Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-4-2026 — Elizabeth 2nd (Ten Questions)

21st April, 2026: Elizabeth 2nd.

OK, I’ve done it!

I’ve sent back the camera* I bought from Amazon.

This one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GDY2T7B3

It didn’t, if you’ll excuse the innuendo, have a hole in the bottom.

A mount for a tripod, in other words.

Which means I couldn’t screw it to the tripods I already have, plonk it on my desk, and film myself.

Nor would the camera fit in the cradle at the top of my tripod: with the flip-up screen, the flip up screen that would let me monitor any recording, flipped up.

I’m left … 

Well, I honestly couldn’t tell you how I feel about this.

But it has been a learning experience.

It means that, should I choose to buy another camera, I’m going to know what to look for.

A hole in the bottom for a tripod mount: or a screen that flips out of the things side.

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Oh, about the only other thing I bought, recently?

Is a blu-ray copy of The Day of the Triffids: the 1981, BBC version.

A version that’s fairly authentic to Wyndham’s original text.

About my only complaint?

Is that the box-set is quite vanilla: featuring only the six broadcast episodes, an omnibus version of the story, and an eight minute featurette about the show’s restoration for this release.

I can only hope that — were this to get a 4k version — that extra features would be included.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-9-2023 — Queen Elizabeth 2nd.

8th September, 2023.

Right … it’d Friday.

And another day that’s going to be quite, I think.

Bar heading into town to get my meds.

Which reminds me: I need to do something about that sharps bin!

I think I’ll be walking around a lot!

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As you’re possibly aware … ?

I’m waiting to hear back from the Department of Work and Pensions: about whether I’m eligible for Personal Independence Payment.

The decision on my appeal, my Mandatory Reconsideration … ?

Is due by the 26th of this month.

OK … I can wait.

But … ?

The wait, the not knowing … ?

Is very frustrating … !

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On other fronts … ?

I notice YouTube’s taken steps.

To combat online disinformation, that is.

Seemingly?

They’ve introduced a scheme in the UK: to verify that healthcare professional in the UK, are genuine professionals.

I can’t help but think that’s a good thing.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-9-2022 — Talk Like A Pirate Day

19th September, 2022.

It’s the 19th September, 2022.

And?

And it’s Talk Like A Pirate Day.

A day that’s incredibly light hearted.

At least, it’s meant to be.

As ever, I’ve got the radio on and tuned to BBC Radio Four.

And am listening to the coverage of Elizabeth 2nd’s funeral.

The Today* show’s doing it’s usually good job, I should add.

Including present a very nice piece from Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau: who first met the Queen when he was seven, during his father’s term as PM.

At any rate … ?

This year’s Talk Like A Pirate Day is going to be a sad one.

It’s the only time I’ve had to include a message about a State Funeral to the relevant Teaser video … 

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Queen Elizabeth 2nd (II) — The Queen is Dead.

8th September, 2022.

I have to confess: I feel … emotional.

I don’t know if I should say distressed.   Or sad, depressed, what have you.

‘Emotional,’ seems to be the best choice of words.

I’m writing this as the BBC News channel tells us that Elizabeth II — the woman who’s been my country’s head of state since well before my birth — died, this afternoon.

My thoughts — as those of most of the country — will be with her family.

I can only imagine what they are feeling.

Personally?   I feel at something of a loss.

The woman was a rock: a sign that the country was here, and stable, because she was alive and well.

And, to quote Terry Pratchett?

She did the job that was in front of her.

For over seventy years.

That job?

Is now her son’s: who, the Prime Minister tells us, will use the name Charles 3rd.

There are changes ahead.

The Queen is dead.

Long live the King.

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-2-2022: The Queen.

6th February, 2022.

OK: confession time.

I made today’s intro video, when I had the radio on: and — at that point on a Sunday morning? — On Your Farm was on.

Complete with an Article about a family of dairy farmers.

With — I should add — cows.

Going moo.

Understandably: it’s a herd of cows, after all.

The reason I mention it … ?

Is that it still amazes me, what catches your attention on a Sunday morning.

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I’ve got to confess, I helped a friend out, this week.

By giving them some large-ish video files: on a USB stick.

He wanted to send them to a friend of his: via Dropbox.

However?   Something happened: the files wouldn’t play.

But DID … when I sent them to him through WeTransfer, and he downloaded them.

And also did so … when I sent them to two other people … but not to a third!

I’m thinking there’s all sorts  going on.

But the safest thing to say … ?

Is that somewhere in transit, those files got damaged, or corrupted.

Something’s gone wrong somewhere, in other words.

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