Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5th May 2018

5th May, 2018.

Yep: I’m at work, today.

And … ?

Frankly, I’m looking forward to tomorrow.

That’ll be my first day off for some time!

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Can I mak a confession, here?

I’m both curious … and still, mildly concerned.

Coming home last night, I caught my usual train home: the 22·26 from Platform One, at Chelmsford Station.

A girl — well, young woman — was one the bench next to me … asleep.

Well … 

Certainly on the way to being asleep.

I managed to briefly wake her up, long enough to ask if she was OK.

She said, “Yeah …”

Rather quietly.

And started snoozing, again.

I was mildly concerned.

Granted, Chelmsford isn’t Syria: or even London, where things can get hairy.

But I really wanted to alert one of the staff, just to make sure some one was keeping an eye on her.

Which is when my train decided to turn up.

Frankly?   I had to grab that.

But felt I had to do something.

I tweeted …

@greateranglia there's a girl asleep on platform 1, at #ChelmsfordStation Can someone there wake her? Didn't like leaving her on her own at this time of night
(Can my followers rt this, please? Ta)

— Paul Downie (@Cuddy2977) May 4, 2018

Greater Anglia, the people who actually run Chelmsford Station, were at least good enough to send a reply.

Good evening Paul, we are talking with Chelmsford now and will check on her if she is still there. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. DC

— Greater Anglia (@greateranglia) May 4, 2018

After that … ?

After that, I really couldn’t tell you what happened.

But would love to know.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th May, 2018.

4th May, 2018.

Yes: I’m officially wish a Happy Birthday, Mum!

Ahem!

If anyone else want’s to do the same, they’d be perfectly welcome to!

She’d appreciate it.

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At ANY rate, and on other fronts … ?

We had a local election, yesterday.   Brentwood — at least Brentwood West, the ward I live in — now has an extra Liberal Democrat.

And that's all the results in for the Brentwood Borough elections #LocalElections2018 pic.twitter.com/nTOFr4O0t5

— Brentwood Council (@Brentwood_BC) May 3, 2018

Personally … ?

I went for Labour, myself.

Mostly?

Because the Greens weren’t standing in Brentwood West, this year.

Shame, that.

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I’m also aware that in some boroughs?   There’s been a trial of voter ID: you have to take ID with you, to be able to vote.

According to Radio Four?   People have been turned away.

I hope this scheme does not go any further.

I personally, couldn’t afford to get a photographic drivers license, or passport: the standard pieces of ID that are being requested.

I suspect I’m not the only person in Brentwood who is in the same shoes.

Personally?

I think I, and others, would be be denied a vote, as a result.

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And finally … !

Finally, and in other news … ?

Twitter have advised three hundred and thirty million users to change their passwords: myself included.

Apparently?

The bulk of those passwords had not been lack from the site’s storage servers.

But had been stored in plain text: unencrypted, and with not protection, in other words.

I’ve changed mine: you might want to do likewise … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3rd May, 2018.

3rd May, 2018.

Yes: it’s Thursday, it 3rd May … 

And it’s something like a tenth day, working, in a row.

Boy, I’m looking forward to Sunday, though.

That’s my next day off!

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That’s a thought … 

There was a piece of news that caught my eye, the other day.

It seems noted blogger, Logan Paul, has decided to slow down on his daily YouTube posts.

I envy his advertising revenue, I really do.

But, on the other hand?

Keep thinking “Ya wimp … !”

He should maybe keep doing something for a decade!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd May 2018.

2nd May, 2018.

It’s officially official: a government official fro the Cayman Isles — being interviewed on the Today programme — has just called John Humphrys, Mr Humphrys … !

The man’s reputation as the political interviewing equivalent of Vito Genovese?   Is getting him a lot of … well … 

Manners … !

At any rate … ?

I’m up comparatively early, today.

I’ve a dentist appointment, today, and, as I’m walking?

Wanted to make sure I’m up early enough.

Here’s hoping the checkup finds nothing wrong … 

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Oh, as a quick point?

It seems video blogger, Logan Paul, is giving up his series of daily posts.

I’m sort of sympathetic.   Just a regular written one is time consuming.

On the other hand, my first thought?

Was ‘The wimp!’

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1st May, 2018.

1st May, 2018.

Yep: it’s definitive … 

I’ve had a … drive by attempt!

I was actually doing some writing, yesterday: doing the basics for an up coming ten question set.

And?

Innocently Googled something: barracks, I seem to recall.

And got the pictured page as a result.

Before you ask … ?   I didn’t click a thing.

I was suspicious.

Partly because the page looked slightly wrong: the colouring, in particular, looked … iffy.

Partly … ?   The good ol’ thing that macOS generally doesn’t have as much malicious software as Windows: or even Linux.   Having a website — even one claiming to be an Apple authored one — saying I had malicious software on my Mac struck me as … odd.

The few remote virus scanning sites I’d used, only do so … when I’ve gone to them.

And partly?   Because of the URL that showed up in the bar at the top of the page.

It looked nothing like an Apple authored web address I’d ever seen.

I navigated away from it, after taking a screen shot.

And looked up what happened.

Apparently?   That little event was an attempt at what’s called a drive by download.   If you click on any links or buttons on there?   You get hit with issues.

If I’d clicked on that scan button?

Well … 

Let’s just say I’m grateful I didn’t … 

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