Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-10-2024 —Portland Cement.

21st October, 2024: Portland Cement.

Yes: you’re right!

It’s Monday, and I’m up early, again!

What can I tell you … ?

Beyond the fact that it’s the for my weight management meeting: and for a trip to the dentist, this afternoon.

Ho-hum!

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Occasionally?

I have the news on: and caught this piece, a few days ago.

It seems the US Federal Trade Commission want’s to introduce a ‘click to cancel’ law: a law to make the process of cancelling a digital subscription a lot easier … and a lot simpler!

Having tripped up on an Amazon Prime offer, many years ago?

It sounds like a good idea: one I hope the UK introduces!

That could well be useful!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-10-2024 — Madam Vice-President.

20th October, 2024: Madam Vice-president.

It’s officially official: it’s not just Evri that get deliveries wrong!

I was due a delivery, yesterday: from Amazon.

Some new bedsheets, and jogging bottoms, so you know.

What I got … ?

Was some shampoo, and toothbrushes.

As it turned out, the driver had delivered my package to a flat over the road: and their package to me.

I’m thankful the couple were in: as it meant I could wonder over and swap packages.

But?

You can bet I sent Jeff Bezos an email!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-10-2024 — The First Battle of Ypres

19th October, 2024: The First Battle of Ypres.

It’s official: I’ve had bits delivered.

Including a stand for my TV: which is nice.

It means I can see the screen my coffee table.

I’ve also had a sofa from Wayfair delivered: by Evri.

They had told me the thing was going to turn up between 19:00 and 21:00.

So, of course, I headed the Romford branch of CeX: to sell off my old AppleTV 4k and old eight terabyte external drive.

I got on the train by 12:30 … which is when I got a text message from Evri telling me they were coming between twelve and two, 12:00 and 14:00.

They left it outside the building, when they couldn’t get in.

Outside the building.

I’m not happy.

Granted, I was out.

But … ?

A few seconds work — pressing the Trade button on the doorbell panel —would’ve got the driver in, and dropping the thing at my door!

Ho-hum!

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Just as a bit of politics?

Apparently, Tim Cook — the CEO of Apple — has complained about Apple’s EU tax case.

To no less a person than Donald Trump.

At least, that’s what Donald Trump said in an interview, yesterday.

According to various news reports … ?

Apple has ‘ … declined to comment.’

Their usual policy on this things looks sensible, under the circumstances … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18th November 2024

18th October, 2024.

Right … I’m having a bad morning!

I’ve set up an new, larger external drive, transferred everything over … 

And, of course, my iTunes library is now a mess!

It’s a lot harder to organise than my Photos, and iMovie, libraries!

Arrrggghhh!

I hate messy iTunes libraries!

It doesn’t help that I forgot this happens … … specifically when you change external drives*¶!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17th October 2024.

17th October, 2024.

Pop star, Liam Payne*, has died.

The former One Direction star was on holiday in Argentina: falling from a third floor hotel room, after — it seems — getting drunk.

There’s possibly half a ton of stuff to say, there.

But?

The thing that surprises me, isn’t the fans mourning.

I can understand that.

What always surprises me?

Is the hero worship shown.

Humanity does seem to like bending at the knee.

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