Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-2-2026 — Gotta Catch ’Em All (Ten Questions)

27th February, 2026: Pokémon is spelt with an ‘é’ … !

OK … I’ve officially not got Radio Four’s today programme on.

It was just a touch distracting.

Instead … ?

I’ve got Dave Brubeck’s Time Out album playing.

It’s exactly the right pace, and no-one is either talking … or singing.

Which is nice … 

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I’m not usually one for politics.

But … ?

I noticed that yesterday’s Gorton and Denton by-election was won by the Greens: which grabbed my attention, as I’ve been voting Green for a few years, now.

Hopefully?

They’ll do well at my home town’s upcoming local elections.

But I suspect Brentwood-based voters, ones who don’t want to vote for a mainstream party, will be disgruntled Conservatives: who’ll vote for Reform, rather than Green.

Reform aren’t a party I’d vote for, myself.

I’d rather spoil my vote, than vote Reform!

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Did I mention my nephew, Jude, was here, yesterday … ?

My nephew, Jude, was here, yesterday.

Yes: that means there’s a new JPDecember video up and running.

One thing we did discuss, last night?

Is whether Jude would be happy to give my rental copy of Final Cut Pro a go.

We’ll have to see: it would mean either using my user account for the job, then transferring it to his account, so he can upload the resulting video.

Or signing into my Apple ID … on his user account.

Which I’ll have to think about.

Either way?

Something did catch Jude’s attention … was something I’d noticed about Final Cut.

In theory, and if I’ve got it right … ?

You can use it, and Compressor, to export a video as an 8k video, an extremely high definition video.

As you can possibly imagine, Jude’s eyes lit up.

So did mine!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-2-2025 — The Dominican Republic

27th February, 2025: The Dominican Republic.

Oh, right … that’s a date … !

The BBC have officially announce that the new series of Doctor Who — series fifteen, or season two, what-ever it’s being called, this week — is due to start airing from 12th April, this year.

I’m looking forward to that.

As good as Ncuti Gatwa’s initial performance was, I’m hoping he’ll be a little more restrained, this go-around.

At any rate … ?

You can read more, here.

And oggle my review of season one, here: 

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What was one thing and another … ?

The Prime Minister is heading for the US: to visit the US president.

Sir Keir has my sympathies: the last thing I’d want to do is deal with a gibbe twerp nutcas person like the current holder of the office.

The president says the USA shouldn’t be involved in Ukraine’s security: unlike Sir Keir, who believes US involvement is crucial.

Personally?

Letting Ukraine join NATO seems to be the best thing.

Except someone doesn’t like that idea, either.

Heigh-ho … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th February 2024.

27th February, 2024.

Right … Tuesday … 

It’s officially Tuesday: and I feel tired.

I had an early start, yesterday: for my weight management class.

I had my nephew, Jude, over: not as tiring as you’d think, but certainly loud!

Oh, and I managed to post my last written and video reviews of episode four of The Underwater Menace.

I’m feeling tired: but at least you have a video or two to watch.

I hope you enjoy them!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th February 2023.

27th February, 2023.

Right … it’s Monday … 

And … ?

Beyond finishing a TV review, writing a few quizzes, doing a few bits around the house, doing some exercises, buying milk, going for a walk, sorting out the Northern Irish Protocol, arranging for long term peace in the Middle East, staring lovingly at my new blinds, inventing a shift in thought that reduces human cruelty and maybe do some job hunting, I’ve not got much planned.

Well … beyond buying that milk, that is.

We’ll just have to see.

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Talking of job hunting … ?

Something I noticed floating across the news, today?

Was this piece.

Telling us the government has introduced a new incentive for Job Centre staff.

Staff at the best performing Job Centres will get a £250 bonus.

Staff at the next best performing ones will get £125.

I like the idea: it’ll motivate staff to do well.

But?

It won’t help me — and others like me — get a job.

Employers will refuse to hire us because we’re the wrong fit for the position … not because someone gets a reward*.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th February, 2022.

