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Still Not Watched Them

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:04:00 +0000

I've posted over 20 trailers in the last 5 years. Of those, there's only 4 that I still haven't gotten around to watching. At some point, I'll have to get around to doing so.

Joker (2019):
Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a freak, he decides to embrace the life of chaos in Gotham City.

Underwater (2020):
A crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facility located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Disney's Mulan (2020):
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022):
Set 30 years after its predecessor, it follows Maverick's return to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (also known as U.S. Navy-Fighter Weapons School - "TOPGUN"), where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger pilots, among them the son of Maverick's deceased best friend Lieutenant Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, USN.

Install Windows 11 Without A Microsoft Account

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:04:00 +0000

One of the bugbears with installing Windows 11 is that you need an internet connection and Microsoft Account.

Pressing Shift + F10 during the setup would open a Command Prompt and you could type:

oobe\bypassnro

This would enable a button to skip connecting to the internet.

Microsoft has now removed this command.

However, there is still another option. Open a Command Prompt with Shift + F10 and type the following:

start ms-cxh:localonly

An older, Windows 10 style interface will pop up, and you can then specify a username and password for the local account; skipping the need for an internet connection and Microsoft account.

New CPU

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

After trading a 2TB Nvme that I wasn't using, and was still sealed in it's box, with one of my friends, my PC has undergone a slight upgrade; the previous processor, a Ryzen 5 3600 has been replaced by a Ryzen 5 5600. Core and Thread count remains the same. However, base clock speed has dropped from 3.6Ghz to 3.5Ghz, but, boost clock speed has increased from 4.2Ghz to 4.4Ghz. Most of the specs for the 2 chips are the same, with the main difference being more transistors on the 5600, and improved thermal performance. Flat out, it runs slightly faster, at a lower temperature. Overall, I should see a 15-20% improvement in CPU intensive tasks, but a lower improvement where the GPU is more involved.

Updated Serendipity And PHP

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:19:00 +0000

Updated to Serendipity 2.5 and PHP 8.2.22

10th Wedding Anniversary

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today is our 10th wedding anniversary!

If you’d told me 11 years ago that I would have been married within a year, I would’ve called you crazy. But, life has a funny habit of throwing curveballs, and truth be told, I wouldn’t even be able to hit an underarm pitch, let alone a curveball. Anyway, here we are; 10 years of married life, and whilst we've had some ups and downs over the years, we've ridden all the waves, and are just as strong today, if not more so, than we were in 2014.

Here's to at least another 10 years!

Updated PHP

nospam@example.com (Andrew Bowers) — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:35:00 +0000

Just a test to ensure everything is still working...