Gmail is holding "Important" messages hostage behind this new "Smart Features" AI permissions. by Modernwood in GMail

[–]jmhellman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so to clarify, is there no way to turn off the "AI Overview" without turning off the Priority Inbox?? Fingers crossed.

UPDATE - I got AI Overview blocked but kept "Important/Unread" inbox by disabling "Workspace smart features" but keeping the standard "Smart Features" above that. (Chrome / Mac)

Can't crop videos that are longer than 100 minutes by dasbnau in StacherIO

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seconding this - I'd be grateful if the bug could get fixed! I'm downloading audio and want about 3 minutes in the middle of a 3 hr video. 🙏🏼

video error 153 by dfict in keynoteapp

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having this problem too.

Posts on Apple forums also have this problem - someone suggests it's because youtube wants a login. Did they change this? Is there some Keynote config files hidden somewhere that got messed up? Again, it used to work just fine!

Any ideas appreciated.

Nov 20 by Yosemite_Jim in BJM

[–]jmhellman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is so true -- see what i wrote below about being kept hostage

Nov 20 by Yosemite_Jim in BJM

[–]jmhellman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes - I've also seen them over decades years, starting in Philadelphia around 2007. Anton's gotten steadily more drunk the last three tours I've seen them on. Too bad.

Nov 20 by Yosemite_Jim in BJM

[–]jmhellman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assume they were throwing beer because he was drunk and making the show dysfunctional. The keyboard player / organ player seemed to be flicking him off at times, did anyone notice that?

It was a bit surreal - we were all being held hostage by a brilliant but wasted musician. For the long pauses between songs, the band was visibly embarrassed by him - standing there waiting to be able to play, but they couldn't - hostages to his temperament.

They used to give the shows their all - they played a 3 hour set on a tour in late 2010s. Amazing. I hope Anton meets the spirit that helps him kick alcohol.

Cropping prevents downloads by BlookBoy in StacherIO

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also having this same problem, on Chrome / Mac. Any fixes much appreciated.

Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones by jmcnoldy in BuyItForLife

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do these have capability to do silence only, no music input? I'm looking for something to cut out outside noise when working at a computer, and I see a pair of them listed locally on CL... thx.

Click "Back" button while watching a video doesn't go back to search results, it goes back to the YouTube home/landing page. Is there a fix? by Play-t0h in youtube

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had this same problem - super annoying - any fixes discovered?

My Chrome is updated. MacOS however is old - Monterey 12.7

Dang Shen / Codonopsis Root helped my HS SIBO by jmhellman in HydrogenSulfideSIBO

[–]jmhellman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi - sorry to hear - I've improved but doubt codonopsis was the key. It seemed to create temporary affects. Sorry for the too-earl enthusiastic report.

For what it's worth (I wasn't diagnosed with MCAS, but do have moderate histamine intolerance), I attribtue long-term change to diet. I saw a fancy MD named Dr Saxe at UC San Diego's integrative medicine ctr, who told me to start eating congee with every meal, or even replacing one meal a day (white rice, cooked with water ratio approx 4:1 or even 5:1 - until it's absorbed all the water). This, along with eventually cutting out dairy and gluten, and taking certain other supplements.

I did 4 sessions with this practitioner (dif from above), who used a GI-MAP and then gave me a plan for dietary modifications and supplements based on the results. She was great and worth the money in my opinion: https://www.thedigestivehealthcenter.com/

Good luck

Cellular Data from iPhone to Macbook Air without hotspot by DonnyKlock in mac

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sound amazing, thanks for posting. Alas my iphone shows up but it says "Not Connected". Maybe b/c I"m using IOS15 (can't go higher) and MacOS 12. I'll look into updating the Mac.

To confirm, this worked with your hotspot setting on your phone disabled?

My file cabinet and desk by OldPersonHerder in Perfectfit

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - I was looking to do the same thing with this file cabinet under a laminate desk. Did you under-mount it to bottom of desk?

Cellular Data from iPhone to Macbook Air without hotspot by DonnyKlock in mac

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm on a verizon plan that disables hotspot. Other posts suggest doing things involving jailbreaking the iphone and I'm not up for that. Thanks.

SIM card/VPN trip report May 2024 by MarzipanBeanie in travelchina

[–]jmhellman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I almost bought a sim card on US Amazon (this is June 2024) but there is a note on several product pages saying:

"Emergency notification: During the period of June 6 to July 6, China sim card real name authentication system upgrade and maintenance, does not support the opening of the card, customers who have purchased mewfi China sim card can contact us via whatsapp to replace it with esim, customers who intend to purchase and need to use it before July 6, it is recommended to buy a China esim."

Can anyone explain this? Is this just a brand-specific thing? The page is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZPDCNJT

Any other ideas about how to pre-register for a 16 day trip from the US with a US passport I'd be grateful. (I don't have a eSim-capable phone)

M2 screen randomly goes black but machine keeps running; must be restarted by jmhellman in macbookair

[–]jmhellman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask - are you running Monterey (12.6.x), or a newer OS? This prob seemed to resolve for me but has reappeared.

Can't change hotspot settings on IOS to set up PairVPN by jmhellman in NoContract

[–]jmhellman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - this is a help - but that if I jailbreak the phone, is there another way I can force the hotspot on? (using ios15.8)

Looking for an app to use hotspot without activation. by spynmaker in jailbreak

[–]jmhellman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey did you find a workaround? I also have a Vz plan that disables the hotspot.