Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-7-2020: The Number One

1st July, 2020.

I hate that, when that happens!

I managed to cut my finger, on an especially sharp knife, last night.

Whilst washing up.

In case you were wondering.

That especially lurid plastic was tricky to put on.

I’m left handed … so you know … !

~≈¥≈~

You’ve possibly read, yesterday, that I’d emailed the Department for Education: about digital poverty in schools, and a scheme they have in place.

I’d also written — here — about how various providers had answered me, when I asked about this.

You’ll note I’ve updated the piece, when TalkTalk reconnected with me: to let me know they couldn’t match BT’s Basic + Broadband prices.

Which is sad, but about what I was expecting.

One positive things I could do?

Was contact Vigin, Sky, and the Post office: to see if they’d like to comment.

Right to reply, and all that … 

This text is the one I sent to the Post Office: with re-worded versions going to Sky and Virgin

Dear Sir,

I recently wrote to you: to let you know I am a blogger, planning an article on digital poverty.

And wondering if you were able to match BT’s Basic + Broadband offering.

I’m also curious to know if the Post Office offers help to the unemployed: or to organisations that support them.

Either as cheap ’Net connections, or free prepay devices.

I’ve also put the same questions to EE, TalkTalk, Virgin Media, and Sky.

I’ve heard from EE: who were able to tell me what they were doing to help vulnerable customers, and of a donation of pre-pay tablets they’d made.

I’ve ALSO heard from TalkTalk.   Whilst they weren’t doing as much as EE, they were able to tell me their couldn’t match BT’s deal, and point me at their cheapest deal.

However?

I’ve not heard back from Virgin, or Sky.

I’ve had a very incomplete response from your company.

Something I’ve felt bound to mention in the third of my articles about digital poverty.

With that in mind … ?

I would like to ask whether you would be able to match the BT price I mentioned. (£10.07 per month, a router, no connection fee and a strict download limit.)

I would also like to know what efforts you’re making to work either with charities, or directly, to help the unemployed.

Yours,

I don’t know if any of the companies will reply.

I’ll update you, if they do.

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Olga†, and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with all three 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) The number one is what: odd, or even?

Q2) True or false: 1 is a prime number?

Q3) One cubed — one to the power of three, or 1³ — equals what?

Q4) One squared — one to the power of two, or 1² — equals what?

Q5) What’s one … in binary … ?

Q6) Which element has the atomic number, 1?

Q7) Number One is — in the James Bond franchise — the leader of SPECTRE.   What’s his name?

Q8) There’s an M1 motorway in Northern Ireland.   And in which other nation of the UK?

Q9) Formula One is competitive what: motor-racing, backgammon or swimming?

Q10) Finally … ?   The 1916 film, One A.M. stars who, as a drunk … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 30th June is Asteroid Day.   The date was chosen, as it’s the anniversary of the Tunguska Event.   The event was in which year?

A1) 1908.

Q2) The event was in Siberia.   In other words, in which country … ?

A2) Russia.

Q3) Asteroid Day was co-founded by which wheelchair bound scientist.

A3) Dr Stephen Hawking.

Q4) The Solar System’s main Asteroid belt is between Jupiter … and where?

A4) Mars.   (Pump up the volume!)

Q5) Finally … ?   The largest Astroid in the Asteroid belt is also a dwarf planet.   What’s the object called?

A5) Ceres: or 1 Ceres, if you want to be like that.

Here’s a thought …

“This urge finds its simplest expression in the sequence of numbers, which can be driven beyond any place by repeated addition of one.”

Hermann Weyl.

And some music …

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

Have a good day.

*        Yeah, I noticed that, in the news, Trevor.   Quite what happened, there, I don’t know.   We had machine gun touting police, near me, a couple of weeks ago … 

†        I can imagine, Olga.   I’d imagine medicine’s like teaching: there’s always something!
I don’t know if you read the intro, but I’ve sent more emails.
As for O2 … ?   The building the masts were on, are surrounded by cranes, and scaffolding.   The building’s actually the new Amstrad building — opposite the older one that featured in The Apprentice — and usually has dozens of phone masts, not just O2’s.   It looks like the builders have taken down the lot.

‡        It’s a bit of an acquired tastes, Debbi^ª.   I’ve seen the first two series, but I’m umming and ahhing about the third.   Thandie Newton’s fantastic … but … … 

^        Actually, Debbi, American Horror Story’s another one.   The first two or three seasons were good … but, once I got past Hotel, I’ve gone off it: the original Penny Dreadful was far superior.   (Angela Bassett was WASTED on that show!)

ª        Oh, today and tomorrow are ten question sets, Debbi: so you know!