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If you are like me, you looked for a solution to remove the Google Recaptcha javascript from all pages except your pages that have Contact Form 7 forms. For SEO you don’t need reCAPTCHA to load on your home page unless you have a form there so you can use the following code in your functions.php to remove the recaptcha__en.js from all pages except those with ContactForm 7!

add_action('wp_print_scripts', function () { global $post; if ( is_a( $post, 'WP_Post' ) && !has_shortcode( $post->post_content, 'contact-form-7') ) { wp_dequeue_script( 'google-recaptcha' ); wp_dequeue_script( 'wpcf7-recaptcha' ); } });

If you want to hide the reCAPTCHA badge on your website use this code in your CSS:

.grecaptcha-badge { visibility: hidden;
}

To add a confirmation page to your contact form 7 page add those snippet code:

<script> document.addEventListener( 'wpcf7mailsent', function( event ) { location = '/thank-you/'; }, false ); </script>

Workaround solution to change the LED colors on the Nvidia 3080Ti FE GPU Card.
Software Download- EVGA Precision 1- https://www.evga.com/precisionx1/

If you are experiencing problems with connecting your Lionel O Scale train using the current version of Lionel’s Lionchief app 2.6.22 or 2.6.20, it does not work. They have been made aware of the problem via email and also months’ worth of negative reviews on the Google Play store. I’m not sure what the plan of action is to resolve it, if there even is one.

The only workaround is to uninstall the lionchief app and then download and install an older working version such as 2.5.05. You will need to allow app installations from unknown sources to do this and also disable auto-update for this app, or it will just update and install the broken version again.

You can also purchase a new universal remote if you do not have one. Use this Amazon.com Link to help support my blog and videos! I get a small commission and it doesn’t cost you an extra cent!

Update 12/12/2021: After 12 weeks of negative reviews, the app still does not work. Now there is a new problem that users are reporting that prevents the train from staying connected via Bluetooth. Your best option is to use the directions above and roll the app back to an older version.

If you are using the Sengled Smart Bulbs with the hub, they’ve had an outage for over 12 hours today that they notified users about via social media. This is a disturbing development knowing that our entire lighting system is codependent on Sengled USA.

Update December 2021- After some research, I discovered the cheesy Sengled hub can be replaced with a Samsung Smart Things hub, however, this is confusing because Samsung has quit making the v3 hub and handed it over to Aeotec Smart Hub. In short, they have taken over and it’s the same exact hub the equivalent to a Samsung Smart Things Hub v4. You can buy it on Amazon here- https://amzn.to/3rVpDGP

This is definitely your best course of action and will work with the Sengled Zigbee bulbs!

This Summer during my warranty issue, I discovered that the CEO Johnson Shen was no longer with the company via a phone call to the corporate office in Georgia. Also, the firmware on my bulbs has not been updated in years, making me wonder if they are not just riding the wave on old product development.

Currently, there are no updates or explanations of why the outage occurred as of 1:00 pm EST.

Here are some alternative smart bulbs- https://amzn.to/3qU3rfI

UPDATE: It’s 6am EST on 11/19/2021. Sengled never updated social media as promised, but my hub is working again. If yours is not, I suggest unplugging it to restart it. On a side note, I suggested they add a reboot feature to the app years ago, which makes good sense, and they never did it, so you will need to do a hard reset by unplugging it. If some of your bulbs do not work after the restart, you may need to flip the light switch on/off 5 times to restart them. Note, if you do it 10 times, it will reset the bulb and you will need to add it to your hub again.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks again for your patience. pic.twitter.com/3YoN7zjQlE

— Sengled (@SengledUSA) November 18, 2021

My experience overall with the product is that it’s very quirky and unreliable. I am definitely moving away from Sengled products after this widespread outage today! Any recommendations? Comment below!

Here is the checklist for the the 2021 World Series Game 1,2,3,4,5,6. Complete the full set of NFTs on Nov. 15 at11:59PM ET to earn an exclusive variant NFT!

