Second this

Non-cloud cams with an nvr all the way. I won’t touch the cloud based services. My go to is currently Reolink.

This is me almost every morning around 5am… 😭

Yep, Reolink app pulls from your nvr… I think the only use of the cloud is authentication purposes. So make sure you have a good network connection. 😉

I have my entire house perimeter covered with them. Have I integrated them with HA? No. I don’t feel like I need to. The mobile app and notifications works well for me as does the desktop app.

The only time they acted weird was due to a spider web going across the lens. At night with wind it would trigger random motion alarms. My own damn fault for not cleaning them more often.

Edit: One last point, having the recordings local instead of the cloud is a big plus for me and their NVR works well.

Omg, I’m in heaven!

Just checked lostsouls by hitting port 23, 22 players online… a bit sad… I remember when there were at least 100-200 online at once.

LP was the initials of the developer. What was cool about LP muds was the ability to code new areas/weapons/etc directly in the game. You, as a wizard, could create a new area and load the objects and interact with them immediately.

More info on this wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LPMud

1000%!

I actually created a community for a hobby of mine, and have been trying to post and comment more.

Any idea how many might be bots?

Good idea, I’ll work on a write up with pics.

Argh! Thanks, fixed the link.

I generally buy the rough from dealers or gem shows. My bucket list has a couple of line items to visit some mines and buy direct.

Yes! That’s what I did as well gemstone faceting check it out!

Same! It feels great!

That was weird… I posted that on a story about TikTok … and it got out on the I35 one?!?

The deleted comment was meant for a different story… no idea why it got attached here.

I think in this day and age, the question is really who do you believe? I’m sure there may be reputable people who post, but given the Chinese involvement I have a healthy dose of skepticism for anything “news” on TikTok. Entertainment sure, lots of good content there.

Wait. Is twitter still a thing? 😉