Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-1-2020: Unlucky for Some.

13th January, 2020.

Right … 

I’m due to have an interview, today.

And?   And, you say … ?

Well, in theory — and as ever in these circumstances — I’m relying on the Job Centre to pay for my train ticket.

I’m a little concerned, having just checked my bank account.

I’ve got a penny.

Rather than the train fare I was expecting.

Understandably?

I’m going to be checking agin, later.

Equally understandably?

I’m just a little concerned.

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Oh, JUST as a thought … ?

Microsoft will be ending support for Windows 7, tomorrow.

I know it’s possibly strange.   But can I leave you with a thought, if you’re using it?

You’ll need to replace it: as the ageing OS won’t be getting security updates from tomorrow.

I’d like to make a suggestion, if I may?

I’m going to suggest that — instead of spending money on a new PC, or a Windows 10 license — you back up your machine, copy you important files to a USB stick.

And plonk a version of Linux on there*.

Just to see what a different operating system looks like.

You can always return to Windows, later: if you don’t like what you see.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th July, 2019 Teaser

7th July, 2019

I have to admit, I got hold of The Dune Encyclopedia, a few days ago!

It was co-written — possibly the word is compiled — by a chap called Willis E. McNelly.

It’s not considered canonical.

But was something Frank Herbert, the Dune franchises’ creator, found fascinating.

I’ll tell you one thing for free.

Frank Herbert was right: it’s a fascinating thing to skim through.

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One quiet thing about today?

My Aunty Bella died a couple of weeks ago.

She — god bless her — wanted no funeral: something I know I found hard to deal with.

But that’s what she wanted, so who am I to complain?

We are having a family meal, though: at the restaurant we celebrated her birthday.

That’ll do.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th July, 2018.

7th July, 2018.

Yep: I’m officially back at work, today: and frankly?

I’d rather be back in bed.

Isn’t that always the way … ?

At any rate?   I’m sorely tempted to take a good book into work.   I’ve been reading LeGuin’s The Other Wind, just recently.

And, as with some of her earlier work?

Her prose is both hypnotic, and beautiful … !

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Do you watch the news, at all?   Or follow football?

I’m not a fan, I should add, here.

So I couldn’t help but notice this piece: telling how one pair of actors got seriously annoyed at one pair in the audience.

Who — on Tuesday just gone — watch the England-Columbia penalty shoot-out, on their phones … 

Whilst they were in the front row, supposedly watching the musical … !

I’m with the actors, there.

The pair were fucking incredibly rude!

You’ve bought theatre tickets, right?

You even make a point of going to the theatre, to watch the play.

It’s show a lot of fuc brainlessness to ignore the actors — the people you’ve paid to entertain you —in favour of the match.

AND distract them from doing their job, and spoil everyone else’s fun in to the bargain.

You can tell I’m angry, can’t you?

I doubt the woman concerned are watching this.

But if they are?

Enjoy the game, this afternoon.

Watch it down the pub.

Just don’t watch it on your phones if you’re supposed to be watching something else!

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