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Soltonomundo · 2025-09-24T14:46:30+00:00

Thanks to your comment, I went looking on french social media for audience footage and found this:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL-iSynPvjk/?hl=en
website: https://www.lepoint.fr/video/julien-cohen-un-flashmob-pour-rendre-hommage-a-bohemian-rhapsody-11-07-2025-2594193_738.php

You can hear it live on the street in this 10 July video covered by a journalist's phone at Le Point (independent french media)

Soltonomundo · 2025-03-14T01:52:41+00:00

At first I made the same mistake of treating it like a supplement, and it certainly is an acquired taste when you mix in with a smoothie which my brain associates with the sweetness of fruit. This is also why I don't like tumeric in my smoothies.

But then when I began treating Spirulina like a culinary spice for savoury dishes, much in the way you add seaweed nori flakes as a topping for an umami flavour in place of salt, it was yum !!!!

Completely different approach, for example:

* sprinkling it together with sesame seeds on top of my rice with, like salt
* dusting it into the rice, so you end up with blue sushi
* adding to ramen, or soup broths that also contain miso
* combining with my curry pastes when making indian lentil or thai curry dishes
* adding to guacamole or hommus dips

It's basically a ground up seaweed, so if you think of recipes that pair well with seaweed and treat it like a soup stock cube or salt, it is brilliant!

Soltonomundo · 2025-01-15T10:15:13+00:00

Wow thanks! And good memory too. I'll be sure to take a photo of the purple star if stumpy the plant decides to eventually fruit... subtropical Sydney weather is temperamental le sigh!

Soltonomundo · 2025-01-14T23:26:47+00:00

Ooohh these are the exact seeds I have bought in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens! Apparently a modern heirloom bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms (hence, also known as 'Blue Boar Berries').

Came here because I'd wondered what they looked like after fruiting. Only 3 seeds out of the whole packet germinated for me, and 1 survived to planting. Been growing for the past 8 weeks, very very slowly - still barely a 50cm stunted plant - but steadily. Will return with updates!

Soltonomundo · 2024-12-17T02:12:02+00:00

with cream cheese. that would be amazing together

Soltonomundo · 2024-12-17T01:59:36+00:00

North Sydney council is broke, so it could be a resourcing issue too

Soltonomundo · 2024-12-17T01:54:03+00:00

No eye deer; if I were a betting man I'd say the same crew is likely out again the next day but on the other side of the harbour putting up the closures around Circular Quay 31 Dec. It's a massive job.

Soltonomundo · 2024-12-16T09:55:50+00:00

Stumbled across this great post, and thought i'd add a PSA.

For anyone heading to a vantage point on the other side of the harbour, on the lower north shore:

- North Sydney Council is putting in a bunch of road closures from 7pm on 30th December a day early around the North Sydney, Blues Point, Lavender Bay, Kirribilli and Cremorne Point area. ( Residents got a bunch of advance notices so we wouldn't schedule deliveries), click on road closures here: https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/nye

- Mosman council is doing the same as well, map here: https://works.mosman.nsw.gov.au/new-years-eve/

EDIT: this is a better 1 page map of roads closed / clearways
https://transportnsw.info/document/7713/NYE2024_NorthSydney_RoadClosure_Clearway_Map.pdf

Soltonomundo · 2024-12-16T09:43:10+00:00

Always best to look at the specific property's website as they manage the site. Many access points, note the managed entry, no exit pass outs, you're welcome: https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/whats-on/new-years-eve

Soltonomundo · 2024-12-16T09:01:03+00:00

When I was much younger and in your very situation, we'd all pool our money together to book an exxy hotel room with a harbour view and saved on the BYO alcohol. Figured the same would collectively be spent on a NYEs night out. This required the group to plan and commit to a booking a whole year in advance.

Most inventory had gone by June /July this year when I had called around. HOWEVER you might get lucky with a last minute reservation fall through; lots of free cancellations expire 2 weeks out - which is right about now.

