Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th July 2026.

12th July, 2026.

It’s Sunday … and, right at the moment … ?

I don’t think I’ve heard a train go past!

In case you didn’t know?

I live next to the Shenfield to Liverpool Street line: not five minutes walk from Brentwood Station.

So, as regular as clockwork?   I’ll hear cars going past: and trains.

On a regular basis.

It’s usually quieter on a Sunday: but you still hear the things chuntering past.

To the point where you don’t notice them.

Apart from days like today … when you notice the fact there’s no trains going past!

Literally none have gone past, this morning.

I’m wondering if there’s work being done: or a strike.

It’s unnervingly quiet!

So much so, I’ve just checked the website.

Apparently, there’s a reduced service: because there’s been a fire at Stratford Station.

That’s that, explained!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-7-2026 — World Horse Day (Ten Questions)

11th July, 2026.

Anne Widdecombe, a retired politician, has died: and is believed to have been killed.

A twenty-six year-old man has been released: after being arrested on suspicion of murder.

I was never a fan of the woman: Ms Widdecombe’s politics were always a little too right of centre, a little too Eurosceptic, for my tastes.

But … ?

I’m wondering this: why on Earth was she killed?

Was it revenge for something?

A burglary gone wrong?

Heck, an assassination?   Although I think that’s unlikely.

What on Earth happened?

We’ll probably only find out when — or if — there’s a trial.

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I’ve already mentioned that I’ve seen adverts: for extremely high capacity, extremely suspicious, extremely cheap external hard drives.

Fraudulent ones, I should add.

Yesterday?

I caught this piece on the BBC’s news site: that tells us there’s now adverts for fans, fans ‘designed by NASA engineers’, that are just as fraudulent.

As much as I’d like to say I’m shocked to hear about these dodgy fans … ?

I’m not.

The human tendency to trick people out of their cash really isn’t surprising!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10th July 2026

10th July, 2026.

I’m tempted to say all sorts!

No, really!

I’m tempted to tell you that yurts exist.

That salmon smells of salmon.

That the universe, as it exists, exists in a wossname with knobs on!

But … ?

I won’t.

That would be silly!

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Something I do know … ?

Is that Nigel Farage has forced a by-election in his Clacton constituency: and that mainstream parties are refusing to run against him, in protest at what they see as a political stunt.

Which means … ?

Which means that comedy candidate, Count Binface, is the only person standing against him.

And — according to The Independent — has had his odds slashed.

Frankly?

Binface could win … which means I have one question.

What happens if he does?

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-7-2026 — Argentina

9th July, 2026: Argentina.

It’s official: I’ve uploaded a video!

But you’ve possibly guessed that.

And possibly already noticed that uploading a video to tell you I’ve uploaded a video seems a little recursive.

For want of a better word!

At any rate?

I caught the first episode of For All Mankind’s new series: and thought I should tell you about it!

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Oh … the BBC’s new site released this article, a few days ago: telling us many companies are renting out robots, and questioning what use the robots are.

It’s mostly entertainment ones getting rented out, it seems: ones doing tasks that are easy to program.

That’s not necessarily caught my attention, though.

The simple fact that companies are renting out robots is what caught me.

Why?

Because renting out electronics is an old idea: Brentwood had a branch of Radio Rentals, after all.

That’s not the first thing I thought of, though.

No.

I thought of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot.

That’s the first place I saw the idea … !

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For All Mankind — Series 5 Episode 1 — “First Light” — A Review

7th July, 2026.

“First Light”.

The Introduction.

It has to be said: there comes a time when tedium will only carry you so far.

Well, not tedium, per se.

But the awareness that there’s only so much on TV: and, therefore?

Only so much you want to talk about.

Of current TV shows?

I’ve binged Slow Horses, and found it entertaining.

I’ve caught the first series of The Blacklist, and found that equally entertaining.

I’ve seen the first episode of the new series of Silo: and been left intrigued.

But, with Dr Who, and Star Trek, off-air?

There’s few series I feel inclined to tell you about.

Or, at least, there hasn’t been, since March, and the last series of Stranger Things.

But … ?

There’s a something things I felt I should start watching: and tell you about.

Yes: the fifth and latest series of AppleTV’s For All Mankind.

I’m going to be watching the first episode, “First Light”, tonight: then posting my written and video review by this Friday.

I’ll see you … in a few days time … 

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