Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th February 2026.

12th February, 2026.

OK … did I mention I have a stick?

A USB stick … ?

I’ve got a USB stick.

Several, in fact.

The things are handy forms of portable storage: especially if you have large files you need to transport, files that are too big to send via the usual internet services.

At any rate: I have plenty.

But now have one less.

Some of the ones I have, are double ended: and have both USB-A, and USB-C, connection: that lets me plug them into a variety of different machines.

I had one plugged into my phone, the other day: so I could transfer some video footage from the phone to my Mac.

And … ?

Didn’t eject the thing correctly: you’re supposed to tap an icon on the phone’s screen, to remove the things, safely.

That was a mistake.

As, when I plugged the stick into my desktop, the icon that usually shows up, that tells you the thing was connected … didn’t.

I didn’t get the usual “This Disk is Unrecognisable” message I’d usually expect in these circumstances.

Opening up Disk Utility, and Terminal, to see if they recognised it.

They hung: but worked perfectly when the stick was removed.

But removing the thing gave me the “Disk Not Ejected Properly” message when I did that.

So it was sort of recognised: but not mounting properly.

I tried checking it in my aging Mac Pro tower and back in my phone, and even went to Brentwood Library: to see if their Windows machines would recognise it, and let me format the thing.

Nope: that didn’t help!

So … ?

I asked on Apple’s support community pages.

The communal opinion … ?

Was that the thing was dead, had un up the curtains, joined the Choir Invisible … and should be given a decent burial.

I hate to agree with that: I’d rather be able to do something.

But under the circumstances, it’s been binned.

Anyone who finds it at the landfill it ends up in, is welcome to it.

~≈📸≈~

Just as a final thought … ?

I’ve been having issues with over heating on my Mac: under some circumstances.

That seem to specifically involve Spotlight.

Hopefully … ?

Those issues will be resolved by the update to macOS Tahoe 26.3 that my machine’s alerted me, to.

Here’s hoping: being able to boil my tea on a Mac mini, isn’t a good thing.

~≈☕️≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th February 2025.

12th February, 2025.

Right … I’ve officially got a video meeting, today: with the job centre.

It’s been a little while since I’ve had one of these.

The last time I did, my kit handled things well.

These days … ?

I’ve got different machinery: complete with a group of controls that I think let my browser use my camera … in three different places … !

So … ?

I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

~≈📽️≈~

Oh … I’ve been playing with Apple’s Image Playground, again!

I’ve tried feeding in the terms banana, man and superhero: with a photo of myself as a reference.

I was hoping for something like this … 

I got this … 

I don’t quite know what to say … … … 

~≈🍌≈~

JUST as a last thought … ?

One for anyone wonder how to use a phone or tablet to enter the Teaser?

I’ve improvised a video: I hope it helps … 

~≈👩🏻‍🏫≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th February 2024.

12th February. 2024.

It’s officially Monday.

The day I can officially use the word ‘official’, a lot!

At least, in videos!

Paul?

Stop burbling, you’ll start annoying people!

At any rate … it’s Monday.

Which, of course, means I’ll be heading for my weekly weight management class.

Hopefully, I’ll have lost some weight!

~≈Â≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th February 2023.

12th February, 2023.

I am officially knackered!

Well … at least, I’m thinking about going back to bed!

I had a late night, last night: writing — and recording — my review of The Warlords: the last episode of the classic Dr Who series, The Crusade.

Quite what everyone’s going to make of it — and the playlist it rode in on — I don’t know.

~≈Ù≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th February, 2022.

12th February, 2022.

Right … I’ve got a cold.

Or possibly ’Flu.

I know for a fact it’s not COVID-19: whatever variant of the condition that’s doing the rounds at the moment.

How?

I’ve just done a Lateral Flow Test: what Australians call a Rapid Antigen Test, or RAT.

It’s negative.

It means I don’t have to self-isolate for however long it is, at the moment.

Which is nice.

It means I don’t have to self-isolate for however long it is, at the moment.

Which is inconvenient.

It means I have to go to my Restart meeting, on Wednesday: I’m not looking forward to it, so any excuse is helpful.

Heigh-ho!

~≈🦠≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-2-2021: Abraham Lincoln

12th February, 2021.

Did I mention I’ve got another hygienist’s appointment, today?

I’ve got another hygienist’s appointment, today.

So you know.

Frankly?

I’m looking forward to it.

I have an appointment for free, with the student hygienists: as I’m receiving Universal Credit.

And the two students?   Seem both competent and pleasant.

The drawback, of course … ?

Is that it’s cold out.

And those pavements?   Look dangerous.

~≈🧊≈~

Given it’s this cold … ?

I’ve got one question.

Just one.

How on Earth did a fire start on Dartmoor?

It’s not like it can be set off by a streak of lightning, not in this weather!

~≈🔥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-2-2020: Georgia on my Mind

12th February, 2020.

Hmmm … 

I follow the news, occasionally.

With an interest in technology subjects.

One piece that has caught my eye, today?

Was that Ofcom — the UK’s media regulator — now has power to police social media sites for harmful content.

Child abuse images, decapitation videos, cyber bullying, what have you.

It’s a nice idea.

But … ?

I don’t know how much clout the UK’s regulator would have.

After all, most of the tech giants concerned — Facebook, Twitter, Weibo — are based in other counties.

Primarily, the US, Russia and China.

I think … that this move would have had more clout, had we still been members of the European Union.

Being a member of an EU regulator, Ofcom would have a lot more oomph.

~≈Ü≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-2-2018: In Exile

12th February, 2018

And … 

Shiver!

It is, after all, rather cold!

Much as it was, yesterday!

There’s an upside!

Yep: I’m incredibly grateful.

I’ve seen what may family’s getting me for my birthday.

I can’t wait until March*!

~≈§≈~

All this … ?

All this on the same night as catching some fantastic episodes of Mr Robot?

Well … 

~≈§≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-2-2017

Hmmm … 

Looks like I’ve just had to do some jugging: where Safari couldn’t upload the photo for today’s Teaser.

So I’ve had to use Google Chrome — for now — to upload today’s Teaser poster.

I’m hoping it goes through!

~≈Ê≈~

I’ve also got to admit: I recorded Back in Black, the Terry Pratchett documentary, last night.

And have to admit to having watched the first few minutes, when I got up, today.

I couldn’t watch.

I think it’s going to be a little too emotional for this time of the morning.

~≈Ê≈~

The Daily Teaser — 12-2-2016

Well, that was a bit of a bad day … 

You know I work shift: in a local fast food restaurant.

Yesterday … ?   Well, yesterday was one of those day’s where everything went badly.

My till was — seemingly — down at the end of the day: by quite a lot.   But that was easily explaining: I’d actually miscounted the amount of £10 notes I’d had.

Everything else that was happening … ?

Well, let’s say there was a hell of a lot of exploding egos around!

~≈Ê≈~