[Noisebridge-discuss] Safety

[Matt Joyce]

No mention of anal probes... just thought I'd raise that as an option.

On Sep 20, 2010 12:56 PM, "Jack Perkins" <jackaperkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Nothing says inviting, free and open like security cameras, RFID and
> compulsory interviews upon entry!
>
>> funny things happen to cameras at Noisebridge.
> :3
>
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Thomas Stowe <stowe.thomas at gmail.com>
wrote:
>> From an outsider (me), I'd say that any person you didn't recognize would
be
>> "new" and if they stated that they didn't need help, either they'd be
lying
>> or a member. You could always ask their name as they come in if you
didn't
>> recognize them on the camera and check a registry. A sign-in sheet might
>> work for this, though some people hate those. A mandatory RFID badge to
get
>> would be more useful and would be possible but harder to automate with
long
>> range RFID and something interacting with "the buzzer".
>> One or two small "wireless" 2.4ghz cameras can be purchased for under
$120.
>> It might become expensive with non-rechargeable batteries if you don't
have
>> somewhere you can plug the camera into if you opt to power such a system
via
>> 9 Volt batteries. I've seen IP cameras that are powered via Power Over
>> Ethernet and I know firsthand that a POE camera is an easy solution to
>> implement, though such a camera might cost $150 to $300 (the last time I
>> checked). With a POE IP camera if an ethernet will reach, it will power
the
>> camera and receive data accessible on the local network that can also be
put
>> on the Internet. I know that the company I have web hosting with
>> (http://ovh.ie) offers free software that acts to upload to free (in
beta)
>> storage for still images with one week's cache and this is what I use to
>> capture images from my home camera setup (just a webcam so far).
>> Here's their pitch:
>> Discover video surveillance via the Internet, with recordings accessible
>> from any connected PC.
>>
>> Compatible with a simple webcam;
>> Recordings available for download;
>> View videos from an internet browser...
>>
>> Here's their offer:
>> http://www.ovh.ie/products/video_surveillance_offers.xml
>> I think off-site storage makes more sense because if your images and
videos
>> are stolen with any server you're out of luck.
>> I also have SMEServer running an ftp user in proxmox on my server that
does
>> the same thing via script-automated ftp jobs.
>> I'll eventually use a second machine to do this with larger storage so I
can
>> capture / upload video streams but for now it's a working solution that
can
>> handle images in a more permanent way.
>> I'm a firm believer in video surveillance as a security measure and a
>> cheapie kit with eight cameras an be obtained for under $800 and includes
a
>> DVR with a 500 gigabyte hard drive. If anyone's interested in more info
(for
>> yourself or the Noisebridge site), let me know and I'll share what I can
in
>> the way of knowledge, bookmark URLs and vendors that sell such equipment.
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Thomas C. Stowe
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>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Leif Ryge <leif at synthesize.us> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 09/20/2010 10:44 AM, Casey Callendrello wrote:
>>> > What if there was a video camera on the gate end? That way you could
>>> > tell if you were buzzing in a new person or not.
>>>
>>> How could you tell?
>>>
>>> ~leif
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