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I got home from the school run this morning and I was really hungry but didn't want anything that was in the kitchen except ...
... smallest had a classmate over yesterday and we made fank [or dog-nuts as some will call them], and I forgot there was still half a dozen 2 left over. There's my elevenses sorted, now what about lunch?
veni bibi saltavi
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You mean the omen given by trying to read a post lacking even a single complete sentence?
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Garfield[^]
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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... Except that you're more likely to get an unexplained smack than smacker.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I live in a ground floor apt. Some time ago I heard a strange sound, like metal being thrown to the ground on the porch ('twas 1:15 AM, and it's usually a quiet neighbourhood apart from the alcoholic on the 2nd floor yelling at his wife, but he got a lot more quiet since the police spent them/him a visit). Anyways, that night we (we as in me and the police - reasons for calling the police further down the post) couldn't find any evidence of anyone strolling around the hood. Yesterday I finally found what the sound came from: The awning pole (which I usually hang at a hook on the wall) was cleanly leant on to the glass which separates my porch from my neighbour's. Now way it fell down and leaned itself there.
I do know some people who potentially could have done this, and I don't really want most of them on my porch (or anywhere near me), not late night and not during daylight.
So now that the why of the title is explained, has anyone of you guys experience with controlling cameras or motion sensors with Win 10 IoT Core on a RPi?
If anyone can tell me what the most aggressive pepper spray I can legally get is, that would help as well.
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Nah. Bigfoot would've left the pole on the ground. In fact, I'd be a lot happier if I knew that this was bigfoot, I rather have an encounter with him than withe the other suspects.
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Some time ago there was a post, I believe started by JSOP concerning an automated recognition/tracking system but I'm sure 50 cals. Are a tad harder to purchase in these trying times.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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I live in Switzerland. Getting a .50 isn't a problem, but if it shoots someone on my porch (especially if I use an automated tracking system) the trial will be short and end bad for me.
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Yeah well that too.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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I have very limited experience with the following, but I have actually set it up on an RPi 2 Rev B running the standard Raspbian distro with a USB camera I bought for somewhere around $3USD.
You will want a better camera though that does infrared for night-time vision but I think the rest will work the same.
I followed the instructions at the following link and even though (at the time) I basically had no experience with it I got it going and taking pictures when motion occurred. It's really quite easy.
How To: Raspberry PI Web Cam Server | PingBin[^]
If nothing else it is a starting place for you. You can probably get it all working in about 30 minutes or so.
Good luck.
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Marco Bertschi (SFC) wrote: a RPi
I can't help you with an RPi, but if you went for an RPG instead, then I'm your man. 
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Get a big ugly dog.
Has a built-in motion detector, audio warnings, and moves autonomous 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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It's not the initial cost, but the upkeep - licensing, vaccinations, food, exercise, etc. etc.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: It's not the initial cost, but the upkeep - licensing, vaccinations, food, exercise, etc. etc.
Yes, the walking will be healthy for you, without having to pay for a sport-school. And not so long ago most dogs ate leftovers from the table. No idea what a license may cost over there though.
While a camera may record anything as evidence, a dog may work even preventive; some people are afraid enough to not even come close to the fence.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I can vouch for the big scary dog design. We live next door to a 40 acre public park and have problem with drug dealers (& other idiots) every few years. Early on we had an 80-90 pound mutt that looked like a Rottweiler. We got the reputation for owning Cujo[^]. Sadly he died several years ago, but don’t tell the drug dealers that! 
These days I’d suggest a Chow Chow[^]-German Shepherd[^] mix. The shepherd should give the animal good intelligence. The Chow Chow should make it very loyal to you/your family. I’ll need to be very strict with the dog as it grows… know exactly how you want it to respond and train it as a puppy. We did this with a beautiful brindle chow-shepherd mix that was loving and very playful. But look out if she didn’t know you and you walked on our property… she’d put the fear of God in you!
- great coders make code look easy
- When humans are doing things computers could be doing instead, the computers get together late at night and laugh at us. - ¿Neal Ford?
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Rottweilers are great
Very loving animal.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I live with dog alarms - scares the #$%$%^ out of anyone on my front porch that makes the mistake of pushing the "make dogs go berserk" button. Humans call it the door bell. USB cameras don't pee on the carpet either.
Shop around newegg or the like. What you want is a battery powered motion sensitive camera (or two). If you have a power source, then so much the better. I don't know if your porch is your entrance or the back, but I bought the ring video door bell for the wife. Catches all sorts of critters on my front porch - bats, lizard, large moths and children who come home too late
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Just get something like YawCam[^] and an IP camera.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Or on the same idea but cheaper you could get a regular webcam, a very long USB cable (20 meter did it for me) and the free software ispy. With that in minutes you can program the soft to record any noise or movement it detects.
I had some issue with someone messing up with my bike and it helped a lot.
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That raises an interesting point: what's the USB distance limit?
I'll have to search the Interwebs.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Don't have the sort of camera/recorder that detects motion by comparing one video frame with the last. That sort is totally useless for outdoor use. One that I know of triggers on every raindrop that goes past at night, when the built-in IR floodlight gets refracted straight back into the camera, every bird that flies past in the day and every leaf that waves about in the wind, day or night.
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Marco Bertschi (SFC) wrote: the alcoholic on the 2nd floor yelling at his wife
I thought you said you lived on the ground floor?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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