Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-9-2022 — Catalonia.

11th September, 2022.

Hmmm … 

I’m in two minds, I really am.

The Queen’s death is sad: she was in place for a long time.

Some of the coverage on the BBC … ?   Especially on the news channel?

Is getting a bit much.

Well, I say much.   I should may say obsequious: especially from some of the public.

Radio Four?   It’s more analytic: rather than grovelling.

Her death’s sad.

Her son’s installation as king is both interesting to watch, and politically needed.

But, the sooner it’s done with?

The happier I’ll be.

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Did I tell you I’m always on the look out for useful bits and bobs?

I’m a bit of a pack-rat, sometimes.

I’ve got a jar opener, recently: and had a garlic crusher for years.

Half of the kitchen utensils I’ve bought, I’ve never used.

I seem to have an external USB floppy drive reader, as well.

I do try and keep an eye peeled for reasonably priced, high capacity, USB sticks: you can never have too many.

But I also try and keep an eye peeled for dodgy ones: especially after being sold a pup, a few years ago.

A pup that claimed to have a larger capacity than it actually had.

So I’m always on the lookout.

Amazon?   In its infinite wisdom?

Suggested this stick to me.

A stick that — seemingly — has a capacity of some 982gb.

A bloody odd figure, for a USB stick: they’re usually either multiplies of 500 … or — more usually — binary numbers.

2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 128, 256, 512, and so on.

I was suspicious.

And automatically assumed it was a swizz.

Then I notice the thing’s description.

It had a capacity of 16gb.   Quite a bit less than it says on the case.

What I think’s happening?   Is that the company retailing it, originally sold it as a 982gb stick, and raked in the money … 

Until people started to ask for their money back: forcing the to post a revised description on Amazon.

Personally?

Yes: I’d be reporting this if I could find a report button.

But, yes: I thought I should tell you to keep your eyes peeled.

This sort of thing’s way too common!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-10-2019: Independence

27th November, 2019.

Yes: it’s official.

I’ve gotten a good night’s sleep … because of clocks.

Or, at least, because of clocks going back, at one — or possibly two — in the morning.

I’m sort of thankful.

I managed to watch the Andrei Tarkovsky version of Solaris, last night.

At two hours and forty-seven minutes?

It’s a bit on the long side.

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I can’t help but notice that Westminster’s Liberal Democrats and Scottish Nationalists, have joined together: and want to try and trigger a general election on the 9th December, this years.

Rather than on the 12th of December, as suggested by Boris Johnson.

Between them, they represent a hefty chunk of parliamentary seats.

I’ve got my own issue with both dates, frankly.

Politicians, everywhere, encourage the likes of you and me to vote for someone.

Like any of us, they want to keep their jobs.

One way of encouraging that, is to make sure voters turn up to vote.

One way to contribute towards that?

Is simply to make sure elections are held in spring, summer, or early autumn.

When the weather’s nice.

Whether an election is held on 9th December, or 12th December?

I think the fact some MPs want it in December means that the (potentially bad) weather will mean an election has a low voter out.

I can’t see that benefitting anyone … 

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