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    WOW! This latest Window 11 update!

    I'll agree that it was the best Windows ever. There are or have been hundreds of OSs, many of which are/were better than Windows. What is best depends a lot on the application and user capability.
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    Funny / Satire

    "When we say bird brain this is what we mean" In the big picture I don't see this as any different than what happens at walmart on black friday. Or on the view every day. Or at the current white house press conferences.
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    Mini-Review - EmpireTech IPC-TPC124XB-AI-S2 Thermal Network Mini Hybrid Bullet Camera

    Some conclusions after a month with this camera. I have the 3.5 mm/4 mm version, testing it side-by-side with a 6mm 5442. -The horizontal FOV is 5.4 degrees less for thermal camera, and 15.2 degrees more for the visual camera so the thermal FOV is pretty close to the 6mm 5442 that it's...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    And state politicians don't go to jail for a monopoly on gambling. I wonder how many people are ruined by dropping too much money into the lotteries? I see this as a public health problem encouraged and run by the government.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Could be one of those emergency start battery packs, too. As handy as they are I'm scared of keeping one in the car.
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    On my own, I thought the purpose of the advertising was to sell more pills. Then I heard RFK explain that the primary purpose is to funnel money to the media as you explained. Pretty good scam for the pharma companies: They can charge a fortune for pills because insurance pays, spend the money...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I guess the deep state doesn't want the disassembly plan to get out. This is perhaps the same video: Remember Trump’s Vow to “Shatter the Deep State”
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    All of the press reports I've seen say that the 2 RINOs are the only serious contenders. It couldn't be that the MSM wants a RINO in there, could it?
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    Progressive Liberal Hypocrisy

    Do these smart people even know the definition of fascism? It's where the dems have partially taken us and want to take us further. A populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Just like FJB had insurance against something bad happening to him with Kamala, DJT I think has insurance with Vance. I doubt that the libs would prefer Vance over DJT. The wild card is the libs who are driven by their hate and damn the unintended consequences.
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    2- IPC T180 display format differences

    I had a similar 2-camera situation with a different setting. Every single camera setting can be the same and they behave differently. Solution was deleting the "bad" camera and setting it up from scratch.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    This RT video totally nails the USA political situation. It's russian with subtitles, so turn the sound off and run it at 1.5x or 2x. https://www.rt.com/shows/documentary/606924-trump-assassination-attempt-soloviev-investigation/
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    Remember that Daylight Savings goes into effect November 3, 2024

    That is a bummer, then you have to be careful to do it again when you hit 2AM an hour later.
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    OMG Thermal!

    Sounds like the TPC-DF1241-T-S8 could be useful to detect hot boxes on rail cars to give pending derailment warnings.
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    Should I ditch Amcrest and go Empiretech?

    I've had a few cases where the digital zoom works well. Nothing close to hollywood level, but very useful. When I replaced one particular 5231 (2 MP) with a 5442 (4 MP) I left them side-by-side for a while. I went with a much wider angle 5442, and when digital zoomed to the FOV of the 5231...
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    MyCommerce/Digital River meltdown

    This is one of my gripes about paypal. Whenever you make a first purchase from somebody, that payee is automatically setup as autopay. Further purchases from that payee don't need authentication, in my case the paypal password. On one hand they preach security, the on the other hand they...
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    Blueiris NVR conundrum

    Communication mixup. My S3 detects animals very reliably, and when the wind isn't blowing the false alert rate is acceptably low. I'm complaining about the false alerts when the wind is blowing and it sees bushes and tree branches as animals.
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    Blueiris NVR conundrum

    For me an IVS false alert is almost always caused by moving tree limbs or shadows. Occasionally, there's an IVS trigger that happens for no apparent reason, but they are infrequent enough that I just chalk it up to something random. I just tell it like it is with BI and NVR. NVR is easy to...
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    Blueiris NVR conundrum

    UI3 with the fast forward thumbnails. Can reject a false alert in 2 to 4 seconds, with no mouse clicking. I don't claim to have 100% accuracy, but darn close to it.
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    Blueiris NVR conundrum

    We have a lot in common! "For me, the #1 thing I wanted when I installed my CCTV system was "accurate" motion alerts when someone was approaching my property. This was a bit harder with my specific setup because my property is surrounded by 50 palm trees and a German Shepherd which made it...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Nope... Democrats block Trump from being certified. The inherently peaceful conservatives take it on the chin again. The few that seriously protest are thrown in jail.
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    Ukraine related: Was Ukraine Government Is Handing Out Guns To Citizens, What Happened to Gun Control?

    How the West Brought War to Ukraine "However, a more judicious consideration of the Ukrainian crisis reveals that there are two sides to this story, only one of which is being told. On September 9, 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg committed a gaff, meaning that he accidentally...
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    Selling your soul to big brother

    We all know we're being tracked and having our personal information sucked out of us. I got a glimpse of the details after buying a new cordless drill. I'm picking one one company, Ridgid, but I'm pretty sure what they do is typical of many other companies. Before starting the rant I'll state...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

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    Amcrest dies after switching to IR?

    Adding to the discussion, my "ordinary" cameras typically use about 4 watts with IR off and 8 watts with IR on. I use external IR illuminators and can see the same problem as you are when for some reason the camera is rebooted in the dark. Some of the cameras cycle the IR light as part of the...
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    Blueiris NVR conundrum

    We all have different expectations and results. For exporting video, I rarely do it and have to at least partially relearn every time. I find the difficulty between BI and smartPSS about the same. Except for the first time I tried to export from BI when it took me about 5 hours over several...
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    Worlds First Review - Dahua - IPC-Color4K-X / DH-IPC-HFW5849T1-ASE-LED - Full Color 4K Camera

    I guess I must have one of the lucky older 4k-x cameras. My only 2 complaints are that it doesn't see IR. and won't trigger IVS on animals. At long distances (100' to 200') it has better digital-zoomed details than my 5442s, which it should. I wonder if focal length might come into play...
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    POE camera working on 2 pairs

    The data stream is carried on top of DC potential, 2 wires for + power and 2 wires for - power, with all 4 carrying data. This is POE mode A and is the typical arrangement when using a POE switch. With a POE injector, all 8 wires are generally used, 4 for data and 4 for power, Mode B. The...
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    How to run cat 5e outdoor rated cable along a fence?

    Quarter inch split-loom tubing is a pretty good fit.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Coincidentally, one of the few red pockets in Oregon. Oregon coast county faces delayed ballot arrival; voters are urged to seek replacements "... the Coos County clerk reported that an unspecified error at the United States Postal Service has delayed the arrival of ballots to an unknown...
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