Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6th July 2026.

6th July, 2026.

Right … it’s Weight Management Monday … !

So, yes: I’m off To town to get my weight, checked, again.

I’d lost half a kilo, last week: hopefully, I’ve been able to keep that trend, going!

Keep your fingers crossed for me, please … !

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On other fronts?

It’s always the way that — if you’re online, at this time of the morning — you see adverts.

It’s part of the price we pay, for using many websites.

The only problem … ?

The only problem I find, is the inevitable misleading ads.

A few years agoi, now, I got conned by a third party seller on Ebay: into buying USB sticks with a claimed capacity of some two terabytes, some two thousand gigabytes.

But which turned out to only hold some thirty-two gigabytes.

You can read about that, here.

This morning … ?

I was floating around Youtube: and got shown an advert from a site called tlpnb.com.

Which claimed to be selling thirty-two terabyte sized external solid-state drives for “less than the price of a bottle of beer.”

But that the site was advertising for £33.

Which is pricey for a beer … 

But bloody cheap for that size of external drive.

Especially when Amazon do two terabyte SSDs for two or three times the price.

Given that?

And given the website selling these iffy drives offers ‘securety payments*’?

I’m going to offer some advice.

Go nowhere near tlpnb.com, buy nothing from them!

They’re dubious, to say the least!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5-7-2026 — Nemesis the Warlock (Ten Questions)

5th July, 2026: Nemesis the Warlock.

Right … it’s another Sunday.

I don’t know about your Sunday: but I suspect mine’s going to be quiet.

Or, at least, involve nothing more taxing than making a lot of videos!

If anything exciting happens — alien invasions, war, sex, really exciting stuff? — you’ll be the first to find out … !

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One thing I can tell you … ?

Is that I’ve caught more episodes of various TV shows.

Frankly?

Series two of Blacklist looks good: but is starting to pale, after binge watching Slow Horses, and catching the opening episode of Silo series three.

Still, I can’t complain too much.

They’re entertaining, after all.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-7-2026 — Independence Day (Ten Questions)

4th July, 2026: Independence Day.

I suspect a lot’s going to be happening, today.

Or, at least, I hope there is!

Personally?

I don’t get paid until this Friday: so I’m not doing any thing exciting.

However, the USA … ?

It’s Independence Day.

So … ?

I’m going to officially wish the country a Happy Birthday … whilst thinking the country has a sillier twit than usual in charge!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3rd July 2026

3rd July, 2026.

OK … it’s a Friday … !

And, yes: I’ve had another dose of Mounjaro.

So?

That’s that done for another week.

I’ve also got to head into town: to pick up a couple of things from my pharmacist.

Frankly … ?

My life is a huge mass of adventure, excitement and really wild things.

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I follow the technology news: and am something of a Mac fan.

And am very aware Sony have announced that they won’t be releasing games on physical media from 2028.

My nephew, Jude … ?

Doesn’t like that idea, either, before you ask!

At any rate, given the trend away from physical discs?

A recent Apple announcement — that they will be removing DVD support from the upcoming version of macOS — shouldn’t be surprising.

I’m … 

Disappointed … 

And wondering how this will affect a couple of apps I use on a regular basis.

But … ?

It’s not actually surprising … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd July 2026

2nd July, 2026.

Right, then: it’s Thursday!

And I’ve literally rolled out of bed, this morning.

Rolled out of bed … and hit the carpet with a certain amount of screaming, pain … and swearing.

Well … you would, wouldn’t you?

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I’ve mentioned that Rockstar Games next big release in the Grand Theft Auto series — GTA6 — is to not be released on optical disc.

You can buy a boxed version: but it’ll only contain a download key.

In a follow-up piece, published yesterday?

Sonny announced that they would no longer be producing games on disc: that they, too, will be issuing downloadable version … 

Or ‘physical’ copies that consist of download codes in a box.

I’m … 

Well … I’d imagine that decision will disappoint a few people.

One advantage to physical discs is the simple ability to re-sell them, when a player’s done with them.

It’s a good way of off-setting some of the cost of the game.

Another advantage?

Is if the game’s producers take the online version, off-line.

A gamer still has the physical copy.

I think this decision is a shame: ads there’s pros and cons to both formats.

I’m not surprised by it, though.

One of the first modern computers I owned, shipped with a copy of Ubuntu OS: one that shipped with an early form of app store.

Useful, given that you couldn’t buy Linux software in the shops.

But … ?

At the time, I felt that App Store, that download-only model, was the shape of things to come.

Given how that model has spread since then?

Sony’s decision may be disappointing: but really isn’t surprising.

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