https://simanaitissays.com/2026/04/13/raffles-a-singapore-hotel-and-a-holmes-inversion-part-1/Simanaitis Saysen2026-04-13T13:05:00+00:00RAFFLES—A SINGAPORE HOTEL, A HOLMES INVERSION PART 1Stamford Ruffles British colonial official (establishment of Singapore), The Brothers Sarkies 10-room Raffles hotel Singapore 1887, WWII: Raffles Singapore was Japanese "Syonan Ryokan", Raffles 1899 powered ceiling fans/electric lights (a first in region), Raffles Singapore luxury hotel today, Singapore Sling (gin/fruit drink) invented by Ngiam Tong Boon bartender at Ruffleshttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/met_p_a116-07.webp?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/04/12/i-really-like-that-song-too-froggie/Simanaitis Saysen2026-04-12T13:05:00+00:00I REALLY LIKE THAT SONG TOO, FROGGIE"Humans Share Acoustic Preferences With Other Animals" James et al. "AAAS "Science", McGill University Centre for Research on Brain Language and Music, Darwin: some animals "have nearly the same taste for the beautiful as we have", research findings: human preferences for animal sounds agree with animals' themselves, research findings: robustness enhances agreement of human/animal agreements, research findings: humans reacted faster to liked sounds than dislikes, research findings: these test results were internally reliable, Are human musicians more sensitive to sound preferences (no), Are birders more sensitive to sound preferences (no), "I really like your song too Froggie"https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/music-lab.jpeg?w=150