Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5th December 2017

Hmmm … 

I mentioned, yesterday, that Nadine Dorries, MP, was rather lax with her computer’s login.

Quite what will happen with that, I don’t know.

The rules that cover parliamentary staff — the people who work in the libraries, bars and corridors of power — don’t cover MPs: who work in, not for, Parliament.

So, problem there, then … !

Unless, of course, you’re the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Reminding us, and our MPs, that — whilst sharing login passwords with friends, families, co-workers and who-ever else — doesn’t violate any data protection law, there’s one basic tenet of data protection that’s important.

Someone who has sensitive information on their system — personal, commercial or medical — has to take at least basic security steps.

Keeping things updated helps, being careful opening email attachments from people/groups your don’t know … 

Oh … 

And not handy your password to others … 

~≈Ê≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring five out of five in the process.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 5th December is the (very unofficial) Day of the Ninja.   Ninja, themselves, came from which Asian country?

Q2) 5th December, 2016, saw the death of Indian politician, Jayalalithaa.   She’d spent many years as Chief Minister of which Indian state: Goa, Utter Pradesh or Tamil Nadu?

Q3) President James Polk made an announcement to Congress: on 5th December, 1848.   He announce that what had been found in California?

Q4) The capital of North Korea was captured by Chinese troops: on 5th December, 1950.   What’s that capital called?

Q5) 5th December, 1936, saw the USSR introduce its constitution.   It’s ALSO known as the what constitution?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The first branch of Burger King opened in Miami: on 4th December, 1954.   It’s signature burger is the … ?

A1) Whopper.

Q2) The announcement that the birth control pill was available on the NHS, came on 4th December: of which year?

A2) 1961.

Q3) Killer, Gary Gilmore, was born: on 4th December, 1940.   He was executed on 17th January, 1977.  How?

A3) By firing squad.   (Gilmore’s corneas were donated for transplant, not long afterwards.)

Q4) The Observer was first published on 4th December, 1791.   Which US paper was first published on 4th December, 1881?

A4) The Los Angeles Times.

Q5) Finally … the Unity module was launched on 4th December, 1998.   The module is part of what?

A5) The International Space Station.

Here’s a thought …

“A lot of songs I sang to crowds to get their reaction. That’s how I knew they’d hit.”

Little Richard, born December 5, 1932.

And one of the songs Reverend Penniman was talking about … 

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day … !

*        I think there’s a hero’s story tucked in all good stories, Debbi, but that’s possibly just us!   I have to admit, with series two, there’s a vague hint of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: both shows are set in small American towns, both of which can access small seriously nasty parallel dimensions.   Although Hobbits is possible a good parallel.   I’m just wondering if that makes Winona Ryder† Legolas, or Gimli?

†        Series one, I kept thinking she was doing her best Woody Allen routine, Debbi: with 101 variations on “What, are you crazy????¿??”   (Oh, talking of hobbits?   Sean Astin crops up in series two …)