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    is POE++ a reliable option?

    It would help if you had included a link so we could find some tech info on this device. From matching the picture: This is a 3 port ethernet switch that needs to be powered. It is not a POE device. Yes, you can use it with an NVR by plugging its "1" network cable into a switch that the...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    All of the above!
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    Waterproof socket end from annke fcd600

    As far as finding a new pigtail for the camera goes, even if you find one, getting the old pigtail out of the camera case without destroying anything is pretty difficult. The punchdown jack is probably the most practical way to save the camera. There's also the possibility of cleaning up the...
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    One B54IR Z4E down during the storm

    If the connections are ok, try powering the camera from a 12 volt supply. Just the POE supply goes out in a lot of cases.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    Aside from the video, it's nasty IMO that whoever posted it wouldn't give an approximate location. Even if really Transylvania they ought to say so.
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    Mystery part

    I should have followed up on this so thanks for the reminder. I immediately traveled and personally reinstalled this spillover valve on Hoover Dam, and am pleased to announce that Lake Mead is once again filling. Coincidentally, I have another part that on the surface looks identical, still...
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    Why can't I purchase Blue Iris

    IMO, it's simply a neglected portion of the website. It really looks bad to have the "New..Blue Iris 5 Sale" banner, and when you click on it, it's sold out.
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    UI3 Streaming Quality

    For me, setting the UI3 Streaming Quality to Jpeg HD gives me the sharpest picture. You should go through the UI3 Help file. Lots of good stuff in there, but also many settings are not mentioned.
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    1 TB micro SD card? Wow.
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    Remember to avoid CCA wired Cat5e / Cat6 cables get real copper wired cables

    MOST CERTIFIED CABLE OF THE WHOLE MARKET With a BS statement like that, there has to be more of it elsewhere.
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    Mystery part

    A longshot. Does anybody recognize this part or what it fell off of? The red plastic head is a hair over an inch in diameter. The only markings are "on" and "off" on the head for CW and CCW rotation. It had some oil on it, so between that and how it's built, it must be an on/off valve for...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Lots of people start pulling social security at age 62. According to bankrate.com, it's 27.3%. They get no increased deduction until age 65.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I've never been there to know first hand, but this strikes me as the type of deceptive propaganda I picture happens in Russia. The tax laws changes have nothing whatsoever to do with how social security tax is calculated. It's just a lowering of taxable income from any source, one of which may...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    And dated July 4, nothing in this statement is changed by the BBB. Even though Oregon doesn't supposedly tax SS income, it can result in more tax because the SS income is included in AGI then subtracted out later. Oregon has a number of "tax cliffs", not ever adjusted for inflation of course...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I'm moving toward full panic mode over what's happening all around us. When I was a kid it seems like the only big corruption was in the mafia and large democrat run cities (that's redundant I realize). Since then it has spread to corporations, colleges, school systems, banks, and just about...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    It's so big and covers so many things that there won't be any normal people who know more than a little bit about it. About a dozen flashy things were sold to the public, some outright lies, and the rest of it is probably typical political junk that gives the government more power. One thing I...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    You are surely mistaken, the house speaker himself said just yesterday it was in the bill :p That's every bit an iron-clad promise as you can keep your doctor and keep your insurance.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Details for "No tax on social security" after reading the bill that passed: Has nothing whatsoever to do with social security taxation. Provides a $6,000 personal exemption for each taxpayer and spouse age 65 or over during the tax year. Begins phasing out at $75,000 MAGI for single return...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    There's always an April surplus because of the tax deadline. It's not a surprise. It happens every year.
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I realized that this misrepresented deduction could just as dishonestly be called "No tax on interest", or "No tax on dividends", "No tax on rental income", "No tax on gambling winnings", or any other type of income. It has every bit as much to do with those things as with social security. I...
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    Funny / Satire

    Limited market for the $5 million card? Well, doh, who would have thunk it?
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    It's not only not equivalent, but is not related to social security in any way other than the lie that's being told. The tax benefit is a larger standard deduction for those over 65, $4,000 in the house bill and $6,000 in the senate bill. In the 12% bracket that lowers tax by $480 or $720. Or...
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    Request: Your experience with Win 10 vs. 11 & different versions.

    Never tried to use Vista or 8? At the time, NT was the best version, followed by XP, then 7, which I consider the best version to date. 10 ended up being pretty good for stability but all the consumer junk on top of it makes it more hassle than it's worth. With 10 they took a technically...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Here's a decent explanation of the No Tax on Social Security bait-and-switch. It's from PBS, yet appears to be surprisingly correct (for them). "President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits...
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    Request: Your experience with Win 10 vs. 11 & different versions.

    Interesting current article. Windows 11 should have been an easy upgrade - Microsoft chose to unleash chaos on us instead
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Well now the administration and its media lackeys are coming clean about the no tax on social security lie, telling us we should be happy about it. I guess this is a classic example of gaslighting. Look at the slippery slope from the lie, to how we're supposed to like it: First, they declare...
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    Request: Your experience with Win 10 vs. 11 & different versions.

    No problems for me with updates disabled. I do get pissed as heck when the upgrade to win11 nags come up, or something pops up telling me what I should search for. There's probably a way of turning this stuff off in gpedit, I just don't want to spend any more time on it. I've come to see...
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    Poor quality cable or rj45 connectors?

    What a loaded question! Just about everyone here has a different opinion, there's no general agreement. I think the best is the type with inserts sold by Monoprice. Darned close to as easy as passlthroughs and have a closed end. In the past they were way less expensive than the passthroughs...
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    Poor quality cable or rj45 connectors?

    I will be extremely surprised if a POE NVR uses Mode B. I'm sensing some "A" "B" confusion here. TIA/EIA568A and TIA/EIA568B are a wiring standard. They have absolutely nothing to do with POE Mode A or POE Mode B (other than the power is carried on the wires). Any TIA/EIA568A and TIA/EIA568B...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I don't see it either. It's starting to look like the $4k increase in age 65+ standard deduction is going to be claimed as "no tax on social security". Yet another lie of course, and it expires after a few years.
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