[Noisebridge-discuss] Safety

[Joel Jaeggli]

On 9/20/10 1:06 PM, Matt Joyce wrote:
> No mention of anal probes... just thought I'd raise that as an option.

If you're sufficiently paranoid you might well believe they're already
being performed.

> On Sep 20, 2010 12:56 PM, "Jack Perkins" <jackaperkins at gmail.com
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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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