https://youtu.be/LmjEjcyQxD0?t=72

Good thing we only mutilate boys’ genitals.

I wonder what percentage of disc-based games for this console generation are unplayable without at least a one-time Internet-connected update.

If only he could spell…

ChatGPT 5.2 was one of the models, which appears to be a current model.

Not sure. I don’t really have working knowledge of ONVIF.

I keep seeing Reolink pop up. Would a Reolink doorbell work with a Unifi NVR?

Sort of. You can add most cameras that support ONVIF and they’ll be viewable and record just fine in Protect, but third party cameras won’t support detection unless you also add a Unifi AI Port. I also wouldn’t count on Unifi recognizing it as a doorbell for the purposes of two-way audio or for doorbell notifications. Those would likely have to be handled outside of Protect.

Oof. Didn’t realize they killed that one.

I’ve been running Protect since around Christmas on a UCG Fiber with a 2TB SSD, with a single G6 Turret recording 24/7 full 4k quality. As of right now, my recording history goes back to January 19th, or about 25 days. Based on that, rough napkin math would put 6 cameras at around 8 days of continuous FHD footage, by my estimate. Protect has per-camera settings that allow you to change retention policies, as well as choose between event-based recording, continuous, or adaptive, where it reduces recording quality for the uneventful majority of the time, then records full quality during events. These options would meaningfully increase recording storage time.

While I’m currently only running a single Unifi-branded camera, I have previously added four TPLink Tapo wifi cameras to Protect as well, though you have to enable an experimental setting to add third-party cameras.

Protect allows you to set up detections based on a wide range of events, I believe partially dependent on what camera model you use and what the camera can process internally. My G6 Turret can detect motion, people, vehicles, animals, license plates, faces, burglars, packages, glass breaking, sirens, car horns, dog barking, talking, etc. You can set motion zones to filter areas of the field of view for detections, you can set privacy blackout areas, and you can disable the microphone. Can’t compare detections to Ring, as I’ve only used Google Nest and Unifi Protect. I haven’t put a huge amount of effort into managing detections beyond setting a zone so I didn’t get notification spam… of which you can set push notifications and/or email notifications per detection type. It’s relatively easy and responsive to click through detection events in the app. Don’t know how much slower it would be on HDD storage.

As for the doorbell, I’ve been looking to switch from Nest to Unifi, but I’m waiting for the G6 Pro Entry. Since you can’t run Ethernet, have you considered the G4 wifi doorbell? It runs off of 24V AC that’s typically already running to the doorbell. If not, I’m sure you could kludge something together in Home Assistant.

As for the interface and wife-friendliness, the setup side of things can get you a bit lost, but the day-to-day usage is pretty intuitive. It’s easy to pick a camera and go into the detection history or scroll through the timeline.

That was the AG, not the DA

She’s so fun to ride and is so pretty.

Are we talking about the horse or the instructor?

That’s an interesting feature that I haven’t heard of. Mind sharing what car it is?

I’ve driven with Progressive Snapshot for a year and a half, and it beeps when braking harder than 7 mph/s (which is nearly the same rate as the study’s 3 m/s^2). In my experience, it’s almost always possible to avoid HBEs by keeping an appropriate following distance and looking beyond the car in front of you. I’m down to one HBE every 4.3 weeks, while driving an average of 118 miles/week. Not to say that identifying locations where many people are breaking braking aggressively isn’t worthwhile, but I largely think people follow too closely, and there’s not really a good reason to do so.

Edit: spelling

Or have we done away with the “no taxation without representation” thing, too ?

Ask the residents of DC

Water cooled? Squirter confirmed.

On the one hand, I’d like to support independent stores, and I hate the shoehorning of AI into every part of the online experience. On the other hand, I like the reduced risk exposure of not providing my payment details or email address to yet another vendor. I hate that every online transaction seems to be interpreted as consent to receive more junk newsletters. Yes, I want to buy your product. No, I don’t want to be signed up for your newsletter or have my email address sold to a third party. I buy thing, you send thing, end of transaction.

Anyone know if these numbers are legitimate or just hyperbole?

I had never heard of farro before today, and now I’ve heard of it twice.

Don’t know if this is what you meant, but it fits the conversation.

Blue Fugates

The laundry notifications I’ve set up for my wife:

Washer:

I’ve got a big wet load for you

Dryer:

I’ve got a hot load ready for you to take.