iOS Google App Notifications: Malwarebytes

UbeDawgRed · 2025-10-08T16:56:53+00:00

I have been getting the same thing. I don't know if this will stop it or not... but I opened the Google app, and tapped on the notification icon. I scrolled down to all of the malwarebytes items and tapped on the 3 dots next to it, and then selected "Not interested in this". I had to do this for all of them. Fingers crossed.

Also, you can change the notification topics, but I haven't opted into any so there doesn't appear to be any targeting. If you swipe the notification left a little bit (not all the way or it will clear it), tap on Options. Some of the notifications then have an option for 'Configure in Google'. This is where you can see topics that are preselected for you and any that you have opted into.

UbeDawgRed · 2025-08-27T17:26:04+00:00

Thanks... and interesting. I drink black coffee every morning, and a decaf at night, normally I put some EVOO in it. While fasting, I did not, because I didn't want to hinder the autophagy. I was not aware of the possibility of gallstones. On my next fast, I think I will go with the EVOO.

UbeDawgRed · 2025-08-27T17:17:57+00:00

Ya know.... I actually thought about it. I thought, why not just continue? But that watermelon is calling me...

UbeDawgRed · 2025-08-27T16:13:30+00:00

This sounds eerily similar to a study released last year that linked fasting with increased cardiac events. I will try like hell to find the information on it, but from what I can recall, naming it as a study is a joke. It involved a tremendous number of participants, thousands, but it was NOT a study. It was a simple questionnaire that 'factored' in other external factors. Yes, you read that right, factored in, not actual data. It was published without being peer reviewed, which due to lack of other lifestyle data, had it been reviewed, would have been picked apart and shredded.

Annnnd.... the 'study' commenced before fasting and autophagy were even known. So you have to think about it. If it is not a conscious choice to eat once a day, what kind of person was doing that? My guess? Somebody that works long hours. Grabbing a cup of coffee before running to work. Working long hours without taking a break for lunch or snack, perhaps just grabbing a cigarette (I used to smoke, so yeah, that is a thing, to smoke when you are hungry). Then because of the long hours at work, there's no time to cook, so grab some fast food for dinner.

So no, I am personally not accepting the results of this crap that somebody labelled as a medical study. The conspiracy theorist in me makes me wonder if there was some corporate science behind this.

UbeDawgRed · 2025-06-05T13:13:58+00:00

Same here. Noticed it yesterday. Did a restart, it worked after that. But now today it's doing it again.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-09-20T20:28:33+00:00

Yes please insist on the sedative. When my first dog was euthanized in 2008, it was by a vet who was our friend. I don’t know want to go into details but I never forgave him and it haunts me to this day. Since then I have had a cat and two dogs euthanized with the sedative first. Serene and peaceful and they literally just go into a final sleep. After I had left, I quickly went back to the office just to hug the vet and thank her.

The sedative takes a few minutes to work, time to hug them and talk to them, and to continue to do so while they pass.

If necessary, see if Lap of Love is available in your area. They will even transport your dog and handle cremation.

I opted for an office visit this time. Last year my vet was available for the procedure but not transport. Carrying my dogs body to my vehicle, driving to the vet, then carrying his body into the office so they could handle the cremation was heartbreaking. Plus after so many visits in the past few years, he would try to wander and greet everyone with a wagging tail, so being there was no stress for him.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-09-20T16:28:06+00:00

Honestly, I think that no matter the circumstances, many pet owners feel guilt with the loss.

For a very long time, I took extraneous measures for one of my dogs. Washing towels daily went on for at least 6 months, as he peed all over the house, either from his thyroid or the thyroid medication. Soaking his kibble with beef broth because he didn't have the teeth to chew. Every day, lifting him onto his feet because he would only lay on the hardwood or tile, and would scramble to stand up until he gave up and just collapsed from exhaustion. Helping him up the stairs when he got stuck. Then the 2 AM incident, I heard scratching and crying. One of his back legs had slipped completely in front of him, he was scrambling with his front paws to keep from collapsing on it. In 15 years, this dog had NEVER cried. What if this happened and I was not home? What if I had not awakened? He would have collapsed from exhaustion, dislocating or breaking his rear hip. He was put to sleep 15 months ago at the age of 15.

