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  1. mat200

    Direct burial cable recommendation

    That's what I've used .. worked well enough so far for me
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    yup, then again not like the folks in the White House have been the epitome of class .. guess Qatar is a bit pissed about becoming one of the punching bags of Tehran in this bar brawl when all it wanted to do was play the game and count chips
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    Getting rid of old tools

    Some young folks could use tools Especially those attempting to get into Handiman work, or young couples starting starting families in new homes .. Perhaps a local vocational school has students who are looking for tools ??
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Oh No! Trump Negotiates Deal With England And Now They Have The Colonies Back U.S. — According to sources, a routine agreement negotiated by President Donald Trump has resulted in control of the original 13 colonies being transferred back to Great Britain. "This is a massive win for the...
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    Sharia, Islam, Muslim .. pay attention to your blind spots

    Islam vs Europe .. a long history of Islamic violence towards Europe Europe's Forgotten Terror - The Pirates Who Enslaved a Million People Jun 19, 2026 The History Squadcast Who were the Barbary Pirates? For over 300 years, the Barbary Pirates terrorized coastal Europe — striking as far...
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Doesn't sound like peace is close .. Trump Just Threatened Iran AND Israel in the Same Week | Burgenstock, Switzerland A week after the US-Iran memorandum, Trump finds himself managing two crises at once. In Switzerland, Iran’s delegation arrived with its own hardliner fractures — Ali Bagheri...
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    Neophyte needs advice on surveillance cameras

    Solar wifi ptz .. not an easy task Guess PT and no Z even will be a challenge Amcrest could have something .. Amazon prime deals coming this week. I would look to see if they have a PT wifi wired power camera.
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    Arjun, where are ya?

    Secret Agent Woman ..
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    AI Good and Bad

    1) The frontier models, currently the belief and gamble is that the leading ones will start a recursive self advancing AI advancement, which ever one wins this will be the next behemoth Anthropic got a wrench thrown into their gears by the USA Trump admin, I am still wondering what is really...
  10. mat200

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Each Administration, Each Congress, has continued to erode American values .. step by step .. inch by inch .. layer by layer We the People are allowing this, .. don't know what it will take.
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    Money & Economics

    $17B in Foreclosures Already — The Recoil Has Begun Eckard Enterprises | Oil & Gas Investing Jun 20, 2026 $17 billion in commercial real estate foreclosures already in 2026. The Fed just hinted at another rate hike. Troy Eckard's recoil forecast is no longer a warning — it's happening right...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    DOJ .. a tool we've seen used by prior administrations, so Trump is not the first one
  13. mat200

    AI Good and Bad

    I suspect Europeans want to find a way to get more independence from Washington
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    The US Just Flipped on Key Iran Issues Preston Stewart 1.07M subscribers Jun 19, 2026 Talking With Experts There's a lot to unpack in this Memorandum of Understanding For context we recorded this at 9am Central on Friday June 19th. One week ago the US stance was zero nuclear enrichment for...
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Yes, looks like a big L for the USA from what I can see .. Tony Soprano inspired .. it would terrible if an accident would happen to your ship Iran, IRGC Insurance required of ships passing through the Straight of Hormuz .. Iran’s New "Insurance" Rule: Controlling the Strait of Hormuz...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    Iran hit Israeli on Oct 7th via their proxy Hamas .. Sort of like how USA got hit in 9/11 .. in both cases each need to follow the money trail to those who funded the attacks
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    @GrihaAtul provides a commentary of the 14 paragraph "peace plan"
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Yes, and yet .. If the USA were to get into battle vs Iran, this was a time Iran was weakest with significant hits on Iran's Proxies, Iran's supporter Russia exhausted in their "3 day special military operation", China having numerous issues due to their economic situation, Syria Iran's...
  19. mat200

    School Thread: Lets stay educated and aware!

    imho a lot depends on MidTerms .. the leftists I know want to move things back to crazy
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    USA Epic Failure .. Trump’s 14 Points: Peace Deal or Epic Fail? Hoover Institution Jun 18, 2026 The GoodFellows | Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics Is the MOU between the US and Iran “peace for our time”, or merely a matter of time before the deal unravels given its...
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    Annke FCD800 POE Dual Lens 180 degree 8MP $129 - Thoughts

    Cheaper cameras = cheaper components typically. For low light you need a larger sensor in the camera + better chips / larger lens all costs more money. I prefer Dahua OEM or Hikvision OEM .. have to find models with larger sensors for better low light results. it will cost you more. Reolink...
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    2nd Amendment thread

    Good News .. 9-0 A Huge Win Before the Supreme Court Today Washington Gun Law Jun 18, 2026 BREAKING NEWS: The United States Supreme Court has issued its ruling in United States v. Hemani and it has gone better than anyone expected. Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses the...
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    The official "WTF" thread

    California to Certify Gay-Owned Businesses for State Contracts, Require Proof | MC Live Clips This video segment (0:00 - 7:06) features Matt Christiansen discussing a recent scoop reported by Christopher Rufo regarding a new program in California that certifies gay-owned businesses for state...
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    AI Good and Bad

    Just wait until everyone gets hooked on AI to be able to write / read and think
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    The part that really stinks is that there's a high chance the grifter Gavin Newsom will become the next US President .. On Polymarket, the implied probability for the Democratic Party to win the 2028 US Presidential Election is 59%, while the Republican Party stands at 41%. This market...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    100% I see the buck stopped on Pete on this war ..
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    Is the regime in Iran soon to be toast?

    Agree to all those points .. still Iran showed it holds the cards and the USA was unable or unwilling to open the straight we'll see, I feel this really isn't over ..
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    Speco cameras

    Speco prior to the pandemic sold Dahua OEM kits Their options iirc were limited in terms of models