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This PC can’t run Windows 11

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I downloaded the PC Health Check application to make sure my new machine could run Windows 11. My confidence was high, as the specs of my machine were pretty good: Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X RAM: 64GB However, when I ran the tool, to my surprise, I got an error telling me This PC can't run Windows 11 Being told This PC can’t run Windows 11...

Beware of Facebook Phishing scam based on ‘Local’ news

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This particular phishing scam is currently in circulation on Facebook. An account will post a clickbait news story, relevant to your local area, designed to cause panic – a child abducted, for example. (I’ve obfuscated the name / photo of this, as it’s likely the account was a compromised account – probably from a similar sort of scam When you click on the post, it takes...

Cosmos DB Change Feed Processed by Azure Functions – Application Insights Telemetry

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While working with a Cosmos DB Change Feed processor running as an Azure Function,  I noticed that ‘requests’ are logged as Application Insights telemetry, but show up with no URL, and a response Code of 0. I was able to reproduce this using a lean example, generated from the func new generators. (Code available here: ) I’m trying to figure out why this is, so this is a kind of...

Satay Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients Aprox 400g chicken thigh fillets 2tbsp peanut butter (proper stuff – 100% peanuts) 1tbsp dark soy sauce 1tsp honey Splash of boiling water (to help melt the peanut butter / make a ‘creamy’ sauce) 2 spring onions 2 cloves garlic Handful of spinach (or pak choi) To make the marinade Mix the peanut butter, soy sauce, honey in a small bowl. Add a small amount of boiling water if...

How To Make Dalgona Coffee

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Dalgona coffee in mason jar

Dalgona coffee is made by whipping equal proportions of instant coffee powder, sugar, and hot water until it becomes frothy and then adding it to cold or hot milk. It’s surprisingly easy to make. Serves 2 2tbsp instant coffee (I used Nescafe Azera Americano) 2tbsp Sugar (I used golden caster sugar) 2tbsp very hot water Add all 3 ingredients to a bowl, and use an electric whisk for about 30...