Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd September, 2018

23rd September, 2018.

I officially think I’m … 

No … I know I’m feeling both my age, and the slight chill in the air.

To be fair?

It’s Five in the morning, and I’ve got another early start.

And frankly?

I’ve put the heating on, to try and take the edge of the chill.

Frankly?

I think my boiler’s struggling: as I’ve not used the heating for a few months.

What with one thing and another … ?

I’m going to be busy, tomorrow morning.

On — off duty — the phone.

~≈§≈~

I also wanted to highlight something else.

I’ve long taken an interest in technology: including the code breaking that took place at Bletchley Park, during World War 2.

So … ?

The new, recently, that computer historians have re-enacted de-coding Enigma traffic, with the site’s reconstructed Bombe?

Caught my attention.

Frankly, I wouldn’t’ve minded seeing that … 

~≈§≈~

There’s more.

I was a teenager in 1980s.   And you couldn’t escape the sound of Chas and Dave: you really could.

Pianist, Chas Hodges, died yesterday.   Which is sad.

The songs he wrote for the duo were well written bits of pop: and I still think There Ain’t No Pleasin’ You is a cracker of a love gone bad song.

And as for Gertcha …?

Well …

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

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

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

Q1) 23rd September, 1641, saw the Merchant Royal lost off the coast of Land’s End.   It’s was carrying a large cargo of which precious metal?

Q2) Who had a lung operation on 23rd September, 1951?

Q3) Nintendo was founded: on 23rd September, 1889.   It made Hanafuda, a type of what: board game, ball game or card game?

Q4) The original version of the Mozilla Firefox browser was released on 23rd September, 2002.   It was then named after which mythical bird?

Q5) Finally … ?   23rd September, 63BC, saw the birth of Augustus Caesar, Rome’s first emperor.   He became sole ruler of Ancient Rome in which year?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 22nd September is OneWebDay.   OneWebDay was first held in which year?

A1) 2006.

Q2) ‘Web,’ in this case, is short for … what?

A2) World Wide Web.

Q3) The Web is accessible from desktops, laptops, phones and tablets: via the inter … what?

A3) The Internet.   (If I’ve understood it correctly?   The Internet, the network of networked computers, is like the transport system.   The whole transport system.   The World Wide Web is is like the roads: the part — literally just the part — of the transport system that only has cars, lorry, bicycles and buses. Trains, ships and airplanes?   Trains, ships and airplanes, like email, .ftp, and p2p traffic, are other parts of the transport system.)

Q4) Which scientist invented the Web?

A4) Sir Tim Berners Lee.

Q5) Finally?   What, according to Alexa.com, is the world’s most visited website?

A5) Google.

Here’s a thought …

“To seek to keep the established constitution unchanged argues a good citizen and a good man.”

Augustus Caesar, 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        I still find the basic copy editing for the blog tricky, Olga: even after all this time!   Typos and bad spelling seem to turn up, without you noticing.   There’s possibly a Typo Fairy sneaking around.   At ANY rate … ?   If you can get a back link from their site, to yours?   Stuff like that can only help your internet presence.   (Silly Buggers?   That’s putting it mildly!)

†        It always amazes me, Debbi: the TARDIS effect.   Especially when you consider how it was made.   I’m sure you know, already, but it’s basically the sound of a key, being dragged up and down a piano string.   Plus feedback … and oscillators … The full effect, from An Unearthly Child, is still quite something to hear.