Recent content by Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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It Finally Happened: Not One, but TWO Heart Attacks
Frankly, at age 79, I felt that I was past that 40-60 window where most heart attacks happen. Just because one takes 10,000 IU of vitamin E every day along with 25 other vitamins, does not garantee health. I'd always had historically excellent health. Last year, my wife said she thought I'd live...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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- Forum: Health And Fitness Forum
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It Finally Happened: Not One, but TWO Heart Attacks
A month before my heart attacks, someone on X social media jokingly accused me of 'bench pressing tractors". A neighbor who is a construction / heavy equipment operator called me a monster when I described how I replaced a 900lb track on my excavator by myself 3 years ago. In my later years, I'd...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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- Forum: Health And Fitness Forum
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It Finally Happened: Not One, but TWO Heart Attacks
One of the stranger questions I asked my cardiologist was whether extreme mechanical shock to my chest would endanger the stent. He said no. I was basically cleared to listen to loud music. What a relief. Had he said I could no longer bass pig, I would have asked for the euthanasia department! LOL- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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- Forum: Health And Fitness Forum
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It Finally Happened: Not One, but TWO Heart Attacks
It's been a stressful year. My wife told me it was the Year of the Dragon. Lord have mercy! The Dragon's calling card came early on Dec 31, with a generator building fire. Being it was raining for 3 weeks straight, our solar panels weren't bringing in much power and I was running the generator...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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- Forum: Health And Fitness Forum
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AI Voice Modeling (Deep Fakes)
Thank you. Shortly after that video, I was in Costco and had a particular experience which led my mind to write a joke. The night before, a customer, having seen my demo, said I should clone Orson Welles' voice, so I did. The next day I would use it to deliver this joke. Audio sounds added in...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
- Post #3
- Forum: General Misc Discussion
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New Year's Eve Generator Fire
I didn't mention that there are two fans--an input and an exhaust-- 1000CFM that kept this generator cool in 95F August heat during a dry spell. This concrete structure was built in 1986. The only thing I could not make fire resistant was the door. I did not have the tools or materials to make a...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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- Forum: General Misc Discussion
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New Year's Eve Generator Fire
This was a totally unexpected incident, as I had run this generator on 95°F days and no fires resulted. It's been raining all week and everything is wet and 35°F and the fire happened. Ran the generator for an hour (as usual) to bring the battery banks up (been raining for weeks on end here)...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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Greetings from Basspig (Mark Weiss) from Connecticut
I stumbled across this thread after 13 years and realized I had not responded to your question! It is 154" and 2.4 aspect ratio. Material is CenterStage made by Seymour AV. In 2018, I upgraded the projector (I think I mentioned that in another thread here).- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
- Post #22
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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It Took Me 5-1/2 Years, But I Finally Got Live Streaming to Work on my Web Server
I wanted to have my own live stream, where I didn't have to worry about being banned for 183 days just because some copyrighted material appeared on a TV in the background. So I researched it and found Doug Johnson's video on how to set up your own RTMP streaming server with nginx. My setup was...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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Dishonesty in the Roof Coatings Industry
Thank you for your concern. I got this much out of Henry Co. They sent me two pails of 887 white roof coating and two 0.9 gallon cans of the leak stopper. So I can't cover the whole roof, but will have to deal with the worst parts in spring. Can't do now because of leaves falling on the roof.- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
- Post #3
- Forum: General Misc Discussion
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AI Voice Modeling (Deep Fakes)
Lately, I've been exploring AI for both image creation, and more recently, voice cloning. My early work last summer was in replicating the early 1950s style of electronics documentaries. I trained a voice model based on an old GE announcer and made a new video shop tour with that voice and a...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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Solar Cell electricity effect on Audio???
Of course 'EMP-hardened' can be claimed, but in the event of nuclear war, all warrantees will not be honored.- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
- Post #84
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Solar Cell electricity effect on Audio???
The best solar power system is completely off-grid. Many poor homeowners don't realize that most of these systems being pushed by three big solar installers are grid-tied and shut down when the grid goes down. I myself am interested in EMP-hardening, as we are not only due for the solar flare...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
- Post #82
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Dishonesty in the Roof Coatings Industry
In 2017, I finished a 14 year renovation of my roof (new joists included). I was looking into putting down a final top cover of EPDM rubber. Had one place lined up and a friend to help, but what killed the project is the roofing supplier said his boom truck operator was sick. After months of...- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
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The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you
My 1961 Lincoln Continental. Favorite car I've owned. Paid $800 for it in 1968. Owned until 1980, when I had to let it go. No garage to keep it.- Mark (Basspig) Weiss
- Post #174
- Forum: Car Forum
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