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    BIG Owl on my Trail

    We have no deer around here. Any other guesses?
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    BIG Owl on my Trail

    Coyote with Prey on Thoroughbred Trail, 07/14/25 Can anyone tell what he's carrying? It's too big to be a squirrel or rabbit, but it also doesn't look like a cat or dog. A peafowl would be the right size, but the legs don't look like bird legs:
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    Amcrest or EmpireTech

    Another option is to buy the Amcrest cameras and then build a Blue Iris system from an old renewed PC. My ex bought an NVR-in-a-box, and it sucked. She couldn't use it. I walked our son through building her a BI system from a $200 PC, and it's much better, plus it will work with a much wider...
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    Upgrading my machine - P cores and E cores?

    Ugh. That model doesn't seem to be available anymore, either at amazon or at any other reputable refurb retailer. It was just too good to be true. I was thinking of buying 2 more, to replace older i7-6700 Dells that I could then hand-me-down for other, less-demanding applications when Win10 goes...
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    Is my WD purple 6tb HD in trouble?

    Nope. It started exhibiting the same symptom, and it went out-of-warranty back in March, so I just replaced with a new drive. This one has a 5 yr warranty.
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    Stack video frames to enhance face and catch Truck Thief?

    So it's been quite a while since I've had time to fiddle with this, but now that I have the focus dialed in on these reflectors, I'm getting good plate captures!
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    Full ALPR Database System for Blue Iris!

    I had a login problem yesterday. I hadn't checked the system in awhile, and it wasn't running because my Docker Desktop had died. I started up Docker Desktop, and got that same error message, despite using a saved password and even copying/pasting manually from the password manager, so I know it...
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    BIG Owl on my Trail

    Coyote Family of 6 on Thoroughbred Trail, 06/29/25 The two adults are not necessarily the parents, because I found one dead adult in February, after the mating would have happened. But they might be. In any case, with 4 pups, the population is healthy. Keep your small animals indoors, neighbors!
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    IP5M-T1277EW-AI vs. IP5M-T1179EW

    How does it compare to the IP5M-T1277EW-AI? Has anyone bypassed the power diode for powering an external illuminator?
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    IP5M-T1277EW-AI vs. IP5M-T1179EW

    Hmmm. I may be in the hunt for 3-4 more low-cost eyeball cameras, to replace some old Reolinks that continue to disappoint me. These are not demanding applications--they're monitoring an entryway and a driveway that are constantly lit, and I'm watching for people walking up to the house. So the...
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    BIG Owl on my Trail

    Single Coyote Pup on Thoroughbred Trail, 06/17/25 A single pup normally wouldn't be noteworthy, except that one of 3 adults known to live in this territory died back in late February 2025, and I hadn't seen any pups from this season until today. I still don't know if we have a reproductive...
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    BIG Owl on my Trail

    My finches are gone Warning: NatGeo-style violence ahead! House finches have been nesting near my front door every year for the past 5 years. They normally build their nest about 6" off-camera from this view, in one of the protected crevices between those roof joists. So I removed one of...
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    BIG Owl on my Trail

    Great Horned Owl on Thoroughbred Trail 06/10/25 Hello! I haven't seen owls on my camera in a few months, so it's nice to have an appearance.
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    BYOB - Build Your Own Beijing | Crazy, game-changing things you can do with latest AI

    I found it easier and cheaper (for me) to put a tiny, cheap POE camera inside the mailbox:
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    Docker Wyze Bridge - configuration

    Ok, this is strange. I went back to the firmware page to see if I could download 4.36.10.4054 directly, and not only is it not linked, neither is 4.36.10.2864: I downloaded 4.36.10.2864 from that page 48 hours ago, and now it's no longer available. Curiouser and curiouser. I still have my...
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