Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th March, 2022.

14th March, 2022.

Right: it’s a Monday.

And, frankly?

I’ve got to be in Chelmsford for a face to face meeting with my Restart adviser.

I’m … well, let’s put it this way, I have mixed feelings about these schemes.

I find them unhelpful.

Granted, it gets me out of the flat: but for very little purpose.

Beyond complaining about one application, a few weeks ago.

We’ll have to see how the day goes.

~≈fl≈~

I’ve possibly mention I’m a Mac fan, haven’t I … ?

So I was fascinated to see the new Mac Studio: that the company releases on Friday.

I even watched the relevant part of the Peek Preview event, yesterday.

About the only thing I have concerns about is the fans on the thing

From what I saw of the event, the Studio is a completely enclosed unit: that can’t — unlike the 2007 Mac mini I had — be opened up.

I found that useful on the mini: so long as you were careful, it was a very good way of cleaning out dust.

You don’t seem to be able to do the same, on the Studio: it doesn’t seem to be as accessible.

That could be a bad thing.

~≈fl≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga†, Debbi‡ and putting in their answers: with everyone 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)        14th March is what day: eta day, beta day or pi day?

Q2)        14th March is 1 Chet.   In other words, it’s New Year’s day to whom: Jews, Hindus or Sikhs?

Q3)        Mike Lazaridis was born on 14th March, 1961.   He’s the man who founded the company that makes what: the iPhone, the BlackBerry or the Galaxy Four?

Q4)        Albert Einstein was born on 14th March, 1879.   He received a Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1921.   For his paper about what: Special Relativity, General Relativity, Brownian motion or the photoelectric effect?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The US Gold Standard Act was approved on 14th March, 1900.   It valued the dollar at approximately how much gold: 1.5 grams, 2.5 grams or 3.5 grams?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        L. Ron Hubbard was born on 13th March, 1911.   He founded which religion: the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Scientology or the Hare Krishna movement?

A1)        Scientology.

Q2)        13th March sees Thailand celebrate National what Day: National Elephant Day, National Rhinoceros Day or National Snake Day?

A2)        National Elephant Day.

Q3)        13th March is the feast day of Saint Gerald of Mayo.   Where is County Mayo: England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

A3)        Ireland.

Q4)        The Siege of Khartoum started on 13th March, 1884.   It finished on 24th January, 1885. Khartoum is in which African nation: Egypt, Sudan or Ethiopia?

A4)        Sudan.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Sister Maria Nirmala Joshi was named as leader of the Sisters of Charity: on 13th March, 1997.   Who did she replace: Sister Wendy Becket, Mother Teresa or Sister Jude?

A5)        Mother Teresa.

Here’s a thought … 

“I couldn’t type on it and I still can’t type on it, and a lot of my friends can’t type on it.   It’s hard to type on a piece of glass.”

Mike Lazaridis, born on 14th March, 1961.

And a song …

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

The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        I am trying to keep off the chocolate, Olga.   But it’s the one thing I’m finding hard work.   It’s not like smoking or drinking, where there’s various types of help: at the surgery level, if nothing else.   It’s frustrating, I know that!   People talk about being chocoholics, but … 

‡        Glad to be of help, Debbi!   (Oh, re UK sci-fi: the Wikipedia entry on British SF TV reminds that the first piece of science fiction shown on the BBC was a version of Rossum’s Universal Robots, back in the 1930s)