Kupar

16 hours ago, Sophie said:

Oooh ... loving those long socks 😍

1 hour ago, oliver2 said:

I hope not: it would be apostrophic😬 

6 hours ago, arigalo said:

Now there’s an idea! I’m sure one exists. There’s certainly a lot of work in medical humanities and whatnot. 

"The effect of beach time on cortisol levels and long-term stress."

"Hearing loss in the surfing community."

"Summer and winter beach etiquette: a study of Santa Cruz, CA, in the calendar year 2025." (Requires a year-long research project, fully funded.)

Sexy women blowing. What's not to like?

18 minutes ago, arigalo said:

I’ve also been trying to get dual citizenship in Italy. 

Oooh! I know someone @Bacardi who would be very jealous if you succeeded! 

19 minutes ago, arigalo said:

For a job, I’d probably still like to be a professor.

That's great! I know many people (myself and my daughter among them) for whom the dream of academia died sometime around getting our bachelors / masters. I'm pleased for you that you have the determination to continue with your academic work xx

Thanks so much for answering my questions!

2 minutes ago, Sophie said:

 

Ooh - sexy video - thank you 🙂

7 hours ago, arigalo said:

This effing penguin used to scare the life out of me as a kid! Everything about him was just the slimiest and creepiest. 😅

"It's you!" (I love this movie so much!)

Thanks for starting the thread @arigalo - it takes some courage to open yourself up like that! I'll ask a non-pee-related question if i may. If you could live anywhere in the world and do any job, where would you be and what would you being doing?

From the 'Cursed AI' Facebook group. Mr Zuckerberg is watching you. Genuinely creepy.

Just a little pee into the washing machine this afternoon 🙂 Lots of fun!

https://www.erome.com/a/TAjBRXMN

1 hour ago, gldenwetgoose said:

 But Unit 2 is always going to be powered, since it's directly across the supply.  Instead if you powered Unit 2 from the supply after the switch - by the Unit 2 LED and resistor you'd save on having the unit powered continuously.

Doh! Yes. Thanks for spotting my error and suggesting the correction 🙂 

1 hour ago, gldenwetgoose said:

depending on your love or loathing for Amazon Alexa,

Yes - I have seen that suggested, but I'm more in the loathe camp 🙂

1 hour ago, gldenwetgoose said:

Other than that - do you want some sort of chime or call buzzer?  Or just switching on the unit and talking?  I'm guessing the circuit is aimed at the sort of door intercoms you get, where the microphone has fairly low sensitivity, so you talk directly into it and a small speaker.

I had assumed we wouldn't need a separate buzzer. I hope to select mics and speakers that will give a reasonable volume at the listening end. The amplifier circuit can deliver 1 watt into an 8 ohm speaker. We'll see if that's enough at breadboard stage. If not, a buzzer refinement may be needed. 

Thank you 🙂

11 minutes ago, Sophie said:

 

Three minutes of punk/pop perfection 💖

3 minutes ago, Kupar said:

I'm considering building an intercom to connect upstairs with downstairs in the house K and I are moving to shortly (fingers crossed). We will have neighbours whose house joins on to ours, and over the last 20+ years while living in a detached house we've become used to shouting loudly to each other when in different rooms - something we probably ought to not do in future.

I could install a front-door type unit 'off the shelf' but where's the fun in that? I found a neat circuit for a hands-free, always-on wired intercom that looks about right for my limited level of ability.

https://www.redcircuits.com/Page78.htm

But I don't want it always-on. And I don't want it battery powered either. Rather, I want the whole thing to be powered by a 9Vdc supply at one end, with the ability for either unit to switch the power on when communication is needed, and off when it's not. And a means of seeing when it's on or off.

So, friends with electrical / electronics expertise, will this refinement work? I know it looks like I'll end up running a screened wire for the audio and a separate 4-core cable for the power / switching, but I don't think that matters.

 

Oh - and I won't bother with the muting switch in the main circuit.

I'm considering building an intercom to connect upstairs with downstairs in the house K and I are moving to shortly (fingers crossed). We will have neighbours whose house joins on to ours, and over the last 20+ years while living in a detached house we've become used to shouting loudly to each other when in different rooms - something we probably ought to not do in future.

I could install a front-door type unit 'off the shelf' but where's the fun in that? I found a neat circuit for a hands-free, always-on wired intercom that looks about right for my limited level of ability.

https://www.redcircuits.com/Page78.htm

But I don't want it always-on. And I don't want it battery powered either. Rather, I want the whole thing to be powered by a 9Vdc supply at one end, with the ability for either unit to switch the power on when communication is needed, and off when it's not. And a means of seeing when it's on or off.

So, friends with electrical / electronics expertise, will this refinement work? I know it looks like I'll end up running a screened wire for the audio and a separate 4-core cable for the power / switching, but I don't think that matters.

Amazing! I love how Penelope's awakening has happened here, and I hope she will have other adventures in the future. thanks for this lovely, hot story Goose.

Oh! How had I missed this? Another wonderful work of fiction. Plausible and beautifully described. I feel for Penny ... But at the same time I'm enjoying her desperation, and I hope she is too!