Anyone else have residential security cameras installed on their house?
I use a combination of cameras (a total of 10 currently):
- various USB webcams (Logitech, Microsoft)
- Foscam IP/Wifi cameras (e.g. C1)
- Vivotek IP/PoE bullet cam
- Old Panasonic camcorder (firewire)
- Old Linksys WVC210 (PTZ), Ethernet
All attached to Windows security-camera package: Blue Iris
Oh, and a 200 LED IR-Emitter.
I've performed similar installs for friends and family, mostly using Foscam cameras.
We just had a car break-in last week (https://youtu.be/vUEWeL7jW2Y) and the captured video doesn't seem to be much help in identifying the suspect (yet).
We just had a car break-in last week (https://youtu.be/vUEWeL7jW2Y) and the captured video doesn't seem to be much help in identifying the suspect (yet).
Commentary, Why has it come to this? Remember when we didn't need cameras on our property because people respected other peoples things? As fun as it is to have security cameras that are internet linked, for the justice porn and "lulz", I don't like living like this.
Though I'm sure I've just been living under some kind of privileged umbrella my whole life... /sigh.
Commentary, Why has it come to this? Remember when we didn't need cameras on our property because people respected other peoples things? As fun as it is to have security cameras that are internet linked, for the justice porn and "lulz", I don't like living like this.
Though I'm sure I've just been living under some kind of privileged umbrella my whole life... /sigh.
I had my second (third?) vehicle stolen from in front of my house when I was 19 or 20, in a decent middle-class neighborhood in Orange County, California. That was around 1990.
Re: Security cameras
By: Digital Man to Android8675 on Tue Apr 24 2018 10:51 am
I had my second (third?) vehicle stolen from in front of my house when I was 19 or 20, in a decent middle-class neighborhood in Orange County, California. That was around 1990.
It's too bad that there are thieves that do that sort of thing.
One time I had a car that was broken into, and they ripped the face off the car stereo, and it wasn't even a detachable face. I thought it was funny that they probably got something they couldn't use, but it was frustrating since I had to get my window fixed and buy a new stereo for the car.
I had my second (third?) vehicle stolen from in front of my house
when I was 19 or 20, in a decent middle-class neighborhood in Orange
County, California. That was around 1990.
It's too bad that there are thieves that do that sort of thing.
One time I had a car that was broken into, and they ripped the face off
With this recent theft, the anger is more about the invasion and resulting feeling of insecurity (it was the family/wife's vehicle) and all of us (including my 3 daughters) were home at the time. Our dog alerted us and we even saw the getaway vehicle drive away, but by then it was too late.
I think security cameras are great for society. Every night on the evening news security cameras show muggings, attemped rape, robberies etc. In the 1990's most offenders got away with their crimes. These days this scumb gets IDed by cameras. Some may complain it's a crumby way to live or complain about their privacy but I'd give up all my privacy rights just to have the oppotrunity to catch the low life scumb that steals or harms others. I say we need more cameras. That's my 2 cents on the subject.
One time I had a car that was broken into, and they ripped the face off the car stereo, and it wasn't even a detachable face. I thought it was funny that they probably got something they couldn't use, but it was frustrating since I had to get my window fixed and buy a new stereo for the car.
Android8675 wrote to Digital Man <=-
Commentary, Why has it come to this? Remember when we didn't need
cameras on our property because people respected other peoples things?
As fun as it is to have security cameras that are internet linked, for
the justice porn and "lulz", I don't like living like this.
Though I'm sure I've just been living under some kind of privileged umbrella my whole life... /sigh.
Commentary, Why has it come to this? Remember when we didn't need cameras on our property because people respected other peoples things? As fun as it is
Yeah, criminals. I had an old VW Rabbit when I went to school in San Francisco. Parked alongside the dorms one night, a thief tried to pry off the door handle with a large flathead screwdriver. Then, broke the vent window when that didn't work. Used the screwdriver to pry the stereo out of the dash, cracking the dashboard and the faceplate. Ended up dropping the screwdriver and taking my crappy Sanyo AM/FM/Cassette Stereo - remember the kind that didn't even rewind? Fast forward only, if you wanted to rewind you needed to flip the tape over.
