Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th April 2025.

15th April, 2025.

Right … 

It’s officially Tuesday: which means that it’s raining!

It also means my nephew was over, last night: still in mourning for a much loved pet rabbit … but in a place where he could to do something about it.

Yep: he’s made a video and uploaded it to YouTube.

Feel free to comment … 

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I’ve been following the news: including the news that the Manchester Arena bomber, Hashem Abedi, has attacked prison officers in HMP Frankland.

According to a letter seen by the BBC?

The families of his victims haver said:

“… [Abedi] should not have access to anything that he can weaponise”.

Seemingly, he’d made improvised knives from baking trays.

I’m sympathetic to the families.

But also very aware prisoners can turn anything into a weapon.

Jam jars, Marmite jars and peanut butter jars, can be put into socks: and used as improvised coshes.

That’s why, I’m told, prisoners are only allowed sachets.

Cut off the bristles of a toothbrush, melt the head with a lighter, and attach razor blades … and you have an improvised knife.

The amount of each a prisoner has are supposed to be monitored.

I’m told spray on deodorant isn’t allowed in prison: that and a lighter gives you a flamethrower.

Then there’s rolled up bedsheets: garrottes and rope.

You can turn toilet roll into string, the same way.

When the families say Abedi shouldn’t have things that can be weaponised, I think they are well meaning … but a little innocent.

Prisons are full of people who can weaponise anything.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15-4-2024 — Leonardo’s Bones.

15th April, 2024: Leonardo’s Bones.

Right … it’s now Monday!

Which means — obviously — I’m up early: as I’m off to my weight management meeting, today.

Hopefully?

And after gaining for the past few weeks?

I’ll’ve lost weight for once!

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Every-so-often?

I’ll watch videos on Youtube: WhoCulture and TrekCulture are favourites: as is Tom Harries/Tharries.

Occasionally?

I’ll watch technology channels: there’s a few on YouTube.

I keep an eye on some of the Mac themed ones, obviously.

One of those is a channel called iJustine: run by a vlogger called Justine Ezarik.

Both her, Marques Brownlee and the LMG-produced Mac Address, hosted by Jonathan Horst*, are quite respected.

At any rate … ?

I managed to catch Justine’s review to the base model M2 Mac mini, yesterday: the same model sitting not far from where I am now sitting.

Here’s the review: 

If I’ve understood Justine correctly?

The model she bought, the one sitting next to me, is capable of editing 8k video.

Given the right software: in her review, Justine uses Apple’s own Final Cut Pro.

I’m mildly impressed.

I did not expect the baseline mini to be that capable!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th April, 2022

15th April, 2022.

It’s official: it’s now Good Friday.

Which means you can over-do the hot cross buns.

Unless you’re on a diet, or diabetic: you’ll have to have the low sugar, diabetic friendly ones.

Either way?   Have a good day, if you’re marking it.

Just don’t end up getting menaced by Pierce Brosnan!

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Oh: JUST so you know?

I had my nephew, Jude, over, yesterday.

Yes: there’s another video.

He and Jaskaran both ended up shooting each other in a game of Minecraft.

Heigh ho!

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I follow the news: and can see, sometimes, where it goes.

Or, at least, where it’s been.

A day or two ago, I read that there’d been attempts to kidnap’s Germany’s health minister, whilst simultaneously causing severe power cuts.   By a group calling itself the United Patriots.

It sounds potentially nasty.

But to me, having grown up hearing stories about World War Two?

Vaguely familiar.

Did you ever hear about the Beer Hall Putsch?   The attempted coup led by Adolf Hitler, in 1923?

That’s the first thing I thought of, when I heard about the recent plot.

Very aware that — during his gaol sentence for the Putsch — Hitler wrote Mein Kampf: his poisonous autobiography, whilst in prison for the attempt.

Something he and the Nazis used as propaganda in their rise to power,

I can’t help but wonder what — given that — will happen to this lot.

I can only hope they don’t end up burning down the Reichstag … 

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