Build your own "witness camera;" Felix's fishnapping days are numbered
By Paul Miller 
posted Feb 8th 2008 10:30AM
posted Feb 8th 2008 10:30AM
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>Everybody knows that if you've got real criminals to deal worry about, you buy a gun or a katana.
you didn't just seriously print that.
on an urelated gun topic, in todays NY DAILY NEWS a cop who was cleaning his gun fired a shot through the floor of his Brooklyn apartment and grazed a toddler.
The reason?
He couldn't see what he was doing because he was so broke he couldn't afford to pay Con Edison to keeep his lights on.
So he was too dumb to make sure no rounds were loaded/chambered, so what?
I'm not exactly a gun expert, but don't you unload and disassemble a gun to clean it? This is not a gun or electricity problem its a stupidity problem. Reminds me of "Payback"
"If I was a little dumber, I could have joined the Force myself."
Sad story about that cop.
Saddest part though, is that this is how the media views gun owners. And they really spin it in their favor to scare people. It's horribly stupid people that make things worse for the rest of us. This country cannot survive without the Second Amendment. Just remember these two things about gun control:
1. Adolf Hitler supported gun control during his reign over nazi Germany.
2. If guns are outlawed, who will use guns? Outlaws, of course.
Sounds like ConEd's fault to me
"Let me go into this EMPTY, QUIET room so I can change out of this uncomfortable, tight, 32 Double D bra and these sweaty, moist underwear...
...fortunately, if there happened to be a fire downstairs, that wonderful carbon monoxide detector will warn me.
...technology is so wonderful. !!!"
you DONT post stuff like that. its sacrel... sacmelig... bad.
Must be a slow news day, for this to make it here.
Why root around with a VGA CMOS color camera? Put in a stripped down webcam and video the whole episode.
Oh, I wonder this door bell is doing in my shower...duh...
I would imagine that a burgular would go after the alarm system before he'd go after any of the sensors or detectors. If he's trying to disable one of the the detectors, it's already too late for him anyways.
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Does anyone know where I could buy a setup similar to this? (not technical enough to build one myself) I run a fireworks stand in the summer, and a couple of these would really help provide some peace of mind and added security.
I found some online, but they run about $400, anyone know of a cheaper solution.
"diabolical cat that likes to hold hapless fish ransom for unreasonable quantities of catnip "
oh my god.. ROFL
Actually I bought something similar to this a while ago for around $90. Similar products:
http://www.surveillance-spy-cameras.com/mini-motion-detection-dvr.htm
http://www.shoptronics.com/portable-covert-security-dvr.html
The thing is though, you already have the camera, you shouldn't need an additional PIR detector. The systems above detect motion by comparing the video frames taken to detect changes in the image.
Found it... this is the one that I have:
http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/digital-motion-detect-video-recorder-dvs-the-cheapest-dvr/
I work at a hotel and this would be a great addition to our more more "frequently rented" rooms.
Is there a typo here or am I thick?
"Everybody knows that if you've got real criminals to deal worry about..."