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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Sunday, 16-Apr-2023 23:13:49 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   When you've got a dig a trench for a pipe for your cat six cable because Wi-Fi isn't stable enough for your Deercam infrastructure out in the back

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 00:07:55 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Brian Hawthorne

     @bhawthorne 1. It's a small trench. I could use the workout.
     2. This is a conservation park in my back, I'm not supposed to be out there. A large EZtrench might draw unwarranted attention!

     I

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     Brian Hawthorne (bhawthorne@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 00:07:58 JST Brian Hawthorne

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     @jimcarroll Why not buy a roll of direct-bury cat-6 and skip the conduit? Then rent an E-Z Trench cable installer from Home Depot to cut through the sod and soil and install the cable directly without digging.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 02:17:45 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Alan Martello

     @amart 7 cameras .... not live-streamed, but fed into a Mac with Sighthound which does motion sensor and hence records images. I've got a few full-headed bucks, lots of deer, porcupines, possums, skunks, raccoons...

     I tried PoE, Wifi, and just wasn't happy, so I'm just wiring stuff up. Nothing better than dedicating 1gb in the backyard.

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     Alan Martello (amart@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 02:17:46 JST Alan Martello

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     @jimcarroll Unfortunately I have some experience with 24/7 streaming of remote cams….

     Was part of your problem also reliable power and your cat-6 with PoE was a twofer solution?

     Otherwise I would have thought directional antennas would have been easier and more flexible … unless you have a whole boatload of cameras, in which case I’m looking forward to watching the live feed on youtube … confession: I love the Deer Food Pantry.

     https://www.youtube.com/@BrownvillesFoodPantryForDeer

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 02:18:20 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Brian Hawthorne

     @bhawthorne Definitely stealth.

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     Brian Hawthorne (bhawthorne@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 02:18:21 JST Brian Hawthorne

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     @jimcarroll Ah, so it’s a stealth install! We won’t tell anyone. ? ?

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 02:19:47 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Brian Hawthorne

     @bhawthorne I thought about zip ties but there is a gate not in picture that would be in the way.

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     Brian Hawthorne (bhawthorne@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 02:19:48 JST Brian Hawthorne

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     @jimcarroll Also, I’ve dug too many trenches by hand to ever want to do it again, and I’ve gotten lazy in my old age. My ultimate lazy solution would be to just use zip ties to attach the cable to the chain link fence, then put a POE wireless access point at the final corner post.

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     Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 03:01:34 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

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     • Alan Martello

     @amart

     Check out https://virtual.jimcarroll.com

     I can grab the RTSP video feed from each camera and do a 7 cam layout - have done that a few times for family and friends. I could later motion graphics over it etc

     But ...

     (I use ecamm.live on a Mac instead of OBS. More sophisticated, but without the Windows barf vibe)

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     Alan Martello (amart@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 03:01:35 JST Alan Martello

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     @jimcarroll Nice setup. The cool thing is you have the infrastructure and expertise to live switch OBS (or similar) to whatever feed that is currently showing action - the youtube nature webcams folks would love that.

     Adding a few bird feeders would make the daytime more active plus leave food droppings for critters (squirrels, raccoons, possums, etc.). Likely you don’t want to encourage any of this wildlife to come around, just observing you’re close if you want to nature stream.