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    The bbc also do it because it is not funded by advertising revenue. There are no adverts/commercials at all on BBC. It is funded by the TV license we pay in the UK, which is why the i-player programs are restricted to UK residents only. They do however sell programs outside the UK to other networks. Wildlife documentaries, Top Gear etc etc.

     

     

    As for the smart water laptop, couldnt they just replace the water with concentrated sulphuric acid and just stop them permanently. Much cheaper.

     

    Is there a way for people outside the UK to subscribe?

     

    I'd think with as far-flung at the British Empire once was (and in some ways still is), there would be a market for something like that.

     

    EDIT: ************

     

    There might not be a lot of takers over here in the Colonies, but still...

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    From what n-n said BBC might consider that theft and as we know the brits like to try sue people .. almost as much as the yanks

     

    course if they tried to sue anyone in this country for copyright infringement then they would need to get in a long line to never gonna happen - pirated DVD sales here on every corner and even the brick and mortar video stores are loaded down with them.

     

    Perfect! Record it and shoot a copy to Rory

     

    (the above is tongue-in-cheek, so all of you BBC/SOPA/MPAA/RIAA goons can sit down)

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    Not sure if you can use BBC iPlayer outside the US but here's the link http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b019gb3t/Burglar_in_the_House/

     

    I expect it'll appear via other sources soon as well in the same way Top Gear does.

     

    "Currently BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play in the UK only"

     

    They might as well just shut their public website down .. since they suck that much.

     

    Agreed. That's really weak.

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    Some of the Mobotix stuff does that out-of-the-box.

     

    But as another poster pointed out, sometimes you want the PIR to be separated from the camera for optimal function. In that case, you can attach the PIR to an I/O port on the camera, and have it email you when triggered.

     

    Beats the hell out of video motion detection when it comes to false alerts too.

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    It is important to know if you want to receive traffic not destine for your network card you need to tell Wireshark to switch you into promiscuous mode, basically tells the network card I dont care if its addressed to me I want to see it.

     

    I dont remember if wireshark does this by default or not. HPing is great if you want to send specially crafted packets.

     

    Depending on what kind of network you have, you might have to be creative. If you want ALL the traffic, you'll need to put an old-fashioned hub in between your target, and the network, then hook your sniffer machine to that hub. Hubs repeat all packets to all ports.

     

    Alternatively, you can overflow or poison the ARP cache on a switched network and get the data that way.

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    If you can trigger off a PIR, so you can actually limit recording to the presence of a person (or at worst, a fairly large animal), I wouldn't expect you'd need a ton of storage.

     

    That's right.

     

    It seems to me that this project is about power, and storage. The camera is easy.

     

    Power is supplied by buried batteries. Other than having to hump them up there on foot, that's not such a big deal (but batteries are HEAVY in a backpack).

     

    If you use the appropriate sensor package, storage won't be a problem, since you won't be filling up your SD card or SSD drive with junk images. Using video-motion-detection is a no-go.

     

    I'd go PIR + recording input.

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    I like the look of it... nice install for somebody who doesn't do that kind of work for a living.

     

    And who cares what your neighbors think? They probably wish they had something like it on their house... and the first time something happens, they'll come right to you for pictures.

     

    My system saved my neighbors some trouble when it ID'd a bunch of teens vandalizing their yard. They've been big fans ever since.

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    Yep, heat. Arizona summers can reach close to 120F for multiple days in a row. Although most cameras are rated for 122F, or close to it, that rating doesn't quantify for how long. Usually what happens is the internal capacitor over heats and bursts and that is the end of the camera. I have considered different remedies (have an m.s. in engineering... so many ideas) but ultimately decided on abandoning my old gear in favor of a cctv setup.

     

    Or you could go with some higher-quality IP cams. Mobotix cameras are rated up to 140F

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    You can have good or wireless but you can only pick one.

     

    Eh... some of the Axis M-series aren't bad... as long as you stick to indoors, and don't put too many on the same AP.

    He said "non IP".

     

    Ah... OK. Missed that.

     

    In that case, I agree with Soundy.

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