I think it is because of the social isolation. It used to be we all knew our neighbors, we all looked out for one another. Nowadays, I speak to a neighbor and I get a dirty look from some of them. They just want to run inside, slam the door shut and order crap from Amazon and have everything delivered. They don't want to participate in neighborhood programs, have a community get-together or anything that involves people. Then they stay on Facebook all day long posting about how DANGEROUS it is outside and how SCARED they are to open their doors.
I will say this, though, the new generation behind these Millenials seems to be embracing some of the old ways. Gen-Z is more social, more outgoing and more willing to dump the digital nonsense and get outside. I am excited about this new generation and have high hopes they will help us become more of a society again.
We just had a car break-in last week (https://youtu.be/vUEWeL7jW2Y) and the captured video doesn't seem to be much help in identifying the suspect (yet).
Commentary, Why has it come to this? Remember when we didn't need cameras on our property because people respected other peoples things? As fun as it is to have security cameras that are internet linked, for the justice porn and "lulz", I don't like living like this.
Commentary, Why has it come to this? Remember when we didn't need
cameras on our property because people respected other peoples things?
As fun as it is to have security cameras that are internet linked, for
the justice porn and "lulz", I don't like living like this.
maybe it's an increase of heroin usage?
I will say this, though, the new generation behind these Millenials seems to be embracing some of the old ways. Gen-Z is more social, more outgoing and more willing to dump the digital nonsense and get outside.
I know someone who used to have a 1980 VW Scirocco (always seemed similar to me to the old VW Rabbit) which used to get broken into relatively often. One time there were no broken windows, and after a while he discovered a hole underneath the passenger door handle - The thief probably poked a screwdriver or something up there to push up the lock pin to unlock the door.
Yeah, I wish it was easier to talk to people in general. One thing about the neighborhood I live in (at least my street) is that most of my neighbors are older than me - They might not be the same generation as me, but I think being older, they seem more social and are fairly easy to talk to.
I will say this, though, the new generation behind these Millenials
seems to be embracing some of the old ways. Gen-Z is more social, more Dm>> outgoing and more willing to dump the digital nonsense and get
outside. I am excited about this new generation and have high hopes
they will help us become more of a society again.
Great little cars, though - fit 4 people and had room for stuff. Mine was a diesel, got 48 mpg in the 1980s, maintenance was just gas tires and oil.
Great little cars, though - fit 4 people and had room for stuff. Mine was a diesel, got 48 mpg in the 1980s, maintenance was just gas tires and oil.
Yeah, the older VWs always seemed like good reliable cars. I currently have a 2009 VW Rabbit and almost thought of buying a diesel, but they didn't offer diesel for that model year. I suppose it's good I didn't buy a VW diesel, as I've avoided the hassle with the VW diesel emissions testing scandal. I've heard VW has offered a fix for the issue, but it compromises performance a bit.
I *hope* you didn't put *gas* in your diesel VW. :-)
I tend to be an introvert, so I suppose I'm not always the easiest person to talk to, but I enjoy good conversation and being able to get along well with my neighbors and people in general. I'll admit I've been guilty of spending time on my PC more than being outside talking with neighbors & such though.
Look at the data.. when "The War On Drugs" started, is when most all the violence, robbing, pillage, etc.. started.. Let people be responsible for what they put in their body and get "big brother" out of everyones business and this will all go away. for profit prisons, and the politicians who are
Re: Security cameras
By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 25 2018 09:34 am
Yeah, the older VWs always seemed like good reliable cars. I currently have a 2009 VW Rabbit and almost thought of buying a diesel, but they didn't offer diesel for that model year. I suppose it's good I didn't buy a VW diesel, as I've avoided the hassle with the VW diesel emissions testing scandal. I've heard VW has offered a fix for the issue, but it compromises performance a bit.
I don't know when they started gaming the system, but new diesels seem to be a pain. The newer ones add urea to the fuel to tame the emissions, and they apparently mod the car not to run if you run out of urea. I have no idea
how much manufacturers charge to replenish it, but seeing as it's proprietary I don't think it's cheap. Seems counter to the idea that diesels are low maintenance and low-tech.
The VWs didn't require a urea system, which is how they got into the mess of gaming the engines to detune when they sensed they were being tested.
Re: Security cameras
By: Digital Man to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 25 2018 11:27 am
I *hope* you didn't put *gas* in your diesel VW. :-)
A friend of mine loaned his Rabbit Diesel to a friend, who overlooked the DIESEL FUEL ONLY sticker on the gas guage and the filler door, and put a couple of bucks worth of unleaded into it.
front of me, sort of looked at me and said "Can I sit there?" with a bit of a tone. I backed up, and all 3 proceeded to sit down and get on their phones in silence.
