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I just weighed myself and I'm under 200 lbs for the first time in longer than I can remember, definitely over a decade(!)

Some recording studios used to power their consoles with a closet full of car batteries. But that was motivated by hum and other local circuit issues. I experimented with powering my Metric Halo interface/ADAC with a car battery. It worked pretty well but I can't say there was any obvious advantages. I sure would like to see someone design an "all house" dc supply so we could forget about all these friggin wall warts. Buying these POS dc power supplies over and over. What a waste!!!

One of mine

DIY lx521.4:

Deck lunch Home made oat porridge loaf, home made fermented pickles, home made kombucha.. 😋

Infinity IRS Epsilon and Kappa 9s.

Posted on the “Exploring Virginia” Facebook group.

and nice IG....

Room treatment to speaker size ratio champion, 2020.

Not only own - built from first priniciples. The bridge and baffle are traditional hammer veneered using hide glue, and then French Polished. The dark wood around the forward tweeter and the baffle support is Cocobolo, and the bridge feet are Goncalo Alves. The bass unit is spray painted satin back, and then coated in buffed in wax polish. I was going to just paint the whole thing black, but Mrs S said she'd like wood finish - so I used that as an excuse to learn traditional veneering and French polishing.

Khemmis - Doomed Heavy Metal

Apart from the fact they take the battery supply and put it through AC regenerators (the things screwed to the wall). They go to the sockets supplying power to the wall sockets, and go to the power transformers in your audio gear. The only benefit is a pure 50/60Hz sine wave rather than the grotty looking thing that comes off the grid, with flattened tops and spikes.. The real way to do it of course is to use the batteries as the DC supply to the amp and dispense with all the AC stuff. As some serious DIY'ers have done for decades, powering their gear directly from a rack of car batteries.

The last time I did a headless install I ended up hitting the device.

Sorry this took a while. It's pretty easy, you just need to buy the following (there is only one "upgrade" for the RPI4, and that's the 4GB RAM version): https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Model-2019-Quad-Bluetooth/dp/B07TC2BK1X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rpi+4+4gb&qid=1588635055&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Flirc-Raspberry-Pi-Case-Silver/dp/B07WG4DW52/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rpi+4+flirc+case&qid=1588635069&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Power-Supply-USB-C/dp/B07TYQRXTK/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=rpi+4+power+supply&qid=1588635079&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MicroSDHC-Adapter-MB-ME32GA-AM/dp/B06XWN9Q99/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+sd+card+32gb&qid=1588635092&sr=8-1 Then follow the instructions here: https://ropieee.org/getting_started/ It just all kinda "works". It's super simple to do. I hope this helps!

Machine cut dovetails. I'd be more impressed if they were hand cut. Nice though, and very high standard cabinetmaking,

Dusk is pretty great. I don't know why I never played through it when it came out, but I finally played it now. It starts off a bit like a Quake clone - a very slick and polished Quake clone but a clone nevertheless - but it doesn't stay that way. The feel of the game really changes as you get further into it, and it feels more inspired by the atmosphere of immersive sims like Thief and System Shock, and occasionally horror games like Amnesia. The level design has clearly learned some tricks from Half Life and Portal, and plays with verticality and sense of scale quite a lot. Above it all, the game feels almost like an exercise in narration that uses old-school FPS mechanics but is much more about what it makes you feel. Considering that the developer has a history of making atmospheric horror games, I'm not surprised. Don't let the low-fi primitive graphics fool you, there is nothing primitive about this game. Oh, and of course it has a movement system. Simplified, not quite full-on Quakeworld/CPM but at least it's there. Highly recommended.

You’ve got me missing axpona now the daedalus speakers in person really highlight the quality of the wood and overall craftsmanship. Sorry Bryan but I ain’t helping you bring them down into the listening room.

Much respect to the hide glue. Old school construction, kudos.

You actually own that? Nice. Dig that baffle.

Wasn't sure where to post this, but this amused me in a toilet humour way:

I'd say if you liked, and followed, season 1, then the second is a natural extension & worth your watch. S2 had some amazingly beautiful episodes (the one's that centered on Shogun World & the native American Ghost World, come to mind), culminating in a finale that provides a satisfying payoff for your efforts, imo. I just finished season 3, and I can't recommend it to anyone, sadly...

yes, the technology has existed for some time but I am hoping for the technology to be more accessible (cost, size, etc.) and better usability.

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (Legacy Edition)

How about a battery supply from Living Voice (the same outfit that make the Vox Olympian speaker)? https://www.livingvoice.co.uk/lv-battery-power-supply.html I get the impression that is not a cheap supply...

Make sure to get a HDMI-Micro HDMI cable 😉

^ Enjoy Seasons 1 + 2, and then see how it all started ( and aid a good cause ) for $5 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/theater/fleabag-solo-show-stream.html (more detail, light "spoilers") https://decider.com/2020/04/10/fleabag-live-amazon-stream-it-or-skip-it/ https://www.amazon.com/FLEABAG-NT-Live-Phoebe-Waller-Bridge/dp/B086T4C5L3

Godspeed, Don... I was born in Miami and recall as a pup the city exploding on the second Super Bowl win back to back. It was something. Great memories of a class act. RIP, Mr. Greenfied... HS

Fleabag—fucking genius. I realize it’s a gimmick, but ( a ) it’s a fucking genius gimmick, and ( b ) she does it so well. She’s already throwing in nonverbals in the first episode. Nonverbals are the best! I am rapt. One of those few shows that require both watching and listening attentively.

Cheers, Dan. Uncertain times require more certainty, understood. Hoping you find a way to make this work for you in the long term.

Plenty more down this rabbit hole. RIP Dave Greenfield.

RIP Don, incredible coach; he'll never have to see a team break his Dolphin's record for a perfect season..... And RIP Dave Greenfield, keyboardist extraordinaire for The Stranglers...heart complications due to COVID-19 😪

R.I.P. Don Shula...

^^^ Hell yes. Me, checking out the Devs soundtrack posted above, 'cause Tidal lets me. This is where streaming audio of a huge library is great.

I made complicated lunch today. Chopped up leftover smoked short ribs, pan friend briefly to warm/soften, added one egg, topped with very sharp cheddar and served on a grilled bagel. It was excellent.

So close. https://www.amazon.com/Frankie-wall-mountable-singing-McDonalds-commercial/dp/B002RCIBRS x 2

It’s a Matthew sweet 90’s kind of day:

While I love Chicago. I was born and lived there all the way through college. I feel really bad for my friends isolating in the city. Here in the mountains I'm good. On call so no dirt bike, trials bike, mountain bike or side by side. I had to settle for playing on the mountain passes in the viper.

So I swapped out the parts and fooled around with the trimmers, got all the batteries dialed correctly, offset was ~10V. Plugging the headphones and got sound! My Carbon definitely felt threatened. This was at 2am and I was both excited and sleepy, listened to it for a bit and turned off the amp. Next morning when I got it up again, some resistors in the amp sparked. Looks like I didn’t elevate them high enough 😕 Also the +250v rail went bad and couldn’t regulate, outputting +320v now. Been checking around but still couldn’t find the culprit. I wonder what would be the root of this?

I decided to let this roaster pass me by, because it would complicate my divorce. I think it'll be 6 months til I buy a good roaster.