Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th March 2024

7th March, 2024.

It’s official: it’s Thursday morning, the day after the 2024 Budget … 

And I think there’s only so much droning from the Chancellor — Jeremy Hunt: he was just being interviewed on the Today programme — a body can put up with.

Or, at least, droning: without mentioning anything of interest to me: and many others.

Frankly?

It sounds like the Cost of Living payments have been cancelled.

That’s not a good thing.

Thousands of people relied on those … 

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It’s got To be said: I have still not managed to sell the laptop.

Not yet, anyway.

I think a lot of the enquirers came through the few days worth of advertising I could afford.

Something I can’t afford to do again.

Thankfully?

There’s a shop in Brentwood High street that buys in, refurbs and sells on, second hand laptops.

We’ll have to see what they can offer.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th March, 2023.

7th March, 2023.

Yes: it’s Tuesday … !

And, frankly?

It’s the time of week when I confess to having an earworm!

I went and looked the thing after the band — Wet Leg — did well in a recent awards ceremony.

With the result?   That the dratted song’s been bouncing around my head, ever since!

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Oh, if you’re following my For All Mankind reviews?

The latest written one is here.

The video version … is here↓.

I hope you enjoy them.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th March, 2021.

7th March, 2021.

Yep: that’s odd … !

There’s no birdsong!

There’s an unnerving lack of tweeting going on.

That’s … 

That’s definitely odd!

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You’re not in the UK, are you?

If you are, you’ve possibly seen this piece on the BBC’s news site: about a woman called Sarah Everard.

She disappeared on Wednesday night, walking home through Clapham Common.

Can I make a confession?

I’m think we’re going to see reports of a body being found.

Mostly?

Because this report reminds me — a lot — of the late 1970s: when Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, was active.

His victims were all women, on their own, who were out at night.

As were many of the victims of killers, Steve Wright and Levi Bellfield.

I hope the young woman who’s missing is alive: and hiding for whatever reason.

But I’ve a nasty suspicion she’s dead … 

I can only hope that — if that IS the case? — her attacker is caught quickly.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-3-2017

Hmmm … 

Well, that’s Mr Robot season two acquired!

Handily … niftily … 

And relatively cheaply.

And even ripped.

As you know, by now, my usual habit is to pick up a dvd or blu-ray, convert it into a form I can use one my AppleTV, and sell the original discs.

The trouble with that?

Is that SOME of the resulting Mr Robot rips.

Won’t play in Quicktime: but will on the AppleTV, vlc, and MPEGStreamclip.

Why?

I’m blowed if I know: although I suspect it’s something to do with the attempts I’ve made to rip the subtitles.

I’ll HAVE to experiment with the rips: and let you know.

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