Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-7-2020: Malala Yousafzai

12th July, 2020.

It’s officially the case.

I’ve sold the laptop.

As the original buyer backed out — which annoyed me no end! — I made use of Facebook’s Marketplace feature.

And eventually sold the thing to a nice couple from — of all places — Stevenage.   In Kent, in case you’re curious.

In the space of about three hours.

I think I and my sister owe Dee and Francis — the buyers — a big thank you.

Especially after coming all that way!

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There’s something I know I’ve been doing, recently: I’ve been poking around.

My Work Coach — my Job Centre case officer, in other words — has put me on a new programme: a Work and Health Programme run by a group called the Shaw Trust.

It seems to be dedicated to helping those with long term health conditions into work.

I’m sceptical: as I always am.

The last time the Job Centre put me on something similar, the scheme wasn’t especially helpful.

I felt it could be beneficial … especially if they were happy to fund something like an ECDL* course for me.

Under the current Lock down regulations, though, most such schemes?   Are home based.

And may — may — need copies of Microsoft Office.

Depending!

With that in mind?   I went over to Microsoft’s site, to look at the price of the thing.

And was vaguely shocked.

I’ve got a solid state drive on my Mac: it’s smaller than a regular hard drive, means my machine boots — switches on — a lot more rapidly.

What with one thing and another?   I have some thirty to thirty-five gigabytes of free disc space.

The Windows version of Office?   Takes up about four gigabytes of disc space.

The Windows version of LibreOffice, one of the two better know open source office suites?

Takes up one and a half gigabytes.

Even so?   Four gigabytes — just shy of a blank DVD’s worth of date — doesn’t seem too bad.

The Mac version of MS Office?

Is ten gigabytes.

Ten gigabytes.

Ten whole gigabytes!

Two and a half times bigger than the Windows version.

And some fourteen times bigger than the Mac version of LibreOffice: which weighs in at some seven-hundred megabytes†.

With the space I have on my main drive?

Microsoft can either trim a few inches, or they can sod off!

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Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor‡, Olga^ and Debbiª 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) 12th July saw the birth of activist, Malala Yousafzai.   In which year?

Q2) Notably?   Malala’s an activist who supports what: girl’s education, equal rights, or vegetarianism?

Q3) She first came to prominence, blogging about education: during the First Battle of where?

Q4) In which language: English, Urdu or Pashto?

Q5) She went by a pseudonym that meant what: rosebud, cornflower or thistle?

Q6) She was shot, in 2012, in an effort to stop her.   By which group?

Q7) Malala reveres both Benazir Bhutto and Muhammed Ali Jinnah.   Both were prominent in Malala’s home country.   Which country is that?

Q8) Malala’s an honorary citizen of which North American country?

Q9) Her most recent book was published in 2018.   It’s about whom?

Q10) Finally … ?   Malala’s complete her exams, this yearº.   At which Oxford University college?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 11th July, 2010, was the final of the 2010 World Cup.   Who won?

A1) Spain.

Q2) 11th July, 1990, saw the birth of sportswoman, Caroline Wozniacki.   What does she play?

A2) Tennis.   (Or Lawn Tennis if you’re feeling picky.)

Q3) 11th July, 1576, saw explorer, Martin Frobisher, spot the world’s largest island.   What do we now call that island?

A3) Greenland.

Q4) Which London railway station was opened on 11th July, 1848?

A4) Waterloo: possibly the only British station with an associated Eurovision entry.

Q5) Finally … ?   Labour MP, Terry Fields, was gaoled: on 11th July, 1991.   For the non payment of what?

A5) Poll tax.

Here’s a thought …

“There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.”

Malala Yousafzai.

And a video …

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

Have a good day.

*        The European Computer Driving License, in other words.   It’s a computer literacy course I feel could be useful: if it shows that I can at least send an email and use MS Word.

†        Depending on who you ask?   There’s between 1000 and 1024 megabytes to a gigabyte.

‡        Morning, Trevor!

^        Yep: I’m the same, Olga: I’ve dinner at my family’s, today, so I’ll be doing the edit, after that.   Well … after that and I’ve got the raw footage for the Teasers, done!

No human castles?   That’s understandable … but seems a shame!   It seems a riveting piece of theatre!   (Dear lord, that little girl’s got a real head for heights!)

ª        Oh, yeah!   Not that I’ve seen it, Debbi, but did you know there was an Anglo-Australian spin off series?   I’ll have to see if I can dig up a copy … 

º        She survived getting shot, years as a refugee, and possibly one of the more rigorous universities in the UK … and someone does this …