Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th March, 2020.

9th March, 2020.

Yep: I’ve had a late night.

Watching a film, would you believe?

Actually?   You possibly would, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while … 

At any rate?

I managed to catch the original 1992 version of Candyman, last night.

It has to be said:

• Candyman still looks good.
• Virginia Madsen does a great job.
• Tony Todd’s iconic!

What can I tell you?

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Candyman — A Review

8th March, 2020.

OK … I have to confess, I’ve — sort of — got used to watching Dr Who on a Sunday night.

You’ve possibly realised that, if you’ve been following me for a while.

At any rate?

I’ve sort of got used to watching things on Sunday nights.

Tonight … ?

I fancied a movie.

And, frankly?

Consider an upcoming rebooted version is due out, in summer?

I felt watching the original might be an idea … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-3-2020: The CD

8th March, 2020.

Yes: I’ve got one last birthday present to come.

Dinner with the family, today.

At a little place in town I’ve never heard of.

It should be good.

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Talking of which … ?

I went up to Brentwood Library, yesterday.   To reassure myself the laptop could connect up to the Library’s wi-fi.

It could.

I know I was … ummm … poking around, as well.

And cam across this page.

https://piratebay.surf/

Don’t bother trying to connect to it, you won’t with out a copy of TorBrowser.

Basically?

The link is a proxy — an indirect connection — to Pirate Bay.

Pirate Bay?   Allows us to download torrent files: specialised files that let you download various types of content.

Usually in conjunction with a torrent client: the type of app that does the downloading.

I downloaded the version of Ubuntu on my laptop via a torrent file, to give you an example.

But, famously?   The Torrent technique can also be used to download copyrighted material — movies, TV shows, what have you — for free: from sites like Pirate Bay, KAT, LimeTorrent, and the recently reestablished Demonoid.

So — in line with a pair of court orders from a few years ago — internet service providers are supposed to block access to them, and their proxies.

Given that?

How I managed to get through to a Pirate Bay proxy, yesterday?

I really don’t know … 

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Spectral — A Review

7th March, 2020.

You know, it had to be said … I get into a funny mood, at times.

I’m out of a job: and suffered with depression, amongst other things.

And … ?

And, I’ve accidentally locked myself out of my Universal Credit account on top of everything else.

There’s possibly a long story, there.

On the up side … ?

I’ve satisfied myself that my new laptop — a second hand Thinkpad, running a version of Ubuntu MATE — can be used in the local library.

Or, at least, connected to their wi-fi.

I’ve more complaints about Catalina as a result.

Or, at least, Safari.

I’d suggest reading this afternoon’s post … if you’re curious.

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At any rate … ?

I’ve been tinkering about with the new computer for a while … 

But fancied catching a TV show … or possibly a movie.

I settled for a movie: the 2016 film, Spectral.

Whether I made a good decision is a whole other matter.

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The Present's Tale: In Brentwood Library ...

7th March, 2020.

OK ...this is possibly getting to be a habit.   Possibly.

I've started a post, without an introductory video.

Debatably, a good thing: if you're not used to my ugly mug.

At any rate?

I've recently been given a cheap, refurbished, laptop.   A Lenovo Thinkpad T-400, so you know.

One I've installed a version of Ubuntu Mate on: as a replacement for the version of Windows Seven the sellers had installed by default.

The installation, I should add?   Was done on Thursday.

I had intended to do that from a version of the installer I'd managed -- after a lot of coaxing -- onto a US?B stick.

One that this laptop wouldn't recognise.

So I eventually installed from a DVD.

The process was fairly easy, and took a lot less time than I remember earlier installations doing.

Bar the odd quirk -- there's one important password that needs resetting -- it's running well.

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