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  1. Podagrower

    What is the best bang for the buck with these cheap eBay Dell systems?

    As already said, a full height graphics card won't fit in a SFF case. You would need a MT case. I have more experience with the Optiplex line. The series 4 Optiply (3010, 3020, 7010, 7020, 9010, 9020) all use an ATX power supply-but you need a 24 pin to 8 pin adaptor for the motherboard; the...
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    2022 EmpireTech Spring Sales

    Awesome! I finally got to the point I have enough cameras I can shuffle some crappy ones to low priority areas and was thinking of getting a PTZ; well timed.
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    Free I7 upgrade? I'll give it a shot.

    At my office, I'm the closest thing to IT support that we have. I've worked thru upgrading our 6 really, really old Dell Optiplexs (Optiplexi? Optiplexes? Optipli?) to just old Dell Optiplexs so I'm comfortable with them and their quirks so when I started looking at cameras and saw the...
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    I'm needing a little advice on setting up new computer for BI.

    I've been using the Dell OS Recovery tool on my systems. So far, it has always resulted in a clean install without any bloatware. Found the same thing for a Lenovo Thinkcentre I recently bought as well.
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    Any one use Free (unlicensed) Windows 10 w/ Blue Iris?

    This is how I understand it as well. I was looking for some software and found the digital key download for about 10% of the retail price. When I went looking for reviews, I found lots of "it worked fine for a while and then the key was invalid" responses. I use the crap out of Dell's OS...
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    I didn't need another ginormous UPS

    The OneAC was kicking around our office for years, nobody knew the history. I was tasked with clean up one week and it came home instead of going in the dumpster. The APC was listed on Facebook, I've been stalking cheap computer parts so I guess they decided it was close enough.
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    I didn't need another ginormous UPS

    I've already got a OneAc ON1300. Its an antique (I can have it send messages to my pager) but it's straight up bulletproof. More capacity than I need, more run time than I need. But an APC SmartUPS2200 popped up for sale locally. Yeah, wwaayy more capacity and run time than I need. I figured...
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    Heavy Beams Fall In The Street

    Watching the dark footsteps to the left, the fluid is coming from the piece being carried, not the forklift. You can make out the hydraulic reservoir when they get it picked back up (and motor when they turn the corner), so they probably just just broke a fitting. I'd bet a car lift as well...
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    How To Stop A Robbery

    I've only had one split, but imagine the pressure required to split that seal. Imagine the force those fumes escape with. Inside a shed or garage with battery chargers, light fixtures, and other assorted sources of ignition. You can absolutely bet that whatever asshat passed these pieces of...
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    Gas Station Explosion - Truly a WTF???

    The news stories say the clerk saw them pouring gas on the car before the explosion. Is this so common that it didn't set off the clerk's "call the cops right now alarm"? From a brilliant comedian. "I used to work at a gas station. It was an interesting job; the guy that worked there with me...
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    Not So Smart U-Haul Driver

    They plow thru the roof clearance sign at the beginning of the video, looks to just be hanging on chains so it swings out of the way.
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    Trying to catch rats on camera

    Invite these good dogos over for a play date. If a rat springs a trap and survives, they will avoid that location. I've had to resort to feeding the rats (leaving the trap unset) for a couple of weeks and then setting it to get some of the stubborn ones. Then there's the dumb ones that I've...
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    ATM Getting Broken Into 4.11.21

    These guys are familiar with the area, there's been some planning. The truck was probably stolen very shortly before the robbery and with the prices trucks are at, the truck alone could be 80K of the robbery.
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    CAT5e or 6 for outdoor run?

    ^This is my answer. POE is pretty low voltage to begin with and when you start stretching it out, you could run into a voltage drop issue.
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    Stray puppy sneaks in home!

    That puppy is going to be no trouble at all. He will not eat your shoes, or your walls, or your pillow (while your are sleeping on it), or the TV remote....
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    Midnight Cleansing

    Amateurs. Go to the gas station and all it takes is a little spritz to cover up any other smell for the next millennia.
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    Car Accident

    Hitting a parked car while texting isn't going to get a free ride to jail. Either something wrong with their license or DUI. Lynyrd Skynyrd "Oak tree you're in my way" could be "Parked car you're in my way".
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    Nothing to see here... just 2am firecrackers

    Amateur. Light the firecracker while your riding hands free and drop it like a pro.
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    help ID this car!

    Obviously that is The Dale. (trust me, this story is worth reading. possibly twice.)
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    FedEx Smoker

    I can't smell it from here. I know diesel gets different formulations depending on temperature, and with the temps in TX lately he may have the wrong fuel or there may have been an additive used. Or it could just be clapped out.
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    A Couple Of Truck Captures

    Yeah, but he spent all his money at that lift to make it look cool so he can't afford the drop hitch now. And listening to the sound of that one wheel peel, he's got zero traction with that right wheel. That's the sound you get from spinning tires on wet pavement, not sure which brand of...
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    Bird

    Nothing to see here, just a hawk walking into a strip club and "makin it rain"
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    DUI/Open Container Bust

    Drunk people logic can be an amazing thing. "I'll put this 12 pack in the trunk at the store so nobody thinks I need to slam them all before getting home".
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    Police Takedown

    The cops were on the lookout for him. I'm guessing the cop in the Fusion was the watcher since he was sitting in the parking lot and the 2 marked units come from the blind side. Stolen cars, chop shop? I'll bet that plate doesn't belong to the driver either.
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    Got ADT for your home security?

    Well, what's the point of having a security camera if nobody is reviewing the footage when a crime occurs. This guy is just being proactive and protecting people when they are most vulnerable. Around the office, we refer to ADT as "Another Dumbass Technician"
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    At least he's not drinking and driving

    Looks like more than alcohol.
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    Coon in the pool

    Looks like the trash panda was after the cat treats on the table and the cats were not in a sharing mood.
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    Deep Night Party

    The golden rule-With a Honey in the middle there's some leeway.
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    Police chase in my neighborhood

    No Fiat, it's a Nissan Cube. But still not enough power(120bhp), traction, handling or driver ability. There are still pursuits that end with escape, but they rely on getting away in the first couple of minutes. You can't out run the radio.
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    My thoughts on, and review of the Amcrest IP5M T1179EW 28MM

    I'm not sure if it's the crimped end at the camera which went on well, or the keystone punch down in the closet that went ok. It's CAT6 OSP of good quality, leviton ends (meh), ideal crimper, and Fluke punchdown. I wish I had passthru connectors, but until I burn up the supply of old ones.....
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