27th February, 2022.

Yes: it’s officially official.

I’ve started to watch a TV show!

Yes, ok: that’s not necessarily anything new.

But … ?

Frankly, it was the first episode of the recently released First Doctor story, Galaxy Four: something I felt was watching.

If you’ve seen it, as well … ?

Feel free to let me know what you think.

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We know there’s trouble in the Ukraine.

Anybody with a TV see, or access to the news, will tell you that.

Something that DID have me curious: or, at least, curious enough to start poking around on Wikipedia?

Was a piece on the BBC’s news channel, yesterday: about how women in Dnipro were making Molotov cocktails in a local park.

Happily filling empty beer bottles with petrol: and broken up polystyrene.

Which is what got my curiosity.

Why on EARTH were people putting polystyrene in a petrol bomb?

A quick check on Wikipedia gave me an answer.

It’s a thickening agent: and allows the burning petrol to stick to its target*.

We live and learn, don’t we … ?

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-2-2021: Polar Bear In the Air

27th February, 2021.

Did I mention my birthday on Thursday?

It’s my birthday on Thursday.

So you know!

At any rate … ?

My family’s bought me a new phone*: thanking you, everyone!

Now the case has been delivered?

I can start the process of setting the thing up.

I don’t know about you … but I always get nervous about that!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th February, 2020.

27th February, 2020

Yes: it sound like I’ll be babysitting my nephew, Jude, this afternoon.

Which should be fun.

Assuming?   That I can persuade him that playing Sonic Racing’s a good idea.

There’s only SO much Jelly a body can take!

Ultimate chicken horse … ?

Dear lord … 

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I don’t suppose you’ve seen a 1992 film called Candyman, have you?   It was one of those fantastically memorable horror films that didn’t get too much coverage, and one I feel I have to re-watch, at some point.

There’s a new version out, this year.

We’ll have to see if it lives up to the original … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th February, 2019.

27th February, 2019.

Well … 

That seemed to go well.

As you may or may not know, I had an interview, yesterday.

For a call Centre job at Romford Magistrate Court, one I was nervous about … and one I really did not want to go to.

Nervous … possibly doesn’t even start … 

However … ?

It seemed to go well enough … but I’ll find out once the vetting’s done … 

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Oh, remember, many years ago, I wrote about what I then called the Comantra Scam*: where someone phones up — claiming to be from a reputable company — and claims you have an issue with your PC.   They’s also called a Technical Support scam.

Then cons you out of your hard earned cash, by spending it on useless software: or by conning you into handing remote control or you machine … THEN selling you useless software …

Well, I’ve just had another call: from someone claiming to be from the BT Technical Department.

I’m thankful I know about these things.

I’m thankful I’m aware these calls usually seem to happen early in the morning.

I’m thankful I managed to confuse the HELL out of the woman who called me.

Asking her if it had anything to do with my gibbon seemed to confuse the daylights out of her … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-2-2017: The District

Well, that was a result.

I’m not a movie fan.

Not really.

I just like watching them.

But I try to keep up with news about the film world: just to find out if anything interesting happens.

So, waking up this morning?

To find that — at last night’s Oscars — the Best Picture gong had been given to the wrong film, by mistake?

Was both interesting … 

And probably going to get turned into a film, at some point …

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We’ve know for a while now: that series ten of Dr Who starts on 15th April, this year.

But it’s had even more official, given it’s been announced in this new trailer.

I’ve one question.

Is that a Silurian at the end?

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The Daily Teaser — 27-2-2016: The Labour Party

Right … that’s that delivered … 

I’ve picked up a 64gb USB memory stick: which got delivered, yesterday.

Because … ?

Well, I’ve finally persuaded at least one member of my family that ripping DVDS, and keeping the resulting video files — what you don’t need a DVD, and a DVD player — to watch a film.

So I’ve volunteered to do the ripping: but needed something to transport the results on.

Going by my own collection … ?

That 64gb stick should just about hold them … 

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