Subj : Re: Colin Powell dies age To : Dumas Walker From : Moondog Date : Sat Nov 13 2021 09:07:00 Re: Re: Colin Powell dies age By: Dumas Walker to TRACKER1 on Fri Nov 12 2021 05:13 pm > > Jumping in... my house (inside of property wall) was tagged last night > > with spray paint. Didn't think something like this would actually > > happen, given it's next to a higher traffic street, with lots of police > > traffic. Now I won't hear the end of it from Stacy until we get > > security cameras outside. She hasn't seen it yet, but will soon enough. > > I recently bought a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a IR camera to go with it as a > project. We've had some mostly childish BS going on lately. Anyway, I > learned that there is a pretty neat OS out there called motionEyes that is > open source and runs on the Pi. I also learned that these IR cameras are > really only good for indoor use. If you have to cover the lens, to keep > the elements out, and it has built-in IR lights, the lights reflect off of > the cover and all you see at night is a purple blur. > > Works great during the day, though. > > There are some IP cameras that are not too expensive, that work at night > and can be put outdoors. As long as the follow the standard protocol, they > will also work with motionEyes. I am planning to get one or two and > experiment some, then maybe get a few more. > > > * SLMR 2.1a * Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? > Game tracking cameras are a quick fix or temporary situation regarding observing activity in an area. Place them on a tree if possible otherwise spray paint them to match whatever they are mounted on. --- þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.net .