2020-05-22 at 2:09 AM UTC
I bought one a while ago and idk what to do with it. Should I set up a little camera?
2020-05-22 at 2:11 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
media centre or web server's pretty straightforward and useful
can set up a livestream once you've got the webserver going
2020-05-22 at 2:17 AM UTC
AngryOnion
Big Wig
[the nightly self-effacing broadsheet]
I made a media center for my parents -biggest mistake in a a long time.
Why did I think people who cant reset a clock could ever play a movie .
2020-05-22 at 2:17 AM UTC
Haven't figured out how to situate it from the inside though. There is a pull away panel that I want to keep for easy access.
Also it's going to be an electric ukulele.
2020-05-22 at 2:20 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
why do you want a camera?
for a project maybe get a motion sensor and a camera, point it at your front door and write a python/perl script to take a photo or 10sec of video every time the motion sensor trips.
from there you can script it to email you or send the photo to your phone.
set up a backup battery so it keeps running if power goes out.
add a speaker and make it shout NIGGER! every time the motion sensor goes off.
also that instrument looks impossible to play without a concave body
2020-05-22 at 2:26 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
back when I lived in an apartment that wasn't terrible there was an intercom and a trigger that would unlock the downstairs door. I got out the multimeter and found that the line was constantly live with 5V, and when you pressed the unlock button it cut the power for a few seconds which unlocked the door.
I set up a raspberry pi with a latch relay wired into the 5v line and wrote a script that'd 'open' the relay on command, unlocking the downstairs door.
I added a bluetooth USB stick to the raspberry pi and wrote another script that'd scan for bluetooth modem IDs every 30 seconds or so. once that worked smoothly I set it to scan for my phone's unique ID, and to trigger the unlock script when it was detected, meaning that I could walk up to the front door and as soon as my phone was detected it'd automatically unlock.
unfortunately since I was on the second floor and not right above the door it wasn't all that accurate so it didn't end up being any more convenient than getting out the security key. interesting project though
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2020-05-22 at 2:32 AM UTC
aldra
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no I mean your body being concave to be able to actually play such a fat instrument
2020-05-22 at 2:34 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra
back when I lived in an apartment that wasn't terrible there was an intercom and a trigger that would unlock the downstairs door. I got out the multimeter and found that the line was constantly live with 5V, and when you pressed the unlock button it cut the power for a few seconds which unlocked the door.
I set up a raspberry pi with a latch relay wired into the 5v line and wrote a script that'd 'open' the relay on command, unlocking the downstairs door.
I added a bluetooth USB stick to the raspberry pi and wrote another script that'd scan for bluetooth modem IDs every 30 seconds or so. once that worked smoothly I set it to scan for my phone's unique ID, and to trigger the unlock script when it was detected, meaning that I could walk up to the front door and as soon as my phone was detected it'd automatically unlock.
unfortunately since I was on the second floor and not right above the door it wasn't all that accurate so it didn't end up being any more convenient than getting out the security key. interesting project though
That's actually really cool. I bet you spent way more time on that project than it would've ever saved you in time pulling out your key.
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