Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-9-2024 — The US Treasury

2nd September, 2024: the US Treasury Department.

It’s Monday!

Or a Monday.

And … ?

I’m up early.

Yes: I’m off to me weight management class, today.

Hopefully, I’ll’ve lost weight.

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I mentioned, a few days ago, that a certain relative fancied a new phone for Christmas/birthday.

A rather expensive one!

Hopefully?

The family will be able to sort out something!

Even if it’s just a Barbie phone … !

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Right at the moment?

I’ve got the Flying Pickets version of “Only You” on, at the moment.

The irony of the thing isn’t lost on me.

It was — at one point — Margaret Thatcher’s favourite song.

By contrast, the band … ?

Raised a lot of cash, playing left wing benefit gigs.

I don’t think anyone mentioned it to Maggie!

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Digital Poverty — What One Man’s found. (Pt 4: Devices: and conclusions.)

24th June, 2020.

Foreword.


This is part four of a series of articles on digital poverty.

You can find the first three parts here, here and here.

Feel free to comment and share.

Introduction.

Just to let me, in case this piece is new to you?

My name’s Paul: I worked in hospitality for years, and as a retail worker, and call centre agent.

Currently, I’m unemployed: very aware I struggle to pay my bills, and lucky to own the computer kit I have.

And am a lot luckier than at least one of my neighbours: who doesn’t.

This last piece of my current digital poverty pieces?

Tries to explain how I’ve coped, getting hold of things.

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Digital Poverty — What One Man’s found. (Pt 3: Connections and Prices.)

22nd June, 2020.
Updates, 30th June, 2020.   (See below.)

Pt 3: Connections and Prices.

Foreword.

Hi: this is the third in a series about digital poverty.



If you’ve not read part one or two?

You can find Pt One, about schools, here, and Pt two, about job hunting, here.   Pt four, is now available, here.

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Introduction.



Just to remind you?



My name’s Paul: I’m an unemployed former barman, call centre agent and dogsbody.



One trying to keep himself occupied in Lockdown.

The last of these pieces?

Told you about jobhunting with no internet connection.



This is the third in the series.

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Digital Poverty — What One Man’s found. (Pt 2: Job Hunters.)

20th June, 2020.

(Pt 2: The Unemployed)

Foreword.

Just so you know?

This is the second in a set of pieces I’ve done on digital poverty*.

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Digital Poverty — What One Man’s found. (Pt 1: An Introduction/Schools)

19th June, 2020.

Foreword.

Just so you know?

This is the first of a few pieces I’m planning on digital poverty*.

How many I’ll eventually write?

I don’t know.

That all depends on what I hear from the various companies involved.



I’m also not planning to turn this into something for my YouTube channel: at least right now.




It seems inappropriate.

At any rate, let’s move on.

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