Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th March, 2019.

7th March, 2019.

Yes: I’m officially looking at a boring day … at non-work.

Unemployment has it’s ups and down.

Frankly?   A lack of cash is abysmal.

That’s not necessarily the worst thing.

No.

The downside, sometimes … ?

Can quite simply be the huge amount of boredom.

Yawning one’s head off … ?

Can be lovely … 

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One thing I did do — in between bouts of boredom — was read this article.

Seemingly?   Various Apple execs are taking a somewhat intrusive line with the various execs making content for their upcoming video streaming service.

Apple being the firm it is?

That’s somehow not surprising.

It’s possibly concerning.   Although, possibly not.  There was talks that a famous film company wanted to turn Terry Pratchett’s Mort into a film: but didn’t after one executive asked Sir Terry to take Death — one of two of the book’s main characters — out of the script.

Either way?

I can’t help but feel that this sort of situation is where Apple’s feeling the loss of Steve Jobs.

From what I could understand from his biography?

He kept his hands off the creative process at Pixar* … 

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Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf†, 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) 7th March, 2009, saw NASA launch the Kepler spacecraft.   It was designed to find extra solar what?

Q2) Kanyama Chiume — an activist from what was then called Nyasaland — fled to London: on 7th March, 1959.   Nyasaland is now called … what?

Q3) 7th March, 1989, saw Iran and the UK break diplomatic ties: over which Salman Rushdie novel?

Q4) 7th March, 1940, saw the birth of actor, Daniel J. Travanti.   In which series did he play Frank Furillo?

Q5) Finally … 7th March, 351, saw Constantine 1st declare Sunday to be a day of rest, across the then Roman Empire.   What was the Roman name for Sunday?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 6th March is the feast day of Saint Olegarius.   His shrine is in a side chapel: in which city’s Cathedral?

A1) Barcelona’s.

Q2) 6th March, 1836, saw the capture of which Texan landmark?

A2) The Alamo.

Q3) 6th March, 1987, saw the sinking of the MS Herald of Free Enterprise: just as it was leaving the port of Zeebrugge.   Port, and sinking, were off the coast of which country?

A3) Belgium.

Q4) 6th March, 1869, saw Dmitri Mendeleev present what to the Russian Chemical Society?

A4) The Periodic Table.

Q5) Finally … 6th March, 1970, saw the UK government ban the importation of domestic pets.   Over concerns about which disease?

A5) Rabies.

Here’s a thought …

“I was brought up to be a good boy and proud of myself so I suppress all the things about me that are bad.”

Rik Mayall, 7th March 1958 – 9th June 2014.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        If I’ve understood it correctly?   Jobs bought what was then Lucasfilm’s computer animation section: with a vague idea of turning it into a company that sold CGI workstations.   The fact it made hit movies, and turned Jobs into Disney’s largest shareholder at the time, was a side issue.

†        Morning, Badwolf!   If you’re getting sunshine, up there, can you send it our way?

‡        I have to admit, I’ve never read M*A*S*H, Debbi.   Or seen the movie.   Possibly a loss!