X10 has an electronic barking pit bull that can be activated by IR "people detectors". Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Mike Miller > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:14 PM > To: Dan Armbrust > Cc: TCLUG List > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] zoneminder - camera? > > > On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Dan Armbrust wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Andrew S. Zbikowski<andyzib at gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> While technology is great and all, it's no replacement for doing the > >> simple things like rolling up the windows, locking the doors, and not > >> leaving your keys in the ignition. I swear that someday I'm going to go > >> over to my parent's house and drive their cars a block down the road > >> just to prove a point... > > > > Heh, depends where you live. Where some of my former co-workers live in > > Minneapolis, they finally learned after about 4 broken windows that it > > is much easier to just leave the car unlocked, and with no valuables > > inside. That way, most of the miscreants won't break the windows when > > they come by - they just check the car, and move on to the next one.... > > A friend of mine had his window broken twice so he left the car unlocked > to avoid more broken windows. It didn't work. His thieves were so stupid > that they broke his window even though the car doors were unlocked! > > > > What would be really cool is if you could integrate some motion detector > > software into the linux system observing the camera, and then have it > > take some sort of action - blast something over a loudspeaker, turn on a > > water hose, aim and fire a turret mounted paintball gun, etc. The > > possibilities are endless :) > > Sure, but be careful of how you do this. You don't want to shoot a > paintball into your postman's eye. Strangely, you also don't want to > injure a thief: I have heard of cases, and I think they were true > stories, where thieves were injured by booby traps, so they sued the home > owners and won damage awards. > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ >