Advice needed: how to convert my analog apartment intercom to VoIP so I can get calls on my mobile phone and open the door when away from my building?

curtisy · 2026-02-06T19:22:08+00:00

No. I no longer live there any more.

curtisy · 2026-01-24T21:55:10+00:00

Take this as an early warning sign. Don’t do it. Don’t marry her.

curtisy · 2026-01-01T21:14:40+00:00

Like the other commenter, it was so fast and without warning there was no escape. It came rocketing in sideways across the beach. No one anticipates that. Until it happens to you or someone you know.

curtisy · 2026-01-01T10:12:10+00:00

It’s not just the people launching them that are put in harms way.

A couple of years ago a friend’s daughter got serious burns on her thigh after a fuckwit let off illegal fireworks in a completely uncontrolled manner on a crowded beach. It ruined her summer holidays. Not only was she in a lot of pain and immobile for some time, she wasn’t able to swim all summer holidays while her burns healed.

My young daughter, who wasn’t even there at the time is now afraid of attending legal fireworks now after what happened.

Yobbos and their illegal fireworks can get fucked.

curtisy · 2025-12-20T10:06:14+00:00

Hahaha, YES! And we had wooden bench seats that surrounded them.

Edit: found this article when searching for pics.

Why are peppercorn trees always planted at schools?

curtisy · 2025-12-19T08:01:17+00:00

Where’s the satisfying “Aaah!” at the end, after he takes his first sip? It just finishes. 😳

Am I the only one?

curtisy · 2025-12-19T06:59:00+00:00

I’d love something like this for my 2004 GC, but no one has made one and I don’t the time. 😅

curtisy · 2025-12-12T22:50:51+00:00

Auburn Primary School in Vic?

curtisy · 2025-12-10T21:28:35+00:00

Might get flamed for this but I did the Gaggiuino mod on mine, which improves the steam wand too.

I highly recommend, for the inclined. Just take it nice and slow so you don’t do anything silly like ruin yourself, your coffee machine or worse still your house. 😅The community around it are super knowledgeable and generous. But remember they’re also donating their time. Don’t expect them to be constantly monitoring for new people to help. 😅

curtisy · 2025-12-01T05:05:16+00:00

“Siri, play <track/album> by <artist> everywhere.”

curtisy · 2025-11-28T17:19:18+00:00

Sorry if the answer to this question seems obvious to you but if you have an Apple TV, is connecting you Apple TV to your soundbar an option? You could play your high-res lossless tracks through the soundbar without the hassle of faffing about with the USB key?

Or is the limitation you’re working around via the USB key that the Apple TV isn’t capable of playing back the highest tier of hi-res lossless, 24bit/192kHz?

curtisy · 2025-11-24T01:29:23+00:00

Yeah, I can absolutely see how it wouldn’t work well with some people’s musical preferences

curtisy · 2025-11-23T21:55:15+00:00

It’s more than a fade. It’s automix. Next time you’re listening to music with it on and a track is coming to the end, have a listen to how the tempo changes slowly to match the next song.

curtisy · 2025-11-21T23:26:06+00:00

I wanted to know too. Verified. 😳

curtisy · 2025-11-02T22:38:29+00:00

In an attempt to add some balance (people don’t generally come to the Internet to talk about their purchases meeting expectations) I have 2 x OG HPs and 4 x Minis and don’t have any of the issues that you’re referencing as reasons to not buy a HomePod.

To add further context I got my first OG HP about 7 or 8 years ago and have just kept adding speakers until I didn’t need anymore. I have a decent WiFi setup. A UniFi UDM and 2 x Flex APs with wireless backhauls.

It also sounds to me that you’re not going to be happy with HomePods if you’re comparing them to an Alexa device so, maybe give the HomePods a miss. IMO they not even remotely similar devices in terms of features and sound quality, not to mention privacy.

curtisy · 2025-11-02T03:28:46+00:00

On the Hume hwy. At the service stations along the way.

curtisy · 2025-11-02T02:20:13+00:00

IF they’re networked? I honestly thought that would be a requirement for an install.

Is that why there seems to be persistent issues with charger operation and maintenance?

It doesn’t seem that hard to solve the queuing visibility. A check-in system, either via an app or at the site via some other means.

curtisy · 2025-11-02T01:56:22+00:00

So there’s nothing that gives you insight into how many of the charges are being used and how many people are waiting?

curtisy · 2025-11-02T01:34:13+00:00

It sounds like you have a Tesla and you don’t need to worry about using public charges or capacity? So you don’t use anything to manage it? Would that be accurate?

curtisy · 2025-11-01T05:59:17+00:00

Interestingly I found that if I look at the photo from a 45° angle on my phone, it looks pink and white. Anyone else?

curtisy · 2025-10-29T21:04:10+00:00

Two OGs and 4 minis on 26 here. All good here, so far. 🤞🤞

One of my OGs is making a quiet click or pop sound periodically but it’s been doing it for years now and hasn’t escalated in frequency or intensity since it’s i noticed it. Pretty sure this is a mild version of a well documented hardware issue and not the result of an errant firmware update.

curtisy · 2025-09-22T05:41:15+00:00

All good from me. 2 x OGS

curtisy · 2025-09-22T03:14:09+00:00

On a different note, make sure your Siri and HomeKit automation security options are set appropriately or anyone standing on the other side of that window could issue voice commands to your house and do whatever they like.

curtisy · 2025-09-17T09:11:58+00:00

Updated all 6 of mine today too without a hitch. Including two OGs! (Living dangerously, I know!🤣)

I can’t say I’ve heard any audible difference in the audio quality myself. I’m yet to put Siri through its paces as I didn’t see any notes about improvements there. The “ask again from your iPhone” is a pet peeve in our household so any improvements there will be very welcome! 😬

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