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  1. mat200

    Suspected Mail Thieves at 2 AM

    hmm .. perhaps setup a light that turns on when the mailbox is opened if you need more light there .. would be funny to have a old school camera flash that blinds them for awhile .. and a camera by the box for a close up. Did you end up reporting them ?
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    The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.

    Yup. I also was the "want to hang up WiFi Battery operated cameras and be done with that" .. after I looked closely at the results, it was clear I would be unable to get what I needed and the batteries would cost a lot. Ended up going with wired PoE cameras that were recommended here and while...
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    Would a Properly Wired House for Security Cameras Increase its Value?

    imho I would like to see new homes built with at least some cat5e pre-installed .. smart home cabling should at least be an option before the drywall goes up
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    Am I asking for trouble?

    100% recommended to replace that flat "Cat 6" 30 AWG rated cable .. Honestly, fraudulent to call such cables in my book "Cat 6" .. 30 AWG will mean significantly lower watts carried and power drop over that distance ( 100' ) vs a proper 23 or 24 AWG copper cable. For example, using PoE specs...
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    Unshielded CAT5 cable in EMT conduit outside?

    Holy smoking Tariffs .. Just checked Monoprice on Cat5e cable .. man those prices are crazy high compared to the under $100 it used to be $220 now .. up 120%+ update, here's the cat6 prices ( partial list )
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

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    Funny / Satire

    British Police Show Off Terrifying Confiscated Weapons
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    South Africa calls for genocide : Black South African Exposes Julius Malema And The South African Situation .. and more

    and from a former White South African .. The Truth about the SLAUGHTER in South Africa! serpentza
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    South Africa calls for genocide : Black South African Exposes Julius Malema And The South African Situation .. and more

    Black South African Exposes Julius Malema And The South African Situation. Mody Speaks This brave South African guy exposes the racist agenda of Julius Malema and the South African Government regarding the gradual extermination of the white farmers in South Africa.
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    Would a Properly Wired House for Security Cameras Increase its Value?

    Hi @Rocinante New construction ? or Old ?
  11. mat200

    Camera recommendations for Europe

    Hi @luk8899 Many of us on this forum have purchased our Dahua OEM cameras from Andy, EmpireTech and do recommend him. DO see what he can offer, and hopefully the VAT / Tariffs / Taxes are within reason for you in Poland. ( do let us know ) I know in the USA things have gotten crazy on Tariffs.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Should have used a 45 ACP
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    Money & Economics

    well, looks like T.A.C.O. going to stick as traders / investors / financial advisors talking a lot about it ..
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    The official "WTF" thread

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    CCTV footage from Wall Mart proves innocence :

    Video Proves Georgia Man Didn't Try to Kidnap Child at Walmart: Defense
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    2nd Amendment thread

    and before you know it .. they'll be banning wood ..
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    Progressive Liberal Hypocrisy

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    Couple Hit w/ $366K for Code Violations THEY FIXED : Steve Lehto ( A perfect example of corruption in the US of A )

    Couple Hit w/ $366K for Code Violations THEY FIXED Steve Lehto ( A perfect example of corruption in the US of A )
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    Reolink cameras are garbage and their reddit moderators are unprofessional trunk slammers

    Hi @poesgesig My cameras are not connecting to any cloud servers, I firewall and block / restrict access to my LAN and have isolated and IoT / Security Cameras on their own VLANs .. I do what I can to limit info security exposure issues. Not perfect, just better.
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    Funny / Satire

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    Money & Economics

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    Funny / Satire

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    KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS

    Man, that's a lot of IoT ...
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    2nd Amendment thread

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    2nd Amendment thread

    Expecting a big increase in demand ..
  26. mat200

    Israel attacked by Hamas...

    More evidence that the Hamas Oct 7th attacks were designed to stop the Saudi - Israeli peace talks .. and that it was an Team Iran vs Saudi / Israel conflict. ( * Team Iran, Houthis Hezbollah Hamas and others .. as well as Russia, .. )
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    DARPA also did the internet and autonomous cars ..
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    Cleaning Cameras / Maintenance

    Hey @KEVEN2025 are you a real person or a bot ?
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    Funny / Satire

    When you castle fails inspection ..
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    Trench fiber, cat6 etc

    I really like the idea of conduit runs, the physical protect is useful vs Uncle Joe's hand shovel helping Mom plant flowers someday in the future ..
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