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Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by hatsunearu »

sp332 wrote: post #282
post_break wrote: post #147

Also bidets, nintendo switches, instant yeast, powdered milk, etc. I actually snagged some wine yeast on amazon and I'm on my third loaf of bread. Bidet was the best "waste of money" I have spent in a long time. My TP usage has been slashed.

It's not "instant" but it's usually possible to collect some yeast from your kitchen. https://twitter.com/shoelaces3/status/1244252079041974272

Problem with harvasting yeast is that those wild yeast strains may be much weaker and unpredictable compared to the bought stuff. Also it might not be yeast and might be some other terrible organisms, like toxin-producing fungus?

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by l3db3tt3r »

kroltan wrote: post #334
neves wrote: post #259

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I've found these apps: - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dreamdroid... - http://www.dev47apps.com/ - http://ip-webcam.appspot.com/ Any opinion on which one is best?

I've had huge success with IP Webcam, especially since it appears to be a standard MJPEG stream, so very hackable (in the good sense). The web interface also crucially adds UI for focusing, in addition to the customizable in-phone UI.

I was just playing around with IP Webcam. So far it has been a breeze to set up. I do wish it had some additional options on limiting what you broadcast over, ie limit to just https.

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by rainbowzootsuit »

technofiend wrote: post #373
rainbowzootsuit wrote: post #332

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Home depot stocks Wyze cams too.

Really? If you're lucky enough to have one near you they are usually in stock and often on sale at Microcenter.

Try this:

https://brickseek.com/home-depot-inventory-checker/?sku=3081...

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by skinnymuch »

RBerenguel wrote: post #173
skinnymuch wrote: post #95

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Ah I didn’t know camtwist can use your iPhone as a cam. Unfortunately it isn’t working anymore on one of my Catalina installs. Which is my primary daily driver. Luckily works on secondary older Mac that I use for Zoom frequently. Will try it out, thanks!

Oh, interesting, it works for me on Catalina. For some unknown reason I had to restart to make it work, _and_ only works on Chrome (for Meet) and some other selected programs. I guess it shows its age, I may have been lucky it works for me.

I reformatted a 2014 Mac Mini a family member was going to throw away :p. First by accident to Catalina. It was fine there in the hour I used it. Downgraded the Mini to 10.14 so it can actually run though.

My main driver already has other minor issues like too much cpu usage from certain Mac processes etc. I’m sure if I took the time, I’d be able to get Camtwist working.

But yeah if for you it works depending on browser and software. Yeah age is showing.

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by skinnymuch »

organsnyder wrote: post #125
skinnymuch wrote: post #91

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How’s the cpu usage? I was looking at it. I have been hoping if I can use an iOS device as external cam and mic (mic not necessary I guess), that it would drop the computer’s cpu usage. Is that true for EpocCam?

What kind of machine are you using where CPU usage is an issue during videoconferencing?

I’m more worried because of the age of the Mac. Got it a bit over 5 years ago and likely avg 50+ hours every week for those 5+ years. I don’t want to upgrade until the MacBook 16 inch has another update or two if possible.

So I don’t like my main MacBook Pro to be 190 F temp and mid cpu usage all the time since I’m on video a lot

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by kroltan »

l3db3tt3r wrote: post #402
kroltan wrote: post #334

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I've had huge success with IP Webcam, especially since it appears to be a standard MJPEG stream, so very hackable (in the good sense). The web interface also crucially adds UI for focusing, in addition to the customizable in-phone UI.

I was just playing around with IP Webcam. So far it has been a breeze to set up. I do wish it had some additional options on limiting what you broadcast over, ie limit to just https.

Fair enough, but I frankly wouldn't trust it exposed on the internet.

If you really need, run a reverse proxy only on the /video endpoint. For I don't know how hardened the focus and automation control APIs are.

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by slipheen »

schwartzworld wrote: post #383
vhold wrote: post #251

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Looking at the reviews, I see multiple people saying that the developer required paid users to write a review in order to unlock the ability to use the front camera. I think it goes without saying that is an incredibly scummy practice.

rating an app to unlock features is scummy? compared to all the other practices and anti-patterns apps use today?

Yes, it's incredibly dishonest and encourages reviews which are likely to lead other people to make the same mistake. Any application which does so is against apples guidelines and ought to be banned

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by rdtwo »

tacon wrote: post #319
DangitBobby wrote: post #215

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If I used to produce 100 units per month because that's how many I could sell, but now I know I can sell 10000 units per month, that is incentive enough to increase production. Notice here that raising the price is not at all required to increase profits. It's just something companies tend to do because they know they can get away with it in high demand markets. And since raising prices to increase profits is not nec…

>that is incentive enough to increase production Alas, the world is rather more complicated than that. Case in point, this Dallas surgical mask factory that is not running overtime, because the hospitals screwed him over last emergency, and he almost went out of business: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2020/04/03/if-you-i...

Why not just presell future batches with no refunds and cash upfront? People like myself would still pony up cash

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by rdtwo »

mcescalante wrote: post #205
mellosouls wrote: post #105

It's irritating that some historical price comparison sites (e.g. CamelCamelCamel - at least in the EU) are being leaned on by Amazon to cease their activity. Where items are available, I actually would like to know who's profiteering before sending them my money.

If anyone's curious about this from 3 camels standpoint they made a blog post about this. I was curious what the non-Amazon opinion would be so I went looking: https://camelcamelcamel.com/blog/amazon-eu-covid-19

They are being generous to amazon. You can clearly see that amazon raised prices 30%+ on things like dishwasher tablets and other stuff. It’s not showing up on camel camel because amazon is showing them a different price then what you get as a logged in user. As soon as you login to order amazon jacks up the price on you. That’s their “scam”

Re: Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams

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Post by ronibx »

Paraesthetic wrote: post #50

Went to the computer shop to get a few wekcams for our remote workers. The guy said they had 30 cameras in that morning and had two left. I got those two. Its a computer shop I only use as a last resort because they are useless. Seems to be the case across the board though, I bought some Microsoft LifeCam Studios because Microsoft had some in stock. But couldn't find much else anywhere else.

I love Microsoft cams and keyboards. They do it better than operating systems.
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