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  1. mat200

    Ditching Hikvision for Dahua. Yes, but...

    Hi @hemdale Ideally you should match the Camera OEM = NVR OEM as well as the NVR supporting the appropriate tier levels Many members who have gone with mixed ONVIF compliant IP cameras go with Blue Iris as that makes mix and match a bit easier. If you are using an Hikvision NVR and Dahua OEM...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Biden Insider: This Is Who Pulled Biden’s Strings Behind the Scenes | Lindy Li Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Lindy Li about Jill Biden’s strong push for Joe Biden to remain in office despite his cognitive decline; Hunter Biden’s involvement in high-level White House meetings while...
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    Money & Economics

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    Money & Economics

    takes 2 to tango ..
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    Time to buy a body camera?

    Arjun recommended Body Camera .. this is not the thread I imagined it would be
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Could have been collaboration .. both have a lot of older folks and a heavy cost of elder care .. Trump just recently put another 25 Billion into private Medicare companies
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    Money & Economics

    r Yes seeing that news posted numerous places .. was hoping they could hold the market down a bit more until my next pay check
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    Tesla Owners Doxxed - How DOGEquest did it

    Tesla Owners Doxxed - How DOGEquest did it Ryan McBeth It appears that the Dogequest site used data taken from the ParkMobile Hack where user data was exposed. The site operators then used may have used commercial or public-facing data to fill in the blanks.
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    Tariffs are Here - Let's Celebrate

    My new cameras identify as Mexican @EMPIRETECANDY
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    New Store - Camera Recommendations

    I would add a face level camera at the doors, one on each side to catch those entering and those leaving. I would also add cameras for lpr capture ..
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    Money & Economics

    100% ..
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I have to disagree .. "Sonia Sotomayor could be the dumbest person on Earth" Think this one has to be it .. can not define what a Woman is as she is not a biologist and yet we ask her to make decisions .. perhaps we as a collect are the dumb ones ?
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    How is a VPN more secure than port forwarding?

    "How is a VPN more secure than port forwarding?" Port Forwarding, think about it as a stargate from your living room to the worst neighborhood in the world. This is port forwarding.
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    Money & Economics

    I thought they got weapons for free ..
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    Building new home

    yes, Power is super important. Spend the extra money running extra separate lines .. my kitchen circuit breakers trip too often as too many sockets sharing the same breaker. ( toaster oven and microwave .. ) Also, I really like metal gang boxes after dry wallers pushed in the plastic ones in...
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    Money & Economics

    some people made a killing on that fake news ..
  17. mat200

    Money & Economics

    ah.. fun with math .. Explaining the Trump Tariff Equation
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    Building new home

    Welcome @TheE When wiring I prefer the N+1+ rule .. run one extra cat5e/6 cable to each location. Do review your placement options for non-mobile IP devices, .. ( I prefer all static emplaced IP devices to run off cables in general .. TV, game stations, stereo, PCs, media storage, IP cameras...
  19. mat200

    DOGE .. Department of Government Efficiency was : who wants to work at DOGE ?

    Simple, because no one budgeted for an upgrade .. There's a lot of old tech that just keeps on running until it is forced
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    DOGE .. Department of Government Efficiency was : who wants to work at DOGE ?

    What Will The DOGE Caucus Do? w/ Pete Sessions Nick Freitas DOGE can not get it done on their own. They can identify, quantify, qualify, and make recommendations. But, the President and Congress need to act to codify and make structural changes based on DOGE’s findings and recommendations. The...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    yup, also reportedly run in UK, Canada, and numerous other nations .. also dig some more into the Confucius Institute ( a great example of Chinese Soft Power )
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    Funny / Satire

    Unlucky Husband of Viral Worst Wife Ever AwakenWithJP
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    Funny / Satire

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    Fraudsters stole $100B in government funds, they just got away with it

    indeed .. we need to charge more congress critters .. can't wait for DOGE to get us a map of spagetti money movement
  25. mat200

    Money & Economics

    lol .. how the White House calculated the "Tariffs" .. THIS is what I mean when I talk about gaslighting .. Equation looks impressive .. until you start to unpack it .. The price elasticity of import demand, ε, was set at 4. The elasticity of import prices with respect to tariffs, φ, is...
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    Fraudsters stole $100B in government funds, they just got away with it

    Well .. recall how we label other countries as corrupt .. well, perhaps the frying pan should not be calling the pot black Fraudsters stole $100B in government funds, they just got away with it Straight Arrow News 168K subscribers Mar 28, 2025 -The statute of limitations for COVID-19 relief...
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    Funny / Satire

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    Funny / Satire

    Let me check my under garments .. M .. must be Monday or .. is that an upside down W .. Wednesday ?
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    Britain is Lost

    Either here in Britain thread or Education ... Looks like Government chose to maximize tax revenue vs Children .. public, private school .. AND VAT fees for private schooling .. "Pay you fair share" to parents who send their children to private schools, yet they already paid taxes to cover...
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    Money & Economics

    Quick take from Sowell .. Thomas Sowell Discusses The Trump Tariffs | Uncommon Knowledge | Full Interview on April 15, 2025