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  1. CanCuba

    I have survived another national blackout here in Cuba

    Shit happens and it happens all too frequently here. The national grid went for a dump (again) for the 3rd time in 6 months. I'm not counting the downtime from the hurricane as that happens anywhere a major storm hits. The official explanation is that a substation in a municipality of Havana...
  2. CanCuba

    Looking for someone to assemble and ship a PC

    I'm looking at making the move from an NVR to Frigate. Everything I need can be ordered and shipped to Cuba (where I live) but it would be easier to just ship an assembled PC. I thought I'd reach out and see if anyone would be interested in giving me a hand. Of course, this would be a paid...
  3. CanCuba

    What a load of sh*t!

    Looks good on him! https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/caught-on-camera-porch-pirate-steals-dirty-diapers-from-edmonton-step-1.7149314
  4. CanCuba

    Boom boom boom (out go the lights)

    I finally have power so I was able to check to see what the boom was when the lights went out. It appears it was a cable and no the transformer as we thought. You can see the smoke sink and then get blown from right to left across the screen.
  5. CanCuba

    Sunwait scripts for OpenWRT

    I recently got around to compiling the Sunwait package for my router hardware. Bit of a hassle as you have to download the OpenWRT SDK of 150MB to compile an 8kb package file. Also, I generated scripts that work to flip the cams to day or night profiles depending on the time of day. Included...
  6. CanCuba

    The rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated

    Good readers, I have not had a cold beer since Friday. Warm rum and coke is much easier to stomach. My house has been without power since 11am Friday. The national electrical system failed. As they restarted the power plants, it failed twice again. One block over, they have electricity so...
  7. CanCuba

    New LED streetlights!

    Oh, joy! New LED streetlights were installed today. What I'm most interested in is the one on my corner which has never worked in the six years that I've lived here. Well, it did work very, very briefly when a short circuit caused the cover to blow open and the bulb came down in flames. But...
  8. CanCuba

    First effects of Milton in Havana

    This is the quickest I've seen the wind and rain pick up in my seven years living here. It's down to a steady rain. My Color4K/Xs were shaking in the wind.
  9. CanCuba

    Hoping all our friends and members in Florida are okay

    Lots of wind here in Havana yesterday. A number of branches came down and lots of folks without power for obvious reasons. Only "damage" here was a medium sized branch that came down and right into the middle of my carport. Fortunately, no car was there at the time. Yes, the one camera is...
  10. CanCuba

    Hacking and monitoring traffic of VStar Camera

    This guy has some excellent videos. I've been watching them to get a handle on unbricking a POE switch I bricked. I shouldn't have an issue once I get the cable to access the console. In this series of videos, he hacks, finds the hard-coded root password and then monitors the traffic from the...
  11. CanCuba

    Night watchman almost got his stuff stolen last night

    He'd just stepped across the street for a quick "relief break" when these two cheddarheads passed. My cameras closer to the street got some decent face shots. From the 4K/X. Had to drop the resolution to 1080 as the original is 200+ megs. This is from the VTO2211G-WP...
  12. CanCuba

    Not quite sure what this was...

    The 5441 BoobieCam was thrown into overdrive for this. First time I've seen this particular setup. Cam produced the same captures 3 times with the vehicle in different positions. We often get 2500+ captures daily from this view.
  13. CanCuba

    API calls for Smart Plan scheduling

    I've started running a sunwait script for day/night switching. Works great. But I'd also like to automate the Smart Plan schedule weekly. Some of my cams do face detection during the day and then IVS after dark. Logging in altering the schedule has become tedious and I'd like to automate it...
  14. CanCuba

    Gonna be a wet one today

    Fair sized storm moving through today. The 4K/X shaking is shaking pretty good in the wind. It's mounted to a 4" x 6" plastic junction box. Hasn't failed me in bigger storms but we'll have to get up there this week and make sure everything is nice and tight. The sky/city cam is speed up 20x...
  15. CanCuba

    Early morning spark show

    ** Upload the second video is crapping out on me so the video in this post is the good one** Since I need a CPAP machine to sleep (total life-changing device for me and many others), I'm acutely aware of power outages at night. It doesn't become impossible to breathe but is a bit more...
  16. CanCuba

    Running a stop sign

    Here's a simple traffic accident. White pickup had the right of way. Seemed to be going at a bit of a clip more than he should have but the silver van clearly didn't stop. And how he didn't see the white pickup is beyond me. But that's how accidents happen. Caught this on the first full day...
  17. CanCuba

    Turning away from WiFi?

