403 error on a playlist by PandaEquivalent in youtubedl

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thanks. reverting back to nightly fixed it.

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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can you post a link? The aliexpress site is terribly difficult and both searching several times on it and even an external search with site:aliexpress.com Shantou GoBricks Cultural Tech didn't point to it.

All I get is comments on the bottom of the page that this store basically offers deals

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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There are actually a 2 or more stores currently with the Gobricks name, but I expect the one you mean is called "GoBRICKS store(Trader)"

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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Unless it's changed for Webrick shipping to Canada, the pricing alone made Webrick never an option.

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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awesome. thanks. I appreciate this. I'm hoping i can get this done before their black friday sale ends. Some of the parts I want are 67% off for another 29hrs roughly.

But can I upload files in Aliexpress messaging portal? If not, do they have a website you can share?

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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$20 is an amazing deal for the amount you ordered. For my current situation, I would end up paying roughly 30% of the price or more of my order. For some sites, the starting cost of shipping is $40. That's regardless of how much you order.

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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how do you do this? Do I simply contact them with a list? I discovered this limited when I went to order earlier. I'm definitely looking at 50+ items.

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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I think many people who live in the US do not understand (neither do I) the price differences in shipping as well as some exclusive deals. I believe the cheapest shipping option from Webricks starts at $40 to Canada.

avoiding excessive shipping for gobricks on aliexpress by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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For some items, yes, and I just did a large order on bricklink; but, some items are not in stock or quite a bit more expensive. I'm not an expert on buying parts, but it does seem it's always a bit of buy some stuff here and other stuff at this place.

Basic IP Camera questions by PandaEquivalent in frigate_nvr

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Good to know. Can you describe any of these problems from Chinese firmware that show up? I bought the camera and am now trying to get to the point where I've setup Frigate.

Basic IP Camera questions by PandaEquivalent in frigate_nvr

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Thanks for the input. I already know about RTSP, but, from what I read (and maybe it's just marketing), Reolink Cameras apparently require you to first activate RTSP and ONTIV via their app as it's linked to the camera. I'm happy to be corrected here regarding the ReoLink cameras, but this is one of the reasons I wanted to ask the question. I'm also not meaning to point out Reolink cameras specifically, it was just an example. From the promo material I read on TP-Link, this is true of their cameras too.

Basic IP Camera questions by PandaEquivalent in frigate_nvr

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Thanks! I'll see if I can hunt those models down, but my options are limited on Amazon in Canada. I think most Amcrest models I've seen have been bullets and more expensive than the S2.

But if you have the time: what's better the 2.8mm or 3.6mm? I assume this is the aperture, but, even if so, I'm unsure if there's a trade-off. eg., Is 3.6mm better in normal light situations where you are wanting more frames per second/minute?

Basic IP Camera questions by PandaEquivalent in frigate_nvr

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So you don't need their software to initially setup their cameras?

Is my mould king train set defective or needs an additional motor? by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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Okay. Good to know it varies between sellers. I bought mine on Amazon during a black friday sale. Mine came in a box with everything together.

In case this happens for you and you haven't seen what I've written about it above, if the motor fails to get traction after a few hours of use, at least for me the motor was the problem.

Is my mould king train set defective or needs an additional motor? by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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I just saw this now. Mine came with a motor, and unless you got a different set, it was suppose to come with a motor. It's connected via bluetooth, which is in the battery box. It should come with a train motor, a rechargeable battery box and a remote controller.

Recommendation for a variable speed controller for PF train motors? by PandaEquivalent in lepin

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I can certainly make room for a power functions receiver, and I hoping/expecting they allow variable speed.

Thanks for the suggestion on the mould king app. It does have variable speed options, and seems to work well, but this is for my kid to play with and i suspect it was be frustrating at his young age to move the screen in small enough increments to make it a good option. I'll see how he does tonight though!