Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 31-1-2026 — Three Sisters

31st January, 2026: Three Sisters.

My Twitter issues go on … 

And … ?

I’m still contemplating leaving the service.

After I’ve let my followers on the service know, finalised a few things … and told them, and you, where to find me … 

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Apple have introduced a new subscription service, their Apple Creator Studio, over the last few days: following Adobe, Microsoft, and many others, in introducing Software as a Service (SaaS) versions of some of their products*.

The suite include’s access to Final Cut Pro, Apple’s professional video editing suite, along side premium features for the iWork suite: Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

I’m a little unsure about committing to it, though, as it’s an extra, ongoing, cost.

I’d rather pay once, frankly.

We’ll have to see what happens, there.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th January 2026.

30th January, 2026: Gosh!

It’s officially official: I’ve had today’s dose of Mounjaro, the drug that helps me lose weight, and control my diabetes.

And … ?

I think it’s working better than it has for the past few weeks: I seem to be getting the jitters it used to provide.

Heigh … ho … !

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The situation with X/Twitter is getting ridiculous.

I’ve signed up for the Basic Premium service: in the belief it will let me access support from a human customer services agent.

Or, at least, message the @Premium account with a direct message.

Nope!

Despite having an active account …

I’m told I have to get Verified to message them.

I’m going to paraphrase John Lyndon, here: I get the feeling I’ve been cheated … 

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Just as a brief note … ?

It seems Microsoft has issues: as updates to Windows 11 have been preventing  PCs — commercial ones in particular — to not shutdown when switched off.

And machines that have had a update applied to prevent this, are having issues starting up.

Normally?

I’d be telling people to get a Mac: except I know current versions of the operating system seem to be having issues.

So that’s possibly some to be cautious about.

Given all that … ?

I’m going to make a guess: a lot of companies will be buying Chromebooks … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29th January 2026.

29th January, 2026.

It’s officially official: Apple have updated iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

Apparently to improve performance and stability in iMovie’s case.

And to introduce bug fixes in the case of the iWork suite.

I can only hope those bug fixes address the overheating issues I’ve been having … 

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There’s something else, as well.

Yes: YouTube have introduced a new feature.

I can now add a quiz to my videos!

Which seems a little pointless in the case of the Teasers … but I’m sure it will come in useful.

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As another thought … ?

I got told, a day or two ago, that I could contact a human support agent on X/Twitter, if I paid for X Premium.

I signed up for the cheapest option available,

And, after waiting the advised amount of time … still can’t talk to a human.

I’ve had to fill in a form.

And also tried to use their Contact Us button.

Which just leads to a barrage of FAQs

‘FAQ’ … is not the word I’m using … 

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Just as a last thought … ?

My nephew, Jude, was over, last night.

Yes: pizza, garlic bread, chicken strips and chips were eaten.

And yes: a video was made.

Apparently, the main man in attack is Erling Harland … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28th January 2026.

28th January, 2026.

Right … it’s officially officially: daylight is a’comin’ in … 

And … ?

It’s Wednesday … !

This time last week, I’d been due to meet my Job Centre case worker: eventually being told that I wouldn’t need to job hunt: and would have to phone in for my next appointment, by the 11th March.

Why?

I don’t know.

But that search, and the associated paperwork, has been a defining thing for me for the past few years.

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You’ve possibly realised I’m a Terry Pratchett fan: and deeply saddened by both his death, and the dementia diagnosis that was a contributor to it.

So … ?

The fact the Today programme mentioning the news that his condition may have been visible many years before he was diagnosed?

Grabbed my attention.

I can only hope that this leads to if not a cure: then certainly better treatment, and longer quality of life.

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I’m STILL having issues with X/Twitter.

I’m still — seemingly — in Twitter jail: and still can’t talk to a human about it.

I’ve even paid for the basic Premium service: so I can talk to a human about the situation.

That’s going to take another twelve hours.

Frankly, and at the moment … ?

It’s frustrating … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th January 2026.

27th January, 2026: Is Len In … ?

Yes: I know what you’re thinking … 

You’re looking at today’s picture — complete with a well known Russian leader — then staring at the date at the top of the page.

And thinking “That’s a bad pun.”

What can I tell you … ?

Bar “There’s a better one, over here”?

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Hmmm … 

I’ve been suspended from Twitter/X, again.

Although it MAY be for a shorter time than recently.

I don’t know.

But if you’re on the service, and CAN see me?

Can you let me know?

I should be under Following, if at all.

At any rate … that’s not what I was going to mention.

I was going to tell you that Facebook announced they were going to add an ad-free subscription service, last year.

Well, yesterday, I logged into FB on my desktop … and got the message about it … 

I went for the free option.

That’s more affordable.

Even though, at £2·99p, it’s cheaper than Twitter’s basic offering … 

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