Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6th November, 2018

6th November, 2018.

Wouldn’t you know it?

I got up, this morning … to the familiar, but unwelcome, sight.

The indicator lights on my router going an unhealthy shade of green, telling my I wasn’t connected to the ’Net.

OK, I managed to reset the thing.

But that’s annoying when it happens.

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I’m sure you remember Grenfell Tower.

The fire that hit it, all those months ago, was a tragedy whose consequences are still being felt, today.

So, last night?

A small group of people decided, as it was Bonfire Night?

To burn an effigy of Grenfell Tower on their bonfire … and post the result to YouTube.

Personally?

If laughing Grenfell’s tragedy floats your boat, fair enough.   Don’t ask me to agree with you, I find the idea distinctly unfunny.

But to then post that to YouTube, where people — the already fragile survivors in particular — seems both offensive, potential racist, incredibly stupid …

And deliberately cruel to people who have already experienced the worst.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6th November, 2017

Bleugh … 

I am officially knackered: and thinking that today — a day off — I’m not going to be writing Teasers, doing laundry, buying milk and bread, or house keeping.

No, what I want to do is head back to bed!

We’ll see.

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On other fronts?

I’m very aware there’s scandal brewing at Westminster: a lot of it quite serious, sexual scandal.

One thing that did catch my eye, though?   (And I’ll admit, it’s a minor thing, compared to some of the allegations doing the rounds.)

Damian Green, MP, has been accused of having pornography on his parliamentary computer.

Some he strenuously denies.

I have to admit to having a question.

I’ve got no particular problem using porn: nor to others doing the same, so long as it’s not child porn.   So long as we realise what’s on screen is a fantasy, we’re ok, I think.

But the question I’ve got?

I’m sure, you, like me, wouldn’t think of accessing adult material at work.

Indeed, most of us can’t.

From what I’ve seen, half of a given IT department’s job involves blocking sites an employer doesn’t want it’s employees to view.

Fair enough: we’re there to work, not — ahem — enjoy ourselves.

What I have to ask is simply this.

If Damian Green had porn on his parliamentary/works computer?

Why wasn’t it blocked by Parliament’s IT department?

Damian Green shouldn’t have been able to access from work, in the first place.

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