boy appeared in the streets of Nuremberg, Germany. He carried a letter with him addressed to the captain of the 4th squadron of the 6th cavalry regiment, Captain von Wessenig. Its heading read: Von der Bäierischen Gränz / daß Orte ist unbenant / 1828 ("From the Bavarian border / The place is unnamed / 1828"). The anonymous author said that the boy was given into his custody as an infant on 7 October 1812 and that he instructed him in reading, writing and the Christian religion, but never let him "take a single step out of [his] house". The letter stated that the boy would now like to be a cavalryman "as his father was" and invited the captain either to take him in or to hang him.
Kaspar Hauser - Wikipedia
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I learned how to hit myself in the face, twice!

I had just drilled a 2" hole in a top plate for an SER feeder. Had to drill from the top down. I have the drill by the back handle with one hand and inadvertently grabbed the trigger while handling. The bit grabbed my sweatshirt and the handle pops me really good over my left eye, in the brow.

My focus is on the wrapped up sweatshirt, trigger caught a stud, and handle pops me even better on the bridge of the nose. So now, I have a knot over my left eye, 2 dings on my nose bleeding nicely, and a large drill wrapped in my sweatshirt, while on a 6' ladder, in about 5 seconds.
 
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deeptubes said:
I learned how to hit myself in the face, twice!

I had just drilled a 2" hole in a top plate for an SER feeder. Had to drill from the top down. I have the drill by the back handle with one hand and inadvertently grabbed the trigger while handling. The bit grabbed my sweatshirt and the handle pops me really good over my left eye, in the brow.

My focus is on the wrapped up sweatshirt, trigger caught a stud, and handle pops me even better on the bridge of the nose. So now, I have a knot over my left eye, 2 dings on my nose bleeding nicely, and a large drill wrapped in my sweatshirt, while on a 6' ladder, in about 5 seconds.
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I think we need to see the video...
 
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deeptubes said:
I learned how to hit myself in the face, twice!

I had just drilled a 2" hole in a top plate for an SER feeder. Had to drill from the top down. I have the drill by the back handle with one hand and inadvertently grabbed the trigger while handling. The bit grabbed my sweatshirt and the handle pops me really good over my left eye, in the brow.

My focus is on the wrapped up sweatshirt, trigger caught a stud, and handle pops me even better on the bridge of the nose. So now, I have a knot over my left eye, 2 dings on my nose bleeding nicely, and a large drill wrapped in my sweatshirt, while on a 6' ladder, in about 5 seconds.
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Pics or it didn’t happen!:woot:
 
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deeptubes said:
I learned how to hit myself in the face, twice!

I had just drilled a 2" hole in a top plate for an SER feeder. Had to drill from the top down. I have the drill by the back handle with one hand and inadvertently grabbed the trigger while handling. The bit grabbed my sweatshirt and the handle pops me really good over my left eye, in the brow.

My focus is on the wrapped up sweatshirt, trigger caught a stud, and handle pops me even better on the bridge of the nose. So now, I have a knot over my left eye, 2 dings on my nose bleeding nicely, and a large drill wrapped in my sweatshirt, while on a 6' ladder, in about 5 seconds.
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Glad you didn't fall off the ladder, at least.
 
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deeptubes said:
I learned how to hit myself in the face, twice!

I had just drilled a 2" hole in a top plate for an SER feeder. Had to drill from the top down. I have the drill by the back handle with one hand and inadvertently grabbed the trigger while handling. The bit grabbed my sweatshirt and the handle pops me really good over my left eye, in the brow.

My focus is on the wrapped up sweatshirt, trigger caught a stud, and handle pops me even better on the bridge of the nose. So now, I have a knot over my left eye, 2 dings on my nose bleeding nicely, and a large drill wrapped in my sweatshirt, while on a 6' ladder, in about 5 seconds.
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I don't think you really just learned this. I think you've known how to do it all along, but just never really tried. Once you tried, you did it perfectly the first time.
 
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