Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th August, 2018

30th August, 2018.

Yes: I’ve updated my screen savers: to include the XScreenSavers that get handed out for free..

In a word … ?

Yay!

Gosh, you’re excited, aren’t you.

I’m not, either.

But the various Matrix style screen savers the thing includes are rather good.

As is the Lament Configuration one.

It’s all fun: assuming Pinhead doesn’t turn up.

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I’ve been watching the technology news again.

And couldn’t help but notice that Air Canada, and a Chinese hotel corporation, have suffered major data breaches.

In the case of the hotel company?

One hundred and forty gigabytes of their customers data is being made available on the dark net.

Frankly?

If I were a customer of either, I’d be changing bank account passwords, if possible.

The thing that caught my attention, though?

Was the amount of data the Chinese hoteliers had stolen.

One hundred and forty gigabytes.

One hundred and forty gigabytes.

My horror film collection is bigger.

But not by much!

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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) 30th August is the International Day of the … what: Disappeared, Disabled or Disabused?

Q2) 30th August, 1982, saw the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation kicked out of his HQ: in Beirut.   Who was that leader?

Q3) Space Shuttle Discovery launched on its maiden voyage: on 30th August of which year?

Q4) Which modern country declared independence from the USSR: on 30th August, 1991?

Q5) Finally?   30th August, 1941, saw the birth fo presenter, Sue McGregor.   A former presenter of Woman’s Hour, she co-hosted which Radio 4 show, between 1984 and 2002?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 29th August, 1993, saw the birth of singer-songwriter, Liam Payne.   He — and One Direction, the boy band he was a member of — found fame after which which TV talent show?
A1) The X Factor.

Q2) Which NASA mission returned to Earth on 29th August, 1965?
A2) The Gemini 5 mission.

Q3) 29th August, 1915 saw the birth of Ingrid Bergman.   29th August, 1982, saw her death.   In which 1948 film did she play Joan of Arc?
A3) Joan of Arc.

Q4) 29th August, 1966, saw the last concert performance — before a paying audience — by which band?
A4) The Beatles.

Q5) Finally … the Goodyear company was founded on 29th August, 1898.   What rubber items does it make?
A5) Tires.

Here’s a thought …

“We are hurtling back into a Soviet abyss, into an information vacuum that spells death from our own ignorance. All we have left is the internet, where information is still freely available.”
Anna Politkovskaya, 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

Try not to get a loan from Wonga.

*        It gets worse, Debbi, the last series of Game of Thrones isn’t out until next year!   I’m impatient.