I'm glad I'm married. I couldn't imagine being on a date and having my date pull out her phone. I've seen that happen at restaurants repeatedly.
I'd walk out.
When the weather is nice, like right now, I sit on my deck if I am "BBSing" or whatnot. Gives me a chance to wave and say hello to people. I try to be outside as much as possible during the warm weather. Which here in St. Louis is like only 6 month it seems nowadays!
A friend of mine loaned his Rabbit Diesel to a friend, who overlooked the DIESEL FUEL ONLY sticker on the gas guage and the filler door, and put a couple of bucks worth of unleaded into it.
That can destroy the injector pump, because it's lubricated by the diesel fuel going into it. Luekily for him, it died a quarter mile away, and 5 gallons of diesel diluted the gas enough so it ran poorly, but made it back to the gas station for a full fillup. 2 gallons of unleaded and 8 gallons of diesel seemed to clear itself out OK.
I had my second (third?) vehicle stolen from in front of my house when I was 19 or 20, in a decent middle-class neighborhood in Orange County, California. That was around 1990.
While living in that same house, I later (around '95) worked for some camera-related tech companies and had a lot of security/webcams to experiment with - the quality was crap compared to what we have now, but still, the cameras were useful to catch the occasional prowler or theif. So at least from my perspective, not much has changed. :-(
I will say this, though, the new generation behind these Millenials seems to be embracing some of the old ways. Gen-Z is more social, more outgoing and more willing to dump the digital nonsense and get outside. I am excited about this new generation and have high hopes they will help us become more of a society again.
Digital Man wrote to poindexter FORTRAN on 04-25-18 11:27 <=-
Re: Security cameras
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Wed Apr 25 2018 06:24 am
Great little cars, though - fit 4 people and had room for stuff. Mine was a diesel, got 48 mpg in the 1980s, maintenance was just gas tires and oil.
I *hope* you didn't put *gas* in your diesel VW. :-)
Digital Man wrote to poindexter FORTRAN on 04-25-18 16:22 <=-
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Re: Security cameras
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Wed Apr 25 2018 03:19 pm
Re: Security cameras
By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 25 2018 09:34 am
Yeah, the older VWs always seemed like good reliable cars. I currently have a 2009 VW Rabbit and almost thought of buying a diesel, but they didn't offer diesel for that model year. I suppose it's good I didn't buy a VW diesel, as I've avoided the hassle with the VW diesel emissions testing scandal. I've heard VW has offered a fix for the issue, but it compromises performance a bit.
I don't know when they started gaming the system, but new diesels seem to be a pain. The newer ones add urea to the fuel to tame the emissions, and they apparently mod the car not to run if you run out of urea. I have no idea
how much manufacturers charge to replenish it, but seeing as it's proprietary I don't think it's cheap. Seems counter to the idea that diesels are low maintenance and low-tech.
The VWs didn't require a urea system, which is how they got into the mess of gaming the engines to detune when they sensed they were being tested.
Okay, this is a joke, right?
Digital Man wrote to poindexter FORTRAN on 04-25-18 16:22 <=-
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Re: Security cameras
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Wed Apr 25 2018 03:19 pm
Re: Security cameras
By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Apr 25 2018 09:34 am
Yeah, the older VWs always seemed like good reliable cars. I currently have a 2009 VW Rabbit and almost thought of buying a diesel, but they didn't offer diesel for that model year. I suppose it's good I didn't buy a VW diesel, as I've avoided the hassle with the VW diesel emissions testing scandal. I've heard VW has offered a fix for the issue, but it compromises performance a bit.
I don't know when they started gaming the system, but new diesels seem to be a pain. The newer ones add urea to the fuel to tame the emissions, and they apparently mod the car not to run if you run out of urea. I have no idea
how much manufacturers charge to replenish it, but seeing as it's proprietary I don't think it's cheap. Seems counter to the idea that diesels are low maintenance and low-tech.
The VWs didn't require a urea system, which is how they got into the mess of gaming the engines to detune when they sensed they were being tested.
Okay, this is a joke, right?
