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I am specific about colour names so I get upset about teal a lot. you might understand, liking birds, that teal is rarely teal coloured. Everyone should stick to Pantone numbers if you ask me. Also, is that really how Barbara (in the Streisand sense) is spelt? How did I not realise.

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Diski! Yes. Always a great pleasure.

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I often awaken in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep as my mind races over all the things I haven't gotten done. I have listened to Radio Lento, which I learned about from Six Things, to soothe me back to sleep and now I have another tool! Can't wait to try out some of the soundscapes in MyNoise. Thank you!

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As long as Barbra S had fish and chips in London (which she apparently did). As students it was the only food we could afford to eat when eating "out". There was a very cheap place around the corner from William Goodenough House in Mecklenburgh Square which seemed to cater entirely to students! It has long gone I fear.

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I've just wasted far too much time naming colours, and then looking to see who likes mine better than others....

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Several interesting links I'll follow up thanks including MyNoise and the Scott Weidensaul article. The beachcombing video puts our own modest efforts yesterday to shame!

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I have used My Noise on and off for a while although Radio Lento has been my go-to for at least a year. A quirky one which I really enjoy is the sounds made when someone updates Wikipedia - http://listen.hatnote.com/ According to the website "Bells indicate additions and string plucks indicate subtractions. Pitch changes according to the size of the edit; the larger the edit, the deeper the note". It can be mesmerizing.

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I’d meant to start a new chapter, but instead I spent the last half hour naming colors! What fun. I will probably do this every day from now on.

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I’m back to say I have been naming colors left and right since I saw this post. If you come across Bumblebee on Goldenrod, Kardashian Khaki, Disco Nap, Pink Campion, or Aquamarine Biologist in a color list, that was me.

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