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thomasrushton.bsky.social
Classical double bassist - lots of chamber music, orchestral, and operatic experience - always looking for more musical fun; occasional oboist & cellist ditto. SQL Server DBA, working for Coeo.com supporting many clients and the team. Leeds, UK
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The most recent #LeedsSymphonyOrchestra concert has had a write-up. I fear the headline is a tad misleading, given the potential for real drama granted by the venue's proximity to the local Air Ambulance landing pad www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/2518265...

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Rules. 0. Don’t be on fire. 1. Don’t feel you HAVE to drink, you are an adult. 2. I am human, I will inevitably miss things. Feel free to drink off your own back, no need to tell me. 3. I’ll make stuff up. I am not a slave to my own game. 4. If you don’t want me to quote you, don’t @ me.

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Well, that's different. An old post on my #sqlserver work blog - thelonedba.wordpress.com - has been linked in a post by @brento.bsky.social, rather than mentioned in his newsletter/email. And, even though that post is nearly six years old, it's several hundred hits today...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

First rehearsal for the next #LeedsSymphonyOrchestra gig. This is going to be loud.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Sounding good in rehearsal this evening. Concert is this weekend - yikes! Hope to see some friends in the audience.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Hey all! I am currently available for work. I'm a freelance Voice Director, Casting Director, Podcast Producer, Writer and TTRPG designer. My previous clients have included Doctor Who and Marvel Entertainment. My rates are on a sliding scale for indies. Want to work together? Message me!

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

:pinches bridge of nose: An LLM is NOT a search engine. It cannot tell the difference between accurate and inaccurate, fact and fiction. It just provides the algorithmically most likely next word. And it was trained on stolen work. AND it is terrible for the environment.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

Ah, Project Binky, how we have missed you... Episode 40. "There was only one tiny flaw with the plan. It was bollocks." youtu.be/G9Wqh7KxgdM

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Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Next gig - Saturday May 10th, 7:30pm, St George's church, Leeds. Come up and say "hi" - I'll be one of the bassists... #LeedsSymphonyOrchestra #TheOriginalLSO #Mozart #Brahms #Tchaikovsky #ClassicalMusic #LiveMusic #Leeds #WestYorkshire

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

It was fun to play the cor anglais for a bit this evening - RVW's 49th Parallel something-or-other. Could have done without finding my favourite cor reed had been smashed by a malfunctioning reed case.. :-/ Ah well, hurrah for spares/extras.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

I did a thing at work, and the numbers were very silly, so I had to blog about it - but on the work blog, not mine... #SQLServer #Performance #Tuning www.coeo.com/2025/04/is-i... And now I'm going to go get ready for more music...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

OK, that's a new one on me. Will have to suggest it to the #LeedsSymphonyOrchestra or @wyso-leeds.bsky.social for some fun concert. ...and I see that the parts are on imslp! :-)

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Signs you may be ordering pizza too often. Order online. Two minutes later, a phone call. "Hi. You normally order the mushroom pizza gluten free... do you want that?" "Erm... no, it's good - this time - but thanks for checking." #LS16 - Italiamo. They pay attention. www.italiamoleeds.co.uk

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