Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-9-2026 — A Night at the Opera

16th September, 2026: A Night at the Opera.

OK: that’s macOS 27 Golden Gate installed.

Yes: I know I was planning to leave it for a couple of days: to get past the inevitable slow download speeds you get  when a major update’s released.

But … ?

I had an afternoon, free!

There’s pros and cons to the OS, I think.

Visually, it’s gorgeous: window corners are far more consistant, the Liquid Glass language is nice, and the traffic light buttons have a nice, Aqua-style sheen.

On the downside?

On the downside, the system voice settings seem inconsistent, compared to earlier versions of the OS.

I’ve got one voice doing most of them: and one or two others doing the rest.

And can’t figure out how to change them.

There’s also space.

I had some seven hundred and sixty gigabytes of space left on my machine’s main hard drive: under Tahoe.

But now have some six hundred and eighty (~680) gigabytes left.

I’m assuming that space is chewed up by the large language model used by SiriAI.

I’m aware of a couple of things.

First?

I’m not sure what’s going on with the voices: but yes, I have filled out another entry on Apple’s feedback page!

Second?

The Golden Gate update is very big.

It’s going to give those of us with smaller internal drives a headache.

~≈🍎≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Debbi scoring six out of six, and Mum on five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        The Metropolitan Opera House opened on 16th September.   Of which year of the 1960s?

Q2)        The Opera House is in the Lincoln Center.   The Lincoln Center is possibly named after which US president?

Q3)        The Opera House is in the Lincoln Center.   The Lincoln Center is in which US city?

Q4)        This opera house replaced one on 39th Street: one that opened in which years of the 1880s?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event.   Is it held ate the Metropolitan Opera House?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        15th September is the feast day of Saint Mirin.   He’s the patron saint of where: Paisley, East Kilbride or Livingston?

A1)        Paisley.

Q2)        15th September is Independence Day in Costa Rica.   It marks the day it became Independent from where?

A2)        Spain.

Q3)        More to the point, where is Coast Rica: North America, Central America or South America?

A3)        Central America.

Q4)        Britain captured the Dutch Cape Colony on 15th September, 1795.   The colony is now part of which African nation?

A4)        South Africa.

Q5)        A well-known American actress was photographed on 15th September, 1954: whilst wearing a white cocktail dress.   Which well-known American actress?

A5)        Marilyn Monroe.

Q6)        Finally … ?   September is World Lymphoma Awareness Day.   Lymphoma is a form of what: cancer, cardiovascular disease or respiratory condition?

A6)        Cancer.

Here’s a thought …

“With a total capacity of 3,975 [ … ], the house is the largest repertory opera house in the world.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the place.

And a standup routine …

The next ten question set is on 9th October: it’s about The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The next twelve question set is on 16th October: it’s about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (It was Paisley, Mum, rather than East Kilbride.)

†        Well … so long as the cat doesn’t have cheese with the mouse, Debbi …