I have a good deal on Ozzie Albies here under @ActorMike- https://toppsnfts.com/marketplace/Atlanta%20Braves%E2%84%A2%20Ozzie%20Albies%202B%20Base%20Static%20Gold%20500%20Uncommon

Game 1:
Card #1011 Jorge Soler
Card #1012 Adam Duvall
Card #1013 Three Atlanta Braves Players
Card #1014 Eddie Rosario
Card #1015 Yordan Álvarez

Game 2:
Card #1017 José Urquidy
Card #1018 José Alltuve

Game 3:
Card #1019 Ian Anderson
Card #1020 Austin Riley
Card #1021 Travis d’Arnaud
Card #1022 Atlanta Braves Pitchers

Game 4:
Card #1023 Zack Greinke
Card #1024 José Alltuve
Card #1025 Eddie Rosario
Card #1026 Dansby Swanson & Jorge Soler

Card #1028 Adam Duvall
Card #1029 Freddie Freeman
Card #1030 Zack Greinke
Card #1031 José Alltuve
Card #1032 Martin Maldonado

Card #1033 Carlos Correa
Card #1034 Marwin González
Card #1035 José Urquidy
Card #1036 Max Fried
Card #1037 Jorge Soler (very desirable)
Card #1038 Dansby Swanson
Card #1039 Freddie Freeman (very desirable)
Card #1040 Atlanta Braves World Series Champions
Card #1041 Jorge Soler MVP (very desirable)

Get ready for the next 2021 Topps NOW #WorldSeries #NFT drop on Nov. 3 by creating a free Topps NFT account in 4 easy steps. Packs limited to 1,000 per drop. Complete the full set of NFTs on Nov. 15 at 11:59PM ET & earn an exclusive variant NFT!

More: https://t.co/Fp86sEVimd pic.twitter.com/cKjc5Dg0Vg

— Topps NFTs (@ToppsNFTs) November 2, 2021

NBminer released an update last night per my Reddit post. I ran overnight and got an extra 10 MH/s between my 3060 & 3080ti Founder’s edition and reports of 45.5 MH/s on 3060Ti. Users in the thread are reporting up to 90MH/s on the 3070Ti & 3080Ti! This is a definite improvement and one step closer to a full unlock. See my video below. Please comment below with your findings.

Here is a newer video to answer questions about voltage/overclock settings and also show how to set the RGB colors on the 3080TI

Don’t forget to check the boxes for voltage control so you can see your voltage and use the curve editor!

Note: Below is the first video I posted early this morning to let everyone know about the NBMiner 39.6 update. The video above has more information.

Update November 2021- My current OC settings in Afterburner are:

Core Clock +0 / Memory Clock +1350 / Voltage locked at 756mV using Curve Editor, Power Limit 79%, Fan 80%

Every card is different the main things you will need to adjust are the MC and Power/Voltage. I’m getting 91-92 MHs with these settings now!

In July 2021 messages I sent to @gmail.com started being returned. It took a little troubleshooting but I realized my signature was causing the problem. Apparently, Google has started blocking all emails that use bit.ly short links. I removed “Twitter: https://bit.ly/TweetMikeBiddle LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/MikeBiddleLinkedIn” from my signature and immediately messages were delivered without any problems.

I’m not sure if this has been reported yet, but I hope this helps someone out there with the same issue! I first noticed Google was blocking bit.ly links on 7/10/2021.

Delivery has been delayed to these recipients:

***********@gmail.com

Subject: Test Message 3

Remote Server returned: ‘421 4.7.0 [00.00.000.00 15] Our system has detected that this message is 4.7.0 suspicious due to the nature of the content and/or the links within. 4.7.0 To best protect our users from spam, the message has been blocked. 4.7.0 Please visit 4.7.0 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/188131 for more information. bl28si2552811qkb.351 – gsmtp’

On 1/11/2020 Parler was shut down by Amazon Web Services (AWS) after after Wednesday’s U.S. Capitol riot. If you attempt to use the app, this is the message you will receive:

BREAKING: Parler sues Amazon for antitrust violation, breach of contract and unlawful business interference. Asks federal judge to order Amazon to reinstate the platform

— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) January 11, 2021