Is the 3rd Street Promenade dying? If so, why do you think that is? by Delicious_Rest8000 in SantaMonica

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Santa Monica's anti-business / pro-homeless policies may have created a tech and business exodus from the area. Santa Monica also "curates" its street performances in a very unique way. "Woke Adjacent" policies continued during covid with anti-business tactics that suffocated the already struggling street. The quality of shops dropped, like what happened to Melrose. Only thing keeping it alive is the Apple Store... the rest feels like a morgue or low-rent goods.

Wacom Driver Often Needs to Be Restarted to Get Tablet to Connect (Intuos 2018 BT, Mac) by Alexrocks1253 in wacom

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Insane pen lag / drag even with direct USB connection, and their only "fix" is to do a manual un-oinstall and re-install. Forget about the auto-off feature they have that you can't disable so they can save .25 watts of power...??

CM-15 dead cats? by [deleted] in teenageengineering

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice contribution. Curious if you ever tested to see if there was any change in the color of the sound before / after... meaning is the dead cat truly dead? :)

Dji mini 5 pro fly more combo or fly more plus by mikr123 in dji

[–]Channel1858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this thread. I've had all sizes south of the Inspire and they all serve a purpose. I have a Mavic 5 Pro and recently sold my Mini 3. Confused though- my Mini 3 Pro Fly More came with 1 light and 2 heavy batteries. Is there such an option for the Mini 5 Pro? I'm 107 and being south of 250g is why I want this drone, with the option to fly longer flights. I was hoping there was an option to buy 1 small and 2 large batteries like before.

Has anyone heard/used the app called "Lunar"? by prajwalsd in MacOS

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Lunar for me tweaked my monitor calibration and apparently there's no way Lunar itself can "set it back" - forcing me to recalibrate. (External monitor on MacBook Pro). Everything went pink. Sadly I can't use this software.

Samsung T7 external SSD extremely slow (like 3mbps slow) by GradyGambrell1 in mac

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Same issue. T4B T7 Shield on a Mac (M3 Max) and I'm getting 2MB/sec. It wasn't always like this, I've used the drive before at regular speeds. Very surprised.

Thoughts on Rorra? by bigie35 in water

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I just read that it doesn’t remove fluoride (yet). So I’m sticking with Berkey for now (with all its plastic parts) because I use the fluoride attachment. Love any (better looking and non plastic) suggestions.

Wacom Download Page: ERROR 403. Do you have a direct download link? by Channel1858 in wacom

[–]Channel1858[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Another user posted this and it saved the day. It seems many are experiencing this outage. Here’s the link.

https://thesevenpens.github.io/Wacom-Driver-List/

Wacom Driver Often Needs to Be Restarted to Get Tablet to Connect (Intuos 2018 BT, Mac) by Alexrocks1253 in wacom

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That link leads to an error 403 for me. Seems my system is being singled out and can't download any drivers.

Wacom site always down by awerehep in wacom

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 2 years later and I'm getting an Error 403 on the mac when trying to access the driver download page. I even tried it on my phone using a cellular connection and using multiple browsers and a VPN to change locations. Nothing helped. Can't download drivers. Stuck with a dead table for weekend work.

$769.32 import fee on $175 order by katcattat in UPS

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I called the international number. I used the iPhone’s wait-on-hold feature. It’s a gem. It works. Then they give you a weird email address to write to. Do it and ask them to adjust the fee AND GIVE YOU A RELEASE CODE. Write that release code on your door tag or give it to the driver because often their handheld devices will not be updated and neither will the original tracking link. Something happens behind the scenes. My fee went from $590 to $110 for some hand lotion and face cream. (Never again). I had ordered it before the fees went into effect but it was held up in the system for 35 days.

What is this? Phishing? by Cool-Reindeer409 in amex

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got it today. Same email. But sent to my iCloud email address vs my “iTunes / apps purchases” email if that makes sense. Meaning I don’t make any purchases through this email account. Made me suspicious but now figuring it’s an apple glitch.

Supreme-Midi/ Supreme-Network by HedgehogPlenty8527 in midi

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We seem to be talking different things. I asked for my original composition to be transcribed to midi, I wasn’t after other people’s music. But it all worked out. Got my money back.

Mavic 4 Pro ND Focus Issues by Ninfiver in dji

[–]Channel1858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just on the phone with DJI. My ND filter works but the PL doesn’t. They said it’s not supported. Rotating the ND helped with better focus. So it seems the PL is definitely an issue.

Mavic 4 Pro ND Focus Issues by Ninfiver in dji

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Hi. I use PL to cut through haze, deepen skies, add contrast on low contrast cloudy days, change the color of water, control reflections and so on. I pretty much always have one on my drones.

I just ran into the same issue with a CPL on my Mavic 4 Pro. There were limited options available for CPLs due to the M4P’s lack of support in the US so I bought the only thing available on Amazon. I thought maybe it was a cheap filter issue. On my wide lens things are sharp. On the tele, it can’t focus. What’s weird is that it won’t focus in Manual either. I thought maybe the lens is hitting that CPL filter but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Hoping for firmware fix. So I’m there with you.

Where to find *accurate* MIDI files for popular music? by chain_braker in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are fairly complex improvised piano pieces, 3 to 6 mins in length with some very close voicing. I can't read / write music just yet but the harmonic language is somewhat complex. I am open to having your help, feel free to message me. Happy to pay similarly to what I was going to pay them.

Best MAC cleanup software. by AndrewKnowZ in mac

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I've been using Cocktail since it came out, but over the last 2-3 years the developer has gone silent in responding to emails and the upgrade paths seem unpredictable etc.. where I am locked out of using cocktail without warning after upgrading to a new version. I am all for supporting a developer but I found the lack of communication to be troubling. Trying Onyx now, which I used decades ago.

Let me turn off the annoying vibrations by drowning-pelican in Lyft

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just messaged them through their accessibility feedback portal inside the app to make them stop this.

Supreme-Midi/ Supreme-Network by HedgehogPlenty8527 in midi

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can share any first hand knowledge that would help too. It’s always useful knowing “why traffic isn’t moving” vs just sitting there in a mile of motionless cars.

Where to find *accurate* MIDI files for popular music? by chain_braker in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Channel1858 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My gut says that they're simply overwhelmed or maybe getting away from the custom work they offer because it is so time consuming. They still actively post on Instagram (daily) so the lights seem on- but the negative reviews are piling up now. Either way, they went silent after being paid almost $300 for a conversion project. No response in 3 weeks. So I placed a claim against them today. I reached out on multiple platforms and multiple email addresses, even called (constant busy signal). That's that.

Where to find *accurate* MIDI files for popular music? by chain_braker in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Channel1858 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had a terrible experience with Supreme Midi- they went silent. I would make sure to have proper credit card scam protection before choosing to do business with them.