Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-9-2016: Mario & Company …

Oh, BOY … !

I’m … vaguely nervous … 

And vaguely grateful for my luck.

Luck, you say … ?

I got a call, yesterday morning, telling me I’ve got an interview, today.   At a local pub.

Five years ago?   Non-drinker that I am, I wouldn’t have considered it.

These days, I’m not so fussy!

There’s more.

I got a call, a bit later: when I was at a friend’s, not far from mine.

That was a second interview: on Thursday.

I get back home, a little later, and check my email.   To find I’d been invited to a third interview, next Tuesday.

I’m VERY aware that I’ve put some work in.   And will have to put in more, to land one of these.

But … ?   I’m quietly hoping I get one of them.

It’s not just the money.   It’s the psychological effect of having a job that’s the appreciated bit.

~≈¥≈~

In all this … ?

In all this, I mentioned, yesterday, that I was going to look into a local bookshop: to see what had happened with my CV.

Well … 

Not much.

However, the manager told me he’ll be passing it along to the recruiter for the area.

Hopefully?

That’ll lead to something … 

I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed.

Even temp work, over Christmas, would be good!

~≈¥≈~

The Daily Teaser — 29-4-2014: Video Games Killed The Television Star … !

Are you still using Internet Explorer?

No, seriously, are you … ?

Because Microsoft has recently issued a bit of a big security alert.

Seemingly, there’s a serious flaw in versions of the software: all the way from version 6, to the most recent, version 11.

You may wish to switch to one of those nice alternatives.   I personally suggest Safari, but I would say that!

At ANY rate?   I’d suggest switching browsers.   Especially if you’re running versions of Windows XP, as MS have now stopped providing security updates for that.

Go Google: trust me, there’s more secure out there.

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The Daily Teaser — 29-11-2013: ATARI … !

You know, if you’ve been following me for a few days, now, you’ll be aware of the situation with my building’s communal aerial,

MOST of us now have functioning TVs: with three exceptions.   Who, understandably, aren’t happy.

All of my neighbour’s have mentioned compensation.   I agree with them.

And mentioned it in the complaint email I sent.

Circle South Anglia’s Complaint’s Department turned THAT down.

I’m not best pleased … 

And complained about that, too.   Although whether THAT gets any attention, I really don’t know.

At any rate, let’s get a move on … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and, along with letting us know she’s going to look on Barnes and Noble’s site for An Adventure in Space And Time, also scored five out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions and answers, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To,’ license and video … 

Q1) 29th November saw Atari release the world’s first commercially successful video game.   What game was it?

Q2) In which year of the 1970s was the game released … ?

Q3) Atari, itself, was based in which US state?

Q4) More to the point, Atari is a Japanese word meaning ‘warning’: and used in which game … ?

Q5) Atari placed their first coin operated video game in a bar called ‘Andy’ … what’s … ?

Q6) The game, itself, is loosely based on which real-world sport: tennis, ping-pong or badminton?

Q7) Finally … what was the name of Atari’s 1976 follow up to its first game … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th November, 1963, saw Cape Canaveral renamed Cape … what … ?

A1) Kennedy.

Q2) 28th November, 1925, saw the first broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry, from Nashville, Tennessee: what was the station originally called … ?

A2) WSM Barn Dance.

Q3) 28th November, 1960, saw Mauritania become independent of France.   On which continent is Mauritania?

A3) |Africa.

Q4) 28th November, 1967m, saw horse-racing suspended in the UK: after an outbreak of which disease?

A4) Foot and Mouth.

Q5) Finally … 28th November, 1991, saw South Ossetia declare its independence: from where … ?

A5) Georgia.

I’ll leave you with this thought from the Angry Video Game Nerd …

“You could call this the ‘Wooden Age’ of video games, when everything was made of wood, and two people playing tennis looked like two glow sticks batting a square ball back and forth. Yeah, this is before circles were invented.”

From The Angry Video Game Nerd.

And with this rather fun piece … 

Have a good day.

*        I didn’t realise Barnes and Noble did video content, Debbi … !   I learn something new, everyday!   Oh, have you seen Unearthly Child, out of curiosity?   The cast of An Adventure in Space And Time did a reconstruction of one of its key scenes … 

The Daily Teaser — 6-5-2013: GUESS! :D

Hmmm … 

That seems an odd — putting it mildly — to say the least.

I have to admit, I’ve just open up the BBC’s news website: as I’d heard the news that one of the UK’s best loved TV stars, Stephen Fry, had attempted suicide, last year.   Here’s hoping things are looking up for him: he’s suffered bipolarity for many years, and this sounds like a nasty result of that.

But something else caught my eye: this piece, telling us of 36 year old Geoffrey Bettley: a Religious Education teacher who’d been suspended for having some 200 indecent images of children on his computer.

He’s been allowed back to work as a teacher.

And I have to ask two things: ₁) Why … ?   And ₂) Is that wise … ?

I’m aware people can change: very aware.   This, though, sounds like a big — and very unwise — gamble.   And I’m not a parent who’s children are at any school that’s thinking of hiring him.

Just sayin’

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with letting us know her frustrations about her shoes, she also manage to score five out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with todays themed questions, shall we?   Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 6th June, 1984, saw the creation — by computer engineer, Alexey Pajitnov — of which best selling video game … ?

Q2) More to the point, in WHICH country … ?

Q3) The game has been released on lots of platforms: but was especially associated with which handheld device … ?

Q4) The music from the game became a UK for who: Dr Spot, Dr Splat or Dr Spin … ?

Q5) And finally … In which year did a computer scientist work out it’s impossible to play the game indefinitely: 1987, 1988 or 1989 … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 5th June, 70 AD, saw Titus and his legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem.   Which Jewish temple was destroyed as part of the campaign … ?

A1) The Second Temple.

Q2) Which day of the Jewish calendar commemorates the fall of that temple … ?

A2) Tisha Av.

Q3) 5th June, 1963, saw John Profumo resign his government post over a sex scandal: which government post was it … ?

A3) Minister of War.

Q4) Five years later, 5th June, 1968 saw Senator Robert Kennedy seriously injured in a shooting.   Who carried out that shooting … ?

A4) Sirhan Sirhan.

Q5) And finally … 5th June, 1942, saw the USA declare war on three east European countries: name one of them … 

A5) Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.

I’ll leave you with this quote …

“I’m pretty happy, but I’ve lived with it for 25 years. I kind of forget. It’s something to say, but I’m used to it.”

Alexey Pajitnov, speaking about his best known creation.

And — appropriately — with this tune … 

Have a good day … 

*        Would slip on shoes be of any help, Debbi … ?   Oh, no … Rehab, again, yes … ?   That must be VERY frustrating … !   (I mean, I get a touch of cabin fever, here: and I’m fully mobile … !)   If it’s any help, though … ?   I’m was rather pleased with yesterday’s Gazette Teaser …