Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th February 2026

15th February, 2026.

Right … it’s officially official !

I’ve had to re-inflate the boiler!

Or, at least, twiddle the valves that raise the pressure in whatever it is that needs pressure, raising, to get the thing working.

I’m thankfully that I knew the trick.

It would be a nippy wait, in the cold, for a repair man.

And a long wait, heating enough water to have a bath!

~≈♨️≈~

As an extra point … ?

After complicated backing and forthing, between Amazon and I … ?

I now have a toaster*!

An Amazon Basics one, if you’re interested: which came with a warming rack, for if I ever wanted to toast croissants.

Which isn’t something I’m planning on.

The one question I have left … ?

Will the thing work … ?

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Did I mention I’m on Quora?

The site that let’s you answer questions: and occasionally ask one, yourself?

I had this question float across my time line, a few days ago: asking if people would buy a Mac, if they were frustrated by — or were put off buying — Windows 11.

My answer?

Was that I felt that, yes: that’s one option.

What were you expecting, given I’m a Mac fan?

But I also added that I felt many would look at Chromebooks, or a model of tablet, before making a decision.

I’ve also added something else: that I think the big factor will be not how powerful a machine is, nor the operating system or whether MS Word works on the thing … 

But quite simply one thing: budget.

Money’s always the biggest factor … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th February 2023.

15th February, 2023.

Right … I now, officially, have a box!

With a chair in it!

It’s an early birthday gift: and one I plan to assemble … when I get the chance.

It’s going to be a fiddly job, I think!

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I mentioned, yesterday, that my blu-ray drive was having issues.

But, ever since the macOS 13.2 update, it was happily connected to my Mac … but not showing up.

It seems a few others had been getting the issue: and were reporting it on various sites.

Fortunately for me — and, I suspect, anyone else with a Pioneer optical drive — the problem was fixed: by installing the macOS 13.2.1 update.

I suspect the amount of complaints would have got Apple moving to patch the flaw, fast: there’s possibly a lot of customers — movie companies, included — using Mac systems to make preview blu-rays, if nothing else.

Here’s hoping it doesn’t happen, again.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th February 2020.

15th February, 2020.

Yep: it’s true.

The UK’s going to be hit by Storm Dennis: from roughly twelve o’clock, today.

I’m not too worried about my part of the world.

But … ?

Two weekends like this is a touch worrying.

~≈†≈~

Just as a quick bit of technology news?

It seems Twitter have now come up with a plug to block … um … unwanted nudes.

Dick pics, in other words.

Well done, them: the amount of times I hear complaints about it, I’m surprised on one’s done it sooner.

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Remember me mentioning — a few days ago — that there was a possibility I’d be getting a cheap laptop for my upcoming birthday?   And that I’d be putting Ubuntu on the thing?

By a weird coincidence, and old friend contacted me, last night.

Wanting the same thing.

If that goes ahead, we may have to dual boot the thing: the one game they do want to keep?

Is Windows only.

Which is a little bit inconsiderate of the game’s makers: but there you go.

Now … 

Has anyone seen my Ubuntu Budgie installer?

~≈†≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15-2-2017

Hmmm … 

That’s a little disappointing … 

Did I tell You I sent a Valentine‘s Day card … ?

I sent a Valentine’s Day card.

Turns out it was unwelcome.

It was cruel, mean, and the lady concerned is bloody angry!

I’m a little put out, to say the least: that WAS the first I’d ever sent.

I think it’s the last time I’ll be sending one of those … !

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