David Colver
@davidcolver.bsky.social
CEO of Operis, www.operis.com
Enthusiast for classical music, especially piano, and good hifi on which to hear it; and opera at Holland Park
HBS OPM 36
Enthusiast for classical music, especially piano, and good hifi on which to hear it; and opera at Holland Park
HBS OPM 36
It was the fire alarm. Audience perfectly behaved.
August 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
It was the fire alarm. Audience perfectly behaved.
Too late for you now, but in future Cherry On is recommendable. Nice family running it. No alcohol.
May 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Too late for you now, but in future Cherry On is recommendable. Nice family running it. No alcohol.
Definitely selected it. It never occurred to me that it would discard preexisting manual arrangement, merely offer an additional option.
May 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Definitely selected it. It never occurred to me that it would discard preexisting manual arrangement, merely offer an additional option.
The solution seems to be to go into each folder, touch the three dots menu, and delete the folder. The contents are put back on the Home Screen in the order they were carefully placed originally, or at least an order close to it.
April 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The solution seems to be to go into each folder, touch the three dots menu, and delete the folder. The contents are put back on the Home Screen in the order they were carefully placed originally, or at least an order close to it.
The second space is not unnecessary. It transforms readability.
April 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The second space is not unnecessary. It transforms readability.
Heard the recording. Lim was worth it, as he always is. Consensus, with which I agree, is that Tony did surprisingly less well.
March 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Heard the recording. Lim was worth it, as he always is. Consensus, with which I agree, is that Tony did surprisingly less well.
I saw so many details that whistled straight past me when made to study it as a teenager several decades ago. They made me want to read the play again. I liked the pared down staging. I found the music, though, a significant negative.
February 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I saw so many details that whistled straight past me when made to study it as a teenager several decades ago. They made me want to read the play again. I liked the pared down staging. I found the music, though, a significant negative.
One or two hours a week of the best bits would be life enhancing.
January 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
One or two hours a week of the best bits would be life enhancing.
Please make a podcast of these highlights, or guide me to one if it exists already and I have missed it. Your departure from the Times Red Box podcasts ranks high on the list of things I missed in 2024.
January 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Please make a podcast of these highlights, or guide me to one if it exists already and I have missed it. Your departure from the Times Red Box podcasts ranks high on the list of things I missed in 2024.
Happy to see you here. Hope the migration from the other place can be complete as soon as practicable.
December 15, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Happy to see you here. Hope the migration from the other place can be complete as soon as practicable.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:16 AM
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Welcome to BlueSky.
December 2, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Welcome to BlueSky.
Another one youtu.be/OVA6orIQSW4. Shows the instrument being dismantled after the fire.
Le Souffle de Notre-Dame : le retour du grand orgue
YouTube video by Le Jour du Seigneur
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Another one youtu.be/OVA6orIQSW4. Shows the instrument being dismantled after the fire.
I enjoyed youtu.be/mz--BVBMLsg
La renaissance du grand orgue de Notre-Dame
YouTube video by KTO TV
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 6:15 PM
I enjoyed youtu.be/mz--BVBMLsg
I wish Google would buy Netflix. It could attach the recommendation mechanism it uses on YouTube, which brings me more interesting stuff than I can watch in a ilfetime.
November 27, 2024 at 1:11 PM
I wish Google would buy Netflix. It could attach the recommendation mechanism it uses on YouTube, which brings me more interesting stuff than I can watch in a ilfetime.
Doesn't update when I try it. I wonder what I am doing wrong.
November 24, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Doesn't update when I try it. I wonder what I am doing wrong.
Can someone kindly explain how, if there is no algorithm, the Discover feed functions?
November 24, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Can someone kindly explain how, if there is no algorithm, the Discover feed functions?
I would use the app if it was any good. On an iPad, it simply shows the phone screen, magnified. So website only for me.
November 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I would use the app if it was any good. On an iPad, it simply shows the phone screen, magnified. So website only for me.
How do I get rid of the cats?
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
How do I get rid of the cats?
Yes. It seems good. So do all new platforms until the unwashed arrive.
November 18, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Yes. It seems good. So do all new platforms until the unwashed arrive.
I would like to be able to mute or block from the main feed or search page, without needing to visit contributors' profiles.
November 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I would like to be able to mute or block from the main feed or search page, without needing to visit contributors' profiles.
Can someone direct me to instructions for making a blocklist?
November 18, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Can someone direct me to instructions for making a blocklist?
Grateful if someone would explain to this newcomer the enthusiasm for the block mechanism here. I have not grasped how it is different from Twitter’s equivalent. Where do I find this option to bulk block?
November 17, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Grateful if someone would explain to this newcomer the enthusiasm for the block mechanism here. I have not grasped how it is different from Twitter’s equivalent. Where do I find this option to bulk block?