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Had it take an hour or two, but never overnight - let alone 2 days! Try Wise Disk Cleaner* first, then use Windows Disk Cleanup? *OK for home, and (AFAICT) OK at work too.

Some people prefer the disks as then they can flog them after they've finished the game. I'm trying to save space and go for downloads only. EDIT: Can't see a "we buy for" price on CEX, so might not be possible for this one.

I think I first became aware of him when he played C.S. Lewis brilliantly in the BBC version of "Shadowlands". Though he's probably best known for having "Diplomatic Immunity" in the above-mentioned LW2.

The factory that Aardman Animation source the clay they use from has closed down, leading to worries that they would be running out of the clay. They bought all remaining stocks and have plans in place for future productions. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-11-20/aardman-calms-fears-of-clay-crisis-ahead-of-new-films

Sounds familiar...

From today's "Framed". No wonder that mech is having problems if it's running on such a chip!

Makes more sense now! Yeah, I can get to the "proper" page with no "school" credentials, even with my home ones.

I'm confused! What steps would I need to replicate to get the original search results? We're cheapskates, so Fundamentals.

Book Club: The Next Chapter (Rental most services) The ladies are determined to get out there after Lockdown and when Jane Fonda's character gets engaged, they hit on Italy for a bachelorette trip. Cue stunning locations and so-so laughs. Not my choice and, after the intro about the suffering of these wealthy women being isolated (though two, possibly three, of the four seem to be living with their partners) and how tough it was for them being stuck at home with nothing to do during lockdown, I wasn't thinking that it be able to endear itself to me. I didn't hate it (apart from the intro) but not one to add to your "must watch" list. Someone needs to make a film about people who were crushed by lack of income during Lockdown (you can have that one for free, Mike Leigh) or someone for whom lockdown made little difference apart from easier commuting who cracks after seeing yet another whiney Guardian column about how tough it was keeping mentally active during lockdown.

Got a Ryobi strimmer for £46: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01NB0C831 Plus a small dehumidifier for Bonus Daughter #1. £40 is what we paid for ours, but has been higher since summer. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B8PHSXSL

Odd. First link works for me. I have got a pic, but upload keeps failing.

Horror film - trailer may be NSFW. Not all imaginary friends are nice... or even imaginary.

I'm too lazy to do that, plus I have a few purchased movies (got all 6 extended Middle Earth movies in 4k for £20) that I'd need to switch to my main account to access. Might have to at some stage if they are still being blockers. Disney seem happy with me using Clubcard points at least.

Starts this weekend on Netflix, the Indian answer to "Chernobyl". I'm one of those philistines who very rarely reads non-fiction but for some reason read "Five Past Midnight in Bhopal" which covers the Bhopal disaster. IIRC, though money was paid out, Union Carbide and some of its top executives got off pretty lightly, as did some of the Indian bosses who were charged.

Goodbye, Shadow & Bone. Netflix have swung the axe. In some ways, this might be a bit of a blessing as S3 should have covered the truly epic heist in the first "Crows" book. Given the rather lacklustre "clash of the armies" at the end of S2 that, presumably for budgetary reasons, looked more like a "clash of the LARP groups" I suspect they wouldn't have done it justice.

Tiger 3 (Cinema) A villain with a grudge against both Tiger and Zoya ensnares them in this evil plan to take over Pakistan and return it to its rightful state as a military dictatorship. The YRF Spy Universe is really getting to be like an Indian version F&F films crossed with the MCU. The ridiculous stunts and action of the former and the inter-connectedness of the latter. You really need to have seen all the previous entries to get the full effect of this fifth entry, though you could possibly get away with just Tiger 2 (Tiger Zinda Hai) and Pathaan. I was feeling pretty down yesterday and this really lifted my spirits. Zoya gets an "origin story" set in what someone thinks London looks like (they don't even get the number plates right) and, despite his non-appearance in the trailer, Hassan isn't forgotten. I'd love to know where they filmed the main opening sequence, though - it looks like something out of the original Assassin's Creed. Lots of OTT action and stunts, with guest appearances from characters from the YRFSU and only 2 full-on songs - and very twisty. The only real negative, which is common to most action films with a lot of shooting, is that a lot of the opposing forces aren't all bad 'uns, just soldiers or cops etc doing their jobs. One of the twists doesn't make a lot of sense if you start to think about it, but it's not supposed to be an intricately plotted masterpiece. Worth a look if you've been following the series, and definitely when it's streaming (on Amazon?) if you can catch at least the two highlighted above. You had fast-forward through the songs then, if you must. There's a mid-credits sequence (after the final song) that sets up War 2. Despite their online listing, I'm pretty sure that our cinema didn't show the cut UK version - the version we saw had an Irish Film Classification Office rating before the film, and seemed to run for the uncut time. Oh! We weren't the only non-Indians in the screen this time. We were the only people in the screen. (Though it's #5 at the UK box office).

Last time I tried a free Apple offer they told me I was taking the mickey and had done it too many times (a bit more politely). Might try again soon.

The only machines new enough for W11 at my schools are "staff" ones, so not that locked down. Not had a problem with "rotate" though. I just tried it on my machine and it was fine, but went to 23H2 last week. Pretty sure it was OK on 22H2, as well.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09PTYF87N Love the description! Hopefully not too functional! There is also a version that has the chains...

Two of my 3 got rid, but have class sets of Chromebooks. The other has a suite which gets used quite a lot, as a member of SMT has yet to lay down the law on booking the mobile devices, which could be anywhere in the school.

The Marvels (Cinema) After plot device shenanigans, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau find their powers entangled. Meanwhile a new Big Bad threatens the universe. Entertaining but inessential Marvel movie. Iman Vellani is great as Ms. Marvel and I really hope that the likely failure of this movie doesn't mean plans for her future in the MCU aren't scuppered. As for the movie, it feels like this is the third part of a trilogy rather than the second in a duology, necessitating copious flashbacks. It will also leaving you with many "but why?". As for "Everything Changes": Not really. Ms. M may be the new Tony Stark from a pre-credits sequence and a mid-credits one may Xcite some, but still doesn't change a lot. There is a post-credit audio cue that is cute, but missable. War (Prime Video) When a RAW agent goes rogue (India's spy agency seems to have a major staff retention problem), his top trainee sets out to bring him back in. This is the third entry in the YRF Spy Universe and surprisingly twisty. Anyone who found RRR overly homo-erotic might want to give this one a miss as it's hardly a "sub"text here, with seemingly everyone unable to cope with star Tiger Schroff's effect on their loins. If you want to watch this, avoid any synopses, reviews and even cast lists, some of which give WAY too much away. Worth a look if you enjoy Indian action movies. We're now up to date with the YRFSU ready for the fifth entry later this week (released for Diwali).

The good old days. I can remember going for family trips with my cousins with kids sat on laps, in the footwells, and in the "boot" of classics like Though there were fewer cars on the road in those days, and people like Clarkson had yet to encourage "small" men to prove their virility by driving as fast and aggressively as possible.

I think the clue is in the name.

Not read the comics or seen any of the animated show/s, but I didn't hate the previous film and was impressed by ONE PIECE - so I'm looking forward to this.

I think the 40k thing is official and progress is being made, but have a sneaking suspicion that HC was more throwing his hat into the ring for Mass Effect. As he's supposed to be one of the producers on 40k and presumably he'll want to be fairly "hands on" I'd be surprised if he has time for ME as well. Plus things seem to be very quiet on the ME show front.