kajer :notverified:

Driving home last night, and saw a flock camera pointed in to a field and not at the roadway.

This made me unreasonably happy.

Given how the cameras use ball mount clamps and simple hex tooling, this is a very effective DoS attack. The camera isn't disabled, and is still reporting as normal, just not uploading any traffic, because there is none.

YES!!!

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Show threadB05H10h ago
@kajer black spray paint has gone up in price too....
Show threadkajer :notverified:9h ago

@bosh This begs a question...

The device camera is triggered to record by an IR motion sensor... and then the yolov3_tiny crops the camera frames for objects before uploading to AWS.

So... if the camera lens was painted black, and the IR sensor was free to detect motion... Then it stands to reason that the yolov3_tiny model would detect nothing and upload nothing.

This means, no clips of blackout video are being uploaded. But, once someone remotely access the video feed, then the problem is obvious.

When I was testing the cam I had in my garage I found blocking the IR motion sensor prevented video / object detection routines. so a piece of vinyl tape over the hole under the lens also stopped the device from doing a thing.... and viewing the camera feed would not be obvious why recording isn't being triggered...

Show threadThe Psychotic Network Ferret10h ago

@kajer Old and busted rule 9: Always carry a knife.

New hotness rule 9: Always carry a decent multi tool.

Show threadnyanbinary9h ago
@nuintari @kajer ok, but I know my impulse control. I'd get myself into so much trouble poking at random shit 
Show threadFritz Adalis8h ago
@nuintari @kajer
Wait, isn't there a Rule about swiss army knives?
Show threadThe Psychotic Network Ferret7h ago

@FritzAdalis @kajer Yes, yes there is.

The nuis rules are generally for cyberspace.

The Gibb's rules are for meatspace.

There is no defined precedence.

Show threadB'ad Samurai 🐐🇺🇦9h ago
@kajer Everyone needs to hold 80’s police movie nights next to them and crank up the sound.
Show threadkajer :notverified:9h ago

@badsamurai Since all new cams also do sound recording for "shot detection"...

YES

Show threadB'ad Samurai 🐐🇺🇦5h ago
@kajer when the cops show up tell them it’s a law enforcement appreciation party.
Show threadkajer :notverified:5h ago
@badsamurai because Police Academy was a historical snapshot LOL
Show threadkajer :notverified:5h ago
@badsamurai I've often wondered if snapping a belt right under the cam would match it's gunshot detection threshold?
Show threadcR0w   5h ago
@kajer @badsamurai They used to have so so many false positives for things like that, tailgates slamming, etc. Worth a try.
Show threadRootWyrm 🇺🇦5h ago

@cR0w @kajer @badsamurai actually, what you're looking for is the old 'pop cap' paper we used to have in the 80's.

These things.

Show threadcR0w   5h ago
@rootwyrm @kajer @badsamurai Yes! But are they loud enough? Maybe right next to the mic or in a coffee can. We used to put rocks in coffee cans with those and toss them. And hit them with hammers, stomp them with our classroom chair legs, etc. Good times.
Show threadAlex Feinman5h ago

@cR0w @rootwyrm @kajer @badsamurai Modify a throwie to make appropriate noises.

https://www.hackster.io/AlexWulff/the-annoy-o-bug-a-chirping-light-up-throwie-37e58a

The Annoy-O-Bug: A Chirping Light-Up Throwie

Stick this little electronic device practically anywhere and watch your friends go crazy as it beeps and blinks. They won't find it! By Alex Wulff.

Hackster.io
Show threadRootWyrm 🇺🇦5h ago
@afeinman @cR0w @kajer @badsamurai our resident expert would have to test, but I also assume the enclosure and lens are ABS. Which means you definitely should not spray them with acetone or acetyl salicylic acid.
Show threadAlex Feinman5h ago
@rootwyrm there are plenty of sticky substances that don't do any harm.
Show threaddatenwolf3h ago

@afeinman @rootwyrm

Acetylsalicylic acid is the chemical name for *drumroll*…

Aspirin

Show threadViss5h ago
@rootwyrm @cR0w @kajer @badsamurai i can smell this photo
Show threadTom Sellers5h ago
@rootwyrm @cR0w @kajer @badsamurai I can smell this image..
Show threadElton Cora (Honorary)5h ago
@rootwyrm @cR0w @kajer @badsamurai I can smell that photo.
Show threadB'ad Samurai 🐐🇺🇦5h ago
@rootwyrm @cR0w @kajer But the only soft spot left in my heart reserved for animals doesn’t want to scare pets and wildlife :)
Show threadcR0w   5h ago
@badsamurai @rootwyrm @kajer Pringles can for better concentration of the sound. Better aim and range. In theory.
Show threadKristian Haapa-ah0)))4h ago
@rootwyrm @cR0w @kajer @badsamurai I would put a roll of those behind car tires on my friends driveways (to run over when they backed up). I was never around to see/hear the results, so have no idea how loud it was.
Show threadkajer :notverified:4h ago

@eryops @rootwyrm @cR0w @badsamurai

Caps? they required really high pressure to trigger IIRC. Once when I was a dumb kid, I decided it would be neat to soak the roll of caps in gasoline (gas can for the mower) for a minute before loading and using the capgun.

🔥

the flames were awesome, the rapid succession of the rest of the caps all going off at once? once was enough,

Now,,, if you ever got your hands on railroad torpedos Those are LOUD!!!

Detonator (railway) - Wikipedia

Show threadEd1h ago
@rootwyrm @cR0w @kajer @badsamurai Well having been young a long time ago and stupid, you know slamming a heavy hammer into a roll makes a big bang. Also makes the hammer explosively fly out of your hand if not holding it tightly.