Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28th December 2024.

28th December, 2024.

Your know … 

I think we can say it’s foggy, out.

Which I have to admit, I like.

Fog can add a certain beauty to the world, I think: a certain amount of romance you don’t necessarily get with sunnier weather.

It’s beautiful, mysterious and adds a certain something.

OK, I know: it’s causing problems at the UK’s airports.

But it looks gorgeous … !

~≈😶‍🌫️≈~

Just as a thought?

I’m hoping bluray drive fans reading this can make a buying suggestion.

Which of the two drives listed here would be a suitable replacement for a dead Pioneer drive.

I need it to work with MakeMKV with little in the way of issues, or fiddling around!

~≈📀≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum†, and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s five questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        An aircraft registered as NC16002, disappeared on 28th December.   Of which year of the 1940s?

Q2)        UK customs officials seized some £70 million worth of cocaine: on 28th December, 1993.   The haul had links to whom: the Mafia, the Yakuza or a Mexican drug cartel?

Q3)        John von Neumann was born on 28th December, 1903.   He worked on what, during World War Two: the Manhattan Project, decoding Enigma or designing RADAR?

Q4)        Ted Lyons was born on 28th December, 1900.   He played baseball for which team: the Chicago White Sox or the Chicago Cubs?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Dame Maggie Smith was born on 28th December, 1934. She won the Best Actress Oscar at the 42nd Academy Awards.   For which film?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        27th December is the Feast Day of Saint Fabiola.   She’s the patron saint of whom: leper colonies, the hospice movement or cows?

A1)        The hospice movement.

Q2)        Torah Bright was born on 27th December, 1986.   She’s an Olympic class what: water-skier, snow-boarder or fencer?

A2)        Snow-boarder.   (I thought she was called Toyah for a minute!)

Q3)        27th December is the UN sponsored International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.   The UN resolution that set up the day was passed in which year: 2019, 2020 or 2021?

A3)        2020.

Q4)        27th December is which of the Twelve Days of Christmas: the second, third or fourth?

A4)        The third.   (It’s also Saint Stephen’s Day: for Orthodox Churches.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   27th December is the 361st day of a non-leap year.   What is it in a leap year?

A5)        The 362nd.

Here’s a thought …

“It’s true I don’t tolerate fools, but then they don’t tolerate me, so I am spiky.   Maybe that’s why I’m quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.”

Dame Maggie Smith, 28 December 1934 – 27 September 2024.

And a song …

The next large question set is on the 31st of December.


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



Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        It’s possible, Olga.   From what I can recall, the US were experimenting with pigeon-guided missiles during WW2.   Apparently, they gave up on it, as electronic guides were found to be more reliable.

        From what I can gather from the news, though … ?   Is that there were reports of banging noises from outside the plane, before it crashed.   And one Azerbaijani minister has gone on the record blaming ‘outside interference’ for the crash.   And, apparently, Azerbaijan is demanding an international enquiry: rather than one bu Russian influenced bodies …

        Most of those hubs look OK for the price, Olga.   Although this one lets you connect a Thunderbolt port device.   You’re be better off connecting it to a Thunderbolt port, rather than a USB C port.   That way, it’ll be able to use Thunderbolt speed, when copying stuff.   (It’ll work well with a USB port: it just won’t be as fast.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I always have mixed feelings about Earthshock, Debbi: as the first episode aired when I was at my grandfather’s funeral.   Adric’s death was definitely sad … but I think, at the time, I was more worried about other things … !

        I know what you mean, though.   I still, for the life of me, can’t watch the video for “Those Were The Days of Our Lives,” Freddie’s last video performance with Queen.   He know’s he’s not got long, he’s OK with it and he’s saying ‘Goodbye’.   It’s … well … I’ll leave that there, shall I … ?

        (I’m really going to have to show Jude how to use a razor!)