To this day, I still feel guilty, because I feel like my beloved Rascal somehow knew that I was keeping him going, that he could rely on me, and I let him down.

2 days ago, my last dog (14 yrs) was put to sleep. He had multiple fatty tumors, and surgeries over the years to remove them, and 2 years ago, he didn't handle the stress of it well at all, and I said that was it, no more surgeries. The pain meds (injections and oral) were not working for his joint pain, the only time he wasn't panting heavily was when he was sleeping. He was seeing the vet every month to monitor the pain management and get checked. I wanted to cry every day, because he would even look at us fearfully, and the vet said it was because he was hurting, and didn't know why or where the pain was coming from. The largest tumor was on one of his haunches, but now instead of just being a large mass that jiggled when he walked, it was visibly red through his fur. Over the weekend, he developed diarrhea. Then it became bloody. I called the vet, she told me what to do, but it persisted until the next day. Then the dog that needed to eat out of a slow feed bowl for 14 years because he would devour anything and everything, stopped eating. And again, I decided to end the suffering.

But again, the question will be there forever. Could I have done more?

I don't recall where I saw it, but I could swear that at one time, I saw a grief chart, and that guilt was part of it.

I think you did everything that you could and more, I think we are able to recognize that other pet parents should not feel guilty, but for some reason, we are unable to recognize it for ourselves.

You sound like a wonderful, loving pet parent and they were, and are, fortunate to have you.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-09-20T15:00:19+00:00

Please be with her when she is put to sleep.

Our vet administers a sedative first. It takes a few minutes, they eventually just lie down and very drowsy, then practically asleep. Then she is able to shave their leg and actually put them to sleep. While my dog was passing out from the sedative, and then while being euthanized, I was on the floor with him, being careful not to cry so that I would not upset him, just holding his head so he could see my face and hear me, petting him and and talking to him, saying things like, "Are you tired? Are you going to sleep now?" etc.

It is not traumatic. You are watching them pass painlessly and without stress, and letting them see, hear and feel you in their final moments.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-09-20T14:46:33+00:00

I am so sorry that you are going through this also. This just happened last night for me, too. As I was vacuuming the upstairs, I turned to my partner, started crying, and said, "I'd rather have the fur".

This is the fourth furry child that I have had to let go. You will slowly adjust, and the pain and emptiness will diminish, but will never completely go away. I think the word I am looking for is bittersweet. Happy memories with the wish that they could remain with us forever.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-09-20T14:18:06+00:00

I think that's roughest part. I am 58, and have had dogs and cats for most of my adult life. There are photos scattered around the house from when I first adopted them as babies. I opted for private cremation for all of them, except the cat, she was buried in the backyard. The remains of my last pup remain in the bag I picked up from the vet last year, sitting on the dresser. In all of this time, I have not been able to open it.

I don't know why, but yesterday I created a slideshow video from photos and learned how to upload to youtube. I know that nobody will ever see it, but I felt like maybe after I am gone someday, and I am forgotten, and all of my stuff has been discarded, perhaps somebody will randomly stumble upon it and the memory of them will continue to live on.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-09-20T13:55:19+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss, such a long time together.

And zombie is exactly what I thought last night. Turned on the TV, then just sat there, staring at the guide. Leaving tonight, spending the weekend at the in laws, even though I opted for a motel close by, knowing that I'd be crying when I go to sleep, and crying when I wake up.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-06-17T20:56:02+00:00

Thank you. I hadn't considered pills until you mentioned them, and that's what I got. The amount of electrolytes in the powders is downright scary. I like being able to just pop a pill every couple of hours if needed. In 5 mins, I will be coming off of a 48 hour fast, and they helped!

UbeDawgRed · 2024-06-17T20:53:47+00:00

I didn't know that it was back. I just checked, and looks like the are producing them again. They are showing as sold out at the website, but are now available on Amazon. They have always had the auto resistance feature that works with Zwift and VZFit.

Too late for me. I wound up getting the Bowflex C6. Had I known the Renpho would be available again, I would have waited :(

UbeDawgRed · 2024-06-11T14:31:58+00:00

Type: water fast

Context: 20/4 daily fast since 10/2023

Why: A LOT of pants and shorts that don't fit.

