small, passive #circuit adapts a very low impedance (8-32 ohms) stereo headphone jack (remember those?) on just about any device to higher impedance (1.6K) mono (with a L/R balance control) balanced, or unbalanced. I use this with tablet-based test gear to drive and test some of my #audio designs.

Music Night (feat. The Canyoñeros), #VFW Santa Ana, California, May 26, 2023 #livemusic #music

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......

indie musicians and producers, don't destroy your catalog with AI. Don't do it. #music #indiemusic medium.com/@len_galasso...

Rossman once again, is at The Barricades. big deception in texas town over a #datacenter no one wants and built on land deeded for $10 to the city to build a park. youtu.be/7RF-1nK9zm4?...

just finished a #stompbox for a very old friend, a beautiful purple Funk Machine. he didn't want any labels so I'll make him a cheat sheet. the middle knob is a wet/dry mix. All of my #electronics work is pro bono and carries a lifetime warranty. #diy #audio

BREAKING: Molly Crane Newman reports that Judge Kaplan has ORDERED the release of the $5m plus interest to E Jean Carroll.

from Abramson's lips to the brain-dead republican congress. save your country.

a happy #caturday to you. #pixeleen had a not-so-good morning but appears to be feeling a bit better. #catsofbluesky #cats

YES!!!

It looks like the Dept. of Energy deleted thousands of webpages about energy saving out of embarrassment that those pages recommended people set their thermostats to 78 degrees, after @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got criticism for making that same recommendation. youtu.be/FWzVBiHORTE

it's possible to: ▫️love your country, ▫️ appreciate LLMs / AI as an big engineering accomplishment, and, ▫️despise the current, invasive "AI in everything" trend. these are not mutually exclusive concepts.

hmm. I think I may have invented artichoke salad: ▫️1 can of artichoke hearts, drained ▫️½ c mozzarella cheese, cubed ▫️2 tbl red wine vinegar ▫️3 tbl olive oil ▫️¼ tsp garlic powder ▫️¼ tsp onion powder ▫️¼ tsp black pepper ▫️dash of basil or oregano #recipe

#caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #pixeleen

huh. ace hardware was out of #algae seeds.

If you owe a woman $5 million for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation.

The RNC thought it had found a new way to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of lawful voters. It spent millions building a case in an attempt to use disenfranchisement as a systematic tool to gain partisan advantage. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

Ah man I thought I included the link but I put it in the ALT instead Check out her channel!

wow. surface heave in Galfia, South Trinidad after recent earthquake. photo courtesy of @SouthWestAdventuresview22

impeaching john roberts. a very #goodidea

happy #caturday

my latest build, finished today for a friend, a stompbox re-creation of the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster with a set of 5 rare germanium transistors from the '60s. I added a variable Bias/Gain control The circuit has a socket for the transistor so he can try different ones. 🎸 #electronics #diy

sketch of an idea I have for a stereo instrument / #guitar #amplifier. the #electronics is where the modulation, er magic, happens. portions of this build are already in progress. #diy #maker #livemusic

#thomann #fender #guitars oh my

one person's 'beautiful walled garden' is another person's horrifying prison.

the strings are getting very tight over at #fender HQ; the chunks they blew were boulder sized. now is not the time to ease up. youtu.be/10_iP-y3QsQ?...

I used to design things and I still do but now I also repair things. having done both of these, I will say I think you and I as consumers have some rights: you have a right to repair your own equipment; you have the right to use it beyond its intended marketing lifespan;

my, dad, James Galasso, at his newly-purchased home, circa 1957. #fathersday

19 years ago, my wife came home with a little companion for our big main coon, toby. toby has been gone for for almost nine. #pixeleen still keeps me on my toes. happy #caturday

#pixeleen asks, where's my treats? #catsofbluesky #cats

small reel of vintage Birnbach Radio Corp. "spaghetti tubing", from my grandfather, circa, my guess, 1938. #photography #electronics

Music | Ari and Cecil Alexander Quartet Kaleidoscope #livemusic #jazz youtu.be/4PnPdKVJwoQ?...

build done. delivered to client. smile produced. 3-channel passive mixer #diy #electronics #maker

untitled, original. ink and alcohol markers, imaginary subject. march 2020

thank you, Carole, for it all, especially for teaching me only love is real. everything else is illusion.

happy #caturday

Music | Ramsey Lewis Trio, "Summer Breeze" #music #jazz #livemusic youtu.be/u6j6Zk945ZY?...

yes, this. also, being back the diner.

Music | Gerry Rafferty, rare, live take, "Baker Street" #music youtu.be/vUKsXMtXiYM?...

have an old desktop or notebook computer and you think it's lifecycle is ending? perhaps not. clean it up and put Ubuntu on it. it probably has years left in it, especially if you can replace the battery. I've been running Ubuntu on all my computers for close to 20 years. it's free. ubuntu.com

3-channel passive mixer build in progress. #photography #electronics #audio #diy

if you have any storage in your #solar system, which may contain, or you use #battleborn batteries, this is a very important video to watch. youtu.be/uT0mSH3991o?...

in 2014 I got this #fender acoustic bass guitar, just to have an instrument at the local acoustic jams..it was fun to play, but I eventually gave it to a bassist friend who still enjoys it. #leo is resting very uneasy. stand down, walk it back. don't wait.

Music | Strawberry Alarm Clock live take, from, I think, 1968 #psychedelic #music youtu.be/SGRYgZswqrg?...

49 years ago I gave up red meat. I never looked back.

come on, #fender; you fu©ked this up big time... #leo is not resting easy...

the only punching that is okay with me.

boycott cbs