Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th February 2020.

15th February, 2020.

Yep: it’s true.

The UK’s going to be hit by Storm Dennis: from roughly twelve o’clock, today.

I’m not too worried about my part of the world.

But … ?

Two weekends like this is a touch worrying.

~≈†≈~

Just as a quick bit of technology news?

It seems Twitter have now come up with a plug to block … um … unwanted nudes.

Dick pics, in other words.

Well done, them: the amount of times I hear complaints about it, I’m surprised on one’s done it sooner.

~≈†≈~

Remember me mentioning — a few days ago — that there was a possibility I’d be getting a cheap laptop for my upcoming birthday?   And that I’d be putting Ubuntu on the thing?

By a weird coincidence, and old friend contacted me, last night.

Wanting the same thing.

If that goes ahead, we may have to dual boot the thing: the one game they do want to keep?

Is Windows only.

Which is a little bit inconsiderate of the game’s makers: but there you go.

Now … 

Has anyone seen my Ubuntu Budgie installer?

~≈†≈~

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) 15th February is National Flag of where day: Armenia, Bolivia or Canada?

Q2) The UK’s decimalised currency was released: on 15th February, 1971.   What’s the largest UK coin, currently in circulation?

Q3) 15th February is the feast day of Saint Sigfrid.   He’s Saint Sigfrid … of where?

Q4) 15th February is Susan B. Anthony Day.   In which US state: Florida, Illinois or Alaska?

Q5) 15th February, 1764, saw the foundation of the city of Saint Louis: in what was then Spanish Louisiana.   The city’s now in which US state?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 14th February is Saint Valentine’s Day.   Saint’s Valentine’s skull is in Basilica of Saint Maria in Cosmedin.   Saint Maria’s is in which Italian city?

A1) Rome.   Romantically?   It’s crowned with flowers.

Q2) The first Saint Valentine’s day was in which year: AD496, AD498 or AD499?

A2) AD496.

Q3) There’s a Saint Valentine’s Church in Rome: that was built in 1960.   For whom: visiting Jesuits, visiting Orthodox clergy or visiting Olympic athletes?

A3) Visiting Olympic athletes.

Q4) Alla hjärtans dag — All Hearts’ Day — is marked in which country?

A4) Sweden.

Q5) Finally … ?   Valentine, in Haute Garonne… ?   Is in which country?

A5) France.

Here’s a thought …

“Woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.” Susan B Anthony, February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906.

And an audio book: given it’s Sax Rohmer’s  birthday …

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

Have a good day.

*        I hope yours went well, Olga‡: I ended up talking about computers!   A friend wants hers re-vamped!

†        You’re not wrong, there, Debbi‡!   Have you managed to update to Catalina, as yet?

‡        Has anyone seem my copy of Nineteen-Eighty-Four?   It’s gone missing.