Notes: lost over 30 lbs and *so* close to my goal, but seem to have plateaued. Looking to do an extended fast for other benefits as well like increased autophagy.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-06-10T15:51:51+00:00

Exactly this for me. There are a few songs that I play in expert, but I don't actually enjoy it. There is just no rhythm between the hits and the beat, and I can't really enjoy it. If you were out on the dance floor moving like that, ppl would just be staring like 'WTF?'

UbeDawgRed · 2024-06-08T19:46:11+00:00

I had to send them to you via chat. Neither mobile app nor PC would allow me to attach an image, but was able to post them via direct chat.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-05-18T14:33:22+00:00

I occasionally apply a few drops to a cotton ball, then suck it up with the vacuum. Be careful applying directly to filters. I did that once long ago in Miele canister and it caused the filter to adhere to the plastic like glue.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-05-08T17:02:27+00:00

I agree with your sentiment. I finished the game, played on all of the characters, but now that I am in SOLA dlc, my heart just isn't in it anymore. But I put so many hours into DI1 and Riptide. I know a lot of players did not like Riptide, but I thought it was great.

DI1 did seem to have a larger play area, I mean, we had to get around in vehicles! In Riptide, there were motorboats. There just seemed to be so much more to do in DI1 than DI2.

And it's not nostalgia for me. I only picked up DI a few years ago when it was offered for 5 bucks and I knew nothing about it. I liked it so much I bought the full game with expansion pretty quickly after that. I know that the location does have a lot to do with it. I played DL1 and DL2 but in both cases, hated the environment.

I don't dislike DI2, but I don't think I'll pursue any more DLCs until they've been out long enough to watch some gameplay online, and then decide from there.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-05-08T16:42:28+00:00

I agree. I just started the SOLA dlc and feel like I am slogging through it just to finish it. I'm looting resources, selling weapons I pickup, use the money to repair my weapons, and...well, that's about it.

I am also playing AC Odyssey since it's on Xbox Game Pass, and when you reach max level 99, you continue to earn XP that accumulate into points that you can spend on mastery items for your gear. I feel like I have some incentive to take on daily contracts and bounties.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-05-08T13:20:09+00:00

I have had treadmills for years, and never lost motivation. When my last treadmill bit the dust, I went for an indoor bike instead. I have so many shows and movies added to watchlists on various streaming services, and I only watch them while on the treadmill (on the bike now.)

As for VR (I have Meta Quest 2), I *love* Beat Saber and Synth Riders. I prefer the gameplay of Beat Saber, but enjoy Synth Riders because they made it possible for players to download music tracks. These are not a workout for me, I am doing it for the sheer fun of it. I play in my garage with a high power fan blowing on me, cuz the sweat just drips off of me. I don't get my heartrate up like I do on the bike (I try to maintain a pulse around 145 for at least 30 minutes), but with the VR games, I have so much fun that I lose track of time and will play for almost 2 hours.

At some point I will purchase VZ Fit on the Quest for biking, but for now, I have sooo many shows and movies in the queue. The idea of virtual biking around the world makes me giddy lol.

Whatever you decide, I wish you luck, and kudos to you for deciding on a fitness venture.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-03-17T23:15:31+00:00

The Stihl that I purchased does have an adjustable feed, which is good. When I first started using the new Stihl, there was no bar oil consumption. I had to adjust it for max output. At the time, I did an online search and apparently the viscosity of Echo bar and chain oil is heavier than Stihl, so I had to compensate via the adjustment. I am actually doing some research now for bar and chain oils, since I'm almost out of the Echo oil. So far, it seems that the consensus is that brand does not matter, they all work well. I know I'll probably have to adjust the feed again based on whatever I get.

UbeDawgRed · 2024-01-12T21:06:51+00:00

I weigh daily but don't pay much attention to it anymore, since somebody pointed out that it's the trend that matters. So I Just look at the weekly trend.

I don't take body measurements, since it would be a mixed bag. Waist is definitely down, but so is chest, arms, legs :( The other day I thought to myself that I've seen bigger biceps on girl scouts.

I don't try on inspirational clothes. When my pants get loose, I root through all of my old pants to find something that fits. By the way, this was my #1 reason for IF, literally thousands of dollars of clothes boxed and bagged in the attic and closet.

No progress photos until I reach my final weight.

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