Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22-4-2019: Jack Nicholson.

22nd April, 2019.

Yep!

It’s officially official: I’ve finished watching series two of Westworld.

And it has to be said, The Passenger did look rather good.

Although … 

Can I make a confession?

They’ve killed Thandie Newton.

She absolutely made that show!

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In other news?

We know the Ukraine’s had it’s moments … 

Yesterday was possibly one of them.

The country’s just elected Volodymyr Zelensky as President: a man who’s made a living as both a comedian, and playing a fictional Ukrainian president.

A comedian … 

He really can’t be any worth than any other politician … 

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And, as a LAST thought … ?

My sister, Ruth, and I tried installing Fortnite — the game — onto her PC, last night.

As Jude had been talking about it!

Frankly?

We couldn’t get it done.

I have to admit, I THINK that’s down to the verification email going astray.

Although I did have a look at downloading it, back at my place, when I got back home.

The bloody thing’s a 45 gigabyte file.

Forty five whole bloody gigabytes.

Blow THAT!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-4-21: The Death of a Prince.

21st April, 2018.

Yep: it’s officially official.

I’ve managed to scrape together enough cash to my myself … 

A haircut … !

I don’t know about you, but I feel a bit better for it.

I’m a bit less … you know … shaggy … 

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Just as an extra point: from the news section … ?

It seems the government’s scheme to roll out local TV stations — the nearest to me is London Live* — isn’t going well.

At least … the UK’s communication watchdog, ofcom, has decided to stop any further rollout.

On financial grounds.

Personally?

I think that’s sensible.

I’d guessed there’d not be a market for them.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-6-2016

Bleaugh … 

I was up late, last night!

But … ?

I can at least say that I managed to catch … The Strain!

Which is rather fun.

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At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, yesterday’s hospital appointment went well, as did the actual bus trip, there.

I was a little apprehensive, as I’d never actually got beyond Basildon town centre’s bus station.

Today, however?

I’ve got a GP’s appointment, following up on some blood tests, a few weeks ago.

I’ll find out, today, when I’ll find about yesterday’s scans.

I’ve got another appointment, too.

With a local opticians.

Can I tell you something … ?

I’d originally made an appointment with the opticians who’d supplied my last two sets of spectacles.   As I was out of work?   I got a hell of a lot of help, paying for both them, and the actual eye test.

This time, I didn’t: the test would’ve cost me £25, and on pair of glasses, £50!

Not something I fancied forking over.

I’ve since changed opticians.

The new ones looks seriously cheaper: even with my eyesight!

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The Daily Teaser — 22-4-2016: Earth Day

Good lord … 

Prince has died … 

I don’t know about you, but I grew up in the 1970s and was a teen during the 1980s.

And, back then?

Back then, you couldn’t move for music released by Michael Jackson, Madonna … 

And Prince … 

I’ve never been a huge music fan.

But Prince?

If he HADN’T released something you liked, you’re possibly less of a music fan than I am.

A catalogue that extensive, was going to have something — quite literally — for everyone.

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Personally … ?

I must admit to one thing that’s bothered me, about Prince’s death.

Just one.

He died at the age of 57.

57.

These days?

That’s no age, at all.

Especially when you consider that yesterday was ALSO the Queen’s 90th birthday.

THAT’S what’s bothering me.

57 — like 62, the age at which comedian, Victoria Wood, recently died of cancer — is hardly any age at all.

I know the man recently collapsed.

And have to ask … 

What on Earth killed Prince at the age of 57.

It’s not young.

But Prince has died at 57.

His prime.

What the hell happened?

I want to hear the results of that post-mortem!

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The Daily Teaser — 30-3-2016: Batman

Hmmm … 

A few days ago, now, I remember telling fellow Mac users of a nasty piece of ransomware that targeted people using a corrupted version of Transmission.

An issue since solved.

Lincolnshire County Council was ALSO attacked: again, an issue since sorted, but still worrying.

Something that DID catch my eyes, in the BBC’s Technology news, though … ?

Was this piece: telling us about a new piece of ransomware, doing the rounds … that infected small networks.

I don’t think something like that will target my machine: after all, it’s one individual Mac: and the variants are targeting Windows based networks.

But I can at least be careful.

However?

I’ve been talking to at least two local Councillors about this: and will be forwarding the piece, as and when … 

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