Absolutely not. Newer (since 2011 for Ford) requires a 2nd tank of DEF (Diesel Emission Fluid). It's made up of 32.5% urea and 67.5% deionized water. It gets injected into the exhaust after the turbo before the cat. In truck stops it runs about 2.759/gallon but it lasts significanly longer than a tank of fuel.
Okay, this is a joke, right?
turbocharger, which I heard needs higher-octane gas to run properly. When I was getting the gas filled one time, I asked for the high-octane gas, but on my receipt I saw that they put in the regular, lowest-octane gas.
a bit of an exaggeration). I don't like heat much myself though - above about 80-85 or so feels a bit too warm for me. We usually have some days in the summer where it's above 90, and sometimes a few days where it's above 100, and I just want to stay indoors when it's that hot out. Sometimes I
Absolutely not. Newer (since 2011 for Ford) requires a 2nd tank ofDEF (Diesel Emission Fluid). It's made up of 32.5% urea and 67.5%
... and you couldn't just piss in that 2nd tank? :-)
Digital Man wrote to Bill McGarrity on 04-25-18 19:26 <=-
Re: Security cameras
By: Bill McGarrity to Digital Man on Wed Apr 25 2018 09:24 pm
Absolutely not. Newer (since 2011 for Ford) requires a 2nd tank of DEF (Diesel Emission Fluid). It's made up of 32.5% urea and 67.5% deionized water. It gets injected into the exhaust after the turbo before the cat. In truck stops it runs about 2.759/gallon but it lasts significanly longer than a tank of fuel.
... and you couldn't just piss in that 2nd tank? :-)
Sometimes the fun starts as early as mid-June. It's not uncommon to have night temps that are only in the 70s (or during extreme heat spells the low 80s).
I was in Phoenix in July once, and the newscasters made a big point ofSo convert them to Jewish, and let them wear white gowns! Or, perhaps convert them to muslim's and give them an extra bath towel.
the temperature dropping below 100 degrees. At 10:00pm.
The malls were open until midnight, mostly to give the goth kids some respite from the heat. Tough being gothy in that heat.
Here in St. Louis usually July and August are the hottest -- it is not unusual to have several days, if not weeks, in a row where we top the century mark. The bonus is we also get 90% humidity to go with it.
Sometimes the fun starts as early as mid-June. It's not uncommon to have night temps that are only in the 70s (or during extreme heat spells the low 80s).
Re: Security cameras
By: Dmxrob to Android8675 on Tue Apr 24 2018 06:28 pm
I will say this, though, the new generation behind these Millenials seems to be embracing some of the old ways. Gen-Z is more social, more outgoing and more willing to dump the digital nonsense and get outside. I am excited about this new generation and have high hopes they will help us become more of a society again.
That is super positive, thanks. Yeah, lots of push back against people just being assholes, good sign.
Re: Security cameras
By: Android8675 to Dmxrob on Wed Apr 25 2018 06:29 pm
Re: Security cameras
By: Dmxrob to Android8675 on Tue Apr 24 2018 06:28 pm
I will say this, though, the new generation behind these
Millenials seems to be embracing some of the old ways. Gen-Z is
more social, more outgoing and more willing to dump the digital
nonsense and get outside. I am excited about this new generation
and have high hopes they will help us become more of a society
again.
That is super positive, thanks. Yeah, lots of push back against people
just being assholes, good sign.
hi, i'm old. all generations after me are stupid, self important whiners. also young people arent dumping the digital nonsense and going outside. i've got a 22 yr old son and a 13 year old step daughter.
hi, i'm old. all generations after me are stupid, self important whiners. also young people arent dumping the digital nonsense and going outside. i've got a 22 yr old son and a 13 year old step daughter.
S'ok, i'm transitioning to being old, got a 6yo adopted daughter, i'm 47, so yeah not looking forward to pushing 60 when she's graduating. We're talking about another adoption, but it's gotta be an older child. I can't handle horsie rides for much longer. :)
turbocharger, which I heard needs higher-octane gas to run properly.
When I was getting the gas filled one time, I asked for the
high-octane gas, but on my receipt I saw that they put in the
regular, lowest-octane gas.
Yeah, it'd run Ok, but predetonation (pinging) would be a problem.
Yeah, it'd run Ok, but predetonation (pinging) would be a problem.
If you use a Delorean time machine, you would need to be careful to avoid a predetonation paradox.
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