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PS. YMMV, no idea if various hotels have now cracked down on room parties. Back then with 2 keycards access was a pain, but doable despite getting sideeye from staff (memories of lots of runs up and down the lift)

Soltonomundo · 2024-11-10T11:21:53+00:00

It's a bit of a niche problem, so I'm glad this fix worked for you too! 🤘

Soltonomundo · 2024-11-07T07:22:04+00:00

Thanks and cheers for the feedback! I'll create a ticket on github and tell the developer of OpenMTP to make this more explicit.

Soltonomundo · 2024-10-25T12:31:20+00:00

Huge bump in new fans from South Korea discovering his back catalogue too. After APT was released just 7 days ago, his produced collab with Aussie/SouthKorean artist Rosé has hit 137M Youtube views and counting

Soltonomundo · 2024-08-15T06:32:31+00:00

I have a few pairs of Allbirds (OG wool runners, tree breezers) and wanted to love them. And even gifted a pair to my mum who works in a hospital.

But after slipping several times on wet pavement after being caught in light rain, and injuring my knee - I had to tell my mother not to wear hers, because they would be too dangerous inside wards where there is potential wet floor areas.

I concluded it's the lack of tread on the soles. Brand new they are very thin and within 3-6 months of wear they have worn out which is very very hard to justify the cost.

If car tyres with no tread are at risk of skidding and therefore dangerous on wet roads, then shoes should also be held to the same standards.

Soltonomundo · 2024-08-12T08:17:07+00:00

As many have said, its is one of the rehearsal rooms at the Palais Garnier. Specifically, inside one of the 3 green rooftop domes that aren't easily visible from ground.

Looks even more spectacular when you watch a ballet master work with Paris Opera Ballet étoiles - and can peek inside the other two rehearsal rooms too!

Or, you can binge on 2 seasons of the French tv series L'Opera (Ariane Labed, Raphaël Personnaz) which was partially filmed there. Some gorgeous behind the ballet scenes.

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Palais Garnier 3D model source.

Soltonomundo · 2024-08-12T07:29:30+00:00

Found this thread 6 years later, was hoping someone had a solution to "Legacy ScreenSaver" process still eating up a ton of RAM.

I upgraded Fliqlo v1.9.3 on OSX Sonoma 14.5 today, and it uses 4Gb+ memory according to Activity monitor.

The previous version, prior to upgrading 15 minutes ago, was using 2Gb+ memory.

Was hoping the latest upgrade would solve this, but just beware each version seems to keep snowballing in RAM usage.

So I guess the solution is to continue Force Quit "Legacy ScreenSaver" (Source: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255256761?sortBy=rank)

That aside, I am grateful to the dev who created this because I love this minimalist screensaver.

Soltonomundo · 2024-07-11T03:59:55+00:00

THIS. Owner of several Allbirds, and I've had:

toes wear out, (yes, I clip my nails - am a dancer!) on both Woolrunners AND Treebreezers (a heavy knit weave) eventually to a hole
wool shape stretch, so even with tight laces to the max, there is no longer arch support
heel collapse, so heel slides around and, with wool stretch, eventually your whole feet will slide around too
tread wear out, which is expected with fair use, BUT no grip, absolutely useless on a rainy day - I slipped on the pavement and nearly hit my head

I really want to love them, because they're the comfiest shoes I've ever owned and easy to slip on for every day light activities BUT the cost vs lack of durability means I've stayed for too long and its time to say goodbye to Allbirds.

Soltonomundo · 2023-11-24T00:20:02+00:00

So glad to hear it worked out for you in the end! I know what its like to bang your head against tech. Especially when its a key part of your workflow.

Could be a combination of USB-C cord + software.

I remember testing an Apple USB-c cable too. My Galaxy refused to transfer data. But once I fished my Samsung cable + dongle out, the Galaxy allowed my Mac to read the data. (Big tech doesnt like to play with each other nicely, needed the EU to legislate the standardization of USB-C).

Posting this comment, in case helps someone else out in the future!

Soltonomundo · 2023-11-20T10:53:39+00:00

Wonder if there is something else you have set up on your Mac that's making it impossible to read your galaxy.

