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Favorite Coffee

rootabaga
The_Chief said:
I wouldn't have a problem watering my (unbleached) paper filters before filling the pods with freshly-ground coffee, but I prepare over a dozen pods at a time as a weekly task. I'm concerned about the coffee, and paper, sitting wet for that long. If I was preparing each pod right before brewing, then sure I'd wet the filters first: but we're talking about a Navy Chief waking up at 4:30 in the morning. All I want to do it get my heart started without going all coffee-snob to do it...
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Yeah, that would be a pain. You'd have to let them fully dry before loading up the coffee. Even overnight a damp filter would ruin the coffee.
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Is there a 1x1 version of the google microphone widget?

J
No, you haven't missed anything: the Google widget imposes a minimum width to display the microphone, so in 1x1 or 2x1 resolution it disappears, and there's no setting to keep it there. The simplest solution is to add a direct shortcut to voice search or use Google Assistant, which gives you one-touch access to the microphone without having to use the widget.
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Restore Samsung

puppykickr
Rgarner said:
Since I put No Root Firewall on his phone for him, I wondered if it could be a little too restrictive. I shut it down and lo and behold, porn. I would rather err the other way and keep the thing from being invaded by a bunch of crap apps, mostly overweight games that are probably just spyware, but it's not mine...
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it sounds like he blocked it himself by mistake.

you can block certain IPs from connections, and it is global, meaning it blocks for the whole device not just one app.

i used to use it for sites that persistantly sent redirect after redirect.

it worked usually after a while, but the app grows larger with each one.

i now use the firewall included inside Invizible from F-droid.
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Shaken bake

puppykickr
puppykickr said:
I use WaveUp from F-droid.

it uses the proximity sensor to allow the screen to wake by waving my hand over the top of the screen and/or by taking the phone out of its case.

f-droid.org

WaveUp | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Turn on the display by waving
f-droid.org f-droid.org
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if you have problems with it stopping, you can put a quick setting icon in your quick settings and that seems to keep it active.
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pause when skipping videos on Facebook app or skipping by taping on buttons next to pause button

alexhob123
if I watch a video on Facebook and then tap to go foward or behind by 10 seconds if it has this option it automatically plays by itself then I have to tap again to pause the video. I don't want this to happen if i tap on the video it plays automatically and then pauses again when I tap it again anyway to turn these features off

do you understand what I mean
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Brain Fart of the Day

olbriar
I had trouble with my earbuds while mowing today. They disconnected from my phone two or three times while I was mowing my first lawn. It finally dawned on me that I had forgotten to turn off my truck. When I got near the truck my phone connected to my running truck which broke the connection to my buds. Obviously, I don't wear my hearing aids while mowing. I have to remember to turn the truck off because I can't hear if it's running without my aids.
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How do I prevent Gemini from speaking aloud when I ask it a verbal question?

Milo Willamson
HarryC said:
But I don't want to have to type it in. I want to ask it a question, which I do in a very quiet voice up to the microphone even in public and it reads that just fine. I don't then want it to start reading/squawking out the response in the loud intrusive way it does, making me have to poke at buttons to shut it up. I just can't find a simple option to stop it speaking at all.
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turn down the volume.
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What's your go to junk food snack?

olbriar
Our new go to snack is celery sticks filled with home made pimento cheese. It was one of those "that looks good" Costco buys that was a hit. We bought a large tub of Palmetto brand Home Style Pimento Cheese with Jalapeno. In no time, we emptied the tub and needed more. Not having a desire to make another Costco run so soon, we resulted in making our own. Sharp cheddar, whipped cream cheese, finely diced jalapenos, a bit of mayo and a bit of garlic salt. I'm not claiming that it's better than the Palmetto brand sold by Costco but it isn't bad, easy to make, and handy. It's great filling for a stick of celery or a spread on crackers.
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