Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-11-2023 — Saturday.

25th November, 2023: Saturday.

Right, it’s Saturday.

And … ?

Frankly, the tiredness is starting to kick in.

It’s my own damn fault.

I will insist on late night video, and written, reviews!

Hopefully?

I won’t be too wrecked, for tonight’s episode of Dr Who … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22-2-2020: Saturday …

22nd February, 2020.

Right … it’s officially official: stuff is going on … 

For starters?

YouTube was playing silly buggers: which is why today’s post’s been held up.

It refused to add today’s Teaser video to the relevant playlist.

Which added minutes to the process … !

THEN … ?

Despite being told — yesterday — that BT were withdrawing support for email apps … ?

My email client, Thunderbird, has started working.

Ever get the feeling being annoyed first thing in the morning is getting to be a habit … ?

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25th March, 2019.

25th March, 2019.

That was a distinctly grotty weekend: that really was.

Arguments, phone bills, ill relatives, what have you.

Oh … and overcast weather.

The really disturbing bit … ?

Was the dream I had: at around quarter to one in the morning.

Just had a horrifically realistic dream about being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's.

A dream, thankfully, but it tops off a bloody grotty weekend.

— Paul Downie (@Cuddy2977) March 25, 2019

About being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s.

Dream?

Hmmm … 

More like a nightmare.

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You know … you’re possibly aware I’m something of an Apple fan.

I’ve only had a Mac for a decade and a half!

Today?

The company are holding a big show and tell at their Cupertino HQ: and expected to announce a new streaming service.

It’d be interesting to see what they announce.

But, on a personal level?

I hope I can keep renting, and buying, content in the same way I do, now.

In much the same way that Apple runs both its Apple Music service: whilst letting me buy albums through iTunes.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-2-2018: A Mir Fancy.

20th February, 2018.

Yep, you’re right … 

The trains got delayed, last night!

Not that I, a seriously knackered commuter wanting to go home, minded a basic delay.

Please note, I say basic delay.

Last night’s wasn’t basic.

It was full on ‘one hour delay caused by points failure’ type delay, or nothing.

With the net result?

There’s a very tired blogger sitting in front of a posh computer, this morning!

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Talking of which … ?

And just in case you’re interested?

So far, it’s day two of using my nice shiny new iMac, and I have to admit to a couple of minor disappointments.

It turns out that HandBrake needs work: the DVD decryption library it relies on to circumvent copy protection needs to be installed via Terminal.   Which I’ve tried … only to be asked for a password I don’t recognise.

There’s workarounds: mostly involving things like RipIt, which let you copy DVDs minus the digital rights management protection.

So it’s not the total lose you’d’ve thought.

Still … it’s a little disappointing.

The only other disappointment?

Is that long time favourite games, Pac the Man X and Connect M no longer work under High Sierra.

That’s a real disappointment.

Granted, it means less distraction, but even so … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 31-8-2017: Diana

How many bloody stupid* people are there?

No, really?

I work in a call centre in Chelmsford: one that handles emergency calls for social landlord.

Repairs, usually.   If you’re in social housing, and something breaks down, your landlord’s the one to repair it: and we handle the out of hours calls.

We send out engineers when you boiler starts leaking, or something goes wrong with the wiring.

I had one call, last night: JUST towards the end of my shift.

That was a decided unemergency.

The woman who phoned in?

Her emergency was the flooring in the kitchen.

It had air bubbles.

And was making the oven wobble.

I hate sounding rude, patronising or uncaring … but a wobbling oven … ?

Dear gods!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-4-2017: First Flight

Well, finally … 

That most precious of things I have — a day off — was something I managed to use.

Or spend, at any rate.

Look, I had yesterday off: and got paid a day early.

And … ?

Did laundry.   Made videos.   Wrote teasers.

And finally got to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

And loved it it.

But it’s the one film I’ve seen that gets me wanting a bigger telly!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-3-2017

Right …

That’s something to be thankful for!

As you’re possible aware, my extra monitor went home on me, the other day.

Why?   I really couldn’t tell you.

But I suspect the graphics card on my second-hand Mac Pro has … 

Glitches.

At any rate?

At ANY rate, I’ve managed to trade in an extra external drive — and some USB sticks — and pick up a second hand wide-screen monitor from my local CeX.

So now have everything laid out properly.

Which is all good.

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The Daily Teaser — 30-4-2015: Scandal … !

Phew … ! That seems to have gone down well … !

Bless, I managed to pick up a copy of Heathers, for a neighbour: I was feeling generous, it has to be said.

A copy that turned up, yesterday: and was gratefully received.

I have to add, here, it was a second-hand copy.   I can’t complain TOO much about that: it WAS cheap!

It was a little scratched, though: something I felt I should warn Faye about.

And something I know gave my copy of both Handbrake and RipIt a head-ache, trying to back-up.   I’m just thankful I thought to use MakeMKV*: that seems to help … !

So did something else.   Giving the surface of the DVD a quick wipe.   With glass cleaner and some toilet paper.

Amazing what you can do with glass cleaner and toilet paper … !

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