    This article makes mention off all the advantages of POE cameras over WiFi cameras except for one... Better images. https://www.tomsguide.com/home/home-security/checking-out-my-friends-security-cameras-gave-me-serious-fomo-heres-why
  18. CanCuba

    3D printed PFA137s

    My 3D printed PFA137s got dropped off yesterday afternoon and I'm very impressed with the quality and presentation. They don't have holes in the side but that will be corrected with a drill. I use flexible corrugated hose and seal the connection with silicone. For $10 USD each, these will...
  19. CanCuba

    Batch download of AI face detection pictures from NVR or cam?

    We've had an incident and I need to download all the face capture pics from the last 7 days from 4 different cameras. When I polled on the NVR, there are almost 21,000 face captures! If I click the 'All' box on the results, it only selects the 25 visible on the screen. And there's about 850...
  20. CanCuba

    * Cams are up * Camera selection for placement (my 1000th post!)

    To celebrate my 1000th post, I would like to ask the awesome members of this amazing forum their opinion on camera selection for two different placements. I'm anticipating the arrival of a refurbed Color4K/X from Andy and two 5449 dual-lens cameras. Really looking forward to playing with the...
  21. CanCuba

    Mad Lad digs a tunnel to join his shed and house

    Fascinating to watch with excellent production quality. Oh, he also built a bunker in his backyard which he will connect to the tunnel.
  22. CanCuba

    Trusted Seller: tedrpi

    Just did a deal with @tedrpi for two 5449 dual lens cameras. Items arrived well packaged and intact at my friend's place in Texas. He had enough patience to deal some issues my friend has paying him through Cashapp (I'm Canadian and don't have access to Cashapp). Would recommend him as a...
  23. CanCuba

    New cam excitement!

    Have some new cams headed my way to replace 3 2431-S-S2s that I've had up for 3 years. The old cams have served me well but they're 4MP on 1/3" sensors which are far less than ideal. I have a couple used HFW5449T1-ASE+D2 from @tedrpi on the way. Been checking Andy's refurb list daily for a...
  24. CanCuba

    This looks like fun but definite Darwin Award Candidate material

    Looks like the video is sped up but what a blast. Glad he was able to bail before he was thrown into the back of the parked vehicle. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1hn7eprqyp/?igsh=MTkwbXNlYTlwZ2tpNQ==
  25. CanCuba

    Car Ring Bust Involving Government Employees

    Service Ontario = DMV, etc Cars stolen in Toronto are usually in a container and on their way to Africa or the Middle East the same day. Someone put a spin on things and decided to actually put new VINs on the stolen vehicles. This couldn't have been possible without help from inside the...
  26. CanCuba

    Robbery in Habana Vieja

    Not my capture. It's apparently from a police cam. Is it my eyes or is there some colour on the bicycle taxi and the building in the background? Maybe I'll find the cam and see what make it is.
  27. CanCuba

    Car explosion on Rainbow Bridge

    The Rainbow Bridge bridges Niagara Falls, Ontario on the Canadian side and Niagara Falls, NY on the US side. Heavily travelled border crossing. Yesterday, a car launched itself and exploded. It sounds like it may be a mechanical failure or health issue from the witnesses describing how it...
  28. CanCuba

    Barefoot or BUSTED!

    Top of frame just to the left. If you zoom in, you can see he was running before he stopped and took off his flip-flops. He then proceeds to run at a speed that Usain Bolt would admire. So far, in fact, he ran by three cams only one of which picked him up on the tripwire! Lower-end 2431-S-S2...
  29. CanCuba

    Nature's IR cleaner

    Took me a second to figure out what this dark figure was. Hope he enjoyed the bugs he picked off the IR!
  30. CanCuba

    Hurricane Idalia headed for Florida

    To all of those in Florida, hope you're ready for Idalia. They're saying she will make landfall tomorrow. Hoping for a minimum of damage and loss of life!
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