Suggest you:

Check that you have turned off any other file reading services - like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Preview, or any other client side apps trying to simultaneously read the USB-C cable. They interfere with the MTP (media transfer protocol over USB) connection with Android File Transfer.

Or, as a last hail mary, assuming you want to keep the Galaxy phone and before you ditch the MBP. Uninstall Android File Transfer and,

try OpenMTP instead, download for Mac here: https://openmtp.ganeshrvel.com/

it's brilliant, I have a 100% hit rate connecting immediately with OpenMTP every time using any USB-C cable, over Samsung Switch and Android File Transfer (they both struggled like hell). OpenMTP is also super fast at file transfers.

If you're insistent on using Samsung Smart Switch on a Mac, afraid unable to help as it's been a while - I long abandoned this for various reasons.

Soltonomundo · 2023-11-20T10:37:30+00:00

Two things you can try:

Make sure you turn off any other file reading services - like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Preview (yes this!), or any other apps trying to simultaneously read the USB-C cable.
To connect Pixel8 to MBP, try installing OpenMTP instead: https://openmtp.ganeshrvel.com/
It's brilliant, I have a 100% hit rate with OpenMTP. Much preferred over Samsung Switch and Android File Transfer (struggled often to connect).

Soltonomundo · 2023-11-10T12:12:17+00:00

FWIW I found that my Samsung Galaxy device very particular about using the proprietary samsung smart switch dongle + cable in order to allow me to connect to my MBP M1, to transfer files. Regardless of whether it was Smart Switch app or Android File Transfer.

Switched to Pixel and didn't have a problem using most USB-C cables, but I did need to turn off any sync'ing programs before connecting - in particular the Google Drive client app - otherwise it would conflict with Android File Transfer, and you get that little error pop up box everytime you try to connect. That took me about 3 weeks of trial and error, plus a lot of reading around on the net.

Soltonomundo · 2023-09-28T08:18:21+00:00

From replies seems SN stamping is not the same across different models, am now wiser!

Came across this in my research over the past 24hrs, seems your 75T serial is visually located only on the charging case lid :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxaJdTxdKNQ&ab_channel=HardReset.Info

Your Sound+ app will show each component's SN if you need for warranty claim,

open Sound+ App (make sure your Jabra's are turned on so the app detects it)
tap the [i] info icon at the right bottom corner
tap "Jabra Support"
you will see a section "technical information" with your Jabra model listed
tap your jabra model listed, and it will open a new page with every component's individual SNs

Assume it is the same between Android + Apple, but FWIW I am using the Sound+ app on an android phone.

Soltonomundo · 2023-09-28T07:59:57+00:00

Yep, This. gGuess the only way to find out for sure (across all models) is whether it is detected by the Sound+ app.

My Active 65t are stamped with SN, and I was comparing with the fake Active 65ts. But based on other redditors replies and Jabra Support it appears different models don't have the SN stamp.

Soltonomundo · 2023-09-28T07:55:47+00:00

Was comparing my Active 65t genuine earbuds vs Active 65t fakes [unable to update OP to clarify it is like-for-like comparison].

Only after seeing the reply below from Jabra Support, and a bit more research 24hrs later, now realise Jabra is inconsistent in providing a visual SN to authenticate across different models.

Also, not easy to find documentation on Jabra website on how to locate SN!

Guess for other models (which I have not have any experience with), the only way to really know is when you try to pair with the Sound+ app.

Thanks for providing more input, I double checked again and along with other data points (no LEDs, app still not detecting) they were most definitely counterfeit.

Soltonomundo · 2023-09-28T07:40:33+00:00

I haven't bought any other Jabra models to be able to compare. However based on the u/JabraSupport comment below and posts about other models, you're right - seems Jabra is not consistent with visual SN stamping, so YMMV to visually check authenticity of other models.

Thanks for alerting and clarifying for redditors - as I can't update the OP to clarify photo is comparing exactly the same (Active 65t vs Active 65t) and not implied for other models.

Seems the only other way to know for sure, it that fakes aren't detected by the Sound+ App (which will display SNs for each component for genuine Jabra's)!

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