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    The official "WTF" thread

    I'm getting this for post 2448, 4 or 5 posts above: "Loading Facebook SDK. You will need to disable any adblocker, privacy extension, or built-in tracking protection." In other words, if we can't put all of our crap in your face and track you, you can't play.
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    Need help tweaking motion detection on a thermal camera in a tree...

    You can use IVS with the thermal camera. It's "dumb" IVS, no human/vehicle filters.
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    Amazon Vine Program

    A beef I have is that it's now required to log in to read all but the first few reviews. More big brother tracking.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    No need to convince me that republicans are bad. I think they're a little bit less bad than the dems, but they're all members of the uniparty. The uniparty has 2 teams to keep everybody distracted while they fleece the sheep.
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    Enshittification of the Internet

    The media outlet posting this article is not one that I recommend, yet this article nails so much of how the Internet is turning into a pile of "stuff". It uses Amazon as its example, but it's more than just Amazon. For Amazon, the author breaks it into stages of development: Stage 1: Good to...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    Here are a couple of posts about the same mechanism posted by CCTVcam, stated differently. https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/fov-calc-help.72989/#post-807169
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    Using POE NVR without providing power

    POE switches use Mode A. I'm sure there's an exception somewhere, but I've never found one. Standalone injectors are the ones that use Mode B.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    My take is that the purpose of the subsidies is to continue covering up how obamacare has totally ruined the healthcare system. All of the added bureaucrats, the insurers, and big pharma are being taxpayer subsidized, and the dems want to keep this hidden.
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    Funny / Satire

    Not all shit is old.
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    Amazon Vine Program

    Kudos for not becoming part of The Borg.
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    Can Western Digital Gold drives be used in an NVR?

    The purple drive is advertised to be optimized for surveillance use. Unless somebody here has some inside knowledge, none of us know squat about what that means, or what difference it makes. All we have is user experience. Mine is that I've been running a white label drive for a couple of...
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    Dahua WizColor 5x59-PRO and SmartLight 5x59-IL new series

    I got 4 power cords. Am I the high point winner? Too bad I already have more of these than I know what to do with. I think using gold coins for filler would have been more efficient.
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    AI Good and Bad

    Here's what Ben Carson says. First couple of paragraphs pasted, rest at the link. Exclusive -- Dr. Ben Carson: Artificial Intelligence and the Erosion of Trust Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing nearly every sector of modern life—from medicine and education to software and...
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    AI Good and Bad

    Looking from a different angle, AI opens the door to some meaningful benefits. One example that I have interest in is medical research. AI can theoretically be used to scan huge amounts of studies, trials, reports, etc. to connect dots that otherwise will never be connected, finding things...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    The Des Moines school superintendent saga gets more bizarre. First it was discovered that he's in the country illegally. Then that he's registered to vote. Latest is that most of his academic credentials are phony. But here's the real kicker: "Following reports of inconsistencies in...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    I've got a new "smart" tv and intend to never connect it to the Internet. What I discovered is that they send back to their mothership info on what you're watching, even if it's from an external device like a DVD player (they do this supposedly via screenshots). In return you receive targeted...
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    Israel attacked by Hamas...

    Another reason to not believe anything we read... "Being paid by Israel to post on social media is also very lucrative. According to previously unreported recent documents, these influencers are likely being paid around $7,000 per post on social media such as Tik Tok and Instagram on behalf...
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    The latest from Musk....

    I keep thinking of Planet of the Apes.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Math expert here ;). "It’s also not certain what benefits, if any, would flow to customers with private insurance, who comprise about two-thirds of the US population." My family doctor runs a mini-pharmacy for patients only, stocking a bunch of widely used drugs. It's not extensive, maybe a...
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    This forum is dying

    Guess I should have been more wordy. I complained about it way back in post #216. This looked like a good place to try again..
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    The official "WTF" thread

    My first impression is pilot error.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    "Refundable" tax credits are just another name for welfare, where the government can claim it's not welfare. The federal level is the worst place to administer welfare, the local level is the best. There are some who genuinely deserve welfare. Once that's available, the scammers exploit it...
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    Funny / Satire

    Not on the same scale, I learned the hard way to not scoop yellowjackets out of the pool with your hand. Doh.
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    This forum is dying

    Mike, that Blue Iris SALE in your signature leads to "SOLD OUT" and "OUT OF STOCK".
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Rachel Campos-Duffy Mocked The Hammer Attack on Paul Pelosi FOXNews' Jesse Watters defends Pelosi Attacker The label on both of these videos is very dishonest. In the first one the reporting was transitioning from the awarding of a medal of freedom to the Pelosi attack, and Campos-Duffy made...
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    Money & Economics

    I'll show this without any comment: Gold miner Newmont names Natascha Viljoen its first female CEO And this with a :p: "The timing of the statements appeared to be coincidental." Barrick and Newmont CEOs depart in mining leadership shake-up
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    Money & Economics

    I made a good faith attempt at understanding what this article says, and have to admit it's tougher to comprehend than setting up a new camera. What I think reality is: Revaluing the gold doesn't change anything. The country still has the same amount of gold that has the same market value...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I think in some cases it will be a good help. Take a couple who bought a house 30 years ago or more when it was possible with a middle class income. Now they're retired living month-to-month on social security, paying no income tax. That house now can max out the $500k gain, and selling it...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I have a friend whose son has PTSD from one of the wars. He's constantly in and out of jail. He hasn't done anything violent, just stupid things that are easy for any normal person to avoid. It's really depressing to watch it happening. An uncle of mine shared some of the WWII carnage, and I...
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    Warranty period on EmpireTech cameras?

    Not answering your direct question, just make sure the switch port isn't shutting down when the load of the IR lights comes on. Been there, done that.
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