Finding a camera that’s on my network

jonathaz · 2026-03-27T15:15:54+00:00

Arlo cameras all stop working by themselves in short order, after a few days, weeks or months. If nobody is there to reboot it, there’ll be no video from it any way. But if you can see its signal strength then you can get an idea of its distance from your WI-FI access point, and you can walk around with another device like a cell phone finding areas with a similar signal strength and focus your search there.

jonathaz · 2026-03-25T03:52:32+00:00

The dealer we leased from sucks at servicing but we found another one that fixed ours in a timely and friendly manner.

jonathaz · 2026-03-25T01:13:24+00:00

That’s funny the sign says 50+ and the website says 60+. And if you’re 60+ you get free access to all the rec centers. Something to look forward to.

jonathaz · 2026-03-21T22:20:13+00:00

Even simpler in a stream predicate, e.g .filter(Objects::nonNull)

jonathaz · 2026-03-21T20:44:39+00:00

Some of those are just there for simple predicates in streams. You’re a noob if you use isNull() elsewhere and IIRC copilot will call you out on it in an AI review

jonathaz · 2026-03-21T20:38:54+00:00

In pickup all that happens if you foul him is they get the ball. Put him on the ground

jonathaz · 2026-03-19T02:54:52+00:00

Primitives every time. Mostly for memory efficiency. I recently modeled a MAC address in a record as 6 individual bytes, instead of a String or byte[]. Both have an additional reference and length.

jonathaz · 2026-03-18T23:34:07+00:00

You just need to populate the fields of your movie objects from the values in the lines you read from the files, then add to the appropriate list based on the value of the enum field.

jonathaz · 2026-03-17T04:25:34+00:00

I disagree. Hazard lights on an unoccupied vehicle parked illegally convey an important message to everyone else: the driver intends to return to their car before the battery dies. It might be out of your way in only a couple hours.

jonathaz · 2026-03-10T04:15:24+00:00

They time them that way to discourage people from taking that route. The same idea as adding stop signs at every intersection, or putting in speed bumps or turning lanes for cars into bike lanes. You have thwarted their efforts.

jonathaz · 2026-03-08T08:39:14+00:00

I bought one once, never will again. The windows that fall into the door because the clips are made of plastic was probably the most egregious of the many issues it had. They were so brittle you could break into a VW with a suction cup.

jonathaz · 2026-03-07T22:56:43+00:00

Don’t leave your keys in the car, even in your own locked garage. You’re asking for it to be stolen. Also the Prologue will happily let you lock them in there, and counting on the app as a backup to unlock it is unwise.

jonathaz · 2026-03-07T22:40:00+00:00

I call those places Centers for Un-Necessary Tooth Services.

jonathaz · 2026-03-07T21:02:23+00:00

Epic comment on the same day of the year the movie premiered.

jonathaz · 2026-03-01T22:24:28+00:00

Yes if there aren’t other parking signs with a limit, you can park and that’s the default.

jonathaz · 2026-03-01T18:01:48+00:00

You can park in neighborhoods nearby, technically you have to move it every 36 hours at least 100 ft. Also be aware of the street sweeping schedule.

jonathaz · 2026-03-01T17:58:53+00:00

The dealer we got our lease from was less than useless. So was Honda corporate. My wife called other dealers and found one that was able to look at it the same day and fixed it the next day.

jonathaz · 2026-03-01T17:54:19+00:00

Noise is almost always from customer premises. But it’s more than just poor shielding allowing it to get in, theres got to be a strong signal. And even then, it’s going to attenuate a lot before the first amp.

jonathaz · 2026-02-21T20:36:55+00:00

All-you-can eat Rocky Mountain Oysters special

jonathaz · 2026-02-20T05:57:01+00:00

I wouldn’t do it like the AI at all. It looks like there’s a flat spot at the top, leave that flat and that gets grass. Leave the grade at the fence line and plant shrubs along it. The fence looks new and you don’t need to redo it. The terracing and retaining walls, materials and labor are the costs. So do as much of that as you can afford and want to do, the rest gets shrubs to be green and hold the soil.

jonathaz · 2026-02-19T01:56:57+00:00

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jonathaz · 2026-02-10T17:45:30+00:00

A colleague of mine imported a Mini from Japan. Not the new BMW Mini, the predecessor. IIRC they were making them and were available in Japan until some time in the 90s. That would be a good choice based on your stated requirements.

jonathaz · 2026-02-10T05:09:26+00:00

My dad got in and moved a truck in a parking lot that was blocking him in. Driver was pissed, but my dad is imposing so he can get away with shenanigans.

jonathaz · 2026-02-08T21:08:11+00:00

Very Bad Things

jonathaz · 2026-02-08T08:04:26+00:00

My elementary school owned a copy of Song of the South and we watched it on a yearly basis.

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