Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18th July, 2019.

18th July, 2019.

Yes: my floor’s a state.

Yes: the steam cleaner can only help so far.

But, yes: I managed to get as much of it cleaned up … when my new oven got both delivered.

It amazes the amount of crap that builds up in the gaps you can’t normally get at.

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Did you know Facebook were planning to introduce their own cryptocurrency?

Something called Libra.

I get the impression that’s not necessarily going to go well: although the company claims it will make sending money internationally a lot easier, regulators are uneasy.

I also note that the blockchain part — the chain of servers underpinning a cryptocurrency — is going to be limited to a few servers.

Unlike Bitcoin: where the likes of you and I can run a bitcoin mine, regardless of how well we understand the maths.

Personally?

We’ll have to see how that one goes.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-7-2016

You know, I’ve just had a lot at my phone’s Weather app.

Frankly?

It looks like we’re actually due some sunshine, for once.

Which would be nice.

Personally, though … ?

I’m planning on opening a window.

Getting a bit of airflow could be good.

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Just as a quick thought … ?

I’ve woken up this morning to good weather.

And to the news that ARM Holdings — the company that makes so many processors in mobile devices*, and Britain’s biggest technology firm — is to be sold to Japanese company, Softbank.

I’m not convinced it’s a completely good idea.

Part of the reasons I’ve always tried to encourage the use of open source operating system, Ubuntu†?   Is that — in part — the thing is British made.

I feel that encouraging British made technology is a good thing.

Yes, I know the UK needs to encourage foreign investment: and the Japanese company doing the buying intends to keep ARM based in the UK.

But I’m not totally convinced.

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